The disclosed payroll for this past weekends UFC on FOX: Henderson vs. Diaz event totaled $960,000 with former champs Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua ($175,000) and BJ Penn ($150,000) earning top spots for their losing efforts.
UFC on FOX 5 took place on December 8, 2012 at the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington with the main card airing on Fox while the prelim card was split between FX and streaming video on Facebook.
The next top earners include UFC lightweight champ Benson Henderson ($78,000), light heavyweight Alexander Gustafsson ($60,000), welterweight Matt Brown ($54,000) and Henderson’s opponent Nate Diaz ($50,000).
The numbers were released by the Washington Department of Licensing on Wednesday to MMAWeekly.com.
Check out the full UFC on FOX 5 salaries below:
Main Event (Fox TV)
Benson Henderson: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $50,000
Alexander Gustafsson: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Mauricio Rua: $175,000
Rory MacDonald: $42,000 (includes $21,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn: $150,000
Matt Brown: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Mike Swick: $48,000
Preliminary Card (FX)
Yves Edwards: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Jeremy Stephens: $24,000
Raphael Assuncao: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Mike Easton: $14,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Joe Proctor: $8,000
Daron Cruickshank: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Henry Martinez: $8,000
Abel Trujillo: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Marcus LeVesseur: $8,000
Dennis Siver: $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus) def. Nam Phan: $10,000
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Scott Jorgensen: $41,000 (includes $20,500 win bonus) def. John Albert: $10,000