Benson Henderson got back in the win column last night at UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Thomson, and in the process went home with one of the biggest paychecks.
Before we go any further, we should note that the Illinois Athletic Commission doesn’t release 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 22 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 – we’ll update figures for all the fighters once we get more info).
Attendance: 10,895
Gate: $863,655
Donald Cerrone: $156,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Alex Caceres: $134,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus
Benson Henderson: $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 win bonus)
Josh Thomson: $85,000
Jeremy Stephens: $68,000 ($34,000 to show, $34,000 win bonus)
Sergio Pettis: $60,000 ($10,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Stipe Miocic: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus)
Eddie Wineland: $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Gabriel Gonzaga: $38,000
Darren Elkins: $28,000
Daron Cruickshank: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Chico Camus: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Hugo Viana: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
George Sullivan: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Nikita Krylov: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Adriano Martins: $15,000
Yaotzin Meza: $14,000
Yves Jabouin: $14,000
Junior Hernandez: $8,000
Mike Rio: $8,000
Mike Rhodes: $8,000
Walt Harris: $8,000
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