It looks like the night's big winners were Forrest Griffin and Vitor Belfort, who each pocked 275K for their trouble. But Anderson Silva — who fought at a flat rate of 200K — likely walks away as the biggest earner as he assuredly sees a percentage of the pay-per-view revenue.
UFC 126 Payouts And Salaries For ‘Silva Vs Belfort’
Anderson Silva: $200,000 (no win bonus)
Vitor Belfort: $275,000Forrest Griffin: $275,000 ($125,000 to show, $150,000 to win)
Rich Franklin: $75,000Jon Jones: $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
Ryan Bader: $20,000Jake Ellenberger: $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Carlos Eduardo Rocha: $8,000
Miguel Torres: $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)
Antonio Banuelos: $9,000Donald Cerrone: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Paul Kelly: $19,000Chad Mendes: $19,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Michihiro Omigawa: $8,000Demetrious Johnson: $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Norifumi Yamamoto: $15,000Paul Taylor: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Gabe Ruediger: $8,000Kyle Kingsbury: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Ricardo Romero: $10,000Mike Pierce: $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Kenny Robertson: $6,000The total disclosed payroll for the UFC 126 was $1.305 million.
The fighters below all took home bonuses of 75K:
Fight of the Night — Paul Kelly vs Donald Cerrone
Knockout of the Night — Anderson Silva
Submission of the Night — Jon Jones
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