UFC 201 Fighter Salaries: Robbie Lawler Tops Payroll, Even in Defeat

Following a blockbuster week of three consecutive events on three consecutive nights to open July, the UFC closed out the month with another champion losing his belt.

Robbie Lawler has been through five five-round wars in his eight most recent UFC bouts, but his UFC 201 headlining bout wasn’t one of them.

Instead of going to war with Tyron Woodley, Lawler was the victim of a sneak attack. Woodley took out the champ in 2:12 of the first round, knocking Lawler out for only the second time in his career.

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Woodley walked away with the belt and a $340,000 payday, but Lawler, even in defeat, stood atop the disclosed UFC 201 fighter payroll with a half-million-dollar payout.

The Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission released the fighter salaries on Monday.

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley took place on Saturday, July 30, at Philips Arena in Atlanta.

UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley Fighter Salaries

Tyron Woodley: $340,000 (includes $70,000 win bonus) def. Robbie Lawler: $500,000

Karolina Kowalkiewicz: $38,000 (includes $19,000 win bonus) def. Rose Namajunas: $46,000

Jake Ellenberger: $150,000 (includes $75,000 win bonus) def. Matt Brown: $73,000

Erik Perez: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Francisco Rivera: $23,000

Ryan Benoit: $26,000 (includes $13,000 win bonus) def. Fredy Serrano: $12,000

Nikita Krylov: $48,000 (includes $24,000 win bonus) def. Ed Herman: $51,000

Jorge Masvidal: $114,000 (includes $57,000 win bonus) def. Ross Pearson: $54,000

Anthony Hamilton: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus) def. Damian Grabowski: $18,000

Wilson Reis: $50,000 (includes $25,000 win bonus) def. Hector Sandoval: $12,000

Michael Graves: $12,000 vs. Bojan Velickovic: $14,000 (the fight was a majority draw)

Damien Brown: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus) def. Cesar Arzamendia: $10,000

UFC 201 Disclosed Fighter Payroll: $1,691,000

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