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UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar ($400,000) and main-card winners Chris Leben ($86,000) and Chris Lytle ($52,000) were the top earners at this past weekend's UFC 116 event.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the July 3 show was $923,000.
Other top earners from the evening include winners Stephan Bonnar ($50,000) and Kendall Grove ($50,000), main-card loser Yoshihiro Akiyama ($45,000) and main-event loser Shane Carwin ($40,000).
UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV and then pay-per-view.
The full payouts included:
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Shane Carwin: $40,000
Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus)
def. Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000
Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Brown: $10,000
Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000
George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000
Brendan Schuab: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000
Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Seth Petruzelli: $10,000
Kendall Grove: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Goran Reljic: $5,000
Gerald Harris: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. David Branch: $6,000
Daniel Roberts: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Forrest Petz: $6,000
Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Karlos Vemola: $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 the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out $75,000 UFC 116 bonuses to Harris (Knockout of the Night), Lesnar (Submission of the Night), and Leben, Akiyama, Bonnar and Soszynski (Fights of the Night).
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
MMAjunkie.com recently requested and today received the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
The total disclosed payroll for the July 3 show was $923,000.
Other top earners from the evening include winners Stephan Bonnar ($50,000) and Kendall Grove ($50,000), main-card loser Yoshihiro Akiyama ($45,000) and main-event loser Shane Carwin ($40,000).
UFC 116 took place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and aired live on Spike TV and then pay-per-view.
The full payouts included:
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Shane Carwin: $40,000
Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 win bonus)
def. Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000
Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Brown: $10,000
Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000
George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000
Brendan Schuab: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000
Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Seth Petruzelli: $10,000
Kendall Grove: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus)
def. Goran Reljic: $5,000
Gerald Harris: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. David Branch: $6,000
Daniel Roberts: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Forrest Petz: $6,000
Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Karlos Vemola: $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 the UFC oftentimes pays.
For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out $75,000 UFC 116 bonuses to Harris (Knockout of the Night), Lesnar (Submission of the Night), and Leben, Akiyama, Bonnar and Soszynski (Fights of the Night).
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
