UFC Vegas 21 (UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad, UFC Fight Night 187, UFC on ESPN+ 45) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on March 13, 2021) was highlighted by a fight between Leon Edwards and Belal Muhammad which ended in a no contest due to an eye poke. Muhammad was a replacement for Khamzat Chimaev who was pulled from the card due to lingering effects from COVID-19. $50k bonuses went to Dan Ige, Matthew Semelsberger, Ryan Spann and Davey Grant.
*Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Las Vegas so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts, trends and drawing power. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Reebok.
Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses and compliance pay): $1,712,000
Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $172,000
UFC Vegas 21 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Edwards | Belal Muhammad | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | NC | $60,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $70,000 | ||||
| Belal Muhammad | Leon Edwards | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | L | $60,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $70,000 | ||||
| Dan Ige | Gavin Tucker | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | $175,000 | |||
| Misha Cirkunov | Ryan Spann | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $60,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $65,000 | |||||
| Ryan Spann | Misha Cirkunov | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $30,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | $115,000 | ||||
| Gavin Tucker | Dan Ige | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $30,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $35,000 | |||||
| Jonathan Martinez | Davey Grant | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $30,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $35,000 | |||||
| Davey Grant | Jonathan Martinez | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $24,000 | $24,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | $103,000 | ||||
| Matheus Nicolau | Manel Kape | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $24,000 | $24,000 | $5,000 | $53,000 | |||||
| Manel Kape | Matheus Nicolau | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $60,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $63,500 | |||||
| Eryk Anders | Darren Stewart | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $64,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $74,000 | |||||
| Darren Stewart | Eryk Anders | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $60,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $70,000 | |||||
| Angela Hill | Ashley Yoder | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $60,000 | $60,000 | $15,000 | $135,000 | |||||
| Ashley Yoder | Angela Hill | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $30,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $40,000 | |||||
| Charles Jourdain | Marcelo Rojo | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,000 | $44,000 | |||||
| Marcelo Rojo | Charles Jourdain | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $12,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $15,500 | |||||
| Rani Yahya | Ray Rodriguez | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $60,000 | $60,000 | $20,000 | $140,000 | |||||
| Ray Rodriguez | Rani Yahya | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $16,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $19,500 | |||||
| Nasrat Haqparast | Rafa García | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $36,000 | $36,000 | $5,000 | $77,000 | |||||
| Rafa García | Nasrat Haqparast | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $16,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $19,500 | |||||
| Cortney Casey | JJ Aldrich | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $54,000 | $0 | $10,000 | $64,000 | |||||
| JJ Aldrich | Cortney Casey | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $32,000 | $32,000 | $5,000 | $69,000 | |||||
| Jinh Yu Frey | Gloria de Paula | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $18,000 | $18,000 | $3,500 | $39,500 | |||||
| Gloria de Paula | Jinh Yu Frey | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $12,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $15,500 | |||||
| Matthew Semelsberger | Jason Witt | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $16,000 | $16,000 | $50,000 | $3,500 | $85,500 | ||||
| Jason Witt | Matthew Semelsberger | 3/13/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Edwards vs. Muhammad | $16,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $19,500 |
