The fighter salaries (which doesn’t include sponsorship money and additional bonuses) for Strikeforce: Evolution have been announced today.

It shows that former middleweight champion Cung Le, who tasted defeat for the first time in Strikeforce, was the top earner, pocketing $150,000.

Jacare earned $65,000 for his debut for the promotion, with Scott Smith and Gilbert Melendez following closely behind with $55,000.

At the other end of the scale Daisuke Nakamura earned a paltry $200 for his undercard defeat, though it is likely he was paid an additional fee that is not recorded in this report.

See the full payout list below:

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• Scott Smith: $55,000 (no win bonus)

• Cung Le: $150,000

• Gilbert Melendez: $55,000 (no win bonus)

• Josh Thomson: $30,000

• Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza: $65,000 (includes $10,000 win bonus)

• Matt Linland: $50,000

• Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)

• Mike Whitehead: $30,000

• Antwain Britt: $10,000 ($5,000 win bonus)

• Scott Lighty: $5,000

• Justin Wilcox: $5,000 (no win bonus)

• Daisuke Nakamura: $200

• Alex Crispim: $4,000 ($2,000 win bonus)

• A.J. Fonseca: $2,000