List Of Salaries For UFC On FX 3
Posted on 13 Jun 2012
by MMAScoops.com Staff

here is a list of salaries for UFC on FX 3. Mike Pyle ($66,000), Demetrious Johnson ($40,000) and Mike Pierce ($40,000) made the most from the event.

The salaries come from the Florida State Boxing Commission, which oversees MMA under the state's Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The event itself took place last Friday at the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise, Florida (a suburb of Fort Lauderdale). The main card aired on FX while preliminary fights aired on FUEL TV and Facebook. The total payout for the event was $423,500.

The headliner was the first flyweight main event ever in UFC, with Demetrious Johnson defeating Ian McCall in a rematch from their draw in March. Johnson will face Joseph Benavidez in the late fall. Erick Silva, meanwhile, submitted Charlie Brenneman in the first round.

Here's the full list of salaries:

-Demetrious Johnson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Ian McCall: $9,000

-Erick Silva: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Charlie Brenneman: $18,000

-Mike Pyle: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus) def. Josh Neer: $14,000

-Eddie Wineland: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Scott Jorgensen: $20,500

-Mike Pierce: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha: $8,000

-Seth Baczynski: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Lance Benoist: $8,000

-Matt Grice: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia: $20,000

-Dustin Pague: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Jared Papazian: $6,000

-Tim Means: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Salas: $8,000

-Buddy Roberts: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Caio Magalhaes: $8,000

-Henry Martinez: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Bernardo Magalhaes: $6,000

-Sean Pierson: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jake Hecht: $8,000

The figures do not include deduction for insurance, licenses and taxes. It also doesn't include money paid by sponsors, which can be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other locker room or special discretionary bonuses. UFC officials gave $40,000 UFC on FX bonuses to Pyle ("KO of the Night"), Silva ("Submission of the Night"), Wineland and Jorgensen ("Fight of the Night").