UFC Vegas 38 (UFC on ESPN+ 51, UFC Fight Night 193) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on October 2, 2021) was highlighted by a battle between former title challenger Thiago Santos and the dynamic Jonny Walker. Santos took a five round unanimous decision to stay in title contention. The co-main event ended anti-climatically as a clash of heads forced referee Dan Miragliotta to call a No Contest between Kevin Holland and Kyle Daukaus.
$50k “Performance of the Night” bonuses went to Alejandro Perez, Douglas Silva De Andrade, Jamie Mullarkey and O’Neill.
*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): $1,862,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $188,000
UFC Vegas 38 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thiago Santos | Johnny Walker | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $21,000 | $221,000 | ||||
| Kevin Holland | Kyle Daukaus | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | NC | $100,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $111,000 | ||||
| Johnny Walker | Thiago Santos | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $80,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $86,000 | ||||
| Kyle Daukaus | Kevin Holland | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | NC | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
| Alex Oliveira | Niko Price | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $93,000 | ||||
| Niko Price | Alex Oliveira | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $40,000 | $40,000 | $11,000 | $91,000 | ||||
| Misha Cirkunov | Krzysztof Jotko | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $64,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $75,000 | ||||
| Krzysztof Jotko | Misha Cirkunov | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $11,000 | $131,000 | ||||
| Alexander Hernandez | Mike Breeden | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $52,400 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $158,400 | Recieved 20% | ||
| Mike Breeden | Alexander Hernandez | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $9,600 | $0 | $4,000 | $13,600 | Fined 20% | |||
| Joe Solecki | Jared Gordon | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $34,500 | ||||
| Jared Gordon | Joe Solecki | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Antonina Shevchenko | Casey O'Neill | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $48,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Casey O'Neill | Antonina Shevchenko | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,000 | $44,000 | ||||
| Bethe Correia | Karol Rosa | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $48,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $59,000 | Fined 20% | |||
| Karol Rosa | Bethe Correia | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $36,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $64,500 | Recieved 20% | |||
| Jamie Mullarkey | Devonte Smith | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $50,000 | $4,500 | $102,500 | |||
| Devonte Smith | Jamie Mullarkey | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $40,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $46,000 | ||||
| Douglas Silva de Andrade | Gaetano Pirrello | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $128,000 | |||
| Gaetano Pirrello | Douglas Silva de Andrade | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 | ||||
| Shanna Young | Stephanie Egger | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Stephanie Egger | Shanna Young | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
| Alejandro Pérez | Johnny Eduardo | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | W | $48,000 | $48,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $157,000 | |||
| Johnny Eduardo | Alejandro Pérez | 10/2/2021 | UFC Vegas 38 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $36,000 |