UFC Vegas 36 (UFC on ESPN+ 49, UFC Fight Night 191) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on September 4, 2021) was highlighted by the return of Darren Till against longtime contender Derek Brunson. Brunson used his superior wrestling to control the fight and finished Till via Rear Naked Choke. This card also featured the long awaited debut of former Cage Warriors champion Paddy Pimblett.
*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): $1,466,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $130,000
UFC Vegas 36 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derek Brunson | Darren Till | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $16,000 | $216,000 | ||||
| Paddy Pimblett | Luigi Vendramini | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $78,000 | |||
| Darren Till | Derek Brunson | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $150,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $161,000 | ||||
| Tom Aspinall | Sergey Spivak | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $126,500 | |||
| Sergey Spivak | Tom Aspinall | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $36,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $42,000 | ||||
| Alex Morono | David Zawada | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $72,000 | $72,000 | $11,000 | $155,000 | ||||
| David Zawada | Alex Morono | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
| Modestas Bukauskas | Khalil Rountree Jr. | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
| Khalil Rountree Jr. | Modestas Bukauskas | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $50,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $111,000 | ||||
| Luigi Vendramini | Paddy Pimblett | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
| Molly McCann | Ji Yeon Kim | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $116,000 | |||
| Ji Yeon Kim | Molly McCann | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $86,000 | |||
| Jack Shore | Liudvik Sholinian | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $4,500 | $76,500 | ||||
| Liudvik Sholinian | Jack Shore | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Julian Erosa | Charles Jourdain | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Charles Jourdain | Julian Erosa | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
| Dalcha Lungiambula | Marc-André Barriault | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
| Marc-André Barriault | Dalcha Lungiambula | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $6,000 | $46,000 | ||||
| Jonathan Martinez | Marcelo Rojo | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | n/a | $0 | $0 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Fight scratched | |||
| Marcelo Rojo | Jonathan Martinez | 9/4/2021 | UFC Vegas 36 | n/a | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | Scratch - Assume paid base |
