The UFC should drastically increase the performance bonus pool. They currently pay out $200,000 per fight card in public performance bonuses. They should up it to $1,000,000.
There are 22.1 fighters on average on a UFC card. The UFC pays them $3.26 million per event, including the $200,000 in public performance bonuses. This means public performance bonuses only account for 6% of fighter pay.
The UFC currently shares 18-20% of revenue with its fighters. Paying out an additional $800,000 per event would only increase the revenue share to 22-25%.
If much more significant money was on the line, fighters would be incentivized to take more risks in the cage, which leads to more exciting performances.
It would also be great for the UFC from a PR standpoint to say they are paying out $1,000,000 in bonuses every week, while in reality it increases the fighters' share of revenue by a relatively small percentage.
Grand Performance of the Night: $500,000
Co-Performance of the Night: $100,000
Co-Performance of the Night: $100,000
Performance Bonus: $50,000
Performance Bonus: $50,000
Fight of the Night: $100,000
Fight of the Night: $100,000
There are 22.1 fighters on average on a UFC card. The UFC pays them $3.26 million per event, including the $200,000 in public performance bonuses. This means public performance bonuses only account for 6% of fighter pay.
The UFC currently shares 18-20% of revenue with its fighters. Paying out an additional $800,000 per event would only increase the revenue share to 22-25%.
If much more significant money was on the line, fighters would be incentivized to take more risks in the cage, which leads to more exciting performances.
It would also be great for the UFC from a PR standpoint to say they are paying out $1,000,000 in bonuses every week, while in reality it increases the fighters' share of revenue by a relatively small percentage.
Grand Performance of the Night: $500,000
Co-Performance of the Night: $100,000
Co-Performance of the Night: $100,000
Performance Bonus: $50,000
Performance Bonus: $50,000
Fight of the Night: $100,000
Fight of the Night: $100,000