(Anderson Silva’s knees and GSP’s shorts — no can defend. / Photo via Getty Images)
According to information released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, the UFC paid out $708,500 in disclosed salaries and bonuses to the 24 fighters who competed at the Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale on Saturday. Main-eventer Urijah Faber was the only fighter to crack six-figures. (If you don’t include end-of-night bonuses, he was also the only fighter to earn over $50,000 in show/win money.) Check out the full payout list below, and keep in mind that these numbers don’t include additional revenue from sponsorships or undisclosed “locker room bonuses,” or deductions from taxes, insurance, and licensing fees.
Urijah Faber: $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Jorgensen: $23,500
Kelvin Gastelum: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus; he also won a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and a glass thing)
def. Uriah Hall: $8,000
Cat Zingano*: $64,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
def. Miesha Tate: $78,000 (includes $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Travis Browne: $90,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $24,000
Bubba McDaniel: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Smith: $8,000
Josh Samman: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Kevin Casey: $8,000
Luke Barnatt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Collin Hart: $8,000
Dylan Andrews: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Jimmy Quinlan: $8,000
Clint Hester: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Bristol Marunde: $8,000
Cole Miller: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus)
def. Bart Palaszewski: $15,000
Maximo Blanco: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Sam Sicilia: $8,000
Daniel Pineda: $76,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
def. Justin Lawrence: $8,000
* Note: Cat Zingano‘s $7,000 to-show salary was $1,000 less than the lowest-earning male fighters on the lineup. In other words, a main-card fighter who was potentially one fight away from a title shot against Ronda Rousey was guaranteed 87.5% of the salary of TUF 17 castmembers like Kevin Casey, Collin Hart, Gilbert Smith, and Jimmy Quinlan, who will likely be released after losing their fights on Saturday. It’s hard to avoid thinking about the gender wage gap when an undefeated female prospect is conspicuously paid less than everybody else. (Here’s the part where you call me a liberal pussy, girls are lucky to be on the card in the first place, Joe Rogan Podcast all day.)