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The hometown boy came out the big winner last night at UFC 177, as T.J. Dillashaw knocked out Joe Soto in the evening’s main event and left as the highest paid fighter.
Here are UFC 177’s fighter purse payout info released by the California State Athletic Commission (and first reported by Sherdog) – Birchak & Jorgensen’s purse info is not from the CSAC – they are estimated totals.
Attendance: 11,100
Gate: $700,000
T.J. Dillashaw: $150,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)
Yancy Medeiros: $74,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Carlos Diego Ferreira: $70,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Ramsey Nijem: $68,000 ($18,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Scott Jorgensen: $66,000 (33,000 to show, $33,000 win bonus) * UFC paid despite his match being cancelled
Derek Brunson: $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 win bonus)
Tony Ferguson: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 win bonus)
Danny Castillo: $36,000
Lorenz Larkin: $28,000
Bethe Correia: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
Joe Soto: $20,000
Anthony Hamilton: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Chris Wade: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Anthony Birchak: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus) * UFC paid despite his match being cancelled
Ruan Potts: $10,000
Shayna Baszler: $8,000
Damon Jackson: $8,000
Cain Carrizosa: $8,000
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