UFC 121 purses: Velasquez, Lesnar, Shields, Sanchez, Ortiz break 100k
Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000 Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus) def. Martin Kampmann:…
Cain Velasquez: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)
def. Brock Lesnar: $400,000
Jake Shields: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
def. Martin Kampmann: $27,000
Diego Sanchez: $100,000 ($50,000 win bonus)
def. Paulo Thiago: $18,000
Matt Hamill: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000
Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $67,000
Court McGee: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Ryan Jensen: $10,000
Tom Lawlor: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Patrick Cote: $21,000
Daniel Roberts: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Guymon: $8,000
Sam Stout: $32,000 ($16,000 win bonus)
def. Paul Taylor: $16,000
Chris Camozzi: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Dongi Yang: $8,000
Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Gilbert Yvel: $30,000
$70,000 fight-night bonuses:
Fight of the Night: Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
Submission of the Night: Daniel Roberts
Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez
The above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.