At UFC 74-Respect (results and pics),
many of us ask… what did these fighters get paid?
The total payroll for
the fighters was $755,000.00 and here are each of the fighter’s
salaries:
Fight Card:
Randy Couture ($250,000.00) Vs. Gabriel Gonzaga ($45,000.00)
Roger Huerta ($34,000.00) Vs. Alberto Crane ($4,000.00)
(Roger Huerta was paid $17,000.00 just to show up and $17,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Josh Koscheck ($10,000.00) Vs. George St-Pierre ($140,000.00)
(GSP was paid $70,000.00 just to show up and $70,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Kurt Pellegrino ($8,000.00) Vs. Joe Stevenson ($32,000.00)
(Joe Stevenson was paid $16,000.00 just to show up and $16,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Patrick Cote ($24,000.00) Vs. Kendall Grove ($12,000.00)
(Patrick Cote was paid $12,000.00 just to show up and $12,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Preliminary Fight Card:
Ryan Jensen ($4,000.00) Vs. Thales Leites ($18,000.00)
(Thales Leites was paid $9,000.00 just to show up and $9,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Renato Sobral ($50,000.00) Vs. David Heath ($6,000.00)
(Renato Sobral was paid $25,000.00 just to show up and $25,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Frank Mir ($66,000.00) Vs. Antoni Hardonk ($8,000.00)
(Frank Mir was paid $36,000.00 just to show up and $30,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
Clay Guida ($14,000.00) Vs. Marcus Aurelio ($30,000.00)
(Clay Guida was paid $7,000.00 just to show up and $7,000.00 as a bonus for the win)
