Anderson Silva was the biggest earner at UFC 168 this past weekend, taking home a salary of $600,000 despite losing his UFC middleweight title bout against Chris Weidman ($400,000).

“The Spider” suffered a horrific broken leg during the fight after throwing a leg kick at Weidman. Immediately after the bout Silva was rushed to a medical facility to undergo emergency surgery. The doctors have confirmed that the procedure was a success, estimating that Silva should be able to return to training after 3-6 months of recovery. However, many people have speculated that the chances of Anderson making a return to the sport are slim.

In the co-main event, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey took home a salary of $100,000, submitting Miesha Tate ($28,000) in the third round of their exciting bout. Meanwhile, Travis Browne earned $56,000 with a first round TKO win over Josh Barnett who banked $170,000.

Elsewhere, Dennis Siver was the top earner on the undercard with a $66,000 payday, defeating Manny Gamburyan ($25,000), and Chris Leben, who lost to Uriah Hall ($20,000), earned $51,000.

Chris Weidman: $400,000 (includes $200,000 win bonus)
Anderson Silva: $600,000

Ronda Rousey: $100,000 (includes $50,000 win bonus)
Miesha Tate: $28,000

Travis Browne: $56,000 (includes $28,000 win bonus)
Josh Barnett: $170,000

Jim Miller: $92,000 (includes $46,000 win bonus)
Fabricio Camoes: $8,000

Dustin Poirier: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
Diego Brandao: $20,000*

Uriah Hall: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Chris Leben: $51,000

Michael Johnson: $36,000 (includes $18,000 win bonus)
Gleison Tibau: $39,000

Dennis Siver: $66,000 (includes $33,000 win bonus)
Manny Gamburyan: $25,000

John Howard: $32,000 (includes $16,000 win bonus)
Siyar Bahadurzada: $17,000

William Macario: $20,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)
Bobby Voelker: $12,000

Robert Peralta: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
Estevan Payan: $10,000

* Brandao was fined $5,000 for missing weight.

*Disclaimer: The above figures only represent the official contracted salaries reported to the athletic commission and do not include money fighters may earn through sponsorships, UFC performance bonuses or otherwise. Also not represented are licensing fees, taxes and other expenses.*

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