UFC 96 payouts: Rampage earns $385,000

Here are the UFC 96 payouts, as disclosed by the Ohio Athletic Commission. Quinton "Rampage" Jackson came out on top, making a whopping $385,000 after his $100,000 win bonus and $60,000 Fight of the Night bonus (which also went to Keith Jardine). Though that's nothing compared to what I made on Saturday night: this neat spaceship made out of Legos!

Quinton "Rampage" Jackson -- $325,000 (including $100,000 win bonus)
defeating Keith Jardine -- $55,000

Shane Carwin -- $32,000 (including $16,000 win bonus)
defeating Gabriel Gonzaga -- $60,000

Matt Brown -- $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
defeating Pete Sell -- $12,000

Matt Hamill -- $40,000 (including $20,000 win bonus)
defeating Mark Munoz -- $12,000

Gray Maynard -- $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus)
defeating Jim Miller -- $9,000

Tamdan McCrory -- $20,000 (including $10,000 win bonus)
defeating Ryan Madigan -- $3,000

Kendall Grove -- $44,000 (including $22,000 win bonus)
defeating Jason Day -- $5,000

Jason Brilz -- $10,000 (including $5,000 win bonus)
defeating Tim Boetsch -- $12,000

Brandon Vera -- $60,000 (including $30,000 win bonus)
defeating Michael Patt -- $5,000

Shane Nelson -- $16,000 (including $8,000 win bonus)
defeating Aaron Riley -- $6,000

UFC Fight Night 17 Fight Bonuses

Here are the fight bonuses which were handed out for UFC Fight Night 17: Lauzon vs. Stephens. Each fighter involved received a $30,000 bonus:

Fight of the Night: Josh Neer vs. Mac Danzig
Submission of the Night: Joe Lauzon (arm bar over Jeremy Stephens)
Knockout of the Night: Cain Velasquez (TKO over Denis Stojnic)

Each of those sound about right, though I'm not convinced Cain Velasquez should've gotten Knockout of the Night over Anthony Johnson's first round TKO of Luigi Fioravanti. While dominant, Velasquez's "knockout" was more of a "hit the guy until the referee steps in and nobody is quite sure if they're being stood up or if the fight is over."