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UFC 117 Payouts

August 17, 2010 by Kelsey Philpott 1 Comment

The California State Athletic Commission has released fighter payouts for UFC 117. Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes topped the list with $200,000 each. In total, the UFC paid out $1.029 million in disclosed payouts and another $300,000 in disclosed bonuses.

Note: that the money reported below is only the money required to be reported by the commission. Some fighters receive a percentage of the PPV money the UFC receives, or are paid discretionary bonuses by UFC brass.

Courtesy of MMAJunkie.com:

Main Event

Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus) def. Chael Sonnen: $35,000

Main Card
Jon Fitch: $108,000 (includes $54,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves: $60,000
Clay Guida: $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus) def. Rafael dos Anjos: $12,000
Matt Hughes: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus) def. Ricardo Almeida: $35,000
Junior Dos Santos: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Roy Nelson: $15,000

Under Card
Rick Story: $22,000 ($11,000 win bonus) def. Dustin Hazelett: $18,000
Phil Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus) def. Rodney Wallace: $6,000
Johny Hendricks: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman: $8000
Tim Boetsch: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Todd Brown: $6,000
Stefan Struve: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Christian Morecraft: $6,000
Dennis Hallman: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus) def. Ben Saunders: $12,000

Bonuses

Fight of the Night: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen ($60,000 each)
KO of the Night: Stefan Struve ($60,000)
Submission of the Night: Anderson Silva and Matt Hughes ($60,000 each)

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