The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. They also do not include portions of the pay-per-view revenue that some top-level fighters receive, including, presumably Anderson Silva, whose 200k includes no win bonus.

Champ Anderson Silva: $200,000 (includes no win bonus)

def. Vitor Belfort: $275,000

Forrest Griffin: $275,000 ($150,000 win bonus)

def. Rich Franklin: $75,000

Jon Jones: $140,000 ($70,000 win bonus)

def. Ryan Bader: $20,000

Jake Ellenberger: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)

def. Carlos Eduardo Rocha: $8,000

Miguel Torres: $56,000 ($28,000 win bonus)

def. Antonio Banuelos: $9,000

Donald Cerrone: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus)

def. Paul Kelly: $19,000

Chad Mendes: $19,000 ($9,000 win bonus)

def. Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000

Demetrious Johnson: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)

def. Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000

Paul Taylor: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus)

def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000

Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

def. Ricardo Romero: $10,000

Mike Pierce: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)

def. Kenny Robertson: $6,000

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