UFC Vegas 28 (also known as UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai, UFC Fight Night 189, UFC on ESPN+ 47) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
The fight was highlighted by a matchup between ranked heavyweights Jairzinho Rozenstruik and Augusto Sakai. Rozenstruik knocked out Sakai late in the first round to remind people that he is still a contender despite losses to current champion Francis Ngannou and the undefeated Cyril Gane. Bonuses went to Rozenstruik, Marcin Tybura (POTN) and Santiago Ponzinibbio, Miguel Baeza (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): $2,024,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $185,000
UFC Vegas 28 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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Francisco Trinaldo | Muslim Salikhov | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $93,000 | ||||
Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Augusto Sakai | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $236,000 | |||
Santiago Ponzinibbio | Miguel Baeza | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $241,000 | |||
Augusto Sakai | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Marcin Tybura | Walt Harris | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $241,000 | |||
Walt Harris | Marcin Tybura | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $75,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $91,000 | ||||
Roman Dolidze | Laureano Staropoli | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $52,500 | ||||
Laureano Staropoli | Roman Dolidze | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
Miguel Baeza | Santiago Ponzinibbio | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $78,500 | |||
Gregory Rodrigues | Dusko Todorovic | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
Dusko Todorovic | Gregory Rodrigues | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
Montana De La Rosa | Ariane Lipski | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $6,000 | $78,000 | ||||
Ariane Lipski | Montana De La Rosa | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Ilir Latifi | Tanner Boser | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $11,000 | $191,000 | ||||
Tanner Boser | Ilir Latifi | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Muslim Salikhov | Francisco Trinaldo | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $48,000 | $48,000 | $6,000 | $102,000 | ||||
Kamuela Kirk | Makwan Amirkhani | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $10,000 | $10,000 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
Makwan Amirkhani | Kamuela Kirk | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Alan Patrick | Mason Jones | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | NC | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Mason Jones | Alan Patrick | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | NC | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
Manon Fiorot | Tabatha Ricci | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,000 | $44,000 | ||||
Tabatha Ricci | Manon Fiorot | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $10,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $14,000 | ||||
Sean Woodson | Youssef Zalal | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $18,000 | $18,000 | $4,000 | $40,000 | ||||
Youssef Zalal | Sean Woodson | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Claudio Puelles | Jordan Leavitt | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | ||||
Jordan Leavitt | Claudio Puelles | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | L | $18,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $22,000 | ||||
Antonio Arroyo | Tom Breese | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | n/a | $18,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $22,500 | Assumed paid show and fight week | |||
Tom Breese | Antonio Arroyo | 6/5/2021 | UFC Vegas 28 | n/a | $0 | $0 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Assumed paid fight week |