Clay Guida and Ed Herman topped the $389,000 payroll for The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale, earning $74,000 and $48,000 respectively for their wins on the Spike-televised main card at Saturday’s event in Las Vegas.
Other top earners included Jeremy Stephens ($40K), Scott Jorgensen ($29K), and Kyle Kingsbury ($20K). Final WEC champion Anthony Pettis earned $10,000 for his loss to Guida, less than The Ultimate Fighter 13 winner Tony Ferguson ($16K)
The official TUF 13 Finale fight salaries, released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission to MMAjunkie on Monday, were:
- Tony Ferguson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Ramsey Nijem: $8,000
- Clay Guida: $74,000 ($37,000 win bonus) def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000
- Ed Herman: $48,000 ($24,000 win bonus) def. Tim Credeur: $10,000
- Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Fabio Maldonado: $10,000
- Chris Cope: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Chuck O’Neil: $8,000
- Jeremy Stephens: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus) def. Danny Downes: $4,000
- George Roop: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
- Shamar Bailey: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Ryan McGillivray: $8,000
- Clay Harvison: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Justin Edwards: $8,000
- Scott Jorgensen: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus) def. Ken Stone: $5000
- Reuben Duran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Francisco Rivera: $4,000
In addition to the salaries listed above, which are simply what the UFC is required to disclose to the athletic commission and not representative of a fighter’s total earnings, Ferguson, Kingsbury, Maldonado, and Duran each earned $40,000 bonuses
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Pictured: Ed Herman
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Damn, Pettis needs to work on his negotiating skills (or get a better agent) Wasnt he considered a contender a few months back!?
yeah man… raw deal for the entertainment hes provided
He’s likely still working on the contract that he was working under while at the WEC. If he stays near the top of the division and keeps winning, he’ll be paid accordingly.
These are just the ‘declared’ salaries remember, and do not take into account any behind the curtain payments each fighter may have negotiated – their final payday could be significantly different to the numbers shown here.
I imagine Pettis was paid more. That is only what UFc is required to disclose, not total paid,
Scott Jorgensen made some good $ for a wec 135er
After taxes some of these salaries don’t amount to squat – I can’t imagine any of these ‘behind the curtain’ undisclosed amounts are all that much higher than what’s reported..
Most of the behind the scenes bonuses are approximately as much as the X of the Night bonuses.