Shogun Rua got himself back into the win column last night, and in the process left Australia with the biggest payday at UFC Fight Night: Hunt vs Bigfoot.
Before we go any further, we should note that international events generally don’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 20 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: 11,393
Gate: $1,785,000
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua: $295,000 ($175,000 to show, $70,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Mark Hunt: $260,000 ($160,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus from Bigfoot)
Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva: $150,000 ($75,000 to show, $75,000 win bonus (UFC gave it despite fight being a draw), fined $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus for failed drug test)
Ryan Bader: $98,000 ($49,000 to show, $49,000 win bonus)
Takeya Mizugaki: $52,000 ($26,000 to show, $26,000 win bonus)
James Te Huna: $30,000
Soa Palelei: $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 win bonus)
Pat Barry: $22,000
Caio Magalhaes: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Clint Hester: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Anthony Perosh: $14,000
Bethe Correia: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Justin Scoggins: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Krzysztof Jotko: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Alex Garcia: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Nam Phan: $10,000
Dylan Andrews: $10,000
Julie Kedzie: $9,000
Nick Ring: $8,000
Richie Vaculik: $8,000
Bruno Santos: $6,000
Ben Wall: $6,000
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