The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the disclosed fighter payroll for "UFC 109: Relentless". Randy Couture was the top earner for the event followed by Matt Serra.
Couture earned a flat $250,000 for his fight and Serra earned $150,000 with $75,000 coming by way of win bonus. The total disclosed payouts was $944,000.
Full Payouts include:
Randy Couture: $250,000 (flat fee)
defeated Mark Coleman: $60,000
Chael Sonnen: $64,000 ($32,000 win bonus)
defeated Nate Marquardt: $45,000
Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
defeated Mike Swick: $43,000
Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
defeated Dan Miller: $15,000
Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
defeated Frank Trigg: $30,000
Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
defeated Justin Buchholz: $8,000
Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
defeated Ronys Torres: $4,000
Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
defeated Phillipe Nover: $10,000
Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
defeated Brian Stann: $17,000
Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
defeated Tim Hague: $7000
Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
defeated Rolles Gracie: $15,000