UFC Vegas 18 (UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
Impressive main card highlighted by fight of the night from Dariush and Ferriera. Knockout of the year candidate from Cory Sandhagen and an impressive striking display by Alexander Volkov. All four of those fighters were rewarded with $50k bonuses.
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. 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): 2,492,000
Total Compliance Pay (Reebok): $183,000
UFC Vegas 18 (UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov) Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Sandhagen | Frankie Edgar | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $80,000 | $80,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | $215,000 | |||
| Alexander Volkov | Alistair Overeem | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $5,000 | $255,000 | |||
| Beneil Dariush | Carlos Diego Ferreira | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $80,000 | $80,000 | $50,000 | $15,000 | $225,000 | |||
| Alexandre Pantoja | Manel Kape | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $5,000 | $65,000 | ||||
| Frankie Edgar | Cory Sandhagen | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $250,000 | $0 | $20,000 | $270,000 | ||||
| Alistair Overeem | Alexander Volkov | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $500,000 | $0 | $15,000 | $515,000 | ||||
| Manel Kape | Alexandre Pantoja | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $90,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $93,500 | ||||
| Cody Stamann | Askar Askar | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | n/a | $40,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $45,000 | Assumed Paid | |||
| Askar Askar | Cody Stamann | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | n/a | $0 | $0 | $3,500 | $3,500 | ||||
| Carlos Diego Ferreira | Beneil Dariush | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $52,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $10,000 | $112,000 | |||
| Michael Johnson | Clay Guida | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $83,000 | $0 | $20,000 | $103,000 | ||||
| Clay Guida | Michael Johnson | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $75,000 | $75,000 | $20,000 | $170,000 | ||||
| Mike Rodriguez | Danilo Marques | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $28,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $33,000 | ||||
| Danilo Marques | Mike Rodriguez | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $15,000 | $15,000 | $3,500 | $33,500 | ||||
| Timur Valiev | Martin Day | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $3,500 | $43,500 | ||||
| Martin Day | Timur Valiev | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 | ||||
| Devonte Smith | Justin Jaynes | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $5,000 | $53,000 | ||||
| Justin Jaynes | Devonte Smith | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
| Karol Rosa | Joselyne Edwards | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $3,500 | $35,500 | ||||
| Joselyne Edwards | Karol Rosa | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $12,000 | $0 | $3,500 | $15,500 | ||||
| Molly McCann | Lara Procopio | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $20,000 | $0 | $5,000 | $25,000 | ||||
| Lara Procopio | Molly McCann | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $3,500 | $27,500 | ||||
| Seung Woo Choi | Youssef Zalal | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,000 | $44,000 | ||||
| Youssef Zalal | Seung Woo Choi | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
| Ode Osbourne | Jerome Rivera | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $3,500 | $27,500 | ||||
| Jerome Rivera | Ode Osbourne | 2/6/2021 | UFC Fight Night: Overeem vs. Volkov | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 |
