The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 Finale Salaries

by Eugene Schelfaut on Jun 22, 2009 3:47 PM EDT in Events Comment 17 comments

MAIN EVENT FIGHTERS

-Diego Sanchez $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus) def. Clay Guida $23,000 (win bonus would have been $23,000)
*Sanchez and Guida each earned an additional $25,000 for Fight of the Night

MAIN CARD FIGHTERS

-James Wilks $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. DaMarques Johnson $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Chris Lytle $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Kevin Burns $9,000 (win bonus would have been $9,000)
*Lytle and Burns each earned an additional $25,000 for Fight of the Night

-Ross Pearson $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Joe Stevenson $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz $20,000 (win bonus would have been $20,000)
*Stevenson and Diaz each earned an additional $25,000 for Fight of the Night

PRELIMINARY CARD FIGHTERS

-Melvin Guillard $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Gleison Tibau $17,000 (win bonus would have been $17,000)

-Brad Blackburn $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus) def. Edgar Garcia $5,000 (win bonus would have been $5,000)

-Tomasz Drwal $15,600 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Mike Ciesnoleviscz $6,400 (win bonus would have been $8,000)
*Ciesnoleviscz had to give 20% of his show money or $1,600 to Drwal for failing to make weight, which is reflected in the amounts here.

-Nick Osipczak $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Frank Lester $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Jason Dent $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Cameron Dollar $8,000 (win bonus would have been $8,000)

ULTIMATE FIGHTER 9 FINALE DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $430,000
*Disclosed Payroll Does Not Include Bonuses

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For the Mathematically challenged (including bonuses)

Diego Sanchez: $115,000
Clay Guida: $48,000
Joe Stevenson: $95,000
Nate Diaz: $45,000
Chris Lytle: $61,000
Kevin Burns: $34,000
Jason Dent: $41,000
Tomasz Drwal: $40,600

Total Payout: $630,000
Total Gate: ~$500,000

by AlwaysRelaxing on Jun 22, 2009 3:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Another muy profitable event – that shit on the ring doesn’t paint itself there.

by subo on Jun 22, 2009 4:37 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Yeah they probably still made a profit

But it surely isn’t as big as the other fightnights. They also have lots of undisclosed bonuses so that will also shrink up their profits here..

They should stop having events in the pearl. They could sellout other places with more capacity anyway.

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by Anton Tabuena on Jun 22, 2009 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Wasn’t there also a report by someone who said that Diego got a backstage check?

by who me on Jun 22, 2009 4:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It’s interesting that those from TUF who reached the finals received the same base pay as those from the show who did not.

by Simco on Jun 22, 2009 4:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

That is why they are fighting for the contract.

A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.

by iiowyn on Jun 22, 2009 4:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Four earned main card status and four did not.
It would thus seem that four are worth more. Or, to put it another way, that four are worth less than those still able to compete for the contract.

by Simco on Jun 22, 2009 11:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Only the two winners get the better contracts, up until they win it’s all the same as everyone else. TUF alum get a crappy dealand TUF winners get the better contract. You can’t have them earning more before they win the contract.

by who me on Jun 23, 2009 2:10 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Joe Stevenson is making 70k, no wonder he’s worried about losing his job. Man I hope this is a sign he’s getting back on track.

by who me on Jun 22, 2009 4:55 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I don’t think he was ever off track. His 3 recent losses were to the current #1,2, and 3 guys in the division. He just fought guys a little better than him and lost like he should have

by Flyghtt on Jun 22, 2009 5:14 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

It seemed like he got a touch of sloppy kickboxing disease there for a while, it was good to see him get back to his strengths.

by who me on Jun 22, 2009 11:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Now Sean Sherk, Rashad Evans, and Josh Koscheck need to get over their “sloppy kickboxing disease.”

by chrisbboy82 on Jun 23, 2009 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Rashad has KO’d a couple of people and won a world title belt off his striking, he might as well keep it up at this point but someone really does need to explain to Sherk that if your build like a T Rex and your great on the ground you shouldn’t depend on your boxing.

by who me on Jun 23, 2009 2:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Rashad has been relying on his natural reflexes and speed; he’d be a much better standup fighter if he closed the technical holes in his game especially around footwork. But he certainly has the ability to fight a competent standup game.

Sherk and Koscheck both need to remember how to g’n’p. The talk after the last event of Sherk’s knees being a problem and interfering with his shot was disturbing.

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by AJB on Jun 23, 2009 12:50 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Screwed

The judges got it wrong. Guida won that fight. Sanchez got the first round but was totally controlled in the next two. In Rogan’s words, what fight were the judges watching?

by jayhoff2000 on Jun 23, 2009 8:09 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

dude. stop.

There have been countless posts on this already… The judges were watching the fight where theDiego did all the significant damage and won the fight… Theres no point in arguing about it here, when it’s been overkill since fight night.

by Loot on Jun 23, 2009 10:15 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

My mind was made up on this issue as soon as they announced the result. My buddy and I had watched the fight together and when we were trying to figure out what the decision would be, we both thought Guida stole it. Then they announced the decision and my friend said, “You can’t really disagree with any of those scores, can you?” And I couldn’t. I could see exactly how you could score the fight any of the three ways it was scored by the judges. There’s really no point fighting about it – it was a close fight where both fighters did some good things, and ultimately, a decision has to be made; in a close fight, it’s likely to be a tough decision and it was. That’s all, that’s it.

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by AJB on Jun 23, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs