The UFC awarded $100,000 performance bonuses to Carlos Prates and Quillan Salkilld for their impressive victories at UFC Perth. Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericich received the Fight of the Night bonus for their heavyweight contest. Additionally, all fighters who won by finish and did not receive a main bonus, and who made weight successfully, were awarded $25,000 each. The bonus structure rewards both spectacular finishes and professional conduct at the weigh-ins.
The UFC handed out its post-event bonus checks following UFC Perth, with Carlos Prates and Quillan Salkilld each banking $100,000 Performance of the Night awards for standout finishes on the card. Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericich earned the Fight of the Night bonus for their heavyweight clash. Fighters who secured finishes, made weight successfully, and did not receive a main bonus were each awarded an additional $25,000.
Prates, nicknamed "The Nightmare," is a 32-year-old Brazilian welterweight ranked fifth in his division with a professional record of 24-7. Fighting out of Vale Top Team, the six-foot-one switch-hitter carries a 78-inch reach and connects at a 55 percent striking accuracy rate, landing 3.77 significant strikes per minute.
Salkilld is a 26-year-old Australian lightweight ranked 15th in his division and operating out of Luistro Combat Academy. He carries a 12-1 record and has quickly made an impression inside the Octagon with a striking accuracy of 57 percent and a remarkable takedown rate of 7.95 per 15 minutes, giving him a genuinely dangerous mixed skill set at six feet tall with a 75-inch reach.
Gaziev, a 36-year-old heavyweight from Bahrain competing under the KHK MMA banner, holds a 14-3 record and sits ranked 11th in the division. The six-foot-four orthodox fighter has a 78-inch reach and brings a physical presence that contributed to a memorable exchange with Pericich.
Why it matters
- Prates strengthens his case as a top-five welterweight presence with another bonus-earning performance
- Salkilld's reward highlights the rapid rise of a young lightweight contender with elite grappling volume
- The Gaziev-Pericich Fight of the Night signals continued depth in the heavyweight division
- The $25,000 finish incentives reward professionalism at the scales alongside in-cage performance
