UFC 141 headliners Alistair Overeem ($385,714.28) and Brock Lesnar ($400,000) were the show’s top earners, accounting for 57% of the show’s $1,369,714.28 fighter payroll.
Co-headliners Nate Diaz and Donald Cerrone earned $74,000 and $30,000 respectively.
Here are the disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Alistair Overeem: $385,714.28 (includes $121,428.57 win bonus)
def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000
Nate Diaz: $74,000 (includes $37,000 win bonus)
def. Donald Cerrone: $30,000
Johny Hendricks: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)
def. Jon Fitch: $60,000
Alexander Gustafsson: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Vladimir Matyushenko: $40,000
Jim Hettes: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Nam Phan: $8,000
Ross Pearson: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)
def. Junior Assuncao: $8,000
Danny Castillo: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Njokuani: $12,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus)
def. Sean Pierson: $8,000
Jacob Volkmann: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
Diego Nunes: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Manny Gamburyan: $18,000
The numbers do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes, money paid by sponsors, any other “locker room” or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays, or portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive.
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