(Stephen R. Sylvanie-USA TODAY Sports)
Luckily Georges St-Pierre retained his title last night, because he’s going to need a belt to hold up his pants with all that money stuffed in the pockets. GSP was the top earner last night at UFC 167.
Below is a list of the fighter purse payouts for UFC 167, straight from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Attendance: 14,856
Gate: $5,759,350
Georges St-Pierre: $450,000 ($400,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Rashad Evans: $250,000 ($125,000 to show, $125,000 win bonus)
Robbie Lawler: $166,000 ($83,000 to show, $83,000 win bonus)
Tyron Woodley: $154,000 ($52,000 to show, $52,000 win bonus, $50,000 Knockout of the Night bonus)
Donald Cerrone: $146,000 ($48,000 to show, $48,000 win bonus, $50,000 Submission of the Night bonus)
Johny Hendricks: $100,000 ($50,000 to show, $50,000 Fight of the Night bonus)
Chael Sonnen: $100,000
Josh Koscheck: $78,000
Rick Story: $54,000 ($27,000 to show, $27,000 win bonus)
Rory MacDonald: $50,000
Ed Herman: $40,000
Gian Villante: $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 win bonus)
Erik Perez: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 win bonus)
Jason High: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 win bonus)
Evan Dunham: $25,000
Ali Bagautinov: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Thales Leites: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 win bonus)
Brian Ebersole: $18,000
Sergio Pettis: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 win bonus)
Tim Elliott: $12,000
Edwin Figueroa: $12,000
Will Campuzano: $10,000
Anthony Lapsley: $8,000
Cody Donovan: $8,000
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