On Tuesday, after the Memorial Day weekend, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries for this past weekends UFC 130: Rampage vs. Jackson event. Earning the top wages for the event were two former UFC champions in Quinton ‘Rampage’ Jackson and Frank Mir, who each earned $250,000 for their wins last Saturday night.
UFC 130: Rampage vs. Jackson took place on May 28 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bouts aired on pay-per-view, Spike TV, and Facebook.
The next top earners for the event were Roy ‘Big Country Nelson, who earned $125,000 for his loss to Mir, Gleison Tibau ($50,000) for his win over Rafaello Oliveira, and Brian Stann ($46,000) for his win over Jorge Santiago.
The full UFC 130 fighter salaries as provided by MMAFighting.com are as follows:
Quinton “Rampage” Jackson: $250,000 (no win bonus) def. Matt Hamill: $32,000
Frank Mir: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus) def. Roy ‘Big Country’ Nelson: $15,000
Travis Browne: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Stefan Struve: $21,000
Rick Story: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Thiago Alves: $ 33,000
Brian Stann: $46,000 ($23,000 win bonus) def. Jorge Santiago: $36,000
Demetrious Johnson: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $30,000
Tim Boetsch: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Kendall Grove: $28,000
Gleison Tibau: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Rafaello Oliveira: $10,000
Michael McDonald: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cariaso: $4000
Renan Barao: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Cole Escovedo: $6,000
As usual these fighter salaries do not include any “Fight Night” bonuses (an extra $70,000 each which went to Brian Stann, Jorge Santiago, Travis Browne, and Gleison Tibau), behind the scenes bonuses, or sponsorship money.