The Nevada State Athletic Commission revealed the fighter salaries for last Saturday’s UFC 125: Resolution event.
A total of $872,000 was paid to the 22 fighters with UFC light-heavyweight Thiago Silva earning the biggest payout at $110,000. The next top earner was UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar, who earned $102,000 in his fight with Gray Maynard ($52,000).
Both Edgar and Maynard were given their win bonuses according to UFC president Dana White despite the fact the bout was judged a draw.
Here is a list of the full UFC 125 fighter payouts as provided by MMAjunkie.com:
Frankie Edgar: $102,000 (includes $51,000 win bonus) vs. Gray Maynard: $52,000 ($26,000 win bonus)
Brian Stann: $42,000 ($21,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $46,000
Thiago Silva: $110,000 ($55,000 win bonus) def. Brandon Vera: $60,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $70,000 ($35,000 win bonus) def. Nate Diaz: $33,000
Clay Guida: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus) def. Takanori Gomi: $50,000
Jeremy Stephens: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus) def. Marcus Davis: $31,000
Dustin Poirier: $8,000 ($4,000 win bonus) def. Josh Grispi: $15,000
Brad Tavares: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Phil Baroni: $25,000
Diego Nunes: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus) def. Mike Brown: $23,000
Daniel Roberts: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Greg Soto: $8000
Jacob Volkmann: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus) def. Antonio McKee: $15,000