The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale Salaries: Guida and Herman lead payroll. Join us at www.facebook.com/MMAMaxim to discuss what you think the fighters deserve in pay.
Clay Guida ($74,000) and Ed Herman ($48,000) were the top earners at this past weekend's UFC event, The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale.
MMAjunkie requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $389,000.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale took place June 4 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The night's main card aired on Spike TV, and the preliminary card streamed for free on Facebook.
The event concluded the latest season of "TUF," the UFC's groundbreaking reality series that debuted in 2005. Welterweight Tony Ferguson knocked out Ramsey Nijem to win the 14-man, 16-slot "TUF 13" tournament.
As with all "TUF" cast members, Ferguson and others who remain under the UFC banner are signed to multi-year contracts that calls for increases in pay over time.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale salaries included:
Tony Ferguson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Ramsey Nijem: $8,000
Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000
Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Credeur: $10,000
Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Fabio Maldonado: $10,000
Chris Cope: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Chuck O'Neil: $8,000
Jeremy Stephens: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Downes: $4,000
George Roop: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
Shamar Bailey: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan McGillivray: $8,000
Clay Harvison: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Edwards: $8,000
Scott Jorgensen: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus)
def. Ken Stone: $5000
Reuben Duran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Francisco Rivera: $4,000
MMAjunkie requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The total disclosed payroll for the event was $389,000.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale took place June 4 at The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas. The night's main card aired on Spike TV, and the preliminary card streamed for free on Facebook.
The event concluded the latest season of "TUF," the UFC's groundbreaking reality series that debuted in 2005. Welterweight Tony Ferguson knocked out Ramsey Nijem to win the 14-man, 16-slot "TUF 13" tournament.
As with all "TUF" cast members, Ferguson and others who remain under the UFC banner are signed to multi-year contracts that calls for increases in pay over time.
The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale salaries included:
Tony Ferguson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Ramsey Nijem: $8,000
Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000
Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Credeur: $10,000
Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Fabio Maldonado: $10,000
Chris Cope: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Chuck O'Neil: $8,000
Jeremy Stephens: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Downes: $4,000
George Roop: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
Shamar Bailey: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan McGillivray: $8,000
Clay Harvison: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Edwards: $8,000
Scott Jorgensen: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus)
def. Ken Stone: $5000
Reuben Duran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Francisco Rivera: $4,000
Disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $40,000 TUF 13 Finale bonuses to Ferguson ("KO of the Night"), Duran ("Submission of the Night"), and Kingsbury and Maldonado ("Fight of the Night").
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $40,000 TUF 13 Finale bonuses to Ferguson ("KO of the Night"), Duran ("Submission of the Night"), and Kingsbury and Maldonado ("Fight of the Night").
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
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