UFC 102: Couture vs. Nogueira
Date: Aug 29, 2009
Location: Portland, Ore.
Venue: Rose Garden
Broadcast: Pay-per-view

MAIN CARD

* Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Randy Couture via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
* Thiago Silva def. Keith Jardine via TKO (strikes) - Round 1, 1:35
* Jake Rosholt def. Chris Leben via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 3, 1:30
* Nate Marquardt def. Demian Maia via knockout (punch) - Round 1, 0:21
* Brandon Vera def. Krzysztof Soszynski via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD

* Aaron Simpson def. Ed Herman via TKO (injury) - Round 2, 0:17
* Gabriel Gonzaga def. Chris Tuchscherer via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 4:27
* Mike Russow def. Justin McCully via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-27)
* Todd Duffee def. Tim Hague via knockout (punches) - Round 1, 0:07
* Mark Munoz def. Nick Catone via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)
* Evan Dunham def. Marcus Aurelio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27

UFC 102 fighters salaries: Nogueira ($400K) and Couture ($250K) top $1.285 million payroll
by MMAjunkie.com Staff on Aug 31, 2009 at 8:35 am ET
Headliners Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ($400,000) and Randy Couture ($250,000) were the top earners at this past Saturday's UFC 102 event and combined for 51 percent of the night's $1,285,000 payroll.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) requested the event's official fighters salaries, and the Oregon State Athletic Commission recently released them.

UFC 102 took place Aug. 29 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Ore., and aired on pay-per-view.

The next-highest earner actually came from the night's preliminary card. Former top UFC heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga earned $120, 000 ($60,000 of which was a win bonus). Gonzaga defeated UFC newcomer Chris Tuchscherer in an un-aired bout.

Te full disclosed payroll for UFC 102 included:

Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira: $400,000 (includes $150,000 bonus)
def. Randy Couture: $250,000

Thiago Silva: $58,000 ($29,000 win bonus)
def. Keith Jardine: $55,000

Jake Rosholt: $26,000 ($13,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Leben: $30,000

Nate Marquardt: $80,000 ($40,000 win bonus)
def. Demian Maia: $28,000

Brandon Vera: $70,0000 ($35,000 win bonus)
def. Krzysztof Soszynski: $8,000

Aaron Simpson: $18,000 ($9,000 win bonus)
def. Ed Herman: $24,000

Gabriel Gonzaga: $120,000 ($60,000 win bonus)
def. Chris Tuchscherer: $10,000

Mike Russow: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Justin McCully: $15,000

Todd Duffee: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Hague: $7,000

Mark Munoz: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Catone: $5,000

Evan Dunham: $14,000 ($7,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Aurelio: $13,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter's income. They also do not include any other "locker room" or special bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays.

For example, as discussed above, the figures above do not include the UFC's traditional "fight night" bonuses. The UFC awarded $60,000 each to Nogueira and Couture (Fight of the Night), Marquardt (KO of the Night) and Rosholt (Submission of the Night).

In other words, the above salary figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

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