Official fighter base salaries are out from the Nevada State Athletic Commission and too no ones surprise the main eventers made the most when all was said and done.

The salaries do not include sponsorship deals and such and are only the base salaries reported to the NSAC by the UFC:

Brock Lesnar - $450,000 ($250,000 to show, $200,000 to win)
Randy Couture - $250,000
Brock Lesnar def. Randy Couture via technical knockout (strikes) in round two

Kenny Florian - $80,000 ($ 40,000 to show, $40,000 to win)
Joe Stevenson - $35,000
Kenny Florian def. Joe Stevenson via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Dustin Hazelett - $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Tamdan McCrory - $10,000
Dustin Hazelett def. Tamdan McCrory via submission (armbar) in round one

Gabriel Gonzaga - $110,000 ($55,000 to show, $55,000 to win)
Josh Hendricks - $8,000
Gabriel Gonzaga def. Josh Hendricks via technical knockout (strikes) in round one

Demian Maia - $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Nate Quarry - $25,000
Demian Maia def. Nate Quarry via submission (rear naked choke) in round one

Aaron Riley - $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel - $10,000
Aaron Riley def. Jorge Gurgel via unanimous decision

Jeremy Stephens - $16,000 ($8.000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Rafael dos Anjos - $4,000
Jeremy Stephens def. Rafael dos Anjos via knockout in round three

Mark Bocek - $18,000 ($9,000 to show, $9,000 to win)
Alvin Robinson - $7,000
Mark Bocek def. Alvin Robinson via submission (rear naked choke) in round three

Matt Brown - $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Ryan Thomas - $3,000
Matt Brown def. Ryan Thomas via submission (armbar) in round two

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