WEC 47 Fighter Salaries and Performance Bonuses

When Jens Pulver said he doesn’t make much money from competing in MMA he wasn’t lying. After an emotional speech following his loss to Javier Vazquez, Pulver stated that he fights for the fans because he doesn’t make that much money. Pulver walked away with $14,000, which is a lot less than what he made in his last fight at WEC 41 against Josh Grispi ($31,000).

The Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) has released the fighter salaries from WEC 47 and Joseph Benavidez walks away as the top earner of the event. Benavidez defeated Miguel Torres (who takes the second highest salary) by guillotine choke.

Salaries

Dominick Cruz: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
Brian Bowles: $12,000

Joseph Benavidez: $29,000 ($14,500 win bonus)
Miguel Torres: $26,000

Javier Vazquez: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
Jens Pulver: $14,000

L.C. Davis: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
Deividas Taurosevicius: $9,000

Bart Palaszewski: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
Karen Darabedyan: $4,000

Scott Jorgensen : $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
Chad George: $3,000

Chad Mendes: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus)
Erik Koch: $3,000

Anthony Pettis: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus)
Danny Castillo: $9,500

Leonard Garcia: $14,000 (no win bonus included – fight declared a draw)
George Roop: $3,000 (no win bonus included – fight declared a draw)

Fredson Paixao: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)
Courtney Buck: $3,000

Ricardo Lamas: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
Bendy Casimir: $3,000

Performance Bonuses

Fight of the Night: George Roop vs. Leonard Garcia ($10,000 each)
Submission of the Night: Joseph Benavidez ($10,000)
Knockout of the Night: Anthony Pettis ($10,000)