UFC On FOX 4: Fighter Salaries

The official fighter salaries list for ‘UFC On FOX 4’ has been released and shows that Mauricio ‘Shogun’ Rua was the night’s biggest earner, taking home $240,000.

Next up was another former light-heavyweight champion Lyoto Machida who earned $200,000.

Those two were the only fighters to earn a six-figure salary, with Mike Swick up next at $86,000 while Brandon Vera pocketed $70,000.

  • Mauricio Rua: $240,000 ($170,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
  • Brandon Vera: $70,000
  • Lyoto Machida: $200,000 ($200,000 to show, no win bonus)
  • Ryan Bader: $47,000
  • Joe Lauzon: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win)
  • Jamie Varner: $12,000
  • Mike Swick: $86,000 ($43,000 to show, $43,000 to win)
  • DeMarques Johnson: $18,000
  • Nam Phan: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
  • Cole Miller: $21,000
  • Wagner Prado: $16,000
  • Phil Davis: $30,000
  • Rani Yahya: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
  • Josh Grispi: $15,000
  • Phil De Fries: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
  • Oli Thompson: $11,000
  • Manny Gamburyan: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
  • Michihiro Omigawa: $11,000
  • John Moraga: $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
  • Ulysses Gomez: $8,000
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