Alistair Overeem

By FCF Staff

Alistair Overeem had a big night on Saturday at UFC on FOX 17, and the decorated heavyweight led all fighters in terms of pay as a result.

Overeem took out former champ Junior dos Santos with punches at the Orlando event, and according to the salary figures, he earned $542, 857 for doing so. JDS, meanwhile, made $400,000.

Here are the salary figures that were disclosed to the Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation by the UFC. They do not include any additional money a fighter may have earned in discretionary bonuses or sponsorships (figures via MMA Fighting.com).

Rafael dos Anjos ($300,000) def. Donald Cerrone ($79,000)

Alistair Overeem ($342,857 + $200,000 = $542,857) def. Junior dos Santos ($400,000)

Nate Diaz ($20,000 + $20,000 = $40,000) def. Michael Johnson ($30,000)

Karolina Kowalkiewicz ($13,000 + $13,000 = $26,000) def. Randa Markos ($12,000)

Charles Oliveira ($29,600 + $37,000 = $66,600) def. Myles Jury ($30,000)

Nate Marquardt ($49,000 + $49,000 = $98,000) def. C.B. Dollaway ($40,000)

Valentina Shevchenko ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Sarah Kaufman ($22,000)

Tamdan McCrory ($12,000 + $12,000 = $24,000) def. Josh Samman ($10,000)

Nik Lentz ($35,000 + $35,000 = $70,000) def. Danny Castillo ($39,000)

Cole Miller ($33,000) vs. Jim Alers ($10,000) ruled a no contest