UFC96 Fighter Salaries

UFC 96 drew a sell-out crowd of 17,033 for a live gate of $1.8 million.

The official salaries exclude some bonuses (including “fight night” bonuses), taxes, fees, sponsor payments, and other miscellaneous payments and fees.

The official salaries for UFC 96 were:

Quinton Jackson ($325,000 - includes $100,000 win bonus) def. Keith Jardine ($55,000)
Shane Carwin ($32,000 - includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Gabriel Gonzaga ($60,000)
Matt Brown ($16,000 - includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Pete Sell ($12,000)
Matt Hamill ($40,000 - includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Mark Munoz ($12,000)
Gray Maynard ($20,000 - includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Jim Miller ($9,000)
Tamdan McCrory ($20,000 - includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Ryan Madigan ($3,000)
Kendall Grove ($44,000 - includes $22,000 win bonus) def. Jason Day ($5,000)
Jason Brilz ($10,000 - includes $5,000 win bonus) def. Tim Boetsch ($12,000)
Brandon Vera ($60,000 - includes $30,000 win bonus) def. Mike Patt ($5,000)
Shane Nelson ($16,000 - includes $8,000 win bonus) def. Aaron Riley ($6,000)