Multiple potential streams of income are available to fighters in the UFC. There is a contracted, fixed amount to show and another fixed amount to win; this sum is usually made public, although it depends on the governing rules of the commission. There is also 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. The most elite fighters get points on the pay per view.
Further four discretionary $50,000 performance bonuses are given at each event.
Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” is a phrase for fights that made you say “HOLY F@#$ING $#!@.”
One of the primary differences between the UFC model and the boxing model is the depth of the card. Sometimes the best fights are all the way down on the UFC Fight Pass prelims. UFC Fight Night 104 was something of an exception, with all bonuses going to the main card. The Fight of the Night, however, was 6th, a spot Angela Hill attributed to a league bias towards mediagenic fighters like Sage Northcutt, PVZ, and Felice Herrig.
Fight of the Night $50,000 bonus
Jessica Andrade defeated Angela Hill by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Performance of the Night $50,000 bonus
Chan Sung Jung defeated Dennis Bermudez by Knockout (Punch, Round 1)
Performance of the Night $50,000 bonus
Marcel Fortuna defeated Anthony Hamilton by Knockout (Punch, Round 1, 3:10)
The next UFC event is UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie on Feb 11, 2017, at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.
