UFC 94 Gate and Salaries

by Kid Nate on Feb 1, 2009 12:52 PM EST in MMA Events

MMA Weekly has the payouts:

– Georges St. Pierre $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus) def. B.J. Penn $125,000 (win bonus would have been $125,000)

– Lyoto Machida $120,000 (includes $60,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Silva $29,000 (win bonus would have been $29,000)

– Jon Jones $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Stephan Bonnar $22,000 (win bonus would have been $22,000)

– Karo Parisyan $80,000 (includes $40,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim $26,000 (win bonus would have been $26,000)

– Clay Guida $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000 (win bonus would have been $20,000)

– Jon Fitch $68,000 (includes $34,000 win bonus) def. Akihiro Gono $28,000 (win bonus would have been $28,000)

– Thiago Tavares $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Manny Gamburyan $14,000 (win bonus would have been $14,000)

– John Howard $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus) def. Chris Wilson $15,000 (win bonus would have been $15,000)

– Dan Cramer $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Matt Arroyo $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

Total Disclosed Payroll: $1,057,000

MMA Junkie reports that Dana White announced attendance of 14,885 attendees for a live gate of approximately $4.3 million, making it the sixth highest UFC gate ever.

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i’m assuming penn and gsp a get ppv %??

by dbcb on Feb 1, 2009 12:56 PM EST reply actions

Yes they both do.

by Michael Rome on Feb 1, 2009 1:15 PM EST up reply actions

UFC 94 payroll less the Affliction’s Andrei Arlovski show money = insane.

by Nick Thomas on Feb 1, 2009 1:01 PM EST reply actions

It’s still less if you add in all the fight night bonuses. I’m sure the ppv % pay will be huge for this event though.

by who me on Feb 1, 2009 2:26 PM EST up reply actions

Add in PPV share and this main event probably cost more than Affliction’s.

by smoogy on Feb 1, 2009 4:53 PM EST up reply actions

PPV share is pretty much extra money that doesn’t cost the UFC anything without them making even more.

by iiowyn on Feb 1, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions

If it’s coming out of their event profits then it is costing them money.

by who me on Feb 1, 2009 9:16 PM EST up reply actions

Yep...

true…that is money that the UFC would get that goes to someone else instead.

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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 1, 2009 10:26 PM EST up reply actions

Payroll is up for sure.

"I see him beating Anderson Silva. I see him picking him apart. Him at a 131 years old...(trails off)." - Tito on Belfort at Affliction:DOR

by Rundownloser on Feb 1, 2009 1:02 PM EST reply actions

Bonnar is making a lot less than I thought.

Please pay him more so I don’t have to see another..movie..like..that.

by DirtyML on Feb 1, 2009 1:03 PM EST reply actions

But it looks...

SOOOO good

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by Brent Brookhouse on Feb 1, 2009 1:04 PM EST up reply actions

Dan Cramer, who was fighting in his first pro fight last night, made twice as much as John Howard who is a 15-fight veteran. I don’t know if Cramer’s stint on TUF had anything to do with that, but it seems pretty ridiculous.

Then again, Howard got a 65K fight-of-the-night bonus, but his base should at least be equal to a guy making his pro debut.

by Scott Haber on Feb 1, 2009 1:18 PM EST reply actions

The reason a lot of guys sign with UFC...

Without any name basis is for the potential bonuses they could receive. What he should be getting paid relative to another fighter is pointless… He negotiated a contract, and believes that his skill will offer him more opportunity to make bonuses, and perform to the ability that his fights may be shown, and he gets extra sponsorship dollars being associated with the number 1 name in MMA, which is the UFC>

by Loot on Feb 1, 2009 1:32 PM EST up reply actions

I’m sure it had to do with TUF contracts. I’m glad he was the only guy at the bottom and that he got that big bonus, it is a sign that pay is getting better at least.

by who me on Feb 1, 2009 2:20 PM EST up reply actions

Lets put things into context here

Fighters in the UFC gets salary + sponsorship money, and headliners get PPV %
Fighters in Affliction gets salary (which includes Affliction sponsorship money, everyone wears Affliction)

We should compare apples to apples

Thoughts on UFC 94:

1. Wow on GSP. This guy is on another level with Greg Jackson’s camp. Perhaps I was blinded by Penn’s talent, but GSP’s conditioning and strength is at another level here. He’ s like the modern day Matt Hughes with unstoppable ground and pound. At least Penn gets his wake up call and stay in the LW division where he belongs so he can dominate that division. Game planning, conditioning, and training trumps natural talent. He’s got heart, but GSP is just too much for him.

2. Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida. Enough said.

3. Jon Jones look like a future LW champ from this vantage point. He should join Greg Jackson’s team for better conditioning. When he was on, he was scary good.

4. UFC 94 was a horrible UFC to introduce to new fans of MMA. Oh well, maybe next time.

I heart Cock Chestnar

by cyph on Feb 1, 2009 2:54 PM EST reply actions

Perhaps I was blinded by Penn’s talent

So was Penn.

I agree that UFC 94 wasn’t the best one to introduce new fans to. Overall, I didn’t think it turned out to be such a great card in general, but whatever. I still enjoyed it and didn’t feel like I wasted my time. I’m probably just spoiled by now though.

by pud333 on Feb 1, 2009 4:33 PM EST up reply actions

Cyph - At least I can agree with you on these salary matters

with some exceptions – with the UFC’s new policy towards sponsers they get a cut of whatever the authorized sponser is paying the fighter to wear their stuff. They have horrible reps with some of the higher paying sponsers. Cage Fighter/Affliction

I think Affliction fighters can wear their own sponsered shorts and hats. They just all wear Affliction shirts.

Gimme 1 Round!

by skwirrl on Feb 1, 2009 10:38 PM EST up reply actions