UFC Bonus Awards are three separate cash bonuses usually awarded to four fighters after each UFC event, based on internal decisions by UFC management. More/fewer bonuses have been awarded at some events, especially when no knockouts or submissions occurred.
Fight of the Night: Awarded to the two fighters who delivered the most impressive fight on the card. Knockout of the Night: Awarded to the fighter with the most impressive knockout/technical knockout. Submission of the Night: Awarded to the fighter with the most impressive submission. Performance of the Night: On February 11, 2014, the UFC announced a modification to its live event bonuses. Since UFC Fight Night 36, UFC has awarded Fight of the Night Bonuses to each of the fighters in the best fight of the night, as well as additional Performance of the Night Bonuses. The Performance of the Night bonuses are awarded to the athletes who put on the best and most exciting individual performances. The Submission of the Night and the Knockout of the Night bonuses have been discontinued and the bonus amounts remained $50,000 until January 2026.
Post-Fight bonus increase: Beginning in January 2026, starting with UFC 324, the UFC increased its post‑fight bonus structure, raising Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night awards from $50,000 to $100,000, and introducing additional $25,000 bonuses for any knockout or submission not selected among the standard four post‑fight awards.
Fighters with the most awards
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Male award recipients (with eight or more awards) Fighter Fightof the Night Knockoutof the Night Submissionof the Night Performanceof the Night TotalCharles Oliveira 4031421Donald Cerrone 632718Justin Gaethje 1100617Nate Diaz 815216Jim Miller 703616Joe Lauzon 716115Dustin Poirier 1001415Anderson Silva 572014Max Holloway 710513Edson Barboza1010213Tony Ferguson611311Frankie Edgar 810211Cub Swanson 820111Chris Lytle 613010Jeremy Stephens 630110Conor McGregor 210710Clay Guida 603110Glover Teixeira 411410Jon Jones 512210Kevin Holland 100910Drew Dober 500510Lyoto Machida 34029Demetrious Johnson 31149Stipe Miocic 31059Yair Rodríguez 50049Matt Brown 41049Chan Sung Jung 31239Sean O'Malley 30069Robert Whittaker 50049Vicente Luque 40059King Green 40149Anthony Johnson 12058T.J. Dillashaw 30058Maurício Rua 43018Stefan Struve 21328Diego Sanchez 70018Anthony Pettis 22138Yoel Romero 51028Demian Maia 20428Ovince Saint Preux 10078Rafael dos Anjos 30148Marlon Vera 30058Stephen Thompson 31048Kelvin Gastelum 50038Israel Adesanya 20068Alex Caceres 40228Paul Craig 00088Derrick Lewis 30058Brian Ortega 50038Jared Cannonier 40048Jiří Procházka 30058Rafael Fiziev 40048Carlos Diego Ferreira 40048Song Yadong 10078
Female award recipients (with three or more awards)
Fighter Fightof the Night Performanceof the Night TotalJéssica Andrade 5611Ronda Rousey 257Mackenzie Dern 347Rose Namajunas 336Amanda Nunes 055Zhang Weili 145Miesha Tate 235Irene Aldana 325Angela Hill 415Holly Holm 224Joanna Jędrzejczyk 314Mayra Bueno Silva 224Molly McCann 134Cláudia Gadelha 213Valentina Shevchenko 033Cortney Casey 213Carla Esparza 123Jessica Penne 213Maryna Moroz 123Tatiana Suarez 033Marina Rodriguez 123Amanda Lemos 213Macy Chiasson 033Jasmine Jasudavicius 033Alexa Grasso 123
Award recipients