UFC 2024 post-fight bonus winners: Inside the numbers

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 on ESPN 55 on April 27.)

Winners, alphabetically (running total)

• 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)

• Blaydes, Curtis (UFC 299)

• Brown, Randy (UFC Fight Night 235)

• Buzukja, Dennis (UFC on ESPN 54)

• Charriere, Morgan (UFC Fight Night 240)

• Chiasson, Macy (UFC Fight Night 239)

• 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)

• Filho, Jafel (UFC Fight Night 239)

• Gaethje, Justin (UFC 300)

• Guskov, Bogdan (UFC Fight Night 236)

• Guskov, Bogdan (UFC on ESPN 55)

• Hernandez, Anthony (UFC 298)

• Holloway, Max (UFC 300)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• 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)

• Vieira, Rodolfo (UFC Fight Night 236)

• Zellhuber, Daniel (UFC Fight Night 237)

2024 Bonuses total payout (running total)

$4,050,000: 61 bonuses through 14 events (41 performance bonuses, 10 Fights of the Night; two double-bonus winners)

Main card winners vs. Prelims (running total)

• Main card: 33

• Preliminary card: 28

Performance of the Night knockout/TKO winners

• 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

• Dennis Buzukja def. Connor Matthews via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 0:22

• Nate Landwehr def. Jamall Emmers via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 4:43

• Cesar Almeida def. Dylan Budka via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 2:13

• Ignacio Bahamondes def. Christos Giagos via TKO (head kick) – Round 1, 3:34

• Jiri Prochazka def. Aleksandar Rakic via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 3:17

• Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title

• Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09

• Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:12

• Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:16

• Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:16

Performance of the Night submission winners

• 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

• Jafel Filho def. Ode Osbourne via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:27

• 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

• Fernando Padilla def. Luis Pajuelo via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 1, 2:45

Fight of the Night bonus winners

• 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)

• Ibo Aslan def. Anton Turkalj via TKO (punch) Round 3, 1:32

• Chepe Mariscal def. Morgan Charriere via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28)

• Max Holloway def. Justin Gaethje via knockout (punch) – Round 5, 4:59 – to win “BMF” title

Stoppage wins passed up for other winners, instead

• 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

• Ludovit Klein def. A.J. Cunningham via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:36

• Christian Duncan def. Claudio Ribeiro via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:57

• Jairzinho Rozenstruik def. Shamil Gaziev via TKO (retirement) – Round 4, 5:00

• Thiago Moises def. Mitch Ramirez via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 3, 0:15

• Mike Davis def. Natan Levy via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 2, 1:43

• Gerald Meerschaert def. Bryan Barberena via technical submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:23

• Julian Erosa def. Ricardo Ramos via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:15

• Youssef Zalal def. Billy Quarantillo via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:50

• Edmen Shahbazyan def. AJ Dobson via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:33

• Jacob Malkoun def. Andre Petroski via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:39

• Kyle Nelson def. Bill Algeo via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:00

• Nursulton Ruziboev def. Sedriques Dumas via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:18

• Joaquin Buckley def. Vicente Luque via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:17

• Jean Matsumoto def. Dan Argueta via technical submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 4:59

• Deiveson Figueiredo def. Cody Garbrandt via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 4:02

• Renato Moicano def. Jalin Turner via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 4:11

• Diego Lopes def. Sodiq Yusuff via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:29

• Kayla Harrison def. Holly Holm via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 1:47

• Bo Nickal def. Cody Brundage submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 3:38

• Alex Pereira def. Jamahal Hill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:14

• Chris Padilla def. James Llontop via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:33

• Ivana Petrovic def. Liang Na via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 3, 1:29

• Victor Henry def. Rani Yahya via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 2:36

Fastest bonus-winning finishes of 2024

• Robelis Despaigne def. Josh Parisian via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:18 (UFC 299)

• 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

• 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

• 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

Alex Perez def. Matheus Nicolau via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 2:16
Bogdan Guskov def. Ryan Spann via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:16
Jhonata Diniz def. Austen Lane via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 2:12
Uros Medic def. Tim Means via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:09

• Almeida, Cesar: 1

• Amorim, Jaqueline: 1

• Ankalaev, Magomed: 4

• Aslan, Ibo: 1

• Bahamondes, Ignacio: 2

• Blaydes, Curtis: 4

• Brown, Randy: 2

• Buzukja, Dennis: 1

• Charriere, Morgan: 2

• Chiasson, Macy: 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

• Filho, Jafel: 1

• Gaethje, Justin: 13

• Guskov, Bogdan: 2

• Hernandez, Anthony: 2

• 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

• O’Malley, Sean: 9

• Nguyen, Steven: 1

• Oliveira, Vinicius: 2

• Ortega, Brian: 8

• Padilla, Fernando: 1

• Pereira, Michel: 6

• Perez, Alex: 3

• Poirier, Dustin: 14

• Prado, Francisco: 2

• Prates, Carlos: 1

• Prochezka, Jiri: 5

• Robertson, Gillian: 2

• 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

• Vieira, Rodolfo: 3

• Zellhuber, Daniel: 2

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