Zuffa paid out a total of $942,000 in salaries to the fighters that competed at “Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” on Saturday, Sept. 10, at U.S. Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Headliner Josh Barnett topped the fighter payroll, bringing in $150,000 for his first round submission win over Sergei Kharitonov in the Strikeforce Heavyweight GP semifinals.
In the other semifinal tournament bout, Daniel Cormier brought home a pay day of $100,000 for his first round knockout of Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva.
In the night’s lone championship bout, Luke Rockhold pocketed $50,000 for his unanimous decision win over Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza to take home the Strikeforce middleweight title.
The full “Strikeforce: Barnett vs. Kharitonov” fighter salaries are as follows:
Josh Barnett: $150,000 (no win bonus)
def. Sergei Kharitonov: $100,000
Daniel Cormier: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
def. Antonio Silva: $100,000
Luke Rockhold: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus)
def. Ronaldo Souza: $70,000
Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal: $85,000 (no win bonus)
def. Roger Gracie: $80,000
Pat Healy: $17,500 (includes $5,000 win bonus)
def. Maximo Blanco: $13,000
Mike Kyle: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $5,000
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante: $60,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus)
def. Yoel Romero: $10,000
Jordan Mein: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Evangelista “Cyborg” Santos: $20,000
Alexis Davis: $6,000 (includes $3,000 win bonus)
def. Amanda Nunes: $7,500
Dominique Steele: $5,000 (includes $2,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Mierzwiak: $3,000
Keep in mind these are the base salaries reported to the commission. These figures do not represent money fighters may earn through sponsorships or discretionary bonuses that may be paid out by the promotion. The figures also do not represent the money fighters pay out in expenses such as taxes, licensing fees, etc.
HT: MMAJunkie