UFC Vegas 39 (UFC on ESPN+ 52, UFC Fight Night 194, UFC Fight Night: Dern vs. Rodriguez) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on October 9, 2021) was highlighted by a clash between two rising strawweight contenders in Mackenzie Dern and Marina Rodriguez. Despite some sticky grappling situations, Rodriguez was able to strike her way to a unanimous decision over the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu World Champion Dern.
Bonuses went to Dern/Rodriguez, Loopy Godinez and Agapova.
The fight between Deron Winn and Phil Hawes was cancelled after some wild circumstances:
*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): $1,223,400
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $118,000
UFC Vegas 39 Detailed Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Dern | Marina Rodriguez | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $128,000 | |||
| Marina Rodriguez | Mackenzie Dern | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $176,000 | |||
| Randy Brown | Jared Gooden | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $64,800 | $60,000 | $11,000 | $135,800 | Recieved 20% | |||
| Jared Gooden | Randy Brown | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $19,600 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,100 | Fined 20% | |||
| Tim Elliott | Matheus Nicolau | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $50,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Matheus Nicolau | Tim Elliott | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
| Sabina Mazo | Mariya Agapova | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $25,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $31,000 | ||||
| Mariya Agapova | Sabina Mazo | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $94,000 | |||
| Phil Hawes | Deron Winn | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | n/a | $0 | $0 | $6,000 | $6,000 | Fight Cancelled | |||
| Deron Winn | Phil Hawes | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | n/a | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | ||||
| Chris Gutierrez | Felipe Colares | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $36,000 | $36,000 | $6,000 | $78,000 | ||||
| Felipe Colares | Chris Gutierrez | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
| Alexander Romanov | Jared Vanderaa | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $48,000 | $48,000 | $4,500 | $100,500 | ||||
| Jared Vanderaa | Alexander Romanov | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
| Charles Rosa | Damon Jackson | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $48,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $59,000 | ||||
| Damon Jackson | Charles Rosa | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $6,000 | $54,000 | ||||
| Lupita Godinez | Silvana Gomez Juarez | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $14,000 | $14,000 | $50,000 | $4,000 | $82,000 | |||
| Silvana Gomez Juarez | Lupita Godinez | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
| Steve Garcia | Charlie Ontiveros | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | W | $14,000 | $14,000 | $4,000 | $32,000 | ||||
| Charlie Ontiveros | Steve Garcia | 10/9/2021 | UFC Vegas 39 | L | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 |
