This past weekends The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale event featured a total of twenty-two fighters. On Monday, the Neveda State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for the event.
A total of $398,000 was earned by all of the participants with former UFC middleweight title contender Demian Maia leading the way with a $80,000 payday.
The event saw this years lightweight tournament finalists Jonathan Brookins ($16K) defeat Michael Johnson ($8K) in the main event. While former season one TUF finalist Stephan Bonnar ($62K) earned a win over Croatian Igor Pokrajac ($10K) in the co-main event.
The fighter salaries as listed below do not include the “Fight Night” bonuses, undisclosed bonuses, or money paid by sponsors.
Main Card
-Jonathan Brookins: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Michael Johnson: $8,000
-Stephan Bonnar: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Igor Pokrajac: $10,000
-Demian Maia: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus) def. Kendall Grove: $28,000
-Rick Story: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus) def. Johny Hendricks: $22,000
-Leonard Garcia: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus) def. Nam Phan: $8,000
Preliminary Card
-Cody McKenzie: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Wilkinson: $8,000
-Ian Loveland: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus) def. Tyler Toner: $3,000
-Kyle Watson: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Sako Chivitchian: $8,000
-Nick Pace: $6,000 ($3,000 win bonus) def. Will Campuzano: $3,000
-Pablo Garza: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Fredson Paixao: $4,000
-David Branch: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Rich Attonito: $8,000