UFC 132 main card fighters and former champions Tito Ortiz and Wanderlei Silva topped the $1.277 million payroll for Saturday’s “UFC 132: Cruz vs. Faber 2″ event in Las Vegas, the Nevada State Athletic Commission announced Tuesday.
Ortiz earned $450,000 for his upset first-round submission of Ryan Bader ($20,000) for his first win since 2006, while Silva took home $200,000 for his 27-second knockout at the hands of Chris Leben ($92,000).
UFC bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz earned $40,000 for his successful title defense over Urijah Faber ($32,000) in the UFC 132 main event.
The complete UFC 132 salaries were:
MAIN CARD
- Dominick Cruz: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus) def. Urijah Faber: $32,000
- Chris Leben: $92,000 ($46,000 win bonus) def. Wanderlei Silva: $200,000
- Dennis Siver: $50,000 ($25,000 win bonus) def. Matt Wiman: $18,000
- Tito Ortiz: $450,000 (no win bonus) def. Ryan Bader: $20,000
- Carlos Condit: $68,000 ($34,000 win bonus) def. Dong Hyun Kim: $41,000
PRELIMINARY CARD
- Melvin Guillard: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus) def. Shane Roller: $21,000
- Rafael Dos Anjos: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus) def. George Sotiropoulos: $15,000
- Brian Bowles: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Takeya Mizugaki: $12,000
- Aaron Simpson: $34,000 ($17,000 win bonus) def. Brad Tavares: $10,000
- Anthony Njokuani: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus) def. Andre Winner: $14,000
- Jeff Hougland: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus) def. Donny Walker: $6,000
In addition to the salaries listed above, which are simply what the UFC is required to disclose to the athletic commission and not representative of a fighter’s total earnings, Cruz, Faber, Ortiz, and Condit each earned $75,000 bonuses.
More UFC 132 coverage: UFC 132 results, UFC 132 recap, UFC 132 prelims


I know Tito is still a draw but to the tune of 450k is astounding. Bet Dana thought that was gonna be a farewell payment but now he will have to stump up one more time.
Is there anyone else that gets as much as that in the UFC?
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Guys get what they contract for, plus bonuses and such.
Same as it ever was…
Tito said in the pre-fight press conference that he took a pay cut :) go figure
Him and Chuck use to fight for free, so it looks like they get paid the most. Chuck was getting 500k.
I’m suprised Faber doesn’t make more than $32,000.
He’s still on his WEC contract.
@Evan
Urijah Faber owns multiple homes, cars, properties, a gym, and a clothing line.
Faber’s Team Alpha Male has reportedly supported multiple fighters with essentials like food, clothing, and housing.
In a recent interview he’s talked about buying a cabin cruiser and enough property in rural Northern California to build a MMA training compound similiar to Big Bear.
If you or anyone else thinks Faber is doing all that on just his 32k reported payout and similiar WEC-sized payouts, think again…
;-)
Brock gets hella dough
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And that has anything to do with UFC 132 how?
How can the main event fighters (Cruz Fiber ) make less $$$ then prelims n Whitman make 18k they need a better payout system
How does Cruz n Faber make less than fighter on the prelims somethin is very wrong w this
What he owns has nothing to do with what their pay was or anyone else a main event fighter should not b paid less than a prelim win or lose silva 200k for getting ktfo he may draw $$$ but his career is not on the up face it leban is a big draw 46k b4 bonus come on d.w. get it rite
I’ll only post this once even though you’ve mentioned it three times: The payouts are a contractually negotiated rate based on what the fighter and Zuffa negotiate. Dana White has nothing to do with individual paydays (bonuses not withstanding). Most of the WEC guys are still on the contracts that they signed while fighting for the now-defunct organization, and within the next year or so, their contracts will come up for negotiation.
Anyone know how “locker room” bonuses work? I’m assuming this money is agreed upon before hand and part of their UFC contract? It’s obviously in addition to the 20,000 or whatever is reported but is it a comparable amount?
Tito is a huge draw. Not a big draw, but a huge draw. Love him or hate him, you get pumped to see him fight. He sells tickets period. He deserves every cent he’s given. Same goes for wanderlei. He doesn’t know how to win anymore but he knows how to get a$$es on the seats.
Locker room bonuses are at Dana White’s discretion. He decides who gets how much.
These guys are so underpaid, compared to some other less exciting sports . Especially the p4p guys .
Anthony Njokuani deserves a big raise in his next contract if he continues the way he is. I never thought he would dominate Winner like that.