"The Ultimate Fighter 13" Medical Supsensions, Salaries, Bonuses, Gate Receipts, And Attendance Figures

So, how successful was “The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale”? If you’re judging solely on the quality of the show, there seems to be a very mixed reaction from most of the MMA fanbase. But what about pure dollars and cents? How much money did Anthony Ferguson receive for achieving his dream, what did Anthony Pettis score for his ufc debut? And who’s going to be on the sidelines with injuries? Here’s all that and more in one giant heaping helping: here are the live gate and attendance numbers, the traditional post-fight award bonuses, the medical suspensions, and the official salaries of “The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale”.

First up on our tour is MMA Junkie, who brings us the live attendance and gate receipts. According to their report, a little over 1,800 fans (1,857 to be exact) filled The Pearl at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, with a live gate attendance of $429,000.

Next up is the one and only Sherdog, which brings us the post-fight award bonuses. Kyle Kingsbury and Fabio Maldonado won the “Fight of the Night” award for their tough three-round war of attrition. Reuben Duran scored “Submission of the Night” for his very slick Rear Naked Choke victory over Francisco Rivera. “Knockout of the Night” went to Tony Ferguson, who won the thirteenth season of “The Ultimate Fighter” when he knocked out Ramsey Nijem. All four fighters collected a cool $40,000 bonus for their heartfelt performances.

Next up, we head to MMA Mania for the official list of medical suspensions handed out after the event concluded. They are as follows.

Kyle Kingsbury: Must clear left orbital fracture by an ophthalmologist or ENT or no contest until 12/02/11, minimum suspension no contest until 07/20/11, no contact until 07/05/11

Danny Downes: Must have right hand x-rayed & right hand and left shoulder need orthopedic Dr clearance or no contest until 12/02/11; minimum no contest until 07/20/11, no contact until 07/05/11

Fabio Maldonado: Suspended until 07/20/11, no contact until 07/05/11

Ramsey Nijem: Suspended until 07/20/11, no contact until 07/05/11

Tim Credeur: Suspended until 07/05/11, no contact until 06/26/11

Chris Cope: Must have both thumbs x-rayed if positive then must be cleared by orthopedic Dr. or no contest until 12/02/11

Josh Grispi: Suspended until 06/26/11, no contact until 06/19/11

Shamar Bailey: Suspended until 07/05/11, no contact until 06/26/11

Justin Edwards: Suspended until 07/05/11, no contact until 06/26/11

Ken Stone: Suspended until 08/04/11, no contact until 07/20/11

And in the final leg of our tour, we head back to Sherdog for the official salaries of “The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale” participants. Here’s what everyone took home at the end of the night, not including things like post-fight bonuses and sponsorship money.

Tony Ferguson — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Ramsey Nijem — $8,000

Clay Guida — $74,000 (including $37,000 win bonus) defeated Anthony Pettis — $10,000

Ed Herman — $48,000 (including $24,000 win bonus) defeated Tim Credeur — $10,000

Kyle Kingsbury — $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus) defeated Fabio Maldonado — $10,000

Chris Cope — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Chuck O’Neil — $8,000

Jeremy Stephens — $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus) defeated Danny Downes — $4,000

George Roop — $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus) defeated Josh Grispi — $15,000

Shamar Bailey — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Ryan McGillivray — $8,000

Clay Harvison — $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus) defeated Justin Edwards — $8,000

Scott Jorgensen — $29,000 (including $14,500 win bonus) defeated Ken Stone — $5,000

Reuben Duran — $12,000 (including $6,000 win bonus) defeated Francisco Rivera — $4,000

There are a few interesting notes from the fighter salaries. At the end of the night, Clay Guida made over seven times more money than Anthony Pettis. I hope that near-75k keeps him comfortable at night as his fans leave him en masse. I think it’s weird that Ed Herman made so much money considering he was coming back from a long absence and had lost three out of his last four fights before sitting out for a year. Finally, I think it’s ironic that George Roop made less money than Josh Grispi. As much as I enjoyed watching Grispi in the WEC, it’s become very evident that Grispi’s UFC experiment has failed.