Sean Sherk Only Paid $35K for UFC 84 Title Fight
Here are the numbers from UFC 84 care of MMA Payout.com. Check these guys out, solid insight into the money-side of mixed martial arts.
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 84 (including disclosed bonuses) was $1,323,000. Assuming $8,990,000 in pay-per-view revenue (400,000 pay-per-view buys at $44.95 with 50/50 revenue split with pay-per-view companies) and including the $3.7 million live gate, the event would generate $12,690,000 in total revenue for Zuffa.
That would put the disclosed payroll at roughly 10.4% of revenue generated. However, it is important to note the company regularly pays substantial undisclosed bonuses.
Unless otherwise noted all winner’s payouts reflect a 100% win bonus:
* B.J. Penn ($250,000) d. Sean Sherk ($35,000)
* Wanderlei Silva ($225,000*) d. Keith Jardine ($10,000)
* Goran Reljic ($81,000#) d. Wilson Gouveia ($93,000#)
* Lyoto Machida ($100,000) d. Tito Ortiz ($210,000)
* Thiago Silva ($50,000) d. Antonio Mendes ($4,000)
* Rousimar Palhares ($85,000^) d. Ivan Salaverry ($20,000)
* Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou ($80,000) d. Kazuhiro Nakamura ($20,00O)
* Rich Clementi ($40,000) d. Terry Etim ($10,000)
* Yoshiyuki Yoshida ($12,000) d. Jon Koppenhaver ($8,000)
* Dong Hyun Kim ($40,000) d. Jason Tan ($3000)
* Shane Carwin ($12,000) d. Christian Wellisch ($10,000)
* - $150,000 base pay plus $75,000 bonus for KO of the Night
# - includes $75,000 bonus for Fight of the Night
^ - includes $75,000 bonus for Submission of the Night
