In addition to being paid a fixed amount to show and another, usually equal amount to win, each UFC event also awards four $50,000 Performance Bonuses. Usually, there is a Fight of the Night in which both fighters are given a performance bonus, and a performance bonus to the winner in two fights. “Performance Bonus” means the fight made you say “HOLY F@$%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. At UFC on FOX 30, while the main and the co-main each earned a performance bonus, the Fight of the Night went to a bout on the UFC Fight Pass prelims.
$50,000 Performance of the Night:
•Dustin Poirier defeated Eddie Alvarez by TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 4:19)
He's got him hurt! #UFCCalgary pic.twitter.com/HwhDxWlwab
— UFC (@ufc) July 29, 2018
$50,000 Performance of the Night
•Jose Aldo defeated Jeremy Stephens by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 4:19)
ONE.
TWO.
VICIOUS body shots send @JoseAldoJunior home with the win! #UFCCalgary pic.twitter.com/bsoRFJixJU
— UFC (@ufc) July 29, 2018
$50,000 Fight of the Night:
•John Makdessi defeated Ross Pearson by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 29-27, 29-28)
HOW ARE THEY STILL STANDING? #UFCCalgary pic.twitter.com/G8rxVJcNBY
— UFC (@ufc) July 28, 2018
In addition, to the bonuses and purses, there is:
•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 227: Dillashaw vs. Garbrandt 2 on August 4, 2018, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California.
