UFC Vegas 261 salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on April 24, 2021) was highlighted by THREE title fights between Weili Zhang (champion) and Rose Namajunas, Valentina Shevchenko (champion) and Jessica Andrade, Kamaru Usman (champion) and Jorge Masvidal. $50K Bonuses went to Namajunas, Usman, Jeffrey Molina, and Aoriqileng.
The PPV estimates have been updated based on reports that UFC 261 generated 700,000 buys
*Note that the official payouts have not yet been disclosed for this fight card in Florida 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): $6,491,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $370,000
UFC 261 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamaru Usman | Jorge Masvidal | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $600,000 | $0 | 700,000 | $850,000 | $50,000 | $42,000 | $1,542,000 | |
| Jorge Masvidal | Kamaru Usman | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $600,000 | $0 | $32,000 | $632,000 | ||||
| Anthony Smith | Jimmy Crute | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $150,000 | $150,000 | $16,000 | $316,000 | ||||
| Chris Weidman | Uriah Hall | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $325,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $341,000 | ||||
| Zhang Weili | Rose Namajunas | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $200,000 | $0 | 700,000 | $850,000 | $42,000 | $1,092,000 | ||
| Rose Namajunas | Zhang Weili | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $32,000 | $282,000 | |||
| Valentina Shevchenko | Jessica Andrade | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $150,000 | $150,000 | 700,000 | $850,000 | $42,000 | $1,192,000 | ||
| Jessica Andrade | Valentina Shevchenko | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $100,000 | $0 | $32,000 | $132,000 | ||||
| Uriah Hall | Chris Weidman | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $80,000 | $80,000 | $21,000 | $181,000 | ||||
| Jimmy Crute | Anthony Smith | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Alex Oliveira | Randy Brown | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $88,000 | ||||
| Randy Brown | Alex Oliveira | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $11,000 | $131,000 | ||||
| Dwight Grant | Stefan Sekulic | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Stefan Sekulic | Dwight Grant | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Karl Roberson | Brendan Allen | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
| Brendan Allen | Karl Roberson | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Patrick Sabatini | Tristan Connelly | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Tristan Connelly | Patrick Sabatini | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
| Danaa Batgerel | Kevin Natividad | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,000 | $36,000 | ||||
| Kevin Natividad | Danaa Batgerel | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Kazula Vargas | Rong Zhu | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Rong Zhu | Kazula Vargas | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Qileng Aori | Jeffrey Molina | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $66,000 | |||
| Jeffrey Molina | Qileng Aori | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $78,000 | |||
| Na Liang | Ariane Carnelossi | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Ariane Carnelossi | Na Liang | 4/24/2021 | UFC 261 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 |
