UFC 167: Georges St. Pierre and Rashad Evans Top Payroll
St. Pierre (photo via UFC.com)
By FCF Staff
As one would expect to be the case, welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and former light-heavyweight champ Rashad Evans were the top earners at Saturday’s UFC 167 card, according to figures released by the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
St. Pierre was paid $400,000 for his tightly contested and controversial split decision win over Johny Hendricks, who made $50,000 for the main event bout.
Evans, meanwhile, earned $250,000 for his first round stoppage victory over Chael Sonnen, which includes a $125,000 win bonus. Sonnen was paid $100,000 for the loss, which followed a submission win over “Shogun” Rua in August.
The card’s third highest earner was welterweight vet Robbie Lawler, who made $166,000 (including a $83,000 win bonus) for his split decision victory over Rory MacDonald. “Ares” was paid $50,000.
Here is the complete payroll for UFC 167, which only includes the figures that were disclosed to the NSAC by the UFC. Any extra income a fighter earned via sponsorship money, performance bonuses or pay-per-view dividends are not included here.
Georges St-Pierre: $400,000 (no win bonus)
def. Johny Hendricks: $50,000
Rashad Evans: $250,000 (includes $125,000 win bonus)
def. Chael Sonnen: $100,000
Robbie Lawler: $166,000 (includes $83,000 win bonus)
def. Rory MacDonald: $50,000
Tyron Woodley: $104,000 (includes $52,000 win bonus)
def. Josh Koscheck: $78,000
Ali Bagautinov: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Elliott: $12,000
Donald Cerrone: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. Evan Dunham: $25,000
Thales Leites: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Ed Herman: $40,000
Rick Story: $54,000 (includes $27,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Ebersole: $18,000
Erik Perez: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
def. Edwin Figueroa: $12,000
Jason High: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Lapsley: $8,000
Sergio Pettis: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Will Campuzano: $10,000
Gian Villante: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus)
def. Cody Donovan: $8,000
