The WEC 41 Payout continues to support the fact that, the best fighters don’t always make the most money. Jens Pulver, was not a headliner and who was submitted early in the first round by Josh Grispi, actually made the most money bring bringing home $31,253. Urijah Faber, who also lost made less than Pulver, but still made more than Mike Brown who defended his title against Faber. The rest of the payouts are below. Just remember that these figures don’t include any of the sponsorships or other payments the fighters receive.
Champ Mike Brown: $25,256 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Urijah Faber: $25,790
Jose Aldo: $17,625 ($11,000 win bonus)
def. Cub Swanson: $8,940
Donald Cerrone: $17,682.54 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. James Krause: $1,692
Josh Grispi: $17,381 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Jens Pulver: $31,253
Manny Gamburyan: $26,960 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. John Franchi: $3,108
Rafael Rebello: $3,650 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Kyle Dietz: $1,840
Anthony Pettis: $3,302.10 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Campbell: $2,950
Antonio Banuelos: $9,840 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Jorgensen: $5,530
Frank Gomez: $3,962.41 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Noah Thomas: $2,350
Seth Dikun: $3,940 ($2,000 win bonus)
def. Rolando Perez: $2,890
Payout figures via MMA Junkie
