UFC Vegas 31 (UFC on ESPN: Makhachev vs Moises, UFC on ESPN 26) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
Islam Makhachev put himself into the title picture with a dominant display of grappling, submitting the BJJ black belt Moises. Meisha Tate also showed she’s back in solid form by finishing Marion Reneau – who had never been stopped before during her 11 year career. SIX $50k bonuses were awarded and they went to Quarantillo/Benitez for FOTN, Amanda Lemos, Mateusz Gamrot, Rodolfo Vieira, and Rodrigo Nascimento.
*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 Venum.
Total Payout to Fighters (including fight purse, PPV points, bonuses, and compliance pay): $1,025,500
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $121,500
UFC Vegas 31 Detailed Payouts
Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
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Islam Makhachev | Thiago Moises | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $6,000 | $186,000 | ||||
Jeremy Stephens | Mateusz Gamrot | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $81,000 | ||||
Thiago Moises | Islam Makhachev | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Marion Reneau | Miesha Tate | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $42,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $53,000 | ||||
Miesha Tate | Marion Reneau | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $6,000 | $206,000 | ||||
Mateusz Gamrot | Jeremy Stephens | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $102,000 | |||
Rodolfo Vieira | Dustin Stoltzfus | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $94,500 | |||
Dustin Stoltzfus | Rodolfo Vieira | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $16,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $20,000 | ||||
Gabriel Benítez | Billy Quarantillo | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $42,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $103,000 | |||
Billy Quarantillo | Gabriel Benítez | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $102,500 | |||
Daniel Rodriguez | Preston Parsons | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
Preston Parsons | Daniel Rodriguez | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
Amanda Lemos | Montserrat Ruiz | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $94,500 | |||
Montserrat Ruiz | Amanda Lemos | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 | ||||
Khalid Taha | Sergey Morozov | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $16,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $20,500 | ||||
Sergey Morozov | Khalid Taha | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $14,000 | $14,000 | $4,000 | $32,000 | ||||
Francisco Figueiredo | Malcolm Gordon | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $16,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $20,000 | ||||
Malcolm Gordon | Francisco Figueiredo | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
Alan Baudot | Rodrigo Nascimento | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
Rodrigo Nascimento | Alan Baudot | 7/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 31 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $86,500 |