In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights, sometimes, as happened here, no fight of the night is awarded; rather, four performance bonuses were given. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@$%ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the greatest fight isn’t the main event, or close to it. UFC on ESPN+ 12, three of the four bonuses went to the undercard, and the Fight of the Night was the very first fight on the entire card.
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Deron Winn defeated Eric Spicely by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Appreciate some action from the @DeronWinn and @EricSpicely scrap in slo-mo #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/7hICoUXmch
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 22, 2019
$50,000 Performance Bonus:
•Chan Sung Jung defeated Renato Moicano by TKO (Punches, Round 1, 0:58)
HUGE right hand lands for @KoreanZombieMMA #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/MqzPqj0zxu
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) June 23, 2019
$50,000 Fight of the Night Bonuses:
•Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Allen Crowder by KO (Punch, Round 1, 0:09)
Jairzinho Rozenstruik (8-0) scores the second-fastest KO in heavyweight history, starching Allen Crowder in just nine seconds! The "Big Boy" from Suriname has knocked out seven, six in round one. #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/QRJm1bu6KB
— Bulgogi Jones (@Hamderlei) June 22, 2019
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there are:
•Reebok pay, based on tenure, for wearing the distinctive apparel during fight week and in the Octagon;
•Sometimes fighters get discretionary locker room bonuses of varying amounts; despite their name, locker room bonuses 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.
The next league event is UFC on ESPN 3 on June 29, 2019 at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
