UFC Fighter Salaries

[Chris D]

For those that want to know what the UFC fighters make per fight. It has improved, from what I've seen in the past, but probably still not up to Pride. Any chance someone can round up Pride Salaries so we can compare?

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=2373&zoneid=2

Most interesting is the Royce Gracie made $400K versus Matt's $110K.

[David.W]

Originally Posted by C. Dorr

For those that want to know what the UFC fighters make per fight. It has improved, from what I've seen in the past, but probably still not up to Pride. Any chance someone can round up Pride Salaries so we can compare?

http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/...=2373&zoneid=2

Most interesting is the Royce Gracie made $400K versus Matt's $110K.

Thats similar to what Royce had been commanding oversees, they had to give him something I guess.

[getgot211]

Originally Posted by C. Dorr

Any chance someone can round up Pride Salaries so we can compare?

they don't have to release their numbers so there's no official numbers, just some guesses based on what fighters have mentioned in interviews. I think Wand has been quoted(from a while back) as saying somewhere in the neighborhood of 400k. also, its pretty much accepted that PRIDE tends to pay Japanese much better being that they are huge draws.

a major point to note is how they talk about "unknown numbers". based on recent events, signing of big names/reports that Royce made 1.1mil for the Hughes fight/reports that Liddel-Couture 3 both made ~1mil, these numbers are assumed to be pretty big.

[Chris D]

Originally Posted by getgot211

they don't have to release their numbers so there's no official numbers, just some guesses based on what fighters have mentioned in interviews. I think Wand has been quoted(from a while back) as saying somewhere in the neighborhood of 400k. also, its pretty much accepted that PRIDE tends to pay Japanese much better being that they are huge draws.

a major point to note is how they talk about "unknown numbers". based on recent events, signing of big names/reports that Royce made 1.1mil for the Hughes fight/reports that Liddel-Couture 3 both made ~1mil, these numbers are assumed to be pretty big.

Okay I understand about pride (they'll have to release when they fight in October...I believe). But where are you getting your numbers for the UFC fighters? I know that Couture and Liddell are making a lot more than others, but I've never heard of either one of them making ~1mil. Perhaps the 1 mil mark is with the bonus they get for winning? Maybe the only figures they released are their base pay and not the bonuses for winning.