UFC bonus is a cash bonus that is awarded to fighters for their outstanding performance during a fight in any UFC event. The decision to award any fighter with a UFC bonus is taken by the management after a detailed analysis of the fight.
Since 2014 the UFC had created four UFC bonus categories however, as of today, they have discontinued knockout and submission of the night bonuses.
Currently, these are the categories of UFC bonuses on the basis of which fighters are awarded:
Fight of the Night
Performance of the Night
UFC Fight Night: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida
Fight of the Night: None
Performance of the Night: Justin Gaethje, Derrick Lewis, Bobby Green, Kevin Holland ($50,000)
Past UFC bonus winners
Male Fighters
| Fighter | Fight of the Night | Knockout of the Night | Submission of the Night | Performance of the Night | Total |
| Donald Cerrone | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 18 |
| Charles Oliveira | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 18 |
| Nate Diaz | 8 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
| Joe Lauzon | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 |
| Anderson Silva | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Miller | 7 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13 |
| Dustin Poirier | 8 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| Tony Ferguson | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| Frankie Edgar | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
| Chris Lytle | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Jeremy Stephens | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Conor McGregor | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
| Edson Barboza | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Justin Gaethje | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Max Holloway | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Clay Guida | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Glover Teixeira | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Lyoto Machida | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| Demetrious Johnson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Stipe Miocic | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Cub Swanson | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 |
| Yair Rodríguez | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Anthony Johnson | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Jon Jones | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| T.J. Dillashaw | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Maurício Rua | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Stefan Struve | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Diego Sanchez | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Anthony Pettis | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Yoel Romero | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| Demian Maia | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| Chan Sung Jung | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| Ovince Saint Preux | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 |
| Rafael dos Anjos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| Robert Whittaker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Vicente Luque | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Matt Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Marlon Vera | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| Stephen Thompson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
Female Fighters
| Fighter | Fight of the Night | Performance of the Night | Total |
| Jéssica Andrade | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Ronda Rousey | 2 | 5[i] | 7 |
| Rose Namajunas | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Amanda Nunes | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Holly Holm | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Joanna Jędrzejczyk | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| Miesha Tate | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Mackenzie Dern | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Irene Aldana | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Zhang Weili | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Cláudia Gadelha | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Valentina Shevchenko | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Cortney Casey | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Carla Esparza | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Jessica Penne | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Angela Hill | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Maryna Moroz | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Molly McCann | 1 | 2 | 3 |
FAQs
Q: How much do fighters earn from a bonus?
Fighters earn $50,000 from either bonus win.
Last updated- July 30, 2023
