Lyoto “The Dragon” Machida — $200,000
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua — $155,000
Machida defeated Rua via unanimous decision
Cain Velasquez — $70,000 ($35,000 to show, $35,000 to win)
Ben Rothwell — $50,000
Velasquez defeated Rothwell via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Gleison Tibau — $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 to win)
Josh Neer — $14,000
Tibau defeated Neer via unanimous decision
Joe Stevenson — $94,000 ($47,000 to show, $47,000 to win)
Spencer Fisher — $26,000
Stevenson defeated Fisher via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Anthony “Rumble” Johnson — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)*
Yoshiyuki “Zenko” Yoshida — $12,000
Johnson defeated Yoshida via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Ryan “Darth” Bader — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Eric “Red” Schafer — $13,000
Bader defeated Schafer via unanimous decision
Pat Barry — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Antoni Hardonk –
Barry defeated Hardonk via technical knockout (strikes) in round two
Chael Sonnen — $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 to win)
Yushin “Thunder” Okami — $18,000
Sonnen defeated Okami via unanimous decision
Jorge “El Conquistador” Rivera — $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Rob “The Rosedale Reaper” Kimmons — $9,000
Rivera defeated Kimmons via technical knockout (strikes) in round three
Kyle Kingsbury — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Razak Al-Hassan — $3,000
Kingsbury defeated Razak Al-Hassan via split decision
Stefan “Skyscraper” Struve — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Chase Gormley — $10,000
Struve defeated Gormley via submission (triangle choke) in round one
*Required to forfeit 20 percent of purse and pay it to Yoshida for missing the 170-pound division limit at the official weigh in.
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
[Credit: MMA Mania]