UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot Event Salaries

Fighter salaries for UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot were released today by the Minnesota Office of Combative Sports.

The combined official disclosed salaries for the Oct. 5 event came to $538,000. Main event fighters Antonio Silva and Travis Browne combined for a salary of $90,000 to make up for about 17 percent of the disclosed payroll.

UFC on FX 5: Browne vs. Bigfoot event salaries for the entire fight card can be found below.

Main Card (FX)
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 Formiga: $9,000

Justin Edwards: $20,000 (Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Josh Neer: $16,000

Preliminary Card (FUEL TV)
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: $30,000 (Includes $15,000 win bonus)
Bart Palaszewski: $14,000

Darren Uyenoyama: $16,000 (Includes $8,000 win bonus)
Phil Harris: $8,000

Did Not Compete
Dennis Hallman: $54,000 (Includes win bonus)
Thiago Tavares: $26,000

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.

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