UFC on FOX 11 salaries: Fabricio Werdum earns $175,000 for main event win

No. 1 heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum led the disclosed payroll for UFC on FOX 11, pocketing $175,000 for his five-round victory over Travis Browne in Orlando, FL, according to information released to MMAFighting.com by the Florida Sta…

No. 1 heavyweight contender Fabricio Werdum led the disclosed payroll for UFC on FOX 11, pocketing $175,000 for his five-round victory over Travis Browne in Orlando, FL, according to information released to MMAFighting.com by the Florida State Boxing Commission.

Browne, who suffered his first loss since 2012, earned $50,000 in the losing effort.

Main card winner Donald Cerrone led the remainder of the event’s $963,000 payroll. “Cowboy” took home $114,000 for his electric first-round submission win over Edson Barboza ($29,000), which aired live on FOX.

UFC on FOX 11 took place April 19, 2014 at Orlando’s Amway Center. As always, the entire UFC on FOX 11 payroll can be seen below, although these figures do not represent a fighter’s total earnings, as sponsorship money and discretionary post-fight bonuses are not publicly disclosed.

Additionally, Cerrone, Thiago Alves, Seth Baczynski, and Alex White earned $50,000 post-fight bonuses for their work.

Main Card (FOX)
Fabricio Werdum ($125,000 + $50,000 = $175,000) def. Travis Browne ($50,000)
Miesha Tate ($28,000 + $28,000 = $56,000) def. Liz Carmouche ($17,000)
Donald Cerrone ($57,000 + $57,000 = $114,000) def. Edson Barboza ($29,000)
Yoel Romero ($25,000 + $25,000 = $50,000) def. Brad Tavares ($19,000)

Preliminary Card (FOX Sports 1)
Khabib Nurmagomedov ($21,000 + $21,000 = $42,000) def. Rafael dos Anjos ($32,000)
Thiago Alves ($39,000 + $39,000 = $78,000) def. Seth Baczynski ($20,000)
Jorge Masvidal ($39,000 + $39,000 = $78,000) def. Pat Healy ($25,000)
Alex White ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Estevan Payan ($10,000)
Caio Magalhaes ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Luke Zachrich ($8,000)
Jordan Mein ($18,000 + $18,000 = $36,000) def. Hernani Perpetuo ($8,000)

Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Dustin Ortiz ($10,000 + $10,000 = $20,000) def. Ray Borg ($8,000)
Mirsad Bektic ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Chas Skelly ($8,000)
Derrick Lewis ($8,000 + $8,000 = $16,000) def. Jack May ($8,000)