UFCmania.com has received the fighter payouts for UFC 73: "Stacked" from the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) for the event held on July 7 at the Arco Arena in Sacramento, Calif.
Even though two champions retained their belts, one former champion, Tito Ortiz, was the big money winner, bringing home a flat salary of $210,000.
Minotauro Nogueira also faired well in his debut, earning $100,000 to show and $100,000 to win -- although he was seconds away from losing out on that bonus.
Here are all the UFC 73 payouts:
Anderson Silva — $90,000 ($45,000 to show, $45,000 to win)
Nathan Marquardt — $24,000
Silva defeated Marqaurdt via technical knockout in round one
Sean Sherk — $28,000 ($14,000 to show, $14,000 to win)
Hermes Franca -- $14,000
Sherk defeated Franca via unanimous decision
Tito Ortiz — $210,000
Rashad Evans — $16,000
Ortiz and Evans fought to a three-round draw
Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira— $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Heath Herring — $70,000
Nogueira defeated Herring via unanimous decision
Kenny Florian — $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Alvin Robinson — $3,000
Florian defeated Robinson via submission (strikes) in round one
Stephan Bonnar — $32,000 ($16,000 to show, $16,000 to win)
Mike Nickels — $5,000
Bonnar defeated Nickels via submission (rear naked choke) in round one
Jorge Gurgel — $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
Diego Saraiva — $3,000
Gurgel defeated Saraiva via unanimous decision
Chris Lytle — $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Jason Gilliam — $3,000
Lytle defeated Gilliam via submission (triangle choke) in round one
Frank Edgar — $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win)
Mark Bocek— $3,000
Edgar defeated Bocek via technical knockout (strikes) in round one
Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include signing bonuses, sponsorships, pay-per-view percentages and other unofficial payments. For example, Lytle recieved a bonus for "Submission of the Night," and Gurgel and Saraiva received bonuses for, "Fight of the Night."
The total fighter payroll for the UFC 73 was $761,000.
For results and blow-by-blow coverage of UFC 73 click here.
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