MMAmania.com today received the fighter payouts from the Florida State Boxing Commission for WEC 36: "Faber vs. Brown," which took place at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Fla., on November 5.
And there were a few surprises.
First of all, we knew Chael Sonnen would receive a quarter of Paulo Filho's purse for the fight because of the champ's inability to make weight. That came out to $10,250, brining Sonnen's paycheck on the night to an impressive $48,250 and making him the breadwinner for the event.
Jens "Little Evil" Pulver pulled in the second most amount of scratch in a losing effort to Leonard Garcia. He earned $33,000 for 1:12 of work.
The event's headliner -- and the face of the organization -- Urijah Faber cashed in on a measly $14,000. That's $30,000 less than he made for his win over Pulver at WEC 34.
Here are all the WEC 36 payouts:
Mike Brown — $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Urijah "The California Kid" Faber — $14,000
Brown defeated Faber via technical knockout in round one
Chael Sonnen — $48,250 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 to win)
Paulo Filho — $30,750
Sonnen defeated Filho via unanimous decision
Leonard "Bad Boy" Garcia — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jens "Little Evil" Pulver — $33,000
Garcia defeated Pulver via technical knockout in round one
Jake Rosholt — $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Nissen Osterneck — $4,000
Rosholt defeated Osterneck via technical knockout in round two
Donald "Cowboy" Cerrone — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
"Razor" Rob McCullough — $18,000
Cerrone defeated McCullough via unanimous decision
Aaron Simpson — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
David Avellan — $3,000
Simpson defeated Avellan via knockout in round one
Jose Aldo — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Jonathan Brookings — $3,000
Aldo defeated Brookings via technical knockout in round three
Carmelo Marrero — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Steve Steinbess — $6,000
Marrero defeated Steinbess via split decision
Danny Castillo — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Rafael Dias — $3,000
Castillo defeated Dias via technical knockout in round one
Rani Yahya — $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Yoshiro Maeda — $6,000
Yahya defeated Maeda via submission (guillotine) in round one
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, promotions often hand out extra cash for "Fight of the Night," "Knockout of the Night" and "Submission of the Night." To check out these figures for WEC 36 go here.
The total base fighter payroll for event was $287,000.
For complete results and coverage of WEC 36 click here.
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