UFC Perth awarded $100,000 performance bonuses to Carlos Prates and Quillan Salkilld for Performance of the Night, while Shamil Gaziev vs. Brando Pericic earned Fight of the Night. All fighters who won by finish and did not receive a main bonus, and who did not miss weight, received $25,000. The bonuses follow the standard UFC bonus structure. The awards recognize standout performances from the Australia-based card.
Four fighters walked away from UFC Perth with extra money in their pockets, as the promotion handed out its standard post-event bonus awards following the Australia-based card on May 2, 2026.
Carlos Prates and Quillan Salkilld each earned $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses, while Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic split a $100,000 Fight of the Night award for their heavyweight clash. All fighters who earned a finish and did not receive a main bonus — and who made weight — collected an additional $25,000 under the UFC's standard bonus structure.
Prates, known as "The Nightmare," is a 32-year-old Brazilian welterweight ranked fifth in his division. He carries a 24-7 record and fights out of Vale Top Team. A switch-stance striker standing six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach, he lands 3.77 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy and rarely relies on the grappling game.
Salkilld is a 26-year-old Australian lightweight ranked 15th in his division with a 12-1 record. Fighting out of Luistro Combat Academy, the six-foot orthodox striker is one of the more active and accurate fighters in his weight class, landing 5.16 significant strikes per minute at 57 percent accuracy. He also averages a remarkable 7.95 takedown attempts per 15 minutes, making him a genuinely two-dimensional threat.
Gaziev is a 36-year-old heavyweight ranked 11th, representing Bahrain and fighting out of KHK MMA. The six-foot-four orthodox fighter carries a 14-3 record and a 78-inch reach, and his bout against Pericic was compelling enough to claim the night's top fight honor.
Why it matters
- Prates' bonus reinforces his standing as one of the more dangerous finishers in the welterweight top five
- Salkilld's recognition at just 26 signals he is pushing toward the upper tier of the lightweight division
- The Gaziev-Pericic Fight of the Night nod adds momentum to Gaziev's push up the heavyweight rankings at number 11
