UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns was held on February 13, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night for which both fighters are given a bonus, and a performance bonus is awarded to the winner in two other fights. This event, however, awarded four performance bonuses, with no Fight of the Night.

For the record, “Performance Bonus” is for the moment that made you go “HOLY F@$%ING $#!@.”

The winners are shown below, in bold.

$50,000 Performance Bonus 
Kamaru Usman (c) defeated Gilbert Burns by TKO (Punches, Round 3, 0:34)

$50,000 Performance Bonus 
Julian Marquez defeated Maki Pitolo by Submission (Anaconda Choke, Round 3, 4:17)

$50,000 Performance Bonus
Anthony Hernandez defeated Rodolfo Vieira by Submission (Guillotine Choke, Round 2, 1:53) 

$50,000 Performance Bonus
Polyana Viana defeated Mallory Martin by Submission (Armbar, Round 1, 3:18)

One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes in MMA the greatest fight isn’t the main event, or close to it. At UFC 258, the bonuses were distributed equally between the main and preliminary cards.

In addition, to the bonuses and purses, fighters earn:
•Reebok pay, ranging from $3,500 to $20,000 based on tenure, $30,000 for title challengers, and $40,000 for champions, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon;
•Discretionary locker room bonuses of varying amounts averaging out to $5k per fighter per fight, which, despite their name, actually come in the mail now;
•In some cases there is an LOA (Letter of Agreement) on the contract for additional income; and,
•The most elite fighters get points on the pay per view for PPV events.

The next league event is the 553nd event to date, known as UFC Vegas 19, UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs. Lewis, UFC on ESPN+ 43, and UFC Fight Night 185, will be he;d on February 20, 2021, at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nevada.