The evening’s all-heavyweight pay-per-view card also saw onetime UFC titlist Velasquez earn a dominant victory over former Strikeforce talent Antonio Silva ($70,000). Velasquez wasted no time in unleashing effective offense against his larger foe, catching a leg kick and putting “Bigfoot” on his back. From there, the American Kickboxing Academy standout unloaded with a sustained supply of punches and elbows that badly lacerated the Brazilian and forced referee Josh Rosenthal to halt the contest in round one.
Additionally, main card competitors Stefan Struve, Roy Nelson and Stipe Miocic pocketed $58,000, $40,000 and $20,000 for their respective victories over Lavar Johnson ($26,000), Dave Herman ($21,000) and Shane del Rosario ($20,000). The full disclosed payroll for the event totaled $1,233,000.
The disclosed purses reported by state athletic commissions do not include any performance-based or discretionary bonuses that may be awarded to a fighter by the promotion. Additionally, the reported figures do not reflect any deductions made by the commission for taxes, insurance, etc., and do not include any sponsorship money or pay-per-view percentages that a fighter may acquire for their performance.
UFC 146 Salaries:
Junior dos Santos: $200,000
(No win bonus)
Frank Mir: $200,000
Cain Velasquez: $200,000
(Includes $100,000 win bonus)
Antonio Silva: $70,000
Roy Nelson: $40,000
(Includes $20,000 win bonus)
Dave Herman $21,000
Stipe Miocic: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Shane del Rosario: $20,000
Stefan Struve: $58,000
(Includes $29,000 win bonus)
Lavar Johnson: $26,000
Darren Elkins: $28,000
(Includes $14,000 win bonus)
Diego Brandao: $15,000
Jamie Varner: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Edson Barboza: $18,000
C.B. Dollaway: $40,000
(Includes $20,000 win bonus)
Jason Miller: $45,000
Dan Hardy: $50,000
(Includes $25,000 win bonus)
Duane Ludwig: $18,000
Paul Sass: $20,000
(Includes $10,000 win bonus)
Jacob Volkmann: $20,000
Glover Teixeira: $30,000
(Includes $15,000 win bonus)
Kyle Kingsbury: $12,000
Mike Thomas Brown: $52,000
(Includes $26,000 win bonus)
Daniel Pineda: $10,000