UFC 92 Fighter Payouts and Win Bonuses
By Brandt DeLorenzo on Dec 29, 2008
Rashad Evans – $65,000 (plus $65,000 bonus) def. Forrest Griffin – $100,000
Frank Mir – $45,000 (plus $45,000 bonus) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira – $250,000
Quinton Jackson – $225,000 (plus $100,000 bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva – $200,000
CB Dollaway – $10,000 (plus $10,000 bonus) def. Mike Massenzio – $5,000
Cheick Kongo – $45,000 (plus $45,000 bonus) def. Mustapha al Turk – $7,000
Yushin Okami – $16,000 (plus $16,000 bonus) def. Dean Lister – $19,000
Antoni Hardonk – $14,000 (plus $14,000 bonus) def. Mike Wessel – $4,000
Matt Hamill – $10,000 (plus $10,000 bonus) def. Reese Andy – $15,000
Brad Blackburn – $7,000 (plus $7,000 bonus) def. Ryo Chonan – $18,000
Patrick Barry – $5,000 (plus $5,000 bonus) def. Dan Evensen – $4,000
I’m surprised Lister’s starting value is more than Okami’s. I wonder if that’s just the result of having more UFC fights, or just a better negotiated contract.
Nogueira’s paycheck is huge (especially when he could have gotten a $250,000 win bonus), and the fact that Mir is the lowest paid guy on the top of the card is strange to me (I mean, he’s making the same as Kongo).