UFC Vegas 262 salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on May 15, 2021) was highlighted by a lightweight title fight between former Bellator champion Michael Chandler and submission specialist Charles Oliveira. They were fighting for the title that was vacated following the retirement of the undefeated Khabib Nurmagomedov. The card also featured an exciting matchup between the streaking Beneil Dariush and Tony Ferguson, who wass looking to rebound from the first losing streak of his career.
Oliveira came back to knock out Chandler after a tough first round where he was almost knocked out himself. Dariush took care of business sending a reeling Ferguson to a three fight losing streak. $75k bonuses went to Oliveira, Giagos for POTN and Burgos, Barboza for FOTN.
*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): $3,034,500
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $239,500
UFC 262 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oliveira | Michael Chandler | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $250,000 | $100,000 | 300,000 | $100,000 | $75,000 | $32,000 | $557,000 |
| Beneil Dariush | Tony Ferguson | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $16,000 | $216,000 | |||
| Michael Chandler | Charles Oliveira | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $250,000 | $0 | $32,000 | $282,000 | |||
| Edson Barboza | Shane Burgos | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $75,000 | $21,000 | $276,000 | ||
| Ronaldo Souza | Andre Muniz | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $210,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $226,000 | |||
| Shane Burgos | Edson Barboza | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $75,000 | $0 | $75,000 | $6,000 | $156,000 | ||
| Tony Ferguson | Beneil Dariush | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $500,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $516,000 | |||
| Katlyn Chookagian | Viviane Araújo | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $72,000 | $72,000 | $11,000 | $155,000 | |||
| Viviane Araújo | Katlyn Chookagian | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $36,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $42,000 | |||
| Matt Schnell | Rogerio Bontorin | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | |||
| Rogerio Bontorin | Matt Schnell | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | |||
| Andre Muniz | Ronaldo Souza | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | |||
| Lando Vannata | Mike Grundy | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $42,000 | $42,000 | $11,000 | $95,000 | |||
| Mike Grundy | Lando Vannata | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | |||
| Andrea Lee | Antonina Shevchenko | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | |||
| Antonina Shevchenko | Andrea Lee | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $40,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $46,000 | |||
| Jordan Wright | Jamie Pickett | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,500 | $36,500 | |||
| Jamie Pickett | Jordan Wright | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $16,500 | |||
| Gina Mazany | Priscila Cachoeira | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $26,000 | |||
| Priscila Cachoeira | Gina Mazany | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,500 | $36,500 | |||
| Kevin Aguilar | Tucker Lutz | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $28,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $34,000 | |||
| Tucker Lutz | Kevin Aguilar | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | |||
| Christos Giagos | Sean Soriano | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | W | $32,000 | $32,000 | $75,000 | $6,000 | $145,000 | ||
| Sean Soriano | Christos Giagos | 5/15/2021 | UFC 262 | L | $16,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $20,500 |
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