UFC Vegas 29 (UFC on ESPN 25, UFC on ESPN: Jung vs Ige) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card was highlighted by a featherweight tilt between Dan “$50k” Ige and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. Jung took a unanimous decision with dominating wrestling and ground control. Assumed $50k bonuses for Davey Grant/Marlon Vera (FOTN) and Seung Woo Choi, Matt Brown (POTN). Will be updated pending the release of official 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, 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): $1,663,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $161,000
UFC Vegas 29 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chan Sung Jung | Dan Ige | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $6,000 | $186,000 | ||||
| Dan Ige | Chan Sung Jung | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $83,000 | ||||
| Aleksei Oleinik | Sergey Spivak | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $90,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $101,000 | ||||
| Sergey Spivak | Aleksei Oleinik | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Marlon Vera | Davey Grant | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $72,000 | $72,000 | $50,000 | $16,000 | $210,000 | |||
| Davey Grant | Marlon Vera | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $40,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $96,000 | |||
| Julian Erosa | Seung Woo Choi | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
| Seung Woo Choi | Julian Erosa | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $102,500 | |||
| Wellington Turman | Bruno Silva | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $18,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $22,500 | ||||
| Bruno Silva | Wellington Turman | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Matt Brown | Dhiego Lima | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $90,000 | $90,000 | $50,000 | $21,000 | $251,000 | |||
| Dhiego Lima | Matt Brown | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $41,000 | ||||
| Aleksa Camur | Nicolae Negumereanu | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
| Nicolae Negumereanu | Aleksa Camur | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $18,000 | $18,000 | $4,000 | $40,000 | ||||
| Kanako Murata | Virna Jandiroba | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
| Virna Jandiroba | Kanako Murata | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | ||||
| Khaos Williams | Matthew Semelsberger | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $4,500 | $64,500 | ||||
| Matthew Semelsberger | Khaos Williams | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Josh Parisian | Roque Martinez | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $52,500 | ||||
| Roque Martinez | Josh Parisian | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $18,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $22,000 | ||||
| Joaquim Silva | Rick Glenn | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $28,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $34,000 | ||||
| Rick Glenn | Joaquim Silva | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Casey O'Neill | Lara Procópio | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,000 | $36,000 | ||||
| Lara Procópio | Casey O'Neill | 6/19/2021 | UFC Vegas 29 | L | $18,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $22,000 |
