World Series of Fighting 4 salaries: Spong, Sefo and Harris earn top payouts

Winning fighters Tyrone Spong ($31,000) and Gerald Harris ($30,000), as well as losing competitor/company president Ray Sefo ($30,000) were the top earners at this past weekend’s World Series of Fighting 4 event.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today obtained the list of disclosed paydays from the California State Athletic Commission.

WSOF 4 took place Saturday, Aug. 10, at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, Calif. The main card aired on NBC Sports Network.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $225,000.

Sefo, a veteran kickboxer who temporarily stepped down as WSOF president to train for his fight, earned a flat payday of $30,000. Even if victorious over Dave Huckaba, who earned a second-round TKO, Sefo wouldn’t have earned a win bonus.

The full list of WSOF 4 paydays included:

Tyrone Spong: $31,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
def. Angel DeAnda: $4,000

Marlon Moraes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Hempleman: $3,000

Nick Newell: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Keon Caldwell: $2,000

Dave Huckaba: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Ray Sefo: $30,000

Gesias Cavalcante: $18,000 (includes $9,000 win bonus)
def. Tyson Griffin: $8,000

Gerald Harris: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Jorge Santiago: $13,000

Lewis Gonzales: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio McKee: $6,000

Jared Papazian: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. John Robles: $2,000

Victor Valenzuela: $4,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Isaac Gutierrez: $2,000

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.

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

For complete coverage of WSOF 4, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

(Pictured: Ray Sefo)