New welterweight champion Robbie Lawler ($220,000), defending lightweight champ Anthony Pettis ($200,000) and co-main-event loser Gilbert Melendez ($200,000) were the top earners at this past weekend’s UFC 181 event.

MMAjunkie today obtained the list of disclosed paydays from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

UFC 181 took place Saturday at Las Vegas’ Mandalay Bay Events Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.

The total disclosed payroll for the event, which featured 11 fights, was $1,317,000.

In the headliner, Lawler earned a narrow decision win over ex-titleholder Johny Hendricks to claim the title. If victorious, Hendricks would have added another $200,000 (in the form of a win bonus) to his $150,000 show purse.

Melendez, a former Strikeforce fighter who suffered a loss to Pettis in their title fight, earned a flat rate of $200,000 and wasn’t eligible for a win bonus.

The full UFC 181 payouts included:

Robbie Lawler: $220,000 (includes $110,000 win bonus)

def. Johny Hendricks: $150,000

Anthony Pettis: $200,000 (includes $100,000 win bonus)

def. Gilbert Melendez: $200,000

Travis Browne: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)

def. Brendan Schaub: $32,000

Todd Duffee: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

def. Anthony Hamilton: $10,000

Tony Ferguson: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus)

def. Abel Trujillo: $14,000

Urijah Faber: $140,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus)

def. Francisco Rivera: $20,000

Josh Samman: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. Eddie Gordon: $15,000

Corey Anderson: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)

def. Justin Jones: $8,000

Raquel Pennington: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

def. Ashlee Evans-Smith: $8,000

Sergio Pettis: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)

def. Matt Hobar: $10,000

Clay Collard: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)

def. Alex White: $10,000

Now, the usual disclaimer: The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, which can oftentimes be a substantial portion of a fighter’s income. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC oftentimes pays. Additionally, they don’t include any pay-per-view revenue some top fighters receive.

For example, as previously reported, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 181 bonuses to Segio Pettis and Hobar (“Fight of the Night”), Anthony Pettis (“Performance of the Night”) and Josh Samman (“Performance of the Night”).

In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.

For more on UFC 181, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

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MMAjunkie’s John Morgan breaks down UFC 181’s main event between Robbie Lawler and Johny Hendricks

MMAjunkie’s Ben Fowlkes breaks down UFC 181’s co-main event between Anthony Pettis and Gilbert Melendez: