The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has released UFC 116 fighters’ pay figures. The amounts the athletes made (not including sponsorships, etc.) are:

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Brock Lesnar: $400,000 (no win bonus)
Shane Carwin: $40,000
Lesnar defeated Carwin by submission (arm-triangle choke)

Chris Leben: $86,000 ($43,000 to show, $43,000 to win)
Yoshihiro Akiyama: $45,000
Leben defeated Akiyama by submission (triangle choke)

Stephan Bonnar: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Krzsyztof Soszynski: $10,000
Bonnar defeated Soszynski by TKO (strikes)

Chris Lytle: $52,000 ($26,000 to show, $26,000 to win)
Matt Brown: $10,000
Lytle defeated Brown by submission (armbar)

George Sotiropoulos: $24,000 ($12,000 to show, $12,000 to win)
Kurt Pellegrino: $25,000
Sotiropoulos defeated Pellegrino via unanimous decision

Brendan Schaub: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
Chris Tuchscherer: $12,000
Schaub defeated Tuchscherer by TKO (strikes)

Ricardo Romero: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Seth Petruzelli: $10,000
Romero defeated Petruzelli by submission (armbar)

Kendall Grove: $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)
Goran Reljic: $5,000
Grove defeated Reljic by split decision

Gerald Harris: $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win)
David Branch: $6,000
Harris defeated Branch by KO (slam)

Daniel Roberts: $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win)
Forrest Petz: $6,000
Roberts defeated Petz via split decision

Jon Madsen: $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win)
Karlos Vemola: $8,000
Madsen defeated Vemola via unanimous decision