Keep in mind, the below amounts are “what is disclosed”. There is no record of what behind-the-scenes bonuses or payouts take place, and of course a large portion of what some fighters earn is from the sponsorships. Nonetheless, it is still interesting to see the reported payouts and how popularity and expected performances play a roll in fighters contracts. I’m glad to see fighters payroll increasing!

Forrest Griffin may have defeated Tito Ortiz on Saturday night at UFC 106, but both fighters took home the same amount in disclosed payroll for the event. Griffin’s $150,000 win bonus brought him to $250,000 overall, the same as Ortiz’s “to show” money.

Josh Koscheck earned the most outside of the main event by far, taking home six figures for his second round submission victory over Anthony Johnson. On top of his $106,000 payday, he earned an extra $140,000 in “Fight Night” bonuses for both the “Submission of the Night” and “Fight of the Night”.

Also reaching the six figure mark was Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, earning $100,000 for his first round TKO victory over Luiz Cane. The rest of the night’s disclosed payroll is below:

-Forrest Griffin $250,000 ($150,000 win bonus)
-Tito Ortiz $250,000
-Josk Koscheck $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus)
-Anthony Johnson $17,000
-Paulo Thiago $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
-Jacob Volkmann $6,000
-Antonio Rogerio Nogueira $100,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
-Luiz Cane $19,000
-Amir Sadollah $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
-Phil Baroni $25,000
-Ben Saunders $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
-Marcus Davis $27,000
-Kendall Grove $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus)
-Jake Rosholt $15,000
-Brian Foster $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
-Brock Larson $26,000
-Caol Uno $20,000
-Fabricio Camoes $10,000
-George Sotiropoulos $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
-Jason Dent $8,000