These are the official figures from the State Athletic commission
- Chuck Liddell: $250,000 - $175,000 to show, $75,000 win
- Randy Couture: $225,000
- Keith Jardine: $10,000 - $5,000 to show, $5,000 to win
- Mike Whitehead: $5,000
- Allesio Sakara: $10,000 - $5,000 to show, $5,000 to win
- Elvis Sinosic: $6,000
- Jeff Monson: $6,000 - $3,000 to show, $3,000 to win
- Brandon Lee Hinkle: $4,000
- Paul Buentello: $22,000 - $11,000 to show, $11,000 to win
- Gilbert Aldana: $2,000
- Joe Riggs: $20,000 - $10,000 to show, $10,000 to win
- Nick Diaz: $10,000
- Renato Sobral: $32,000 - $16,000 to show, $16,000 to win
- Mike Van Arsdale: $15,000
- Marcio Cruz: $8,000 - $4,000 to show, $4,000 to win
- Frank Mir: $26,000
- Brandon Vera: $10,000 - $5,000 to show, $5,000 to win
- Justin Eilers: $5,000
Total Purse for UFC 57: $666,000
Keep in mind that UFC 57 was a sellout with a gate of $3.3 million on top of 350,000 ppv buys