The UFC handed out more than $9 million in disclosed $50,000 post-fight bonus checks in 2023. What will the totals be this year?
Here’s a running tally of all kinds of interesting UFC bonus-related stats that will update throughout the year after each event.
(Story updated following UFC on ESPN 55 on April 27.)
Winners, alphabetically (running total)
Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Robelis Despaigne, in Cuban flag, reacts after defeating Josh Parisian, not shown, during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
- Almeida, Cesar (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Amorim, Jaqueline (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Ankalaev, Magomed (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Aslan, Ibo (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Bahamondes, Ignacio (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Blaydes, Curtis (UFC 299)
- Brown, Randy (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Buzukja, Dennis (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Charriere, Morgan (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Chiasson, Macy (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Della Maddalena, Jack (UFC 299)
- Dern, Mackenzie (UFC 298)
- Despaigne, Robelis (UFC 299)
- Diniz, Jhonata (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Du Plessis, Dricus (UFC 297)
- Erceg, Stephen (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Errens, Jarno (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Ferreira, Bruno (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Filho, Jafel (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Gaethje, Justin (UFC 300)
- Guskov, Bogdan (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Guskov, Bogdan (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Hernandez, Anthony (UFC 298)
- Holloway, Max (UFC 300)
- Ige, Dan (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Jasudavicius, Jasmine (UFC 297)
- Johnson, Charles (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Landwehr, Nate (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Lemos, Amanda (UFC 298)
- Lima, Andre (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Maksum, Azat (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Mariscal, Chepe (UFC Fight Night 240)
- McCann, Molly (UFC Fight Night 235)
- McGhee, Marcus (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Medic, Uros (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Miller, Jim (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Mingyang, Zhang (UFC 298)
- Oliveira, Vinicius (UFC Fight Night 238) – double bonus
- O’Malley, Sean (UFC 299)
- Nguyen, Steven (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Ortega, Brian (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Padilla, Fernando (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Pereira, Michel (UFC 299)
- Perez, Alex (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Poirier, Dustin (UFC 299)
- Prado, Francisco (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Prates, Carlos (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Prochazka, Jiri (UFC 300)
- Robertson, Gillian (UFC 297)
- Saint Denis, Benoit (UFC 299)
- Sopaj, Bernardo (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Strickland, Sean (UFC 297)
- Talbott, Payton (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Topuria, Ilia (UFC 298)
- Torres, Manuel (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Turkalj, Anton (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Tybura, Marcin (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Vieira, Rodolfo (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Zellhuber, Daniel (UFC Fight Night 237)
2024 Bonuses total payout (running total)
Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint Denis, UFC 299
$4,050,000: 61 bonuses through 14 events (41 performance bonuses, 10 Fights of the Night; two double-bonus winners)
Main card winners vs. Prelims (running total)
Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Jailton Almeida (blue gloves) fights Curtis Blaydes (red gloves) during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
- Main card: 33
- Preliminary card: 28
Performance of the Night knockout/TKO winners
Vinicius Oliveira def. Bernardo Sopaj, UFC Fight Night 238
- Marcus McGhee def. Gaston Bolanos via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:29 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Brunno Ferreira def. Phil Hawes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:55 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Magomed Ankalaev def. Johnny Walker via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:42 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Gillian Robertson def. Polyana Viana via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:12 (UFC 297)
- Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:17 (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Bogdan Guskov def. Zac Pauga via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:38 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Carlos Prates def. Trevin Giles via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 4:03 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Dan Ige def. Andre Fili via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:43 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Zhang Mingyang def. Brendson Ribeiro via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:41 (UFC 298)
- Ilia Topuria def. Alexander Volkanovski via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:32 (UFC 298)
- Vinicius Oliveira def. Bernardo Sopaj via knockout (flying knee) – Round 3, 4:41 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Stephen Erceg def. Matt Schnell via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 0:26 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:18 (UFC 299)
- Curtis Blaydes def. Jailton Almeida via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:36 (UFC 299)
- Jack Della Maddalena def. Gilbert Burns via knockout (strikes) – Round 3, 3:43 (UFC 299)
- Payton Talbott def. Cameron Saaiman via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:21
- Dennis Buzukja def. Connor Matthews via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:22
- Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:43
- Cesar Almeida def. Dylan Budka via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:13
- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christos Giagos via TKO (head kick) – Round 1, 3:34
- Jiri Prochazka def. Aleksandar Rakic via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:17
- Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title
- Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09
- Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:12
- Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:16
- Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:16
Performance of the Night submission winners
Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Jasmine Jasudavicius (red glove) fights Pricila Cachoeira (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
- Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benitez via submission (face crank) – Round 3, 3:25 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Jasmine Jasudavicius def. Priscila Cachoeira via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 3, 4:21 (UFC 297)
- Molly McCann def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:59 (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Rodolfo Vieira def. Armen Petrosyan via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:48 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Anthony Hernandez def. Roman Kopylov via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:23 (UFC 298)
- Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:46 (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Brian Ortega def. Yair Rodriguez via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 0:58 (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01 (UFC 299)
- Jaqueline Amorim def. Cory McKenna via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:38
- Jafel Filho def. Ode Osbourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:27
- Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:54
- Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:08
- Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuelo via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 2:45
Fight of the Night bonus winners
Feb 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Amanda Lemos lands a hit against Mackenzie Dern during UFC 298 at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
- Dricus Du Plessis def. Sean Strickland via split decision (48-47, 47-48, 48-47) (UFC 297)
- Charles Johnson def. Azat Maksum via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Amanda Lemos def. Mackenzie Dern via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) (UFC 298)
- Daniel Zellhuber def. Francisco Prado via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-26) (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Vinicius Oliveira def. Bernardo Sopaj via knockout (flying knee) – Round 3, 4:41 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint-Denis via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:32 (UFC 299)
- Jarno Errens def. Steven Nguyen via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Ibo Aslan def. Anton Turkalj via TKO (punch) Round 3, 1:32
- Chepe Mariscal def. Morgan Charriere via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)
- Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title
Stoppage wins passed up for other winners, instead
Ludovit Klein def. A.J. Cunningham, UFC Fight Night 238
- Joshua Van def. Felipe Bunes via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:31 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Nikolas Motta def. Tom Nolan via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:03 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Jean Silva def. Westin Wilson via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:12 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Jimmy Flick def. Malcolm Gordon via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:17 (UFC 297)
- Sam Patterson def. Yohan Lainesse via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:03 (UFC 297)
- Neil Magny def. Mike Malott via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 4:45 (UFC 297)
- Luana Carolina def. Julija Stoliarenko via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:52 (UFC Fight Night 235) (Carolina missed weight, so technically was ineligible)
- Themba Gorimbo def. Pete Rodriguez via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:32 (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Charlie Radtke def. Gilbert Urbina via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:47 (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Hyder Amil def. Fernie Garcia via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:12 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Gregory Rodrigues def. Brad Tavares via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:55 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Danny Barlow def. Josh Quinlan via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:18 (UFC 298)
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Junior Tafa via TKO (leg kicks, punches) – Round 2, 1:14 (UFC 298)
- Ronaldo Rodriguez def. Denys Bondar via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:59 (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Raoni Barcelos def. Christian Quinonez via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 2:04 (UFC Fight Night 237)
- Loik Radzhabov def. Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 0:49
- Ludovit Klein def. A.J. Cunningham via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:36
- Christian Duncan def. Claudio Ribeiro via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:57
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev via TKO (retirement) – Round 4, 5:00
- Thiago Moises def. Mitch Ramirez via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 3, 0:15
- Mike Davis def. Natan Levy via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:43
- Gerald Meerschaert def. Bryan Barberena via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:23
- Julian Erosa def. Ricardo Ramos via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:15
- Youssef Zalal def. Billy Quarantillo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:50
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. AJ Dobson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:33
- Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:39
- Kyle Nelson def. Bill Algeo via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:00
- Nursulton Ruziboev def. Sedriques Dumas via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:18
- Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:17
- Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:59
- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:02
- Renato Moicano def. Jalin Turner via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:11
- Diego Lopes def. Sodiq Yusuff via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:29
- Kayla Harrison def. Holly Holm via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:47
- Bo Nickal def. Cody Brundage submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:38
- Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:14
- Chris Padilla def. James Llontop via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:33
- Ivana Petrovic def. Liang Na via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 1:29
- Victor Henry def. Rani Yahya via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:36
Fastest bonus-winning finishes of 2024
Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian, UFC 299
- Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:18 (UFC 299)
- Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01 (UFC 299)
- Jaqueline Amorim def. Cory McKenna via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:38
- Zhang Mingyang def. Brendson Ribeiro via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:41 (UFC 298)
- Manuel Torres def. Chris Duncan via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:46
- Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Dan Ige def. Andre Fili via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:43 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuelo via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 2:45
- Randy Brown def. Muslim Salikhov via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:17 (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christos Giagos via TKO (head kick) – Round 1, 3:34
- Bogdan Guskov def. Zac Pauga via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:38 (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:54
- Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:08
- Jafel Filho def. Ode Osbourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:27
- Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:43
- Brunno Ferreira def. Phil Hawes via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:55 (UFC Fight Night 234)
- Molly McCann def. Diana Belbita via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:59 (UFC Fight Night 235)
2024 bonus winners’ career totals
Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:16
Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:16
Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:12
Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09
Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benitez, UFC Fight Night 234
- Almeida, Cesar: 1
- Amorim, Jaqueline: 1
- Ankalaev, Magomed: 4
- Aslan, Ibo: 1
- Bahamondes, Ignacio: 2
- Blaydes, Curtis: 4
- Brown, Randy: 2
- Buzukja, Dennis: 1
- Charriere, Morgan: 2
- Chiasson, Macy: 2
- Della Maddalena, Jack: 5
- Dern, Mackenzie: 6
- Despaigne, Rpbelis: 1
- Diniz, Jhonata: 1
- Du Plessis, Dricus: 4
- Erceg, Stephen: 2
- Errens, Jarno: 1
- Ferreira, Bruno: 1
- Filho, Jafel: 1
- Gaethje, Justin: 13
- Guskov, Bogdan: 2
- Hernandez, Anthony: 2
- Holloway, Max: 13
- Ige, Dan: 4
- Jasudavicius, Jasmine: 1
- Johnson, Charles: 1
- Landwehr, Nate: 4
- Lemos, Amanda: 3
- Lima, Andre: 1
- Maksum, Azat: 1
- Mariscal, Chepe: 1
- McCann, Molly: 4
- McGhee, Marcus: 3
- Medic, Uros: 2
- Miller, Jim: 15 (tied for fourth all time)
- Mingyang, Zhang: 1
- O’Malley, Sean: 9
- Nguyen, Steven: 1
- Oliveira, Vinicius: 2
- Ortega, Brian: 8
- Padilla, Fernando: 1
- Pereira, Michel: 6
- Perez, Alex: 3
- Poirier, Dustin: 14
- Prado, Francisco: 2
- Prates, Carlos: 1
- Prochezka, Jiri: 5
- Robertson, Gillian: 2
- Saint Denis, Benoit: 4
- Sopaj, Bernardo: 1
- Strickland, Sean: 4
- Talbott, Payton: 1
- Topuria, Ilia: 3
- Torres, Manuel: 3
- Turkalj, Anton: 2
- Tybura, Marcin: 4
- Vieira, Rodolfo: 3
- Zellhuber, Daniel: 2
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