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The six figure contract means that over a certain period of time and number of fights, the fighter will earn six figures. I've seen nothing that says it's closer to 100k or 900k, but I'm willing to bet it's the former.

There's a pretty broad range in what UFC fighters get paid. For example, at an Ultimate Fight Night event last year, it went like this:

-Stephan Bonnar: $24,000 ($12,000 for fighting; $12,000 win bonus)

-Nathan Marquardt: $20,000 ($10,000 for fighting; $10,000 win bonus)

-Kenny Florian: $12,000 ($6,000 for fighting; $6,000 win bonus)

-Chris Leben: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)

-Nate Quarry: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)

-Josh Koscheck: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)

-Mike Swick: $10,000 ($5,000 for fighting; $5,000 win bonus)

-Ivan Salaverry: $8,000 ($8,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $8,000)

-Patrick Cote: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)

-Sam Hoger: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)

-Alex Karalexis: $5,000 ($5,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $5,000)

-Pete Sell: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $4,000)

-Pete Spratt: $4,000 ($4,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)

-Drew Fickett: $4,000 ($2,000 for fighting; $2,000 win bonus)

-Gideon Ray: $3,000 ($3,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $3,000)

-Josh Neer: $2,000 ($2,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $2,000)

Total Fighter Payroll: $136,000 (average of $8,500 per fighter)


Then at UFC 54, the total fighter payroll was $635,000. Some of the payouts were:

-Randy Couture: $225,000 ($150,000 for fighting, $75,000 win bonus)

-Chuck Liddell: $160,000 ($80,000 for fighting; $80,000 win bonus)

-Jeremy Horn: $25,000 ($25,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $25,000)

-Tim Sylvia: $80,000 ($40,000 for fighting; $40,000 win bonus)

-Tra Telligman: $9,000 ($9,000 for fighting; win bonus would have been $9,000)

Tito Ortiz supposedly wants 300k to beat Ken Shamrock, but I haven't heard yet if he's actually getting it.

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