UFC 181 Fighter Salaries, Attendance & Gate

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robbie lawler leave the octagon after ufc 181
(Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports)

 

It’s good to be the champ – Robbie Lawler was the top earner at Saturday’s UFC 181.  Here is the fighter purse info for the event, released by the Nevada Athletic Commission.

 

Attendance: 9,617
Gate: $2,488,000

 

Robbie Lawler: $220,000 ($110,000 to show, $110,000 win bonus)

Anthony Pettis: $250,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)

Gilbert Melendez: $200,000

Johny Hendricks: $150,000

Urijah Faber: $140,000 ($70,000 to show, $70,000 win bonus)

Travis Browne: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 win bonus)

Sergio Pettis: $80,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Josh Samman: $66,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus, $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus)

Matt Hobar: $60,000 ($10,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)

Tony Ferguson: $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 win bonus)

Brendan Schaub: $32,000

Corey Anderson: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)

Todd Duffee: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)

Raquel Pennington: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)

Francisco Rivera: $20,000

Clay Collard: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)

Eddie Gordon: $15,000

Abel Trujillo: $14,000

Anthony Hamilton: $10,000

Alex White: $10,000

Justin Jones: $8,000

Ashlee Evans-Smith: $8,000

 

 

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