UFC 201 Salaries

The basic salaries for this past weekend’s UFC 201 event in Atlanta have been released and show that despite losing his welterweight title on the night, Robbie Lawler was still the top earner with a $500,000 payday.

The new welterweight champ Tyron Woodley was the other big earner on the night, banking $340,000 for the biggest win of his career.

A much-needed victory for Jake Ellenberger say him bolster his bank account to the tune of $150,000, while Jorge Masvidal also breached the six figure mark with $114,000.

Check out the full list of UFC 201 salaries below, and don’t forget that this is just their basic wage and doesn’t include extras like bonuses, sponsorship money and any potential cut of the pay-per-view revenue.

Tyron Woodley: $340,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)
def. Robbie Lawler: $500,000

Karolina Kowalkiewicz: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Rose Namajunas: $46,000

Jake Ellenberger: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Brown: $73,000

Erik Perez: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Francisco Rivera: $23,000

Ryan Benoit: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus)
def. Fredy Serrano: $12,000

Nikita Krylov: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Ed Herman: $51,000

Jorge Masvidal: $114,000 (includes $57,000 win bonus)
def. Ross Pearson: $54,000

Anthony Hamilton: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
def. Damian Grabowski: $18,000

Wilson Reis: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Hector Sandoval: $12,000

Michael Graves: $12,000
vs. Bojan Velickovic: $14,000 (fight was declared a majority draw)

Damien Brown: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Cesar Arzamendia: $10,000

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