The UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones topped the UFC 182 payroll as he earned $500,000 in a victory over the previously undefeated Daniel Cormier.
His opponent? The former Olympic wrestler went home with a $90,000 check.
The other notable salaries were Donald Cerrone ($140,000) and Hector Lombard ($107,000).
Here are the full UFC 182 salaries, courtesy of MMAmania:
Jon Jones: $500,000 (no win bonus)
Daniel Cormier: $90,000
Donald Cerrone: $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 to win)
Myles Jury: $16,000
Brad Tavares: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Nate Marquardt: $49,000
Kyoji Horiguchi: $40,000 ($20,000 to show, $20,000 to win)
Louis Gaudinot: $10,000
Hector Lombard: $106,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 to win)
Josh Burkman: $45,000
Paul Felder: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Danny Castillo: $36,000
Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Marcus Brimage: $12,000
Shawn Jordan: $44,000 ($22,000 to show, $22,000 to win)
Jared Cannonier: $8,000
Evan Dunham: $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 to win)
Rodrigo Damm: $12,000
Omari Akhmedov: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Mats Nilsson: $8,000
These salaries do not include the “Performance of the Night” bonuses as well as the “Fight of the Night” bonus. It is also important to note that these are the disclosed salaries only, as UFC is known to hand out some checks behind the scenes for exceptional performances.
