UFC 116 Salaries
Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
Shane Carwin: $40,000 to show, $40,000 to win
Chris Leben: $43,000 to show, $43,000 to win
Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000 to show, $25,000 to win
BONUSES
Brock Lesnar Submission of the night $75,000
The UFC also handed out bonuses to five other fighters, as two fights shared "Fight of the Night" distinction. All received $75,000.
The co-main event between Yoshihiro Akiyama and Chris Leben, as well as the main card rematch between Krzysztof Soszynski and Stephan Bonnar shared that honor, and preliminary card fighter Gerald Harris took knockout of the night.
More salaries added
MAIN CARD FIGHTERS:
Chris Lytle: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $10,000
-Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $10,000
-George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus) def. Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000
PRELIMINARY CARD (SPIKE TV) FIGHTERS:
-Brendan Schaub: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000
-Ricardo Romero: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Seth Petruzelli: $10,000
PRELIMINARY CARD (NON-TELEVISED) FIGHTERS:
-Kendall Grove: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Goran Reljic: $5,000
-Gerald Harris: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. David Branch: $6,000
-Daniel Roberts: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus) def. Forrest Petz: $6,000
-Jon Madsen: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Karel Vemola: $8,000
UFC 116 DISCLOSED FIGHTER PAYROLL: $923,000
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