The first major pay-per-view of UFC season 2025 is announced, where main-event fight take place between opponents Mackenzie Dern and Amanda Ribas. The co-main event of UFC Vegas 101 will held between Santiago Ponzinibbio and Carlston Harris. César Almeida, Thiago Moisés and Abdul Razak Alhassan are other top fighters that will be part of the pay-per-view.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsors | UFC Bonus | Total Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mackenzie Dern | $400k | $100k | $20k | $50k | $570k |
| Amanda Ribas | $325k | N/A | $16k | – | $341k |
| Santiago Ponzinibbio | $275k | $100k | $15k | – | $390k |
| Carlston Harris | $50k | N/A | $5k | – | $55k |
| Abdul Razak Alhassan | $200k | N/A | $11k | – | $211k |
| César Almeida | $26k | $26k | $4.5k | $50k | $106.5k |
| Chris Curtis | $85k | N/A | $5k | $50k | $140k |
| Roman Kopylov | $85k | $85k | $5k | $50k | $225k |
| Austin Bashi (Debut) | $12k | N/A | $4k | – | $16k |
| Christian Rodriguez | $75k | $75k | $5k | – | $155k |
| Punahele Soriano | $75k | $75k | $5k | – | $155k |
| Uros Medic | $38k | N/A | $5k | – | $53k |
| Jose Johnson | $30k | N/A | $5k | – | $35k |
| Felipe Bunes | $18k | $18k | $4k | – | $40k |
| Marco Tulio (Debut) | $12k | $12k | $4k | – | $28k |
| Ihor Potieria | $85k | N/A | $5k | – | $90k |
| Thiago Moisés | $150k | $100k | $11k | – | $261k |
| Trey Ogden | $48k | N/A | $5k | – | $53k |
| Preston Parsons | $44k | N/A | $5k | – | $49k |
| Jacobe Smith (Debut) | $12k | $12k | $4k | – | $28k |
| Ernesta Kareckaite | $18k | $18k | $4k | – | $40k |
| Nicolle Caliari (Debut) | $12k | N/A | $4k | – | $16k |
| Magomed Gadzhiyasulov | $18k | N/A | $4k | – | $22k |
| Bruno Lopes (Debut) | $12k | $12k | $4k | – | $28k |
| Victoria Dudakova | $28k | N/A | $4.5k | – | $32.5k |
| Fatima Kline | $18k | $18k | $4k | – | $40k |
| Joe Solecki | $75k | N/A | $6k | – | $81k |
| Nurullo Aliev | $18k | $18k | $4k | – | $40k |
- Mackenzie Dern : highest paid fighter at UFC Vegas 101 with earnings more than $400k. The figure of her purse reported based on UFC main-event fighters contract. If she win the fight against Amanda Ribas her purse will increased to $520k including $100k win bonus and $20k sponsorship money.
- Amanda Ribas : the second best paid fighter in UFC Vegas 101 with earnings more than $300k, a win against opponent Dern will increase her overall purse share to $441k including sponsorship money and win bonus.
Santiago Ponzinibbio, Abdul Razak Alhassan and Thiago Moisés are three other fighters in UFC Vegas 101 who will earn more than $150k+. There are five fighters are who are making debut in UFC, their earnings maximum will reached to $28k which include $12k for win, $12k show and $4k sponsorship.
UFC Vegas 101 Performance Bonuses :
The number of fighters who will receive performance increased in last two years. Previously promotion offered four fighters performance bonus now day’s in UFC the number increased from four to nine fighters. In UFC 282, there are total eleven fighters who earn performance bonuses in two categories fight of the night and performance of the night.
UFC Vegas 101 Fight of the Night $50k : Roman Kopylov vs Chris Curtis
UFC Vegas 101 Performance of the Night $50k : Mackenzie Dern and César Almeida
There will be more about UFC Vegas 101 fighters salaries updated here once the main-event completed on 11th January, 2024. Just after few day’s of the Vegas 101, the major pay-per-view “UFC 311” take place.
