Gegard Mousasi made quick work of MMA legend Dan Henderson last night in Sweden, and left UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs Johnson as the event’s top earner.
Before we go any further, we should note that most fights staged outside of the U.S. don’t have officially released fighter pay info, so none of the following salary data for the event is official. However, you can get a fairly accurate picture of a fighter’s pay based on official purse info released from past fights. So, based on that info, here is the estimated pay breakdown for the 24 fighters that traded blows at the event (but please remember – this is only an estimate, not official info, especially for any fighters that made their UFC debuts at the event).
Attendance: 30,000
Gate: $3,100,000
UFC on Fox: Gustafsson vs Johnson Fighter Purses
Gegard Mousasi: $225,000 ($175,000 to show, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson: $160,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Ryan Bader: $110,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 win bonus)
Dan Henderson: $100,000
Kenny Robertson: $82,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Makwan Amirkhani: $66,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Alexander Gustafsson: $44,000
Phil Davis: $30,000
Sam Sicilia: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Albert Tumenov: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Nikita Krylov: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Mairbek Taisumov: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Mirsad Bektic: $21,600 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $1,600 from opponent for missing weight)
Neil Seery: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Viktor Pesta: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Nico Musoke: $12,000
Chris Beal: $12,000
Akira Corassani: $10,000
Andy Ogle: $10,000
Stanislav Nedkov: $8,000
Sultan Aliev: $8,000
Anthony Christodoulou: $8,000
Konstantin Erokhin: $8,000
Paul Redmond: $6,400 ($8,000 to show, fined $1,600 for missing weight)
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