UFC 132 payouts, salaries and earnings for 'Cruz vs Faber 2' event fighters
by Jesse Holland on Jul 5, 2011 12:14 PM EDT
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UFC 132 fighter payouts for those who competed at the "Cruz vs. Faber 2" event this past Saturday night (July 2, 2011) from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas were released earlier today by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Tito Ortiz was the big earner of the night, hauling in a whopping $450,000 for his winning performance over Ultimate Fighter (TUF) 8 Champion Ryan Bader.
"Darth" limps home with $20,000 in defeat.
Coming in a distant second was Wanderlei Silva, who was knocked out in the co-main event but still has 200,000 reasons to feel good about himself. His heavy-handed opponent, Chris Leben, will enjoy a $92,000 payday for 27 seconds of work.
"The Crippler" raked in more than both main event competitors Dominick Cruz ($40,000) and Urijah Faber ($32,000) combined.
Here is the complete list of UFC 132 payouts:
Dominick Cruz: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Urijah Faber: $32,000
Cruz def. Faber via unanimous decisionChris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 to show, $46,000 to win)
Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
Leben def. Silva via knockoutDennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Matt Wiman: $18,000
Siver def. Wiman via unanimous decisionTito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus)
Ryan Bader: $20,000
Ortiz def. Bader via submission (guillotine choke)Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 to show, $34,000 to win)
Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000
Condit def. Kim via technical knockout (strikes)Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 to show, $32,000 to win)
Shane Roller: $21,000
Guillard def. Roller via knockoutRafael dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
George Sotiropoulos: $15,000
Dos Anjos def. Sotiropoulos via knockoutBrian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000
Bowles def. Mizugaki via unanimous decisionAaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Brad Tavares: $10,000
Simpson def. Tavares via unanimous decisionAnthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Andre Winner: $14,000
Njokuani def. Winner via unanimous decisionJeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Donny Walker: $6,000
Hougland def. Walker via unanimous decision
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 132 was $1,277,000.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the UFC often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for "Cruz vs. Faber 2" go here.
For complete UFC 132 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.
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hah he begs for his job..wins and makes 450,000g's lol
i love how a losing wany makes more then both main eventers combined lol
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by Lesnar's striking coach on Jul 5, 2011 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
wow
That number just blew my mind
by 10thDegreeWhiteBelt on Jul 5, 2011 1:04 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He actually made more with his Sub OTN
than the Main event + Co-Main event + FOTN Bonuses…. Tito needs to stop effin complaining!!!
losers make excuses, winners make it happen...
Dam Tito would make a good Agent
Begged for his job but still got paid like he was the champion
it's pretty simple.
and obvious. Tito’s fought 4 former UFC champs and he’ll keep getting those kind of fights while being paid that much. Just like Brock Lesnar and Chuck, Randy had to fight top names and be in big fights even though they don’t deserve it.
I am who i is.
Tito deserves it...
Some of these guys are criminally underpaid. Tito’s a guy who knows he’s a name and milks it. I’m more surprised by Leban’s numbers than Tito’s.
Tito does deserve it.
For one he’s fought nothing but UFC champions over the past couple of years. On top of that, i have heard so many people say that wether they were at home, in a bar, in front of their pc, they all got up out of their seats high fiving everyone around them going crazy over Tito’s win. There’s no doubt the UFC has moved away from heavily promoting one or two fighters as they did in the earlier days – probably due to the salary cost! – but it will pay off in this case because i believe the UFC event with Tito’s next fight will top the UFC’s PPV record. I’m certain of it.
seriously
no wonder Dana loves the WEC guys so much
"Ability is of little account without opportunity."
Its like sweat shop labor
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Just because the WEC fighters are small,
you don’t need to compare them to children. Not cool, mythbuster.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
+1 for the lol
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
I like this new found humor
seriously competing with PW for one-line honors this week.
Last of the hopeless fools
Titos pay is way of
someone wanna explain to me why He made more for this fight just to show up then last fight?
he probably didnt get a PPV cut or a "Win Bonus"
imagine if they did 750K PPV buys at $55 each. if he got just 1% of that then he’d get at least $400K. i have no idea what the big boys make as far as PPV % but i think Lesnar and Couture made something like 5%. Tito would probably be similar.
losers make excuses, winners make it happen...
How wrong is this?
It’s like having co-workers who keep presenting failed projects, while you’re making the company money, then you find out they make 10 times your salary.
That is insane!
But you can never blame your co-worker for making as much as they can...
It's all about the entertainment.
That doesn't make it right.
Siver and Condit made more money than either of the main eventers.
That is ridiculous.
Both have been in the UFC longer I guess
Has a sig bet with Californication for Wiman/Siver at UFC 132
Further more, I have a sig bet with Chronogata on Lesnar over JDS
by doonerthesooner on Jul 5, 2011 1:03 PM EDT up reply actions
meh
Has a sig bet with Californication for Wiman/Siver at UFC 132
Further more, I have a sig bet with Chronogata on Lesnar over JDS
by doonerthesooner on Jul 5, 2011 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions
they are all under their old WEC contracts, the UFC contracts will be more when it s time to renegotiate
In the meantime they are making a shit load more in sponsorships because of the increased visibility. It will all work itself out.
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better lawyers lol
"This could be the worst disaster we've ever faced"
"With all due respect, sir, I believe this is gonna be our finest hour"
The WEC guys are still on their old contracts.
the payout will even themselves out now that they are in the UFC.
If Cruz and Faber continue to fight the way they did on Saturday, they will make more money.
Last of the hopeless fools
And now the complaints. Sheesh.
I've got something to say; it better to burn out than to fade away!!!
Walking on the beach and cleaning my sandles of all that excess Bisping.
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Fixed
Damn Wandy is getting paid….and he’ll probably never be in the main event or co-main event cage again.
Times have changed for sailors these days, when I'm at port I get what I need. Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris, but that American creation on which I feed.
Ortiz has been around a loooonnnnggg time
He should be making that
Long live the dragon!!!
by Octagon Brilliance on Jul 5, 2011 12:47 PM EDT reply actions
This is true....he's been around...but come on, 450k? That's he negotiated with Dana when he returned? That's GSP money
…that’s more than Anderson
He earned that ish though, unlike GSP. He made that fight card one of the best and overall deserved the cash.
Mauricio Rua
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by danago on Jul 5, 2011 12:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Think of it this way when he was on the top of the world as the best lhw he was getting paid probably like 15 grand
Fedor Emelianenko. 9 years undefeated. 7 years #1 ranked Heavyweight. The absolute Greatest Fighter of All Time.
All this hugging and shit is nothing. K1 stand-up fight real knock-outs. - Badr Hari
by David Emerson on Jul 5, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
These fighters are getting paid. Chris Leben on 90k? If he gets in 3 fights a year he’s doing good and he isn’t even a draw. Wand can get paid all the money he wants, it won’t do ish when he’s laying in a hospital bed at 60, can’t speak or walk. That’s the road he’s going down so he might aswell buy a new face and get shut of it.
Mauricio Rua
Jon Jones
by danago on Jul 5, 2011 12:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Needs more zaz!
Has a sig bet with Californication for Wiman/Siver at UFC 132
Further more, I have a sig bet with Chronogata on Lesnar over JDS
by doonerthesooner on Jul 5, 2011 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
And Tito said he took a big" paycut? WTF?
"Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong." - Dennis Miller
Wait
so Tito made $525,000!?
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
So Shane Roller made more to show than Dominick Cruz?
It’s good to weigh more…
Last of the hopeless fools
Also explains why Nelson won't drop to 205
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Lol, looks that way.
Anderson Silva, Edson Barboza, Jose Aldo, Charles Oliveira, Thiago Alves = Muay Thai wrecking machines!
by SentientAndroid on Jul 5, 2011 1:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Some fighters are looking a bit overpaid if you ask me.
Fedor Emelianenko. 9 years undefeated. 7 years #1 ranked Heavyweight. The absolute Greatest Fighter of All Time.
All this hugging and shit is nothing. K1 stand-up fight real knock-outs. - Badr Hari
Some fighters are looking a bit underpaid if you ask me.
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by daniel worby on Jul 5, 2011 1:14 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
normally im very MEH on all things related to Andre Winner...
But its kinda fucked up that those 14Gs are gonna get shredded! Taxes, insurance, managers, and all the miscellaneous expenses are probly gonna leave him holding 5grand for the brutalization he took…I’m more impressed with him surviving now that I know how much he made for that!
"Fuck Ceasar Gracie, and fuck the fuckin' Diaz brothers! Fuck'em all! I bury those cock-a-roaches!"-Rory MacDonald
by Fat Daddy Doobs on Jul 5, 2011 1:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I missed that fight
Andre look any good?
Mauricio Rua
Jon Jones
by danago on Jul 5, 2011 1:23 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
He can take a hell of a beating, I’ll give him that. But Njokuani completely outclassed him. Two moves ahead at every turn.
Times have changed for sailors these days, when I'm at port I get what I need. Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris, but that American creation on which I feed.
Njokuani is an enigma
looks great against every stand-up fighter he faces, but has ZERO TDD and BJJ oiff his back. Sad really.
Last of the hopeless fools
Three other fighters who lose made less than Winner
Why did you single him out? How about the guy that made $6000?
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
The two guys who opened the show and were making their UFC debuts? That’s right in line with what they should be making. And when it was still WEC, those guys would have made maybe 3K to begin.
Times have changed for sailors these days, when I'm at port I get what I need. Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris, but that American creation on which I feed.
Tell it to Doobs
He was complaining how little Winner made. I was pointing out that people made less.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Didn’t he win his season of TUF? If that’s the best TUF is producing they need to either completely overhaul that show or scrap it entirely.
Times have changed for sailors these days, when I'm at port I get what I need. Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris, but that American creation on which I feed.
Considering the ratings, and mini-war with Spike
I think the scrapping is in the future.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Winner was the runner-up to Ross Pearson.
Nevertheless, they definitely still need to either revamp the show or discontinue it. These days it’s pretty much a joke.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Especially since they are signing fighters just to coach a reality show now (Miller).
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
this season will be awesome and renew people's faith in the show
unless the viewers realize the glut of talent at 135/145 not in the UFC.
Last of the hopeless fools
Let me know.
I won’t be watching so I’ll rely on your word.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
like every season before the last season
I will DVR and watch the fights only. Last season, I DVR’d and deleted instead of watching. It cost me a really bad event in the money pool, and I willnot repeat that mistake. ;)
Last of the hopeless fools
wasnt complaining...
Just saying of the lesser paid fighters on this show Winner took the worst beating….the dollars to ass whipping ratio was off in Andre’s case…and P-Dub had the right of it…for UFC debutantes 6Gs sounds fair enough..
"Fuck Ceasar Gracie, and fuck the fuckin' Diaz brothers! Fuck'em all! I bury those cock-a-roaches!"-Rory MacDonald
by Fat Daddy Doobs on Jul 5, 2011 1:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
And Tavares made less
And Winner is coming off two losses.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Show your champ some respect Dana!
Dominick Cruz: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Urijah Faber: $32,000
Fighting solves everything.
I think it was needed
Don’t speak for me.
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
by mythbuster on Jul 5, 2011 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I think the bigger travesty is that Faber is only making $32,000 base
after being the poster boy for the WEC.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
$32K for an org that only ever did one PPV is pretty good, IMO.
And I am sure he gets a TON of money from Amp’d
He is making 60% more than the 135 champ.
Last of the hopeless fools
Definitely true.
I’d be curious to know where he falls in terms of sponsorship (of all fighters in MMA), because I think he has to be pretty high up. And I don’t have a problem with him making more money than Cruz at the moment, because I think he’s earned it with his career accomplishments. But he certainly shouldn’t be out-earning him by as much as he is.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Rashad
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Contract, contract, contract
you know this.
Didn’t they get fight of the night?
Last of the hopeless fools
The smaller guys will never get to the $200k+ range
it will take a dead era for MMA HW’s/LHW’s for that to happen, ala boxing today.
Let’s see Cruz carry a PPV before giving him huge money, but you are right, he should make more. I think $40k/$40k would be fair.
Last of the hopeless fools
to me its not so much how much he's gettin paid...
its that the challenger is gettin paid more than the champ…i dont like it. Cruz is the champ, pay him! But I know thats now how it works.
Fighting solves everything.
But that would skew the whole dynamic
GSP beats Hughes, instantly makes more than Hughes (the best WW to ever fight and by far the highest paid), Serra beats GSP and gets paid more than GSP?
I am actually suprised these guys do not try to negotiate an automatic pay increase if they win a belt, but I have never seen a UFC contract to know if they are air-tight/“my way or the highway” contracts or if there is actual negotiation.
Last of the hopeless fools
derp
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
$450,000 for Tito for a fight he was supposed to lose.
Good negotiating Dana lol
"Why am I here? Why does my mind have wings? Why do blue midgets hit me with fish?!" - The Tick
Now Dana is fuming because he is going to have to give Tito at least one more big paycheck.
Times have changed for sailors these days, when I'm at port I get what I need. Not Havanas or bananas or daiquiris, but that American creation on which I feed.
Sure, but I’m definitely interested in seeing Tito’s next fight… so he’ll be a big addition to whatever card he fights on next. 450k is chump change compared to the $10+ millions they make on each of these PPVs. And Tito is definitely still a big name, he probably got the biggest reaction from the crowd.
The 2 guys Dana wants to retire:
Tito: $450,000
Wandy: $250,000
Both in losing efforts
Fighting solves everything.
+1
Watching the old guard fall off the map makes me realize that it is cheaper in the long run for the UFC to overpay for other orgs like SF, than it is to have legitimate competition for the fighters at the highest level. Imagine in 10 years if Sera/Franklin/Shad/Forrest/Page are all making $500k/per as former champs.
Last of the hopeless fools
Yeah but
I’d like to see the buy numbers because of those two being on the card compared to recent buys. As much as hardcore fans like Cruz and Faber they aren’t gonna generate a lot of buys.
Tito will add big numbers (yes, still) and I’d go as far as to say more fans will buy his next fight to see if he really is healthy and a contender again.
Money always makes money.
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by Shoguns Hairy Forearms. on Jul 5, 2011 1:54 PM EDT up reply actions
Both in losing efforts
You block the Tito/Bader fight from your memory?
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
I was just typing the same thing. He is still in disbelief
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by freenow82 on Jul 5, 2011 3:18 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thats insane
Chris Leben can punch my face in for that much!
I officially have a vagina because I am the one and only man in the Mania Cash Pool to lose to a girl.
Still surprised Tito makes 450k, he should NEVER complain about Dana ever again, and yes, i know how much the UFC makes, etc. That’s still a hefty payday for a guy who wasn’t a top tier fighter ( till Sat nite at least )……
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