Ortiz top earner at UFC 132
Tito Ortiz led the list of earners from Saturday’s UFC 132 event in Las Vegas. Ortiz, who defeated Ryan Bader via first-round submission to continue his UFC career, earned $450,000 in salary. Ortiz also earned a $75,000 bonus for Submission of the Night, bringing his grand total to $525,000.
Wanderlei Silva earned $200,000 for his knockout loss to Chris Leben.
Total fighter payouts – including reported bonuses – are listed below.
Dominick Cruz: $40,000 + $75,000 = $115,000
Urijah Faber: $32,000 + 75,000 = $107,000
Chris Leben: $92,000
Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
Dennis Siver: $50,000
Matt Wiman: $18,000
Tito Ortiz: $450,000 + $75,000 = $525,000
Ryan Bader: $20,000
Carlos Condit: $68,000 + $75,000 = $143,000
Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000
Melvin Guillard: $64,000
Shane Roller: $21,000
Rafael Dos Anjos: $28,000
George Sotiropoulos: $15,000
Brian Bowles: $34,000
Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000
Aaron Simpson: $34,000
Brad Tavares: $10,000
Anthony Njokuani: $16,000
Andre Winner: $14,000
Jeff Hougland: $12,000
Donny Walker: $6,000