UFC 49 - Fighter Payroll

Fighter Payroll

The total fighter payroll for UFC 49 was $535,000.

• Randy Couture: $225,000 ($150,000 for fighting; $75,000 win bonus)
  
• Chuck Liddell: $120,000 ($60,000 for fighting; $60,000 win bonus)
  
• Vitor Belfort: $100,000 ($100,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $40,000)
  
• Matt Lindland: $20,000 ($20,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $20,000)
  
• Yves Edwards: $14,000 ($7,000 for fighting; $7,000 win bonus)
  
• David Terrell: $8,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)
  
• Josh Thomson: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $6,000)
  
• Nick Diaz: $6,000 ($6,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)
  
• Justin Eilers: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
  
• Chris Lytle: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
  
• Karo Parisyan: $6,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $3,000 win bonus)
  
• Joe Riggs: $5,000 ($3,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)
  
• Mike Kyle: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
  
• Vernon White: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)
  
• Ronald Jhun: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)
  
• Joe Doerksen: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)