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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 309 on Nov. 16.)

Winners, alphabetically (running total)

Mixed Martial Arts – UFC 304 – Manchester – Co-op Live, Manchester, Britain – July 28, 2024. Paddy Pimblett celebrates after winning his fight against Bobby Green by submission. REUTERS/John Sibley
  • Abdul-Malik, Mansur (UFC Fight Night 247)
  • Almeida, Cesar (UFC Fight Night 240)
  • Alvarez, Joel (UFC on ABC 7)
  • Amil, Hyder (UFC on ESPN 60)
  • Amorim, Jaqueline (UFC Fight Night 239)
  • Andrade, Jessica (UFC Fight Night 242)
  • Ankalaev, Magomed (UFC Fight Night 234)
  • Aslan, Ibo (UFC on ESPN 54)
  • Aspinall, Tom (UFC 304)
  • Bahamondes, Ignacio (UFC Fight Night 240, UFC 306)
  • Barboza, Edson (UFC Fight Night 241)
  • Battle, Bryan (UFC FN 243)
  • Blachshear, Da’Mon (UFC FN 247)
  • Blaydes, Curtis (UFC 299)
  • Borralho, Caio (UFC 301, UFC on ESPN 62)
  • Brahimaj, Ramiz (UFC 309)
  • Brown, Randy (UFC Fight Night 235)
  • Buckley, Joaquin (UFC 307)
  • Buzukja, Dennis (UFC on ESPN 54)
  • Cannonier, Jared (UFC on ESPN 62)
  • Carpenter, Clayton (UFC FN 244)
  • Chandler, Michael (UFC 309)
  • Charriere, Morgan (UFC Fight Night 240, UFC FN 243)
  • Chiasson, Macy (UFC Fight Night 239, UFC 303)
  • Chiesa, Michael (UFC on ABC 7)
  • Chimaev, Khamzat (UFC 308)
  • Cong, Wang (UFC on ESPN 62)
  • Costa, Alessandro (UFC 301)
  • Della Maddalena, Jack (UFC 299)
  • Dern, Mackenzie (UFC 298)
  • Despaigne, Robelis (UFC 299)
  • Diniz, Jhonata (UFC on ESPN 55)
  • Dober, Drew (UFC on ESPN 59)
  • Du Plessis, Dricus (UFC 297)
  • Duncan, Chris (UFC FN 243)
  • Durden, Cody (UFC Fight Night 242)
  • Elkins, Darren (UFC Fight Night 245)
  • Elliott, Oban (UFC 309)
  • Erceg, Stephen (UFC Fight Night 238)
  • Errens, Jarno (UFC on ESPN 53)
  • Fernandes, Gabriella (UFC on ESPN 58)
  • Ferreira, Brunno (UFC Fight Night 234, UFC on ESPN 57)
  • Ferreira, Diego (UFC on ESPN 56)
  • Filho, Jafel (UFC Fight Night 239)
  • Fili, Andre (UFC 303)
  • Gaethje, Justin (UFC 300)
  • Gamrot, Mateusz (UFC 305)
  • Garcia, Steve (UFC on ESPN 60, UFC Fight Night 242)
  • Goff, Billy (UFC on ESPN 56)
  • Guskov, Bogdan (UFC Fight Night 236)
  • Guskov, Bogdan (UFC on ESPN 55)
  • Hernandez, Anthony (UFC 298, UFC FN 245)
  • Hiestand, Brady (UFC on ESPN 58)
  • Hill, Angela (UFC Fight Night 241)
  • Holland, Kevin (UFC 302)
  • Holloway, Max (UFC 300, double)
  • Hooker, Dan (UFC 305)
  • Ige, Dan (UFC Fight Night 236)
  • Jackson, Montel (UFC on ESPN 59)
  • Jandiroba, Virna (UFC on ESPN 60)
  • Jasudavicius, Jasmine (UFC 297, UFC FN 246)
  • Johnson, Charles (UFC Fight Night 235, UFC on ESPN 59)
  • Jones, Jon (UFC 309)
  • Jourdain, Charles (UFC Fight Night 246)
  • Judice, Carli (UFC on ESPN 58)
  • Kara-France, KaiMateusz (UFC 305)
  • Kazama, Toshiomi (UFC on ESPN 61)
  • Landwehr, Nate (UFC on ESPN 54)
  • Lemos, Amanda (UFC 298)
  • Lima, Andre (UFC on ESPN 53)
  • Lima, Felipe (UFC on ABC 6)
  • Magomedov, Shara (UFC on ABC 6, UFC on ABC 7, UFC 308)
  • Makhachev, Islam (UFC 302) – double bonus
  • 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)
  • Meerschaert, Gerald (UFC on ESPN 62)
  • Miller, Jim (UFC Fight Night 234)
  • Mingyang, Zhang (UFC 298)
  • Morales, Michael (UFC on ESPN 62)
  • Murphy, Lerone (UFC Fight Night 241)
  • Murzakanov, Azamat (UFC on ABC 7)
  • Oliveira, Vinicius (UFC Fight Night 238) – double bonus
  • O’Malley, Sean (UFC 299)
  • Nguyen, Steven (UFC on ESPN 53)
  • Oleksiejczuk, Michal (UFC on ABC 7)
  • Murzakanov, Azamat (UFC on ABC 7)
  • Oliveira, Charles (UFC 309)
  • Orolbai, Myktybek (UFC Fight Night 237)
  • Ortega, Brian (UFC Fight Night 237)
  • Padilla, Fernando (UFC on ESPN 53)
  • Parkin, Mick (UFC 304)
  • Pereira, Alex (UFC 303, UFC 307)
  • Pereira, Michel (UFC 299, UFC 301)
  • Perez, Alex (UFC on ESPN 55)
  • Pimblett, Paddy (UFC 304)
  • Pineda, Daniel (UFC Fight Night 245)
  • Poirier, Dustin (UFC 299, UFC 302)
  • Prado, Francisco (UFC Fight Night 237)
  • Prates, Carlos (UFC Fight Night 236, UFC on ESPN 57, UFC 305, UFC FN 247)
  • Prochazka, Jiri (UFC 300)
  • Pyfer, Joe (UFC 303)
  • Radtke, Charles (UFC FN 247)
  • Rebecki, Mateusz (UFC 308)
  • Reese, Zach (UFC on ESPN 57)
  • Ribovics, Esteban (UFC 306)
  • Robertson, Gillian (UFC 297)
  • Rosas Jr., Raul (UFC on ESPN 57)
  • Rountree, Khalil (UFC 307)
  • Royval, Brandon (UFC FN 244)
  • Ruffy, Mauricio (UFC 301)
  • Saint Denis, Benoit (UFC 299)
  • Silva, Bruno (UFC on ESPN 60)
  • Silva, Jean (UFC on ESPN 59)
  • Silva, Natalia (UFC Fight Night 242)
  • Sopaj, Bernardo (UFC Fight Night 238)
  • Souza, Ketlen (UFC 306)
  • Spann, Ryan (UFC 307)
  • Spivac, Serghei (UFC on ESPN 61)
  • Stoltzfus, Dustin (UFC FN 246)
  • Strickland, Sean (UFC 297)
  • Swanson, Cub (UFC 303)
  • Taira, Tatsuro (UFC on ESPN 58, UFC FN 244)
  • Talbott, Payton (UFC on ESPN 53, UFC 303)
  • Temirov, Ramazan (UFC FN 244)
  • Topuria, Ilia (UFC 298, UFC 308)
  • Torres, Manuel (UFC Fight Night 237)
  • Turkalj, Anton (UFC on ESPN 54)
  • Tybura, Marcin (UFC Fight Night 239)
  • Ulberg, Carlos (UFC on ESPN 56)
  • Vieira, Rodolfo (UFC Fight Night 236)
  • Waters, Trey (UFC on ESPN 56)
  • Whittaker, Robert (UFC on ABC 6)
  • Williams, Khaos (UFC Fight Night 241)
  • Zalal, Youssef (UFC on ESPN 61, UFC Fight Night 246)
  • Zellhuber, Daniel (UFC Fight Night 237, UFC 306)
  • Ziam, Fares (UFC FN 243)

2024 Bonuses total payout (running total)

Dustin Poirier def. Benoit Saint Denis, UFC 299

$9,800,000: 171 bonuses through 42 events (119 performance bonuses, 26 Fights of the Night; four double-bonus winners)

Main card winners vs. Prelims (running total)

Mar 9, 2024; Miami, Florida, USA; Jailton Almeida (blue gloves) fights Curtis Blaydes (red gloves) during UFC 299 at Kayesa Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
  • Main card: 108
  • Preliminary card: 63

Performance of the Night knockout/TKO winners

Alex Pereira def. Jiri Prochazka, UFC 303

Performance of the Night submission winners

Jan 20, 2024; Toronto, Canada, USA; Jasmine Jasudavicius (red glove) fights Pricila Cachoeira (blue gloves) during UFC 297 at ScotiaBank Arena. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports

Fight of the Night bonus winners

Feb 17, 2024; Anaheim, California, USA; Amanda Lemos lands a hit against Mackenzie Dern during UFC 298 at Honda Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports

Stoppage wins passed up for other winners, instead

Ludovit Klein def. A.J. Cunningham, UFC Fight Night 238

Fastest bonus-winning finishes of 2024

Payton Talbott def. Yanis Ghemmouri, UFC 303
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