UFC Vegas 24 (also known as UFC on ESPN 22 and UFC on ESPN: Whittaker vs. Gastelum) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on April 17, 2021) was highlighted by a fight between middleweight contenders Kelvin Gastelum and Robert Whittaker. Bonuses went to Tony Gravely, Gerald Meerschaert, Gastelum and Whittaker. Regarding the Drakkar Klose-Jeremy Stephens situation, it was assumed that Klose was paid his base pay and his sponsorship. It was assumed Stephens was NOT paid his base pay but received his sponsorship since he went all the way to weigh-ins.
*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): $2,000,500
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $168,500
UFC Vegas 24 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Whittaker | Kelvin Gastelum | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $220,000 | $220,000 | $50,000 | $16,000 | $506,000 | |||
| Kelvin Gastelum | Robert Whittaker | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $180,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $16,000 | $246,000 | |||
| Jeremy Stephens | Drakkar Klose | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | n/a | $0 | $0 | $21,000 | $21,000 | Assumed paid sponsorship only | |||
| Drakkar Klose | Jeremy Stephens | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | n/a | $48,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $54,000 | Assumed paid | |||
| Andrei Arlovski | Chase Sherman | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $360,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $381,000 | ||||
| Chase Sherman | Andrei Arlovski | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
| Abdul Razak Alhassan | Jacob Malkoun | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $36,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $42,000 | ||||
| Jacob Malkoun | Abdul Razak Alhassan | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Luis Pena | Alexander Munoz | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $6,000 | $78,000 | ||||
| Alexander Munoz | Luis Pena | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Tracy Cortez | Justine Kish | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | ||||
| Justine Kish | Tracy Cortez | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
| Alexander Romanov | Juan Espino | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $4,000 | $64,000 | ||||
| Juan Espino | Alexander Romanov | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Jessica Penne | Lupita Godinez | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $52,500 | ||||
| Lupita Godinez | Jessica Penne | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Bartosz Fabiński | Gerald Meerschaert | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Gerald Meerschaert | Bartosz Fabiński | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $42,000 | $42,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $145,000 | |||
| Austin Hubbard | Dakota Bush | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Dakota Bush | Austin Hubbard | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Tony Gravely | Anthony Birchak | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $94,500 | |||
| Anthony Birchak | Tony Gravely | 4/17/2021 | UFC Vegas 24 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $26,000 |