Despite topping the fellow ex-champ via split decision in the main event of Saturday's UFC 106 event, Forrest Griffin earned $250,000, the same as his opponent, Tito Ortiz.

Griffin earned $100,000 to show and $150,000 as an addition win bonus. Ortiz earned a flat rate of $250,000 and wasn't eligible for a win bonus even if he had won.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today requested and received the list of official disclosed salaries from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.

UFC 106 took place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas and aired live on both Spike TV and then pay-per-view.

The total disclosed payroll for the event was $1,021,000.

Other top earners included main-card fighters Josh Koscheck ($106,000) and UFC newcomer Antonio Rogerio Nogueira ($100,000) and preliminary-card fighter Kendall Grove ($44,000).

The full lit of payouts includes:

Forrest Griffin: $250,000 (includes $150,000 win bonus)
def. Tito Ortiz: $250,000

Josh Koscheck: $106,000 ($53,000 win bonus)
def. Anthony Johnson: $17,000

Paulo Thiago: $16,000 ($8,000 win bonus)
def. Jacob Volkmann: $6,000

Antonio Rogerio Nogueira: $100,000 ($30,000 win bonus)
def. Luiz Cane: $19,000

Amir Sadollah: $30,000 ($15,000 win bonus)
def. Phil Baroni: $25,000

Ben Saunders: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Marcus Davis: $27,000

Kendall Grove: $44,000 ($22,000 win bonus)
def. Jake Rosholt: $15,000

Brian Foster: $12,000 ($6,000 win bonus)
def. Brock Larson: $26,000

Caol Uno: $20,000
vs. Fabricio Camoes: $10,000
(Both fighters earned show money ; bout declared majority draw)

George Sotiropoulos: $20,000 ($10,000 win bonus)
def. Jason Dent: $8,000



Co-headliners Josh Koscheck and Anthony Johnson and main-card fighter Antonio Rogerio Nogueira each earned $70,000 fight-night bonuses for their performances at Saturday's "UFC 106: Ortiz vs. Griffin II" event.

Koscheck earned the "Submission of the Night" bonus, Nogueira earned the "Knockout of the Night" award, and Koscheck and Johnson both earned "Fight of the Night" honors. Koscheck's two awards netted him $140,000.