UFC Vegas 66 bonuses and salaries: Which fighters took home $50,000?

The UFC octagon before one of the Fight Nights
The UFC octagon before one of the Fight Nights

UFC Vegas 66 closed out the calendar year in style, delivering drawn-out wars and highlight-reel knockouts. Let's take a look at the total payouts for the fighters on the card.

The Fight of the Night bonus was awarded to the lightweight bout between Bobby Green and Drew Dober. Each fighter took home an added $50k bonus on top of their fight purse.

The lightweight matchup came to an exhilarating end when Dober knocked out 'King' with a devastating left hook in the second round.

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The $50k Performance of the Night bonuses were given out to Alex Caceres and Michal Oleksiejczuk.

Featherweight fighter Caceres delivered an impressive first-round knockout over Julian Erosa, while Polish fighter Oleksiejczuk also wooed the crowd with a similar first-round KO over Cody Brundage.

According to a report by Total, the top earner of UFC Vegas 66 is the No.3-ranked middleweight contender Jared Cannonier. 'The Killa Gorilla' netted a total of $371k including his win bonus. The other half of the main event, Sean Strickland racked up a total of $216k.

Rising lightweight prospect Arman Tsarukyan earned a total of $185k including his win bonus for the co-main event, while his opponent Damir Ismagulov earned a total of $55k.

The remaining payouts for the main card of UFC Vegas 66 are as follows:

Main Card

Amir Albazi - $44k

Alessandro Costa - $16k

Alex Caceres - $140k

Julian Erosa - $55k

Drew Dober - $215k

Bobby Green - $165k

Michal Oleksiejczuk - $135k

Cody Brundage - $16k


UFC Vegas 66 payouts: How much did fighters on the prelims card make

Cory McKenna raked in a total of $28k with her win over rising prospect Cheyanne Vlismas in the main attraction on the prelims card. 'The Warrior Princess' netted a total of $34k.

With a unanimous decision win over Jake Mathews, welterweight fighter Matthew Semelsberger was the top earner of the prelims, netting a total of $95k, while his opponent took home $65k.

With his impressive submission win over Saidyokub Kakhramonov, surging bantamweight contender Said Nurmagomedov collected a total of $65k, while the American Kakhramonov earned a payday of $16k.

The remaining payouts for the prelims card of UFC Vegas 66 are as follows:

Prelims Card

Rafa Garcia - $68.2k

Hayisaer Maheshate - $12.8k

Rinat Fakhretdinov - $28k

Bryan Battle - $16k

Manel Kape - $55k

David Dvorak - $40k

Sergey Morozov - $65k

Journey Newson - $29k

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Edited by Aziel Karthak
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