Former heavyweight champ Andrei Arlovski, who wasn’t even on the PPV portion of this past weekend’s UFC 82 event, earned the night’s highest standard salary at $170,000. Arlovski earned $105,000 to show and $65,000 for his win.
The rest of the salaries:
- Anderson Silva ($140,000) def. Dan Henderson ($100,000)
- Heath Herring ($140,000) def. Cheick Kongo ($30,000)
- Chris Leben ($50,000) def. Alessio Sakara ($17,000)
- Yushin Okami ($28,000) def. Evan Tanner ($25,000)
- Jon Fitch ($60,000) def. Chris Wilson ($12,000)
- Andrei Arlovski ($170,000) def. Jake O’Brien ($11,000)
- Luigi Fioravanti ($16,000) def. Luke Cummo ($16,000)
- Josh Koscheck ($20,000) def. Dustin Hazelett ($12,000)
- Diego Sanchez ($60,000) def. David Bielkheden ($8,000)
- Jorge Gurgel ($14,000) def. John Halverson ($3,000)
These figures do not include the traditional win bonuses given out after the event by the UFC. Anderson Silva earned $120,000 in bonuses for Submission of the Night and Fight of the Night, bringing his total earnings for the night to $260,000. Dan Henderson, who lost to Silva in the main event bout, also earned $60,000 for Fight Of The Night, which brings his total earnings to $160,000. Chris Leben scored the Knockout Of The Night, which brings his tally to $110,000.