UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera Event Salaries

Fighter salaries for UFC on FOX 4: Shogun vs. Vera were released today by the California State Athletic Commission. The combined official disclosed salaries for the Aug. 4 event came to $948,000. Main event fighters Mauricio “Shogun” Rua and Brandon Vera combined for a salary of $310,000 to make up for about 33 percent of the disclosed payroll.

Salaries for the full UFC on FOX 4 fight card can be found below.

Main Card (FOX)
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua: $240,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
Brandon Vera: $70,000

Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (No win bonus)
Ryan bader: $47,000

Joe Lauzon: $48,000 (Includes $24,000 win bonus)
Jamie Varner: $12,000

Mike Swick: $86,000 (Includes $43,000 win bonus)
DeMarques Johnson: $18,000

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV)
Nam Phan: $20,000 (Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Cole Miller: $21,000

Phil Davis: $30,000
Wagner Prado: $16,000

Rani Yahya: $24,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus)
Josh Grispi: $15,000

Phil De Fries: $32,000 (Includes $16,000 win bonus)
Oli Thompson: $11,000

Manny Gamburyan: $36,000 (Includes $18,000 win bonus)
Michihiro Omigawa: $11,000

John Moraga: $18,000 (Includes $9,000 win bonus)
Ulysses Gomez: $8,000

Note – These figures do not account for taxes, license fees or any other deductions which may be taken from a fighter’s purse, nor do they include any sponsorship money or discretionary “locker room” bonuses which the UFC typically issues.