UFC 143 Payroll: Diaz ($200K), Koscheck ($146K) Take Top Purses
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Diaz earned $200,000 for his efforts at UFC 143. | Photo:
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Nick Diaz couldn’t take out Carlos Condit in the main event of Saturday’s UFC 143, but the Stockton, Calif., native still took home the show’s biggest disclosed paycheck.
Diaz banked a flat $200,000 for his five-round decision loss to Condit, while the new UFC interim welterweight champion pocketed $110,000 in victory, $55,000 of that in the form of a win bonus.
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The night’s next-highest earner was perennial welterweight contender Josh Koscheck, who took a total of $146,000 for his hard-fought, three-round decision win over Mike Pierce ($20,000). Former Strikeforce heavyweight Fabricio Werdum ($100,000; no win bonus) outclassed Roy Nelson ($20,000) across three rounds in the co-main event of the pay-per-view, which aired live from the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Note: These figures do not account for taxes, license fees or any
other deductions which may be taken from a fighter’s purse, nor do
they include any sponsorship money or discretionary “locker room”
bonuses which a promoter may issue.
UFC 143 ‘Diaz vs. Condit’ salaries:
Carlos Condit: $110,000
(Includes $55,000 win bonus)
Nick Diaz: $200,000
Fabricio Werdum: $100,000
Roy Nelson: $20,000
Josh Koscheck: $146,000
(Includes $73,000 win bonus)
Mike Pierce: $20,000
Renan "Barao" Pegado: $22,000
(Includes $11,000 win bonus)
Scott Jorgensen: $20,500
Ed Herman: $62,000
(Includes $31,000 win bonus)
Clifford Starks: $8,000
Dustin Poirier: $24,000
(Includes $12,000 win bonus)
Max Holloway: $6,000
Edwin Figueroa: $16,000
(Includes $8,000 win bonus)
Alex Caceres: $8,000
Matt Brown: $30,000
(Includes $15,000 win bonus)
Chris Cope: $8,000
Matt Riddle: $30,000
(Includes $15,000 win bonus)
Henry Martinez: $6,000
Rafael Natal: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Michael Kuiper: $6,000
Stephen Thompson: $12,000
(Includes $6,000 win bonus)
Daniel Stittgen: $6,000
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