WEC Payouts

Courtesy of MMAMANIA.COM

The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) today released fighter purses for WEC 38: “Varner vs. Cerrone,” which was held at the San Diego Sports Arena in San Diego, Calif., on Jan. 25.

Former featherweight champion Urijah Faber took home the biggest salary ($48,000) and the man who he stopped (again), Jens Pulver, was the second highest paid fighter on the card ($35,000). Jamie Varner — who outpointed Donald Cerrone after their “Fight of the Night” was cut short in round five because of an illegal (but unintentional) — took home the bronze for his successful title defense.
Here is the complete list of WEC 38 payouts:

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Jamier Varner — $34,000 ($17,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Donald Cerrone — $9,000
Varner defeated Cerrone via split decision
Urijah Faber — $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win)
Jens Pulver — $35,000
Faber defeated Pulver via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Danillo Villefort — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Mike Campbell — $3,000
Villefort defeated Campbell via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Jose Aldo — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Rolando Perez — $3,000
Aldo defeated Perez via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Benson Henderson — $5,000 ($3,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Anthony Njokuani — $2,000
Henderson defeated Njokuani via submission (guillotine choke) in round two
Edgar Garcia — $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win)
Hiromitsu Miura — $6,000
Garcia defeated Miura via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Dominick Cruz — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Ian MCCall — $3,000
Cruz defeated McCall via unanimous decision
Scott Jorgensen — $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Frank Gomez — $2,000
Jorgensen defeated Gomez via submission (guillotine choke) in round one
Jesse Lennox — $4,000 ($2,000 to show, $2,000 to win)
Blas Avena — $7,000
Lennox defeated Avena via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Charlie Valencia — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Seth Dikun — $2,000
Valencia defeated Dikun via unanimous decision</BLOCKQUOTE>
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 WEC 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 WEC 38 go here.
The total base fighter payroll for the event, which attracted a solid crowd of 10,201 attendees and a net gate of $486,324, was $217,000.