The UFC today reveals fighter paydays for UFC 86: Jackson vs Griffin as new Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin earned top dollar with $250,000. Rampage Jackson coming in a close second with a total of $225,000 and Gabriel Gonzaga with an impressive victory over Justin McCully cracked six figures with a total of $100,000.
Here are the fighter salaries for the card:
Forrest Griffin ($250,000) def. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson ($225,000) by unanimous decision
Patrick Cote ($32,000) def. Ricardo Almeida ($23,000) by split decision
Patrick Cote ($32,000) def. Ricardo Almeida ($23,000) by split decision
Joe Stevenson ($60,000) def. Gleison Tibau ($11,000) by submission (guillotine choke) Rd.2
Josh Koscheck ($70,000) def. Chris Lytle ($14,000) by unanimous decision
Josh Koscheck ($70,000) def. Chris Lytle ($14,000) by unanimous decision
Tyson Griffin ($40,000) def. Marcus Aurelio ($40,000) by unanimous decision
Melvin Guillard ($20,000) def. Dennis Siver ($7,000) by KO (punches) Rd.1
Cole Miller ($20,000) def. Jorge Gurgel ($10,000) by submission (triangle choke) Rd.3
Justin Buchholz ($8,000) def. Corey Hill ($8,000) by submission (rear naked choke)
Rd.2
Gabriel Gonzaga ($100,000) def. Justin McCully by submission (kimura) Rd.1
Rd.2
Gabriel Gonzaga ($100,000) def. Justin McCully by submission (kimura) Rd.1
Forrest Griffin, Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, Melvin Guillard and Cole Miller earn an extra $60,000 in bonuses for Fight of the night (Griffin and Jackson) KO of the night (Guillard) and Submission of the night (Miller). Fighters salaries does not include bonuses, or sponsorships.
