UFC 109 - Randy Couture takes home $250,000 for submission win

Legendary UFC octagon warrior, Randy “The Natural” Couture was unsurprisingly the top earner at UFC 109 on Saturday night, taking home a guaranteed $250,000 for his second round submission win over Mark Coleman in Las Vegas.

Other top earned on the card included former welterweight champion, Matt Serra ($150,000), newly installed middleweight number one contender, Chael Sonnen ($64,000), Brazilian submission wizard, Demian Maia ($62,000) and the other half of the main event, Mark Coleman ($60,000).

Here is the list in full:

Randy Couture: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Mark Coleman: $60,000

Chael Sonnen: $64,000 (includes $32,000 win bonus)
def. Nate Marquardt: $45,000

Paulo Thiago: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Mike Swick: $43,000

Demian Maia: $62,000 ($31,000 win bonus)
def. Dan Miller: $15,000

Matt Serra: $150,000 ($75,000 win bonus)
def. Frank Trigg: $30,000

Mac Danzig: $40,000 ($20,000 win bonus)
def. Justin Buchholz: $8,000

Melvin Guillard: $28,000 ($14,000 win bonus)
def. Ronys Torres: $4,000

Rob Emerson: $24,000 ($12,000 win bonus)
def. Phillipe Nover: $10,000

Phil Davis: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)
def. Brian Stann: $17,000

Chris Tuchscherer: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Tim Hague: $7000

Joey Beltran: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Rolles Gracie: $15,000

This of course does not include the additional $60,000 bonuses handed out to Chael Sonnen, Nate Marquardt, Paulo Thiago and Matt Serra for their outstanding performances on the night.

By Michael Pepper. (Follow me on Twitter)

Original source: MMAJunkie.com