WSOF 30 salaries: Fighter payouts range from $500 to $130,000

David Branch

Fighters competing at this past weekend’s WSOF 30 event made as much as $130,000 and as little as $500.

MMAjunkie recently requested and received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

WSOF 30 took place this past Saturday, April 2, at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. The main card aired on NBCSN following prelims on MMAjunkie.

The night’s top earner was middleweight champion David Branch (18-3), who scored a dominant unanimous-decision win over challenger Clifford Starks (13-3) in the headliner. Branch earned $65,000 to show and another $65,000 as a win bonus for a total disclosed payout of $130,000. Starks earned $15,000.

In the co-headliner, Jon Fitch (28-7-1) claimed the organization’s vacant welterweight title with a dominant unanimous-decision win over Joao Zeferino (20-8). Fitch earned $70,000, and Zeferino picked up $15,000.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $294,000.

The full WSOF 30 payouts included:

David Branch: $130,000 (includes $65,000 win bonus)
def. Clifford Starks: $15,000

Jon Fitch: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
def. Joao Zeferino: $15,000

Vinny Magalhaes: $14,000 (includes $7,000 win bonus)
def. Jake Heun: $10,000

Abu Azaitar: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Danny Davis Jr.: $3,000

Abubakar Nurmagomedov: $7,000 (includes $3,500 win bonus)
def. Matthew Frincu: $4,000

Rex Harris: $3,000 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
def. Clinton Williams: $4,000

Steve Kozola: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Church: $1,000

Adam Acquaviva: $4,200 (includes $2,000 win bonus)*
def. Andres Ponce: $800*

Zach Bunnell: $1,000 (includes $500 win bonus)
def. Jeff Roman: $500

* – 20 percent ($200) of Ponce’s show money was awarded to Acquaviva after Ponce failed to make weight

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