Strikeforce payouts and salaries: Josh Barnett banks $250,000 at 'Marquardt vs. Saffiedine'

Say what you want about Josh Barnett, the man knows how to make money.

"The Warmaster" was the top earner at last Saturday night's (Jan. 12, 2013) Strikeforce: "Marquardt vs. Saffiedine" event from the Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, taking home an event-high $250,000 for his first round submission over Austrian lamb Nandor Guelmino.

That's more than Cain Velasquez made for winning the UFC heavyweight title at UFC 155 last month in Las Vegas.

Streaking light heavyweight contender Gegard Mousasi also bagged boku bucks, pulling in $175,000 for beating the brakes off the now-retired Mike Kyle. Other fighters making triple digits were Daniel Cormier ($120,000) and Ronaldo Souza ($105,000).

Here are the complete Strikeforce payouts and salaries for "Marquardt vs. Saffiedine" (via MMA Weekly):

Tarec Saffiedine: $39,000 ($19,500 to show, $19,500 to win)
Nate Marquardt: $40,000
Saffiedine def. Marquardt via unanimous decision

Daniel Cormier: $120,000 ($60,000 to show, $60,000 to win)
Dion Staring: $8,000
Cormier def. Staring via technical knockout

Josh Barnett: $250,000 (no win bonus)
Nandor Guelmino: $12,000
Barnett def. Guelmino via submission

Gegard Mousasi: $175,000 (no win bonus)
Mike Kyle: $25,000
Mousasi def. Kyle via submission

Ronaldo Souza: $100,500 ($72,500 to show, $28,000 to win)
Ed Herman: $34,000
Souza def. Herman via submission

Ryan Couture: $22,000 ($15,000 to show, $7,000 to win)
K.J. Noons: $41,000
Couture def. Noons via split decision

Tim Kennedy: $80,000 ($55,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Trevor Smith: $8,000
Kennedy def. Smith via submission

Pat Healy: $42,000 ($27,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Kurt Holobaugh: $9,000
Healy def. Holobaugh via unanimous decision

Roger Gracie: $94,000 ($47,000 to show, $47,000 to win)
Anthony Smith: $10,000
Gracie def. Smith via submission

Adriano Martins: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Jorge Gurgel: $10,000
Martins def. Gurgel via unanimous decision

Estevan Payan: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Mike Bravo: $6,000
Payan def. Bravo via technical knockout

The total disclosed payroll was $1,153,500.

Keep in mind the salaries listed above do not include fight bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments such as PPV bonuses, among others. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.

For complete Strikeforce: "Marquardt vs. Saffiedine" results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here.