Brock Lesnar Gets Paid Big For Debut at UFC 81

Brock Lesnar was the highest paid athlete to compete at UFC 81: Breaking Point.

On Saturday, Feb. 2 in Las Vegas, Nev., former WWE superstar Brock Lesnar (1-1-0) was the highest paid fighter to step into the octagon at UFC 81: Breaking Point.

Despite losing in just 90 seconds by a kneebar submission to Frank Mir (11-3-1), Lesnar earned $250,000 for the fight and would have been paid another $200,000 if he had won. Mir got $80,000, plus another $60,000 for winning "Submission of the Night."

The next highest paid athlete was Antonio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira (31-4-1), who earned $200,000 for defeating Tim Sylvia (24-4-0) for the interim UFC heavyweight belt. Sylvia was paid $100,000. Both athletes earned an extra $60,000 by winning the "Fight of the Night" award.

UFC veteran Chris Lytle (25-15-5) earned $24,000 for winning his match plus $60,000 for "Knockout of the Night."

Total payouts for the event came to just under $900,000 for all athletes combined, not including bonuses, many of which are undisclosed.

Official Payouts For UFC 81: Breaking Point
Saturday, Feb. 2 - Las Vegas, Nev.

• Rodrigo Minotauro - $200,000 def. Tim Sylvia - $100,000
• Frank Mir - $80,000 def. Brock Lesnar - $250,000
• Nate Marquardt - $52,000 def. Jeremy Horn - $25,000
• Ricardo Cachorro - $40,000 def. Rob Yundt - $5,000
• Tyson Griffin - $36,000 def. Gleison Tibau - $11,000
• Chris Lytle - $24,000 def. Kyle Bradley - $4,000
• Marvin Eastman - $14,000 def. Terry Martin - $12,000
• Tim Boetsch - $12,000 def. David Heath - $6,000
• Rob Emerson - $16,000 def. Keita Nakamura - $5,000
• Total: US$ 892,000

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