UFC 173 Salaries

The Salaries are in for Saturday night’s UFC 173 event and show that your new bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw only received $36,000 for producing the biggest MMA upset of the year so far against Renan Barao ($74,000).

Several fighters did take home six figure sums though, with Robbie Lawler leading the list with a $200,000 payday.

Daniel Cormier was next up with $170,000 while Dan Henderson also pocketed $100,000 for his night’s work.

See all the UFC 173 salaries below.

T.J. Dillashaw: $36,000 ($18,000 win bonus)

Renan Barao: $74,000

Daniel Cormier: $170,000 ($85,000 win bonus)

Dan Henderson: $100,000

Robbie Lawler: $200,000 ($100,000 win bonus)

Jake Ellenberger: $68,000

Takeya Mizugaki: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)

Francisco Rivera: $15,000

James Krause: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

Jamie Varner: $17,000

Michael Chiesa: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)

Francisco Trinaldo: $12,000

Tony Ferguson $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)

Katsunori Kikuno: $10,000

Chris Holdsworth: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)

Chico Camus: $12,000

Mitch Clarke: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

Al Iaquinta: $14,000

Vinc Pichel: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

Anthony Njokuani: $20,000

Sam Sicilia: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

Aaron Phillips: $8,000

Jingliang Li: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)

David Michaud: $8,000

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