Some guys come out on top, even when they lose. Like Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua, for instance, who lost to Alexander Gustafsson at Saturday’s UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Diaz yet still came out of the event carrying the biggest paycheck.
Here is the official fight purse info for UFC on Fox: Henderson vs Diaz straight from the Washington State Athletic Commission.
KeyArena
Seattle, Washington
Attendance: 14,412
Gate: $1,500,000
Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua: $175,000
Scott Jorgensen: $171,000 ($20,500 to show, $20,500 win bonus, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus, $65,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
B.J. Penn: $150,000
Yves Edwards: $97,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 win bonus, $65,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Benson Henderson: $78,000 ($39,000 to show, $39,000 win bonus)
John Albert: $75,000 ($10,000 to show, $65,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Dennis Siver: $62,000 ($31,000 to show, $31,000 win bonus)
Alexander Gustafsson: $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
Matt Brown: $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 win bonus)
Nate Diaz: $50,000
Mike Swick: $48,000
Rory MacDonald: $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 win bonus)
Raphael Assuncao: $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Jeremy Stephens: $24,000
Ramsey Nijem: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Daron Cruickshank: $17,600 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus, $1,600 from Martinez for missing weight)
Mike Easton: $14,000
Abel Trujillo: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
Nam Phan: $10,000
Joe Proctor: $8,000
Marcus LeVesseur: $8,000
Henry Martinez: $6,400 (forfeited 20% of purse to Cruickshank for missing weight)
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