UFC on Versus 5 recap

The salaries, ratings and attendance and gate have come back from UFC on Versus 5 from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee Wisconsin. Retiring Chris Lytle received a big sendoff as he ended up the biggest winner of the night.

Attendance and gate

MMA Junkie reports that 6,751 fans attended the event for a gate of $539,000. It was the third highest “UFC on Versus” show.

Ratings

MMA Mania reports that 766,000 viewers watched Sunday night’s fights. This was slightly up from June’s “UFC on Versus.”

Bonuses

It was the unofficial Chris Lytle retirement party as Lytle received bonuses for Fight of the Night and Submission of the Night. Donald Cerrone earned the other bonus for KO of the night. The bonuses were $65,000 each. In addition to the $130,000 in bonuses, Lytle won a Harley Davidson Blackline as a result of a promotion by the motorcycle maker in honor of the UFC coming to its hometown of Milwaukee. (h/t MMA Junkie)

Payouts

MMA Junkie reports the following salaries from the event:

Chris Lytle: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Hardy: $25,000

Ben Henderson: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Jim Miller: $35,000

Donald Cerrone: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Charles Oliveira: $12,000

Duane “Bang” Ludwig: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Amir Sadollah: $20,000

Jared Hamman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. C.B. Dollaway: $20,000

Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 (includes $21,500 win bonus)
def. Eddie Wineland: $10,000

Ed Herman: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Noke: $8,000

Ronny Markes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Karlos Vemola: $10,000

Jim Hettes: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Alex Caceres: $8,000

Cole Miller: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. T.J. O’Brien: $6,000

Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Castillo: $17,000

Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Jason Reinhardt: $6,000

Payout Perspective:

A very entertaining night of fights with a lot of action on the TV portion of the card. Chris Lytle ended up making $200,000 and a motorcycle for the night. Not a bad sendoff. Ben Henderson also scored an upset over Jim Miller although Henderson seems to be overlooked since the “Showtime Kick.” Look for Henderson to fight for the title in 2012.   The ratings were decent as it went up against the WWE’s Summerslam PPV and Sunday Night Baseball.