Ronda Rousey made headlines after winning the first-ever fight in the UFC between female fighters, retaining her championship belt after defeating Liz Carmouche with her signature armbar move.
Rousey made a nice payday as the co-main event at UFC 157, but not quite as much as the male fighters, including Dan Henderson and Urijah Faber, who each made six figures while Rousey made $90,000 for her fight. The event was held at the Honda Center in Anaheim last Saturday and the fighter salaries for all athletes involved in the event were released were released to MMAWeekly.com on Wednesday by the California State Athletic Commission.
Lyoto Machida and Dan Henderson made the most money of the fighters, although money that the fighters make from pay-per-view sales was not included in the pay totals. Fighters are also usually given "locker room bonuses" by the UFC that are not disclosed to athletic commissions. Early reports said that up to 500,000 pay-per-views were purchased, which could help the fighters at the top of the event.
Carmouche spoke about driving a beat up car in the run up to the fight, but president Dana White said those days are over for his female fighter.
"She going to have a kitchen table, and a couch, and whatever else the [expletive] she wants," White said.
The figures given are required to be submitted by promoters to the state athletic commissions. Rousey made $90,000, with a $45,000 win bonus, while Carmouche made $12,000 for the fight.
In comparison to the female fighters, the males made more money, with Lyoto Machida making $200,000 over Dan Henderson, who made $250,000. Urijah Faber made $100,000 with a $50,000 win bonus, while Josh Koscheck made $78,000.
HERE is the full list of fighter payouts from Yahoo Sports:UFC 157 Rousey vs. Carmouche Fighter Salaries
Ronda Rousey: $90,000 (includes $45,000 win bonus)def. Liz Carmouche: $12,000
Lyoto Machida: $200,000 (no win bonus)def. Dan Henderson: $250,000
Urijah Faber: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)def. Ivan Menjivar: $17,000
Court McGee: $40,000 (includes $20,000 win bonus)def. Josh Neer: $16,000
Robbie Lawler: $105,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)def. Josh Koscheck: $78,000
Brendan Schaub: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)def. Lavar Johnson: $29,000
Mike Chiesa: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)def. Anton Kuivanen: $8,000
Dennis Bermudez: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)def. Matt Grice: $8,000
Sam Stout: $52,000 (includes $26,000 win bonus)def. Caros Fodor: $15,000
Kenny Robertson: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)def. Brock Jardine: $8,000
Neil Magny: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)def. Jon Manley: $8,000
Nah-Shon Burrell: $12,600 (includes $7,000 win bonus) def. Yuri Villefort: $6,700*
*Burrell missed weight and a percentage of his fight purse, totaling $700, went to Villefort; another $700 went to the athletic commission.
UFC 157 Rousey vs. Carmouche Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $1,173,300
