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The Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services has released the official payroll figures for last Sunday's UFC on Versus 5 event, which took place from the Bradley Center in Milwaukee.
Unsurprisingly, main event winner Chris Lytle topped the night's $578,000 payroll with a $70,000 payday for his win over Dan Hardy. Other top earners on the card were Ed Herman and Joseph Benavidez, who took home $52K and $43K, respectively.
Full disclosed payroll for the event (not including sponsorships or "Fight Night" and locker room bonuses) are below:
* Chris Lytle: $70,000 (includes $35,000 win bonus)
* Dan Hardy: $25,000
* Ben Henderson: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
* Jim Miller: $35,000
* Donald Cerrone: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
* Charles Oliveira: $12,000
* Duane "Bang" Ludwig: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
* Amir Sadollah: $20,000
* Jared Hamman: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
* C.B. Dollaway: $20,000
* Joseph Benavidez: $43,000 (includes $21,500 win bonus)
* Eddie Wineland: $10,000
* Ed Herman: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
* Kyle Noke: $8,000
* Ronny Markes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
* Karlos Vemola: $10,000
* Jim Hettes: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
* Alex Caceres: $8,000
* Cole Miller: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
* T.J. O'Brien: $6,000
* Jacob Volkmann: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
* Danny Castillo: $17,000
* Edwin Figueroa: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
* Jason Reinhardt: $6,000
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