UFC Fight Night 20 Salaries and Analysis

UFC Fight Night 20 salaries are now public.

• Gray Maynard $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win) def. Nate Diaz $48,000
• Evan Dunham $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)* def. Efrain Escudero $15,000
• Aaron Simpson $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)* def. Tom Lawlor $10,000*
• Amir Sadollah $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win) def. Brad Blackburn $13,000
• Chris Leben $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win) def. Jay Silva $6,000
• Rick Story $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) def. Jesse Lennox $7,000
• Nik Lentz $7,000 (no win bonus awarded for draw) vs. Thiago Tavares $15,000
• Rafael dos Anjos $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) def. Kyle Bradley $8,000
• Gerald Harris $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)* def. John Salter $6,000
• Nick Catone $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) def. Jesse Forbes $6,000

*- The following fighters received $30,000 "Fight Night" bonuses.

Total salary for UFC Fight Night 20 (including "Fight Night bonuses) was $483,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total salary was $363,000. Total base salary was $252,000.

Total bonus money was $231,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total bonus money was $111,000.

Nate Diaz's salary made up 19% of base salary.

Gray Maynard's salary made up 11% of total salary and 7.9% of base salary.

Chris Leben's salary made up 16.5% of total salary and 11.9% of base salary.

The main event participants salaries made up 26.9% of the card's base salary. While the top three earners made up 39% of the card's base salary.

SBN coverage of UFC Fight Night 20: Maynard vs. Diaz

After the jump WKR continues our new feature where we rank the fighters based upon their perceived value to Zuffa (based on "to show" money). Followed by our own rankings.

Nate Diaz > Chris Leben > Gray Maynard > Efrain Escudero/Amir Sadollah/Thiago Tavares > Brad Blackburn > Aaron Simpson > Tom Lawlor > Evan Dunham > Rafael dos Anjos/Kyle Bradley > Jesse Lennox/Nick Catone > Jay Silva/Jesse Forbes/John Salter

Now this is what WKR believes the ranking should look like.

Gray Maynard > Nate Diaz > Chris Leben > Evan Dunham > Efrain Escudero/Amir Sadollah > Aaron Simpson/Tom Lawlor > Brad Blackburn  > Thiago Tavares > Rafael dos Anjos/Kyle Bradley > Jesse Lennox/Nick Catone > Jay Silva/Jesse Forbes/John Salter