UFC Vegas 49 (also known as UFC Fight Night: Makhachev vs Green, UFC on ESPN+ 60, UFC Fight Night 202) salaries and payouts including base pay, win bonuses, performance bonuses, and promotional compliance pay are shown in the table below.
This card (on February 26th, 2022) features a catchweight bout between last minute replacement Bobby Green and powerhouse grappler Islam Makhachev. Makhachev is a massive -900 favorite and looks to continue his march to the title. Green replaced an injured Beniel Dariush and looks to shock the world against the Dagestani. Green has won his last two fights against solid fighters in Al Iaquinta and Nasrat Haqparast.
Update: Makhachev proved the oddsmakers right with his dominant first round TKO victory over late replacement Bobby Green. The grappler quickly took Green down with a double leg and slowly transitioned to the mount where his ground and pound forced the referee to stop the fight. In the co-main event, Wellington Turman took out veteran Misha Cirkunov with an armbar in the second round. Turman was able to take home a $50k bonus for his submission victory. The other bonuses went to Priscila Cachoeira and Ji Yeon Kim (for their back and forth slug fest) and to Arman Tsarukyan for his dominant finish of Joel Alvarez.
*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): $1,445,000
Total Compliance Pay (Venum): $135,000
UFC Vegas 49 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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Islam Makhachev | Bobby Green | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $11,000 | $211,000 | ||||
Bobby Green | Islam Makhachev | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $16,000 | $88,000 | ||||
Misha Cirkunov | Wellington Turman | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $64,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $75,000 | ||||
Wellington Turman | Misha Cirkunov | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $40,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $136,000 | |||
Ji Yeon Kim | Priscila Cachoeira | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $86,000 | |||
Priscila Cachoeira | Ji Yeon Kim | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $116,000 | |||
Arman Tsarukyan | Joel Alvarez | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $50,000 | $50,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $156,000 | |||
Joel Alvarez | Arman Tsarukyan | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $30,000 | ||||
Armen Petrosyan | Gregory Rodrigues | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Gregory Rodrigues | Armen Petrosyan | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $24,500 | ||||
Zhu Rong | Ignacio Bahamondes | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
Ignacio Bahamondes | Zhu Rong | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $4,500 | $64,500 | ||||
Josiane Nunes | Ramona Pascual | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $16,000 | $16,000 | $4,000 | $36,000 | ||||
Ramona Pascual | Josiane Nunes | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $12,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $16,000 | ||||
Terrance McKinney | Fares Ziam | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,000 | $52,000 | ||||
Fares Ziam | Terrance McKinney | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $28,500 | ||||
Alejandro Pérez | Jonathan Martinez | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $50,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $61,000 | ||||
Jonathan Martinez | Alejandro Pérez | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $40,000 | $40,000 | $6,000 | $86,000 | ||||
Ramiz Brahimaj | Micheal Gillmore | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $20,000 | $20,000 | $4,500 | $44,500 | ||||
Micheal Gillmore | Ramiz Brahimaj | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $20,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $24,000 | ||||
Victor Altamirano | Carlos Hernández | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | L | $14,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $18,000 | ||||
Carlos Hernández | Victor Altamirano | 2/26/2022 | UFC Vegas 49 | W | $14,000 | $14,000 | $4,000 | $32,000 |