Newly-crowned UFC light-heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin earned $310,000 for his main event fight at UFC 86. Griffin was paid $150,000 for the fight, and another $100,000 for defeating Quinton "Rampage" Jackson, who earned $225,000. Both fighters received an additional $60,000 bonus for taking part in the evening's Fight of the Night. The other fighter cracking six digits was Gabriel Gonzaga, who submitted Justin McCulley in the preliminary bout. Cole Miller and Melvin Guillard each won an additional $60,000 for Submission of the Night and Knockout of the Night, respectively. With the exception of Griffin, all other winners were awarded a bonus equal to the their to base pay. (W) Forrest Griffin - $250,000 (L) Quinton Jackson - $225,000 (W) Patrick Cote - $32,000 (L) Ricardo Almeida - $23,000 (W) Joe Stevenson - $60,000 (L) Gleison Tibau - $11,000 (W) Josh Koscheck - $70,000 (L) Chris Lytle - $14,000 (W) Tyson Griffin - $40,000 (L) Marcus Aurelio - $40,000 (W) Gabriel Gonzaga - $100,000 (L) Justin McCully - $5,000 (W) Cole Miller - $20,000 (L) Jorge Gurgel - $10,000 (W) Melvin Guillard - $20,000 (L) Dennis Siver - $7,000 (W) Justin Buchholz - $8,000 (L) Corey Hill - $8,000
