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Junior dos Santos may have lost his Heavyweight title at UFC 155 but he was still paid twice as much as Cain Velasquez, the man who took his belt away.
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the official payouts, salaries and disclosed bonuses for UFC 155: Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2.
Cain Velasquez: $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win)
Junior dos Santos: $400,000
Jim Miller: $82,000 ($41,000 to show, $41,000 to win)
Joe Lauzon: $27,000
Constantinos Philippou: $36,000 ($18,000 to show, $18,000 to win)
Tim Boetsch: $37,000
Yushin Okami: $84,000 ($42,000 to show, $42,000 to win)
Alan Belcher: $37,000
Derek Brunson: $30,000 ($13,000 to show, $17,000 to win)
Chris Leben: $51,000
Eddie Wineland: $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)
Brad Pickett: $17,000
Erik Perez: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Byron Bloodworth $6,000
Jamie Varner: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Melvin Guillard: $42,000
Myles Jury: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Michael Johnson $14,000
Todd Duffee: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Philip De Fries: $14,000
Max Holloway: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Leonard Garcia: $20,000
John Moraga: $22,000 ($11,000 to show, $11,000 to win)
Chris Cariaso: $12,000
The total disclosed payroll for UFC 155: "Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2" was $1,261,000.
The amounts above don't include fight night bonuses, sponsorships, percentages and other unofficial payments such as PPV bonuses, among others. It also does not include deductions for expenses such as insurance, taxes, etc.
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