(That’s actually ketchup on James’s head. Randy tackled him so quickly that he didn’t even have time to put down the hot dog he was eating. / Photo courtesy of MMAFighting.com)

The UFC paid out $1,608,000 in disclosed salaries and bonuses to the fighters who competed at UFC 118, according to figures released by the Massachusetts State Athletic Commission. James Toney‘s whopping $500,000 salary led the payroll, putting him well ahead of fellow headliners Randy Couture ($250,000) and BJ Penn ($150,000). For you math aficionados out there, Toney earned over $2,500 per second in his UFC debut, which ended due to submission at the 3:19 mark of round 1. (Now calculate how much money you make per second at your job. Isn’t that hilarious?)

Keep in mind that the figures below don’t include additional compensation from sponsorships, undisclosed "locker room" bonuses, or cuts of the pay-per-view revenue that some UFC stars have in their contracts, which means that Randy Couture could have theoretically ended up with a bigger paycheck than James Toney. You know, if that helps you sleep at night.

Frankie Edgar: $96,000 (includes $48,000 win bonus)
def. B.J. Penn: $150,000

Randy Couture: $250,000
def. James Toney: $500,000

Demian Maia: $68,000
def. Mario Miranda: $8,000

Gray Maynard: $46,000 (includes $23,000 win bonus)
def. Kenny Florian: $65,000


Nate Diaz: $120,000 (includes $30,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Fight of the Night” bonus)
def. Marcus Davis: $91,000 (includes $60,000 “Fight of the Night bonus)

Joe Lauzon: $84,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus, $60,000 “Submission of the Night” bonus)
def. Gabe Ruediger: $8,000

Nik Lentz: $22,000 (includes $11,000 win bonus)
def. Andre Winner: $10,000

Dan Miller: $30,000 (includes $15,000 win bonus)
def. John Salter: $8,000

Greg Soto: $12,000 (includes $6,000 win bonus)
def. Nick Osipczak: $10,000

Mike Pierce: $24,000 (includes $12,000 win bonus)
def. Amilcar Alves: $6,000

Underpaid: Joe Lauzon still only gets $12,000 to show? What in the french-fried fuck? It’s great that J-Lau picked up the submission bonus; it’s not so great that he’s still working off his indentured servitude from TUF 5.

Overpaid: The Dark Emperor, obviously. In fact, James Toney might be the most overpaid fighter since Tim Sylvia made $800,000 in 36 seconds against Fedor Emelianenko. Also, whatever the UFC paid Nik Lentz for his dreadful wall-’n'-stall performance against Andre Winner in the Spike prelims broadcast, it was too much — especially when you consider that Lentz likely cost the UFC money by turning off viewers who might have been on the fence about buying the pay-per-view. Expect to see him buried in a dark match for his next fight.