– Here are the disclosed fighter salaries from UFC 116. The total disclosed payroll for the show was $923,000:
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
* DISCLAIMER: The above figures do not include deductions for insurance, licenses and taxes. Also, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can 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.
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