UFC 168 Fighter Salaries

The fighter salaries are in for Saturday night’s UFC 168 event and show that despite his loss Anderson Silva still lead the field with $600,000.

Chris Weidman was handsomely rewarded too for his second victory against the superstar, trousering $400,000 for his night’s work.

Josh Barnett was next up with $170,000 despite his quick loss, while Ronda Rousey banked $100,000 for her latest title defence.

See all the UFC 168 salaries below.

Chris Weidman: $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus)
Anderson Silva: $600,000

Ronda Rousey: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Miesha Tate: $28,000

Travis Browne: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Josh Barnett: $170,000

Jim Miller: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Fabricio Camoes: $8,000

Dustin Poirier: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Diego Brandao: $20,000*

Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Chris Leben: $51,000

Michael Johnson: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Gleison Tibau: $39,000

Dennis Siver: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
Manny Gamburyan: $25,000

John Howard: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Siyar Bahadurzada: $17,000

William Macario: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Bobby Voelker: $12,000

Robbie Peralta: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Estevan Payan: $10,000

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