MMA Junkie reports the salaries for Saturday’s UFC 167 event at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Georges St. Pierre topped the UFC roster with a reported $400,000.
MMA Junkie reports as revealed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission:
Georges St-Pierre: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Johny Hendricks: $50,000
Rashad Evans: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus)
def. Chael Sonnen: $100,000
Robbie Lawler: $166,000 (includes $83,000 win bonus)
def. Rory MacDonald: $50,000
Tyron Woodley: $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Koscheck: $78,000
Ali Bagautinov: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Elliott: $12,000
Donald Cerrone: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. Evan Dunham: $25,000
Thales Leites: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ed Herman: $40,000
Rick Story: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Ebersole: $18,000
Erik Perez: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Edwin Figueroa: $12,000
Jason High: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Lapsley: $8,000
Sergio Pettis: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Will Campuzano: $10,000
Gian Villante: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Donovan: $8,000
Payout Perspective:
No win bonus for GSP but it’s likely he gets a PPV upside. He actually received $450,000 if you include his Fight of the Night Bonus. Also, Woodley received $154,000 (so the holidays should be good for his family as he pleaded for the bonus in his post-fight Octagon interview) and Cerrone topped out at $146,000 with his sub bonus. Evans still a top earner with a $125K base and another $125K win incentive.
Stay tuned for more information from UFC 167 in its Payout Perspective.
Interesting insight on GSP’s payouts from Forbes:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kurtbadenhausen/2013/11/16/how-georges-st-pierre-makes-12-million-a-year/
@MV: Forbes cited our web site so its an immediate must read. 🙂
Pathetic for the top dog in UFC. Pathetic
These number are most certainly inflated anyhow. Not to say that GSP isn’t successful for the average person, but for the so called worlds fastest growing sport it is a said reality. Even if 9 million is accurate, if we do the math its small change in professional sports. 9 million after taxes, Canadian taxes are higher than US, take out management fees, agent and lawyers I doubt he has 2 0r 3 million as a net. Also unless these people close to him are the ones doing his yearly taxes no one has a clue as to what he really makes. Forbs is a bunch of media crap anyhow and will write anything to make a story. So basically what they are saying is he makes 8,500,000 outside of his fight purse yea right
Good for mmapayout
LOL at taking out taxes and cost of living and work expenses. You do realize every person in the world has those expenses right? Even the other athletes you are so worried about! I maybe good money. BUt I hardly have anything left after taxes, 10 lbs of cocaine a day, and a dozen hookers. Not to mention my gambling problem. How can I live like this? Why should I have to pay for those things? Someone should pay for those things for me! LMAO!!!
No win bonus for the most dominant ufc champ? Even if he gets ppv dollars it is still sad. UFC payscales are laughable.
Approximately $12 million/year does not seem too shabby to me! That is a lot of money, in my opinion.
Approximately $12 million/year does not seem too shabby to me! That is a lot of money, in my opinion.