On Wednesday, the Georgia State Athletic and Entertainment Commission released the fighter salaries for this past weekends UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans event.
The payroll for the event totaled $1,241,000, with defending UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones earning $400,000 for his win over Rashad Evans in the main event. With Evans earning $300,000 in the loss, coming in as the second highest earner on the Georgia card.
The next highest payout went to UFC heavyweight Ben Rothwell, who earned $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus) for his knockout of Brendan Schaub ($14,000).
UFC 145: Jones vs. Evans took place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, with bouts airing on pay-per-view, FX, and Facebook.
The full list of salaries for UFC 145 are as follows according to MMAWeekly.com:
Main Card
Jon Jones: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Rashad Evans: $300,000
Rory MacDonald: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Che Mills: $8,000
Ben Rothwell: $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus) def. Brendan Schaub: $14,000
Michael McDonald: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Miguel Torres: $32,000
Eddie Yagin: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Mark Hominick: $17,000
Mark Bocek: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus) def. John Alessio: $10,000
Preliminary Card (FX)
Travis Browne: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Chad Griggs: $27,000
Matt Brown: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Stephen Thompson: $8,000
Anthony Njokuani: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. John Makdessi: $12,000
Mac Danzig: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus) def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Chris Clements: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Keith Wisniewski: $10,000
Marcus Brimage: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Maximo Blanco: $13,000