UFC 91 Fighter Payouts

by Cannon Jacques on Nov 17, 2008 5:04 PM EST in News Comment 35 comments

Brock Lesnar — $450,000 ($250,000 to show, $200,000 to win)
Randy Couture — $250,000
Brock Lesnar defeated Randy Couture via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Kenny Florian — $80,000 ($ 40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Joe Stevenson — $35,000
Kenny Florian defeated Joe Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Dustin Hazelett — $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Tamdan McCrory — $10,000
Dustin Hazelett defeated Tamdan McCrory via submission (armbar) in round one

Gabriel Gonzaga — $110,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 to win)
Josh Hendricks — $8,000
Gabriel Gonzaga defeated Josh Hendricks via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Demian Maia — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Nate Quarry — $25,000
Demian Maia defeated Nate Quarry via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Aaron Riley — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $10,000
Aaron Riley defeated Jorge Gurgel via unanimous decision

Jeremy Stephens — $16,000 ($8.000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Rafael dos Anjos — $4,000
Jeremy Stephens defeated Rafael dos Anjos via knockout in round three

Mark Bocek — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Alvin Robinson — $7,000
Mark Bocek defeated Alvin Robinson via submission (rear naked choke) in round three

Matt Brown — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Ryan Thomas — $3,000
Matt Brown defeated Ryan Thomas via submission (armbar) in round two

The base fighter payroll for the event was $1,118,000, and the 14,272 attendees yielded a gate of $4.8 million. Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night bonuses were awarded the Dustin Hazelett and Jeremy Stephens, respectively. Jorge Gurgel and Aaron Riley received bonuses for Fight of the Night. Each bonus was worth $60,000.

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I am surprised.

I am really surprised that Gabriel Gonzaga was being paid more than co-main event fighter Kenny Florian. The KenFlo fight was one of the reasons I decided to buy the ppv which I had resolved not to purchase.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Nov 17, 2008 5:28 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He signed his contract after the Crocop fight I do believe… when everyone thought he was the next big thing at HW

then he proceeded to get pwned by Couture, Werdum, and then got fed cans.

Florian, on the other hand, hasn’t had such a high profile win (like crocop was). If he were to sub/KO Penn (high unlikely) then I bet he would get paid a shit ton too.

by dbcb on Nov 17, 2008 5:42 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

He’s probably in line for a nice contract anyway.

by Phildo on Nov 17, 2008 6:03 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Stephens’ KO bonus was well deserved. That uppercut was insane. I can’t remember which website it was, but someone likened it to a “Shoryuken” from Streetfighter. I jumped out of my seat when that happened.

by pud333 on Nov 17, 2008 5:40 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

MORTALLLL KOMBATTTTTT

by smoogy on Nov 17, 2008 6:36 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

More like SHOOOORYUKEN!!!!

From Streetfighter II :)

by xFenixKnightx on Nov 18, 2008 10:16 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Yes sir,

that one drew a “holy shit” from me as I jumped up from my couch!

by dnevil001 on Nov 18, 2008 10:40 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Now I know why Gonzaga goes so fucking nuts when he wins – he just make an extra 55k.

by subo on Nov 17, 2008 5:49 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Randy’s pay has gone up with his new contract (he made $250k for his wins against Gonzaga and Sylvia), wonder what his PPV cut is now?

I bet Kenny Florian’s next contract will be well beyond anything Gonzaga makes particularly if he can look as good against Penn as he looked against Stevenson.

by who me on Nov 17, 2008 5:50 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He probably

has a cut of the PPV draw on top of his fight pay

by dnevil001 on Nov 18, 2008 10:41 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Love to see Dustin “Don’t call me McLovin” Hazelett getting a nice $88,000 paycheck, the kid is really fun to watch and deserves the money. I’ve been a big fan ever since he wore the “No I am not Jon Fitch so stop asking” t-shirt to the ring against Koscheck.

by Day Man on Nov 17, 2008 6:10 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

Fighting stupid pays well...

…if you’re Jorge Gurgel

by smoogy on Nov 17, 2008 6:34 PM EST reply actions 0 recs

He has to have dirt on somebody…

by iiowyn on Nov 17, 2008 6:57 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

You didn’t enjoy the fight with Riley? Maybe it was a TV thing but in the arena, watching those two throw non-stop for three rounds was a lot of fun.

I’ve seen a lot of negative comments about Gurgel for putting himself out there, at risk, and ignoring his advantages but then people have negative things to say about Machida for basically doing the opposite. I’m not saying you had anything bad to say about Lyoto but I just find it funny that both guys get lambasted for the way they fight.

by Day Man on Nov 17, 2008 9:04 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Gurgel ignores the whole aspect of his game that would make him a decent fighter by standing up and trying to swing for the fences. I feel frustrated and embarrassed watching him fight, seeing his clumsy boxing get picked apart by mediocre fighters.

I’m sure this has been covered ad nauseum already.

by Benicio on Nov 17, 2008 11:48 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I was highly entertained by the fight…but Gurgel is so frustrating, especially after watching Hazelett, his student.

by iiowyn on Nov 17, 2008 11:51 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Agree completely,

even when he took Riley down he did so with no time left in the 2nd. It is pretty ridiculous that he did not even try any subs. I can understand trying to stand & bang but when that clearly is not working you would think he would revert back to his BJJ

by dnevil001 on Nov 18, 2008 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Haha, after watching him take that head kick and barely flinch, if only he would use his damn jiu jitsu, he could become the little Nogueira. One thing I took from that fight is Gurgel can take a hit.

And yes I know there is already a Pequeno Nogueira =P

by iiowyn on Nov 18, 2008 1:05 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

This is a case where the student would demolish the master. Gurgel is a great teacher, but I doubt he has the talent to beat Hazelett.

by cyph on Nov 18, 2008 12:21 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

for that money...

I’ll walk out there with ear muffs looking for my baseball

by banter on Nov 17, 2008 8:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

FRANKS & BEANS, FRANKS & BEANS

by dnevil001 on Nov 18, 2008 10:43 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

yeah, because 10K will feed your family after all of theother expenses he will have incurred to that point..

by lbk on Nov 17, 2008 9:29 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

a lightweight bout between Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel netted each competitor a Fight of the Night bonus.

by banter on Nov 17, 2008 9:47 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

HAHA OWNED!

and this is like his 2nd or 3rd FOTN

so that, plus the fact he is a well known instructor…

I think he is doing just fine

by dbcb on Nov 17, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

plus these guys get so much more cash we dont know about…so tired of hearing people complain about money

by banter on Nov 17, 2008 10:22 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

I'm reffering to his 10K he would have got if it wasn't FOTN. 10k.

by lbk on Nov 17, 2008 10:46 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

But he did get fotn and we only know what was reported…so tired of this topic when it has been proven countless times thats only part of the salary.

by banter on Nov 17, 2008 10:58 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

why do people still believe these numbers.

Everyone readily accepts the fact that Fedor got more than 300k for Sylvia, and that Trigg got more than $1 for his last fight, but everyone acts like the numbers on the Zuffa cards are the only amount of cash that Zuffa pays these fighters.

by Phildo on Nov 17, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

people feel the need to hate Zuffa, so they have to find something to hate

by dbcb on Nov 17, 2008 10:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs

why doesn't the UFC release the real numbers?

by klown on Nov 17, 2008 11:24 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

Because it’s no one’s business how much a fighter makes?
Because if no one knows how much the fighters make it’s harder for the agents to negotiate with the UFC.
Because all the money in the reported salaries needs to be given to the Athletic Commission before the event to ensure that the money is there and the fighters won’t get screwed (if the UFC isn’t going to screw them, why hand that money over beforehand)

by Phildo on Nov 17, 2008 11:30 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs

why should they? I guarantee most fighters don’t want it out there.

by banter on Nov 18, 2008 12:10 AM EST up reply actions 0 recs

another source

Here’s another source showing a fighter getting more than these numbers say, I think it’s about time to end the whining about them not getting paid enough because we really have no information.

For the first time you won at UFC and didn’t get the submission of the night bonus…

Yes, but Dana White also gave me an extra bonus for that (laughs)…

http://www.tatame.com/2008/11/17/Demian-Maia

by Phildo on Nov 18, 2008 11:27 AM EST reply actions 0 recs

I guess the moral of the story is to stay a company man and the company will take care of you. I wonder if Werdum would had been cut had he kept his mouth shut?

by cyph on Nov 18, 2008 12:14 PM EST up reply actions 0 recs