UFC On FX 5: Fighter Salaries

The salaries from the recent ‘UFC On FX 5’ event have finally been released and show that co-main event star Jake Ellenberger was the evening’s biggest earner with $84,000.

Next up was main event winner Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva who claimed $70,000, followed by preliminary card fighter Mike Pierce who took home $44,000.

See all the fighter salaries from the event below.

Antonio Silva: $70,000 (no win bonus)

Travis Browne: $20,000

Jake Ellenberger: $84,0000 (includes $42,000 win bonus)

Jay Hieron: $12,000

John Dodson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)

Jussier da Silva: $9,000

Justin Edwards: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

Josh Neer: $16,000

Michael Johnson: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)

Danny Castillo: $25,000

Mike Pierce: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)

Aaron Simpson: $25,000

Marcus LeVesseur: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)

Carlo Prater: $10,000

Jacob Volkmann: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)

Shane Roller: $25,000

Diego Nunes: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)

Bart Palaszewski: $12,000

Darren Uyenoyama: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

Phil Harris: $8,000

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