UFC 108 Salaries and Analysis
by Zak Woods on Jan 4, 2010 2:03 PM EST
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UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva are now public.
- Rashad Evans $375,000 ($200,000 to show, $175,000 to win) def. Thiago Silva $55,000
- Paul Daley $34,200 ($16,200 to show, fined 10-percent for missing weight, $18,000 to win)* def. Dustin Hazelett $19,800 (awarded 10-percent of Daley's purse)
- Sam Stout $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)* def. Joe Lauzon $12,000*
- Jim Miller $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win) def. Duane Ludwig $12,000
- Junior dos Santos $60,000 ($30,000 to show, $30,000 to win) def. Gilbert Yvel $30,000
- Martin Kampmann $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win) def. Jacob Volkmann $6,000
- Cole Miller $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)* def. Dan Lauzon $15,000
- Mark Munoz $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win) def. Ryan Jensen $10,000
- Jake Ellenberger $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) def. Mike Pyle $17,000
- Rafaello Oliveira $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) def. John Gunderson $5,000
*- The following fighters received a $50,000 "Fight Night" bonus.
Total salary for UFC 108 (including "Fight Night bonuses) was $1,047,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total salary was $847,000. Total base salary was $526,000.
Total bonus money was $521,000. Without "Fight Night" bonuses total bonus money was $321,000.
Rashad Evans' salary made up 35.8% of the total salary and 38% of the base salary.
Thiago Silva made 10.5% of the base salary.
Junior dos Santos made 5.7 % of the the total salary and 5.7% of the base salary.
"Fight Night" bonuses made up 19.1% of the total salary.
The three highest paid fighters on the card (excluding "Fight Night" bonuses): Rashad Evans, Thiago Silva and Junior dos Santos made 46.8% of total salary and 54.2% of base salary.
SBN coverage of UFC 108: Evans vs. Silva
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.
Value of each fighter for Zuffa according to "to show" money.
Rashad Evans > Thiago Silva > Junior dos Santos/ Gilbert Yvel > Martin Kampmann > Paul Daley/ Dustin Hazelett > Mike Pyle > Mark Munoz > Jim Miller/ Dan Lauzon > Joe Lauzon/ Sam Stout/ Duane Ludwig/ Cole Miller > Ryan Jensen/ Jake Ellenberger/ Rafaello Oliveira > Jacob Volkmann > Johnn Gunderson
Now this is what WKR believes the ranking should look like
Rashad Evans > Junior dos Santos > Thiago Silva > Paul Daley > Gilbert Yvel > Martin Kampmann > Dustin Hazelett > Jim Miller/ Joe Lauzon/ Mike Pyle/ Mark Munoz > Sam Stout/Dan Lauzon/ Duane Ludwig/ Cole Miller/ Jake Ellenberger > Ryan Jensen/ Rafaello Oliveira > Jacob Volkmann > Johnn Gunderson
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I’d make the arguement that Paul Daley should be second or arguably first on the value list. The dude is great at prefight hype and so far has delivered on his promises. I’d still like to see his ground game challenged before annointing him the second coming.
JDS inability to speak great english is holding him from the top spot in IMO. In the meantime he is putting together a VERY nice highlight reel that speaks to all languages.
Daley is just such an enigma IMO.
This was very true,
“The dude is great at prefight hype and so far has delivered on his promises”but his ground game hasn’t been tested. Also, I am loathe to promote a guy really high in these rankings after just one performance.
I put JDS higher bc I think he will fight for the HW Title where as Zuffa will never risk having a fighter win the WW belt who has lost to a champion outside of the UFC (unless they are about to sign that guy).
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Odd?
Anyone else think it’s strange that Dan made more than his brother Joe?
Since this is the UFC Analysis post I figured I’d add my 2 cents.
Does Martin Kampmann have the WORST standup defense of all time? While he does have some nice wins It seems like win or lose his face gets plowed every fight. Volkmann is no demon on his feet, but connected with some nice shots. Drew McFedries lit MK up in their fight. Hendo, Nate, etc. For as good as he is in other aspects of his game this will be his downfall anytime he faces someone that has good hands.
Personally I can’t stand Cole Miller’s personality and think now would be a good time for his rematch with Joe Lauzon……but on an UFN instead of a PPV.
Jake Ellenberger is a tank! He is already very good and it’s scary to think how much better he might get. I wonder why he split with Team Quest and if he has plans to get with a more established camp than the one in Nebraska that he is currently at?
Does Martin Kampmann have the WORST standup defense of all time?
Yes, yes he does. I am about ready to jump off that bandwagon.
Jake Ellenberger is a tank!
Would love to see him fight Carlos Condit again but I think that’s just bc I want to crap on the old WEC welterweight division
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