The fighter salaries for UFC 118 have been released by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. As always these figures are only the fighter’s contracted base pay and so don’t include income from other revenue streams such as sponsorship or any addtional payments they may recieve from the UFC, including pay per view points or locker-room bonuses.
Frankie Edgar — $96,000 (Includes $48,000 win bonus) defeated B.J. Penn — $150,000
Randy Couture — $250,000 defeated James Toney — $500,000
Demian Maia — $68,000 defeated Mario Miranda — $8,000
Gray Maynard — $46,000 (Includes $23,000 win bonus) defeated Kenny Florian — $65,000
Nate Diaz — $120,000 (Includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus) defeated Marcus Davis — $91,000 (Includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night bonus)
Joe Lauzon — $84,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus) defeated Gabe Ruediger — $8,000
Nik Lentz — $22,000 (Includes $11,000 win bonus) defeated Andre Winner — $10,000
Dan Miller — $30,000 (Includes $15,000 win bonus) defeated John Salter — $8,000
Greg Soto — $12,000 (Includes $6,000 win bonus) defeated Nick Osipczak — $10,000
Mike Pierce — $24,000 (Includes $12,000 win bonus) defeated Amilcar Alves — $6,000