UFC 86 Fighter Salaries
MMAFrenzy.com has acquired the official fighter salaries as reported to the Nevada State Athletic Commission for UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin”.
The pay-per-view event, which took place on Saturday, July 5th at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, drew an official attendance of 11,172 for a live gate of $3.2 million.
Main event winner Forrest Griffin took home $250,000, the event’s largest salary. His opponent, Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, earned $225,000. The total disclosed fighter payroll for the event was $943,000.
The salaries listed below represent the official fighter salaries as reported by the promoter to the NSAC and do not include some bonuses, fees, or sponsorship payments.
Forrest Griffin def. Quinton Jackson
Forrest Griffin — $250,000 ($100,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Quinton Jackson — $225,000
Patrick Cote def. Ricardo Almeida
Patrick Cote — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Ricardo Almeida — $23,000
Joe Stevenson def. Gleison Tibau
Joe Stevenson — $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win)
Gleison Tibau — $11,000
Josh Koscheck def. Chris Lytle
Josh Koscheck — $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win)
Chris Lytle — $14,000
Tyson Griffin def. Marcus Aurelio
Tyson Griffin — $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Marcus Aurelio — $40,000
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Justin McCully
Gabriel Gonzaga — $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 to win)
Justin McCully — $5,000
Cole Miller def. Jorge Gurgel
Cole Miller — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel — $10,000
Melvin Guillard def. Dennis Siver
Melvin Guillard — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Dennis Siver — $7,000
Justin Buchholz def. Corey Hill
Justin Buchholz — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Corey Hill — $8,000
Forrest Griffin, Quinton Jackson, Melvin Guillard, and Cole Miller each took home an additional $60,000 bonus for their performances at the event. For more on the bonues click here.
For complete results from UFC 86 “Jackson vs. Griffin” click here.
Tags: Chris Lytle, Cole Miller, Corey Hill, Dennis Siver, Forrest Griffin, Gabriel Gonzaga, Gleison Tibau, Joe Stevenson, Jorge Gurgel, Josh Koscheck, justin buchholz, Justin McCully, Marcus Aurelio, Melvin Guillard, Patrick Cote, Quinton Jackson, Ricardo Almeida, Tyson Griffin
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not a bad pay day for a lot of guys. granted, they get the @#*% kicked out of em sometimes but with sponsorships and bonuses, alot of these guys can do alright if they fight a couple times a year. i’d be insterested to see how much rampage made in sponsors cuz that guys a marketing companys wet dream. i’d be surprised if he didn’t make a bulk of his pay from that.
Guillard made out well $80,000 for 36 seconds of fighting sounds pretty good to me!
Gonzaga made out like bandit. I didnt see the fight but it sounded like he did’nt any shots at all just a quick submission and a quick 100 g’s. Man thats got to rub Chris Lytle the wrong way who got his face rearanged. I wonder if the fighters get all the medical work needed to heal their injuries paid for by the ufc. They’ve got to. Other wise some of these guys are going in debt over these fights
dont worry justin mcully you will get there someday far off from now. also what up with Aurelio making the same as tyson griffin
aurelio prolly had a good enough resume to negotiate a higher contract than griffen, plus griffen might be towards the end of his current contract.
wow…something is seriously wrong when Cote makes 32 grand and is slated to get a title shot next, and veritable no-namers like Miller, and deushbags like Guillard make 20…Gonzaga makes 100??!! thats insane…
yeah i know, why the hell would you pay gonzaga 100,000!!!!!!!!!! C’mon this IS insane. I think fighters who lose shouldn’t be making as much as the winners. Thats BS
i wonder how much quinton would have gotten if he had won If he got 225,000 just to show.
Its usually double so Rampage lost $225k.
I think Gonzaga did his negotiating at the right time, when he was the favorite to beat Couture. Maybe if the UFC had a crystal ball, they would have signed him for about 1/5th of that. Oh well, poor Lytle.
Gabe is a smart man. He asked Mark Hunt what to do against Cro Cop and he did it.
Just in…
CSAC got Alexandre Franca Nogueira for bolderone from WEC bout last month.
Tyson Griffin should get more.
I would have paid Koscheck more than that NOT to show………..like Chris Leben said…… “your a real exciting fighter Josh”
Alot of guys made some pretty good money on this card. Glad to see Guilard back to his winning ways.
So are there ever any PPV monetary amounts + sponsorship money, etc? There is a HUGE reason the UFC hasn’t gone public. They’d have to disclose their financial status, executive salaries, etc. I’d sure love to see how much Dana makes compared to the fighters.
alot of people seem to ask why this guy’s gettin paid this and that guy’s gettin paid that. they don’t negotiate for each fight, they do 4 fight contracts so sometimes it seems like someone got underpaid but it’s cuz they signed the contract when they weren’t as big. and vice versa, look at gonzaga, he prolly re-signed his contract after beating cro-cop when they had big plans for him and now that he’s fallen off, they still gotta pay him. it works both ways so it’s hard to bash dana and the ufc for ripping the guys off since that’s what they agreed to. plus, if they put on a stellar performance, they get nice bonuses and it gives them room to negotiate for more pay in the future. in addition, these guys make good money in sponsors. granted, for what they go thru compared to other professional athletes, it seems like peanuts but the sport is still growing. yes, i’m sure dana makes a grip, but he’s done a ton for the sport and continues to do so, should he work for free?
I guess destroying Cro-cop w/ his own weapon of choice gives you some leeway to demand some big $$$!!! good for Gabe sucks for Lytle he earned that $14,000 the hard way.
The Gonzaga/McCully payday does look a little lop-sided.
The only thing more one sided is Justin’s belief in the need for a rematch.
What do you guys really care bout what these guys make