ProMMAnow.com (www.prommanow.com) received the UFC 143 fighter salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Monday. Despite losing a controversial decision in the main event, the night’s big money winner was Nick Diaz who pocketed a healthy $200,000 for his five-round stalking of new UFC interim welterweight champ Carlos Condit. Diaz was guaranteed the $200,000 purse win or lose. Condit took home a $110,000 purse that included a $55,000 win bonus.
The complete UFC 143 fighter payout is as follows:
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view)
Carlos Condit – $110,000 (includes $55,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Diaz – $200,000
Fabricio Werdum – $100,000 (no win bonus)
def. Roy Nelson – $20,000
Josh Koscheck – $146,000 (includes $73,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Pierce – $20,000
Renan Barao – $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus)
def. Scott Jorgensen – $20,500
Ed Herman – $62,000 (includes $31,000 win bonus)
def. Clifford Starks – $8,000
PRELIMINARY CARD (FX)
Dustin Poirier – $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Max Holloway – $6,000
Edwin Figueroa – $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Alex Caceres – $8,000
Matt Brown – $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Cope – 8,000
Matt Riddle – $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. Henry Martinez – $6,000
PRELIMINARY CARD (Facebook)
Rafael Natal – $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
def. Michael Kuiper – $6,000
Stephen Thompson – $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Daniel Stittgen – $6,000
Disclaimer: The salary figures listed above do not include expenses fighters may have to pay out in taxes, license fees, etc. They also do not reflect money fighters may earn through sponsorships, fight night bonuses or otherwise. They are the base numbers reported to the commission only.