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CM Punk earns huge payday for debut but not the highest salary at UFC 203

Published Nov. 15, 2016 2:13 p.m. ET

Damon Martin

CM Punk lost in his UFC debut in lopsided fashion, but he's not walking away without a lot of money in his pocket.

The former WWE superstar earned a disclosed $500,000 for his fight with Mickey Gall on Saturday night where he fell by rear naked choke at just 2:14 into the opening round.

The Ohio Athletic Commission revealed the full salaries for UFC 203 on Monday.

Punk's disclosed pay will also likely be increased with a back end salary based on the total pay-per-view sales that will be earned from UFC 203.

Gall, who was making his second appearance in the UFC with his win over Punk, earned $30,000 for his victory including $15,000 to show and another $15,000 for the win.

UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem actually topped the payroll with an $800,000 salary for his loss in the main event against champion Stipe Miocic. With a win, Overeem would have earned another $200,000 to give him a million dollar salary for the fight.

As for Miocic, the heavyweight champ made $600,000 for his win.

Here are the full salaries for UFC 203 in Cleveland.

Stipe Miocic — $600,000 (no win bonus) plus $50,000 for 'Fight of the Night'

Alistair Overeem — $800,000 plus $50,000 for 'Fight of the Night'

Fabricio Werdum — $375,000 ($250,000 to show, $125,000 to win)

Travis Browne — $120,000

CM Punk — $500,000 (no win bonus)

Mickey Gall — $30,000 ($15,000 to show, $15,000 to win)

Urijah Faber — $160,000

Jimmie Rivera — $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win)

Jessica Andrade — $46,000 ($23,000 to show, $23,000 to win) plus $50,000 for 'Fight of the Night'

Joanne Calderwood — $25,000

Bethe Correia — $50,000 ($25,000 to show, $25,000 to win)

Jessica Eye — $25,000

Brad Tavares — $56,000 ($28,000 to show, $28,000 to win)

Caio Magalhaes — $20,000

Nik Lentz — $76,000 ($38,000 to show, $38,000 to win)

Michael McBride — $12,000

Yancy Medeiros — $48,000 ($24,000 to show, $24,000 to win) plus $50,000 for 'Performance of the Night'

Sean Spencer — $17,000

Drew Dober — $38,000 ($19,000 to show, $19,000 to win)

Jason Gonzalez — $10,000

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