Forest Whitakers Lazy Eye -I just look at two simple comparisons. Swick made $43k base, and Bader made $47k base....I can't see justification in either of them making almost TWICE Joe's $24k base salary.
Not that they should make less, but Joe should be at least $50 just when I compare him to those two guys.
Deserves much more IMO
If Joe's fighting, I'm more than likely buying the PPV
Another factor is weight class.
The middleweights up typically get paid more because there is USUALLY a higher KO ratio for the big guys
FinestScotch -Forest Whitakers Lazy Eye -I just look at two simple comparisons. Swick made $43k base, and Bader made $47k base....I can't see justification in either of them making almost TWICE Joe's $24k base salary.
Not that they should make less, but Joe should be at least $50 just when I compare him to those two guys.
Exactly this. No one who argues that he's paid fine will take points like these into consideration.
Pay that man! 
jushintiger -GROUNDnLB -PrestigeWorldwide -Sketchd -jushintiger - Actually seems pretty good for an undercard salary. Once he gets back in the title picture I am sure it will go up.
main card on fox, not undercard.Anything under co-main is considered undercard...I think that's what he was trying to say
That's a stretch. You ask 100 fans what the undercard is, and the overwhelming majority will say the prelims.
Then I would say that those 100 fans don't know dick about how a card works, but have an abundance of Ed Hardy t-shirts.
letsgobois - I'm sure Joe doesn't have a problem with his reported salary being only $48K, that's just less he has to get taxed on.
I don't think you understand how taxes work
SinCityHustler - Holy shit, $48k for that last fight!?!? Very nice.
Throw in his sponsorship money and all those bonuses and this kid has to be closing in on a million dollars. And just for fighting, no education required, no office to report to, just fight and enjoy the life style. Plus insurance and appearance fees too.
Kudos on the opportunities now availbale in the UFC. I remember the days when guys used to fight for $100 flat. Awesome!
Came here to post pretty much exactly this
"makes it more tax efficient to have it paid as a discretionary rather than contractual bonus perhaps?"
There is absolutely NO DIFFERENCE regarding taxes, income is income whether it's discretionary or contractual !!!!
You also don't know if Dana paid him anything additional. Dana tends to reward guys that put on good fights regardless of what the "official" numbers are.
I commented on that too, OP, especially since one of the most BORING guys on the entire UFC roster, Ryan Bader, made 47k. Boggles the mind.
To add to all that's been said His 100% finish rate I think deserves a higher pay rate. 
He should be paid more. Itleast 45k and 45k
His pay for the Jens Pulver fight was $6K.
I will assume thats $3K + $3K.
That was 6 years ago next month.
With all due respect to Joe, and taking into consideration that I admittedly do not know what other bonuses he has recieved, and also taking into consideration the guy is balls to the wall exciting, the guy deserves at least $50K just to set foot in the cage whether he wins, loses, finishes, or not.
double
GROUNDnLB -PrestigeWorldwide -Sketchd -jushintiger - Actually seems pretty good for an undercard salary. Once he gets back in the title picture I am sure it will go up.
main card on fox, not undercard.Anything under co-main is considered undercard...I think that's what he was trying to say
That's a stretch. You ask 100 fans what the undercard is, and the overwhelming majority will say the prelims.
This is MMA, not boxing..Joe was on the main card, not the undercard.
Sketchd - This is MMA, not boxing..Joe was on the main card, not the undercard.
khaynes21 -PrestigeWorldwide -Sketchd -jushintiger - Actually seems pretty good for an undercard salary. Once he gets back in the title picture I am sure it will go up.
main card on fox, not undercard.Anything under co-main is considered undercard...I think that's what he was trying to say
LMAO@ " the under card is considered anything below the co-main event "
YOU my FRIEND, may have enlisted your self for a nomination : Idiot poster of the year?
Your name ranks pretty high amongst them.
Huh? R u on crack right now?
He's gets paid what his contract says. Once it's up he can renegotiate.
You think Anderson deserves only 200K?
He is stuck in that contract until he loses or gives up the title though.
I think...