Josh Thomson upset Gilbert Melendez for the Strikeforce world lightweight title at this past Friday's "Strikeforce: Melendez vs. Thomson" event, but Thomson couldn't edge the former title-holder when it came to his payday.
Thomson earned a reported base salary of $35,000 ($15,000 of which was a win bonus) for the event; Melendez earned an event-high $50,000.
The June 27 event, which took place at the HP Pavilion in San Jose, Calif., drew 7,288 spectators for a live gate of $355,487. The event aired live on HDNet.
In addition to the main-event bout, a title fight took place between Strikeforce world light heavyweight champion Bobby Southworth and Anthony Ruiz. Southworth earned $25,000 in victory; Ruiz got $200, though most of his salary was already paid as part of an advance.
The official payroll for the event was $203,200.
The full list of salaries included:
Alexandre Trivino: $1,500 ($500 win bonus)
def. Eric Jacob: $1,000
Jorge Interiano: $1,500 ($500 win bonus)
def. Travis Johnson: $2,000
Cyrillo Padilha: $2,500 ($750 win bonus)
def. Jesse Jones: $2,000
Brian Caraway: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
def. Alvin Cacdac: $3,000
Bobby Stack: $3,000 ($1,000 win bonus)
def. Jose Palacios: $3,000
Chris Cariaso: $6,000 (no win bonus)
def. Anthony Figueroa: $5,000
Jeremiah Metcalf: $8,500 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Raymond Daniels: $10,000
Miesha Tate: $1,500 ($500 win bonus)
def. Elaina Maxwell: $4,000
Bobby Southworth: $25,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Ruiz: $200*
Billy Evangelista: $14,000 ($7000 win bonus)
def. Nam Phan: $10,000
Josh Thomson: $35,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Melendez: $50,000
Eric Lawson: $8,000 ($1,000 KO/submission bonus)
def. Jesse Gillespie: $3,500
