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The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale salaries

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the final figures for fighter salaries for this past weekends TUF 16 Finale.

The event which took place at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas took place this past Saturday December 15. The top payouts went to main card fighters Pat Barry, Roy Nelson and Mike Pyle.

Below is the full list of fighter salaries thanks to MMAJunkie.com.

(Total disclosed salary $447,000)

Roy Nelson: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)
def. Matt Mitrione: $12,000

Colton Smith: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Ricci: $8,000

Patrick Barry: $44,000 (includes $22,000 win bonus)
def. Shane Del Rosario: $20,000

Dustin Poirier: $34,000 (includes $17,000 win bonus)
def. Jonathan Brookins: $20,000

Mike Pyle: $78,000 (includes $39,000 win bonus)
def. James Head: $12,000

Johnny Bedford: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Marcos Vinicius: $8,000

Rustam Khabilov: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Vinc Pichel: $8,000

Anthony Waldburger: $28,000 (includes $14,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Catone: $13,000

Hugo Viana: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. Reuben Duran: $8,000

Mike Rio: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
def. John Cofer: $8,000

Timothy Elliott: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Jared Papazian: $6,000

The UFC paid show money to Jamie Varner ($12,000) and Melvin Guillard ($42,000) as well. Their fight was cancelled just hours before the bout due to Varner being ill.

These numbers are the salaries that the organization has to give to the State Commissions. They do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and other fees. They also do not include “fight night” bonuses, sponsor pay or any other bonuses that the UFC often give their fighters.

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