The official fighter salaries for WEC 47: "Bowles vs Cruz" were released by the Ohio Athletic Commission on Monday. The event took place this past Saturday, March 6, from the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio and the event's main card was televised live on Versus.

The event's top earner was co-main event winner Joseph Benavidez, who pocketed $29,000. Benavidez defeated former WEC bantamweight champion Miguel Torres via second round submission. Benavidez also pocketed an extra $10,000, as he was awarded the "Submission of the Night" bonus.

Co-main event loser Torres was the second biggest earner of the night, taking home $26,000 for his aforementioned second-round submission loss to Benavidez.

Other top earners from the event included newly crowned WEC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz ($18,000), L.C. Davis ($18,000) and Scott Jorgensen ($16,000).

Also of note, preliminary card fighter Anthony Pettis earned an additional $10,000, as he took home "Knockout of the Night" for his first-round KO win over Danny Castillo.

Preliminary card fighters Leonard Garcia and George Roop also took home an extra $10,000, as they were awarded the "Fight of the Night" bonus for their three-round featherweight battle. However, Garcia and Roop just earned their show money, with no win bonus being given out as they battled to a rare draw.

Below is the complete list of WEC 47 payouts:

Dominick Cruz - $18,000 (Includes $9,000 win bonus)
Brian Bowles - $12,000
Cruz defeated Bowles by second round TKO (injury)

Joseph Benavidez - $29,000 (Includes $14,500 win bonus)
Miguel Torres - $26,000
Benavidez defeated Torres by second round submission (guillotine choke)

Javier Vasquez - $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Jens Pulver - $14,000
Vasquez defeated Pulver by first round submission (armbar)

L.C. Davis - $18,000 (Includes $9,000 win bonus)
Deividas Taurosevicius - $9,000
Davis defeated Taurosevicius by majority decision

Bart Palaszewski - $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Karen Darabedyan - $4,000
Palaszewski defeated Darabedyan by first round submission (armbar)

Scott Jorgensen - $16,000 (Includes $8,000 win bonus)
Chad George - $3,000
Jorgensen defeated George by first round submission (guillotine choke)

Chad Mendes - $8,000 (Includes $4,000 win bonus)
Eric Koch - $3,000
Mendes defeated Koch by unanimous decision

Anthony Pettis - $6,000 (Includes $3,000 win bonus)
Danny Castillo - $9,500
Pettis defeated Castillo by first round knockout (head kick)

Leonard Garcia - $14,000
George Roop - $3,000
Garcia and Roop fought to a draw

Fredson Paixao - $4,000 (Includes $2,000 win bonus)
Courtney Buck - $3,000
Paixao defeated Buck by first round (rear naked choke)

Ricardo Lamas - $10,000 (Includes $5,000 win bonus)
Bendy Casimir - $3,000
Lamas defeated Casimir by first round knockout (knee)

Total disclosed payroll for the event: $236,500.

Keep in mind that these listed salaries do not include locker room bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, managers, trainers and other fighter expenses.