UFC on Versus 5: Chris Lytle and Ed Herman Top Salary List

[WrestlingSmarks News]

The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services released the salary information for last Sunday's UFC on Versus 5 event in Milwaukee, and the results are a bit surprising, I guess. Chris Lytle was the top earner on the card with $70,000 in salary, while preliminary card fighter Ed Herman was second with a total of $52,000. Here's the full rundown:

Chris Lytle: $70,000 (incl. $35,000 win bonus)
Dan Hardy: $25,000
Ben Henderson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
Jim Miller: $35,000
Donald Cerrone: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus)
Charles Oliveira: $12,000
Duane Ludwig: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
Amir Sadollah: $20,000
Jared Hamman: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
C.B. Dollaway: $20,000
Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 ($21,500 win bonus)
Eddie Wineland: $10,000
Ed Herman: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)
Kyle Noke: $8,000
Ronny Markes: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
Karlos Vemola: $10,000
Jim Hettes: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
Alex Caceres: $8,000
Cole Miller: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus)
T.J. O'Brien: $6,000
Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
Danny Castillo: $17,000
Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
Jason Reinhardt: $6,000

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Of course, Lytle also picked up $130,000 in bonuses (fight of the night and submission of the night), while Hardy got $65,000 (fight of the night) and Cerrone got $65,000 as well (knockout of the night).