The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale Salaries: Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz top $312k payroll

The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale took place on Saturday night at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and headliners Gray Maynard and Nate Diaz topped the $312,000 payroll. TUF 18 Finale Rec

The Nevada State Athletic Commission released the salaries on Monday morning and were sent to TheMMAReport.com by email.

Maynard was the top earner on the card as he earned a disclosed salary of $45,000. He was defeated in the main event by Diaz, who made $30,000. Along with his disclosed payout of $30,000, Diaz also won another $50,000 for the knockout of the night bonus.

The complete TUF 18 Finale salaries are below and does not include any fees such as insurance, licenses and taxes.

  • Nate Diaz: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
  • Gray Maynard: $45,000
  • Julianna Pena: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Jessica Rakoczy: $8,000
  • Chris Holdsworth: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Davey Grant: $8,000
  • Jessamyn Duke: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Peggy Morgan: $8,000
  • Raquel Pennington: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Roxanne Modafferi: $8,000
  • Akira Corassani: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Maximo Blanco: $17,000
  • Tom Niinimaki:$16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Rani Yahya: $20,000
  • Jared Rosholt: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Walt Harris: $8,000
  • Sean Spencer: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Drew Dober: $8,000
  • Josh Sampo: $16,000 (includes $8,000 win bonus)
  • Ryan Benoit: $8,000