'Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey' salaries: Souza, Thomson lead $543K payroll

Former champs Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza ($92,000) and Josh Thomson ($80,000) took home the biggest paydays at this past weekend's "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" event.

Headliners Miesha Tate ($19,000) and Ronda Rousey ($32,000) lagged behind on the event's payroll, which totaled $543,500.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of official disclosed paydays from the Ohio Athletic Commission.

"Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" took place this past Saturday, March 3, at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio. The event's main card aired live on Showtime while preliminary-card fights aired on Showtime Extreme.

The headliner saw the women's bantamweight title change hands when Rousey continued her streak of first-round armbars submission by forcing a tap-out from Tate.

The full "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey" paydays included:

Ronda Rousey: $32,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Miesha Tate: $19,000

Josh Thomson: $80,000 (no win bonus)
def. K.J. Noons: $38,000

Kazuo Misaki: $50,000 (no win bonus)
def. Paul Daley: $45,000

Lumumba Sayers: $10,000 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
Scott Smith: $65,000

Ronaldo Souza: $92,000 (includes $22,000) win bonus)
def. Bristol Marunde: $10,000

Sarah Kaufman: $25,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Alexis Davis: $4,000

Roger Bowling: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Brandon Saling: $5,000

Pat Healy: $22,500 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Carlos Fodor: $12,000

Ryan Couture: $10,000 (no win bonus)
def. Conor Heun: $8,000

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. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses Zuffa, LLC oftentimes pays.

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

For more on "Strikeforce: Tate vs. Rousey," including the night's official results, check out the MMA Events section of the site.