UFC 100 Salaries - Inside Look at the Payouts for Each Fighter

The UFC 100 fighter salaries have been announced, and once again there are some surprising major discrepancies between what some of the top fighters earned on perhaps the UFC’s biggest night.

Take the main event fight between Brock Lesnar and Frank Mir for example. Lesnar took home an event-high $400,000 for his base salary, and that number would have been doubled if Lesnar didn’t alienate thousands of fans with his post-fight antics as well as perhaps the UFC’s top sponsor, Bud Light.

As for the challenger Mir, who came in already holding a win over Lesnar? $45,000. Yep, that’s it. Keep in mind, however, that Mir was still on a contract from his days as an unknown commodity still recovering from his time after a devastating motorcycle accident that left him with a broken leg and torn knee ligaments. Still, that discrepancy doesn’t seem remotely fair. Undercard fighter Dong Hyun Kim made more at $58,000 than headliner Mir.

The big-name fighters like Lesnar often get other bonuses such as portions of the pay-per-view revenue and sponsorship and it’s estimated that the headlining former WWE star took home far more than his listed amount.

The fight bonuses of $100,000 handed out included Dan Henderson for his vicious knockout of Michael Bisping as Knockout of the Night, Tom Lawlor for his submission on C.B. Dollaway, the former Ultimate Fighter runner-up to Amir Sadollah, and Yoshiro Akiyama and Alan Belcher for fight of the night.

The $100,000 prize for Belcher was well-deserved and might ease the sting a little bit following his heart-breaking decision loss to Akiyama that many thought he should have won due to the damage his leg kicks and elbows did.

Other notable UFC 100 salaries included Jon Fitch, the former welterweight title challenger, getting $90,000 total (including a $45,000 win bonus), while his opponent Paulo Thiago only got $8,000.

Georges St. Pierre took home $400,000 including a $200,000 win bonus while his opponent Thiago Alves got $60,000.

Michael Bisping surprisingly took in a solid $150,000 due to his ability draw PPV buys in the UK while Dan Henderson got $250,000 including a $125,000 win bonus.

Aging former star Mark Coleman took home $100,000 altogether for his decision win over Stephan Bonnar, a number that explains clear as day why the veteran continues to put his body through the stress and abuse of being a fighter in the UFC.