On Tuesday, the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the fighter salaries for this past weekends UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II event.
The top earner for the event was defending UFC heavyweight champ Cain Velasquez who made $400,000 for his first round TKO finish of opponent Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva ($75,000).
The second top earner on the Las Vegas card was former heavyweight champ Junior dos Santos who made $240,000 ($120,000 to show and $120,000 to win) for his third round knockout victory of Mark Hunt ($160,000).
UFC 160: Velasquez vs. Bigfoot II took place on May 25, 2013 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Of note, prelim fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov was forced to forfeit 20% of his purse for missing weight in his lightweight bout with Abel Trujillo. Nurmagomedov weighed in at 158.5-lbs for the bout and went on to defeat Trujillo by unanimous decision.
The disclosed fighter salaries do not include behind the scenes or undisclosed bonuses from the UFC, nor does it include money earned via sponsors or “Fight Night” bonuses.
Check out the full list of UFC 160 Fighter Salaries (as posted by MMAWeekly.com) below:
Main Card (Pay-per-view)
Cain Velasquez: $400,000 (no win bonus) def. Antonio Silva: $75,000
Junior dos Santos: $240,000 (includes $120,000 win bonus) def. Mark Hunt: $160,000
Glover Teixeira: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. James Te-Huna: $30,000
TJ Grant: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Gray Maynard: $45,000
Donald Cerrone: $82,000 (includes $41,000 win bonus) def. K.J. Noons: $41,000
Preliminary Card (FX)
Mike Pyle: $84,000 (includes $42,000 win bonus) def. Rick Story: $27,000
Dennis Bermudez: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Max Holloway: $14,000
Robert Whittaker: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus) def. Colton Smith: $15,000
Khabib Nurmagomedov: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus) def. Abel Trujillo: $8,000
Preliminary Card (Facebook)
Stephen Thompson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Nah-Shon Burrell: $9,000
George Roop: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Brian Bowles: $19,000
Jeremy Stephens: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Estevan Payan: $10,000