Nate Quarry Top Earner At UFN 19

Nate Quarry

Nate Quarry was the top earner at “Ultimate Fight Night: Diaz vs Guillard” earning $60,000 for his fight against Tim Credeur.  Nate Diaz and Carlos Condit were the next top earners with $48,000.

The total disclosed payouts for the event totaled $476,000 and does not include any of the bonuses that were given out.

The full payouts for the event include:

Nate Diaz: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus)
def. Melvin Guillard: $14,000

Gray Maynard: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
def. Roger Huerta: $21,000

Carlos Condit: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus)
def. Jake Ellenberger: $10,000

Nate Quarry: $60,000 ($15,000 to show, $30,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Credeur: $10,000

Brian Stann: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Cantwell: $10,000

Mike Pyle: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Wilson: $17,000

C.B. Dollaway: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 win bonus)
def. Jay Silva: $6,000

Phillipe Nover: $20,000 (did not fight due to seizure, fighter still paid)
vs. Sam Stout: $24,000 (did not fight due to seizure, fighter still paid)

Jeremy Stephens: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Buchholz: $8,000

Mike Pierce: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 win bonus)
def. Brock Larson: $26,000

Ryan Jensen: $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 win bonus)
def. Steve Steinbeiss: $6,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.

In other words, the above salary figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.