Main card fighters received:
- Jose Aldo $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber $28,000
- Ben Henderson $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone $14,000
*Henderson also received a $65,000 bonus for Submission of the Night
- Manny Gamburyan $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown $21,000
*Gamburyan also received a $65,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night
- Shane Roller $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Njokuani $7,000
- Scott Jorgensen $21,000 (includes $10,500 win bonus) def. Antonio Banuelos $7,000
Preliminary fight card fighters received:
- Leonard Garcia $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Chan Sung Jung $5,000
*Garcia and Jung also each received a $65,000 bonus for Fight of the Night
- Anthony Pettis $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Alex Karalexis $10,000
- Brad Pickett $8,000 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Demetrious Johnson $3,000
- Chad Mendes $8,500 (includes $4,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Morrison $4,000
- Takeya Mizugaki $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Rani Yahya $9,000
- Tyler Toner $5,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Visher $4,000
Total disclosed fighter salaries for WEC 48: $336,500
(Does not include post fight bonuses.)
WEC 48 Post Fight Bonuses (Each fighter received $65,000):
Fight of the Night:
Leonard Garcia and Chang Sung Jung
Submission of the Night:
Ben Henderson
Knockout of the Night:
Manny Gamburyan
