Lenar ended up losing and was deprived of his heavyweight belt at UFC 121 last Saturdy in California. Nevertheless, the four minutes twelve seconds he lasted before being knocked out by Cain Velasquez still yielded the ex-champ the highest payday of the event: 400 thousand dollars.
It’s worth noting that further income UFC fighters receive may come from shares of pay-per-view revenues and sponsorship deals, which do not figure in the sums released by the athletic commissions.
Check out each fighter on the UFC 121 card’s pay out:
Cain Velasquez: Us$200,000 + 70,000 (melhor nocaute da noite)
Brock Lesnar: US$ 400,000
Jake Shields: US$ 150,000
Martin Kampmann: US$ 27,000
Diego Sanchez: US$ 100,000 + 70,000 (fight of the night)
Paulo Thiago: US$ 18,000 + 70,000 (fight of the night)
Matt Hamill: US$ 58,000
Tito Ortiz: US$ 250,000
Brendan Schaub: US$ 20,000
Gabriel Gonzaga: US$ 67,000
Court McGee: US$ 30,000
Ryan Jensen: US$ 10,000
Tom Lawlor: US$ 20,000
Patrick Cote: US$ 21,000
Daniel Roberts: US$ 16,000 + 70,000 (submission of the night)
Mike Guymon: US$ 8,000
Sam Stout: US$32,000
Paul Taylor: US $16,000
Chris Camozzi: US $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
Dongi Yang: US$ 8,000