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 Fight Night 241 on May 18.)
Winners, alphabetically (running total)
Angela Hill def. Luana Pinheiro, UFC Fight Night 241
- 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)
- Barboza, Edson (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Blaydes, Curtis (UFC 299)
- Borralho, Caio (UFC 301)
- Brown, Randy (UFC Fight Night 235)
- Buzukja, Dennis (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Charriere, Morgan (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Chiasson, Macy (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Costa, Alessandro (UFC 301)
- 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)
- Ferreira, Diego (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Filho, Jafel (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Gaethje, Justin (UFC 300)
- Goff, Billy (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Guskov, Bogdan (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Guskov, Bogdan (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Hernandez, Anthony (UFC 298)
- Hill, Angela (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Holloway, Max (UFC 300) – double bonus
- 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)
- Murphy, Lerone (UFC Fight Night 241)
- 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, UFC 301)
- 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)
- Ruffy, Mauricio (UFC 301)
- 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)
- Ulberg, Carlos (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Vieira, Rodolfo (UFC Fight Night 236)
- Waters, Trey (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Williams, Khaos (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Zellhuber, Daniel (UFC Fight Night 237)
2024 Bonuses total payout (running total)
Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint Denis, UFC 299
$4,650,000: 72 bonuses through 18 events (49 performance bonuses, 12 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: 40
- Preliminary card: 32
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 (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Dennis Buzukja def. Connor Matthews via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:22 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:43 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Cesar Almeida def. Dylan Budka via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:13 (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christos Giagos via TKO (head kick) – Round 1, 3:34 (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Jiri Prochazka def. Aleksandar Rakic via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:17 (UFC 300)
- Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title (UFC 300)
- Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:12 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:16 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:16 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Alessandro Costa def. Kevin Borjas via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 1:35 (UFC 301)
- Mauricio Ruffy def. Jamie Mullarkey via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:42 (UFC 301)
- Caio Borralho def. Paul Craig via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:10 (UFC 301)
- Carlos Ulberg def. Alonzo Menifield via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:12 (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Khaos Williams def. Carlston Harris via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:30 (UFC Fight Night 241)
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 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Jafel Filho def. Ode Osbourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:27 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Macy Chiasson def. Pannie Kianzad via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:54 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Marcin Tybura def. Tai Tuivasa via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:08 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuelo via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 2:45 (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Michel Pereira def. Ihor Potieria via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:54 (UFC 301
- Angela Hill def. Luana Pinheiro via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:12 (UFC FN 241)
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) (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Ibo Aslan def. Anton Turkalj via TKO (punch) Round 3, 1:32 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Chepe Mariscal def. Morgan Charriere via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28) (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title (UFC 300)
- Trey Waters def. Billy Goff via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Lerone Murphy def. Edson Barboza via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) (UFC Fight Night 241)
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 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Ludovit Klein def. A.J. Cunningham via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:36 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Christian Duncan def. Claudio Ribeiro via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:57 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev via TKO (retirement) – Round 4, 5:00 (UFC Fight Night 238)
- Thiago Moises def. Mitch Ramirez via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 3, 0:15 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Mike Davis def. Natan Levy via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:43 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Gerald Meerschaert def. Bryan Barberena via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:23 (UFC Fight Night 239)
- Julian Erosa def. Ricardo Ramos via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:15 (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Youssef Zalal def. Billy Quarantillo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:50 (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Edmen Shahbazyan def. AJ Dobson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:33 (UFC on ESPN 53)
- Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:39 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Kyle Nelson def. Bill Algeo via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:00 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Nursulton Ruziboev def. Sedriques Dumas via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:18 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:17 (UFC on ESPN 54)
- Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:59 (UFC Fight Night 240)
- Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:02 (UFC 300)
- Renato Moicano def. Jalin Turner via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:11 (UFC 300)
- Diego Lopes def. Sodiq Yusuff via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:29 (UFC 300)
- Kayla Harrison def. Holly Holm via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:47 (UFC 300)
- Bo Nickal def. Cody Brundage submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:38 (UFC 300)
- Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:14 (UFC 300)
- Chris Padilla def. James Llontop via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:33 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Ivana Petrovic def. Liang Na via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 1:29 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Victor Henry def. Rani Yahya via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:36 (UFC on ESPN 55)
- Joanderson Brito def. Jack Shore via TKO (injury) – Round 2, 3:35 (UFC 301)
- Anthony Smith def. Vitor Petrino vs. via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:00 (UFC 301)
- Esteban Ribovics def. Terrance McKinney via knockout (head kick) – Round 1, 0:37 (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Chase Hooper def. Viacheslav Borshchev via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 3:00 (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Derrick Lewis def. Rodrigo Nascimento via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:49 (UFC on ESPN 56)
- Melissa Gatto def. Tamires Vidal via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:37 (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Oumar Sy def. Tuco Tokkos via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:43 (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Tom Nolan def. Victor Martinez via TKO (knee, punches) – Round 1, 3:50 (UFC Fight Night 241)
- Adrian Yanez def. Vinicius Salvador via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:47 (UFC Fight Night 241)
Fastest bonus-winning finishes of 2024
May 11, 2024; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; Carlos Ulberg (blue gloves) celebrates after defeating Alonso Menifield (not pictured) during UFC Fight Night at Enterprise Center. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Le-USA TODAY Sports
- Carlos Ulberg def. Alonzo Menifield via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:12
- Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:18 (UFC 299)
- Michel Pereira def. Ihor Potieria via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:54
- Michel Pereira def. Michal Oleksiejczuk via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 1:01 (UFC 299)
- Khaos Williams def. Carlston Harris via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 1:30 (UFC Fight Night 241)
- 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
- Mauricio Ruffy def. Jamie Mullarkey via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:42
- 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
Jim Miller def. Gabriel Benitez, UFC Fight Night 234
- Almeida, Cesar: 1
- Amorim, Jaqueline: 1
- Ankalaev, Magomed: 4
- Aslan, Ibo: 1
- Bahamondes, Ignacio: 2
- Barboza, Edson: 13
- Blaydes, Curtis: 4
- Borralho, Caio: 2
- Brown, Randy: 2
- Buzukja, Dennis: 1
- Charriere, Morgan: 2
- Chiasson, Macy: 2
- Costa, Alessandro: 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
- Ferreira, Diego: 6
- Filho, Jafel: 1
- Gaethje, Justin: 13
- Goff, Billy: 1
- Guskov, Bogdan: 2
- Hernandez, Anthony: 2
- Hill, Angela: 5
- 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
- Murphy, Lerone: 2
- O’Malley, Sean: 9
- Nguyen, Steven: 1
- Oliveira, Vinicius: 2
- Ortega, Brian: 8
- Padilla, Fernando: 1
- Pereira, Michel: 7
- Perez, Alex: 3
- Poirier, Dustin: 14
- Prado, Francisco: 2
- Prates, Carlos: 1
- Prochezka, Jiri: 5
- Robertson, Gillian: 2
- Ruffy, Mauricio: 1
- 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
- Ulberg, Carlos: 3
- Vieira, Rodolfo: 3
- Waters, Trey: 1
- Williams, Khaos: 4
- Zellhuber, Daniel: 2
