UFC 156: Fighter Salaries

Despite a very disappointing performance at UFC 156 on Saturday night, Rashad Evans still walked away as the evening’s biggest earning, pocketing $300,000.

He was followed by another sub-par performer on the night Alistair Overeem on $285, 714.29, featherweight champion Jose Aldo who took home a healthy $240,000 and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira who claimed $174,000.

The other fighters to earn over the six figure mark were Frankie Edgar and Demian Maia who each banked $120,000.

See the full list of salaries below.

Jose Aldo – $240,000 ($120,000 purse/$120,000 win bonus)
Frankie Edgar – $120,000

Rashad Evans – $300,000
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira – $174,000 ($107,000/$67,000)

Antonio Silva – $70,000 ($70,000 purse/$0 win bonus)
Alistair Overeem – $285,714.29

Demian Maia – $120,000 ($60,000/$60,000)
Jon Fitch – $66,000

Joseph Benavidez – $60,000 ($30,000/$30,000)
Ian McCall – $9,000

Evan Dunham $46,000 ($23,000/$23,000)
Gleison Tibau – $33,000

Tyron Woodley – $87,000 ($43,500/$43,500)
Jay Hieron – $12,000

Bobby Green – $20,000 ($10,000/$10,000)
Jacob Volkmann – $22,000

Isaac Vallie-Flagg – $20,000 ($10,000/$10,000)
Yves Edwards – $21,000

Dustin Kimura – $16,000 ($8,000/$8,000)
Chico Camus – $8,000

Francisco Rivera – $16,000 ($8,000/$8,000)
Edwin Figueroa – $10,000

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