UFC on FOX 12 fighter payouts for those athletes competing at the "Lawler vs. Brown" mixed martial arts (MMA) event last Saturday night (July 26, 2014) from inside SAP Center in San Jose, were released earlier in the day by California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).
Welterweight No. 1 contender Robbie Lawler was the top earner of the night, raking in $210,000 for his hard-fought unanimous decision win over Matt Brown (watch it), who took home $46,000 in defeat. In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson scored a $106,000 payday for knocking out Antonio Rogerio Nogueira (replay), but still lost to "Lil' Nog" in the salary showdown, thanks to the Brazilian's $114,000 purse.
That's not all.
Here is the complete list of UFC on FOX 12 payouts and salaries.
Robbie Lawler: $210,000 ($105,000 to show, $105,000 to win)
Matt Brown: $46,000
Lawler def. Brown via unanimous decision
Anthony Johnson: $106,000 ($53,000 to show, $53,000 to win)
Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $114,000
Johnson def. Nogueira via technical knockout
Dennis Bermudez: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win)
Clay Guida: $50,000
Bermudez def. Guida via submission (rear-naked choke)
Bobby Green: $42,000 ($21,000 to show, $21,000 to win)
Josh Thomson: $85,000
Green def. Thomson via split decision
Jorge Masvidal: $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 to win)
Daron Cruickshank: $12,000
Masvidal def. Cruickshank via unanimous decision
Patrick Cummins: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Kyle Kingsbury: $15,000
Cummins def. Kingsbury via unanimous decision
Tim Means: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Hernani Perpetuo: $8,000
Means def. Perpetuo via unanimous decision
Brian Ortega: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Mike de la Torre: $8,000
Ortega def. De La Torre via submission (rear-naked choke)
Tiago Trator: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Akbarh Arreola: $8,000
Trator def. Arreola via unanimous decision
Gilbert Burns: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Andreas Stahl: $8,000
Burns def. Stahl via unanimous decision
Joanna Jedrzejczyk: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Juliana de Lima: $8,000
Jedrzejczyk def. Lima via unanimous decision
Noad Lahat: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Steven Siler: $15,000
Lahat def. Siler via unanimous decision
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
For example, the promotion often hands out extra cash for "Fight of the Night" and "Performance of the Night" bonuses. To check out these figures for "Lawler vs. Brown" click here.
For complete UFC on FOX 12 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.