– MMA Mania has reported the fighter payouts for Strikeforce: Carano vs. Cyborg listed below:
Main Card Fighters
Cristiane Santos: $25,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Gina Carano: $125,000
*Santos defeated Carano via technical knockout (strikes) at 4:59 of round one
Gegard Mousasi: $2,000 (no win bonus)
Renato Sobral: $75,000
*Mousasi defeated Sobral via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:00 of round one
Gilbert Melendez: $50,000 (no win bonus)
Mitsuhiro Ishida: $30,000
*Melendez defeated Ishida via technical knockout (strikes) at 3:56 of round three
Fabricio Werdum: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $14,000
*Werdum defeated Kyle via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:24 of round one
Preliminary Card
Jay Hieron: $55,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
Jesse Taylor: $12,000
*Hieron defeated Taylor via unanimous decision
Scott Lighty: $4,000 (no win bonus)
Mike Cook: $2,500
*Lighty defeated Cook via technical knockout (strikes) at 2:05 of round one
Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (includes $2,500 win bonus)
David Douglas: $5,500
*Wilcox defeated Douglas via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:16 of round three
James Terry: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
Zak Bucia: $2,000
*Terry defeated Bucia via technical knockout (strikes) at 1:23 of round one
Alexander Trevino: $3,500 (includes $1,500 win bonus)
Isaiah Hill: $2,000
*Trevino defeated Hill via submission (keylock) at 3:56 of round one
*The total payout for the card was $468,500 with an approximate gate of $735,710
* These numbers do not reflect additional bonuses, taxes or money from sponsors.