On Monday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the payroll figures for this past weekends UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II event.
The total disclosed payroll was $1,261,000 with former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos earning $400,000 in his title loss to Cain Velasquez who picked up $200,000 for his decision victory. The next top earner was middleweight fighter Yushin Okami who earned $84,000 for his win over Alan Belcher ($37,000).
UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez II took place on December 28, 2012 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The main card aired via pay-per-view, while the prelim card was split between FX on television and via streaming video on Facebook.
“Fight Night” bonuses of $65,0000 went out to Todd Duffee for “Knockout of the Night,” to John Moraga for “Submission of the Night,” as well as to co-main event Jim Miller and Joe Lauzon.
Check out the full payroll for UFC 155, as posted by MMAWeekly.com, below:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Heavyweight title bout – Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Junior Dos Santos: $400,000
Lightweight bout – Jim Miller: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. Joe Lauzon: $27,000
Middleweight bout – Constantinos Philippou: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch: $37,000
Middleweight bout – Yushin Okami: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Alan Belcher: $37,000
Middleweight bout – Derek Brunson: $30,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus) def. Chris Leben: $51,000
Preliminary Card (FX)
Bantamweight bout – Eddie Wineland: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Brad Pickett: $17,000
Bantamweight bout – Erik Perez: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Bryon Bloodworth $6,000
Lightweight bout – Jamie Varner: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Melvin Guillard: $42,000
Lightweight bout – Myles Jury: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Michael Johnson $14,000
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Heavyweight bout – Todd Duffee: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Phil De Fries: $14,000
Featherweight bout – Max Holloway: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Leonard Garcia: $20,000
Flyweight bout – John Moraga: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus) def. Chris Cariaso: $12,000