UFC 46 - Fighter Payouts

Fighter Payouts

The total fighter payroll for UFC 46 was $540,500.

• Vitor Belfort: $130,000 ($100,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
  
• Randy Couture: $120,000 ($120,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $80,000)
  
• Frank Mir: $90,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $30,000 win bonus)
  
• Matt Hughes: $55,000 ($55,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $55,000)
  
• B.J. Penn: $50,000 ($25,000 for fighting; $25,000 win bonus)
  
• Carlos Newton: $30,000 ($30,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $0)
  
• Matt Serra: $16,000 ($8,000 for fighting; $8,000 win bonus)
  
• Renato Verissimo: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
  
• Josh Thomson: $8,000 ($4,000 for fighting; $4,000 win bonus)
  
• Lee Murray: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
  
• Georges St. Pierre: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
  
• Hermes Franca: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
  
• Wes Sims: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting, win bonus would have been $5,000)
  
• Jorge Rivera: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
  
• Karo Parisyan: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
  
• Jeff Curran: $2,500 ($2,500 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)