UFC Perth distributed performance bonuses totaling significant amounts. Carlos Prates and Quillan Salkilld each received $100,000 for Performance of the Night honors. Shamil Gaziev and Brando Pericic earned $100,000 to share for Fight of the Night. Additionally, all fighters who won by finish without receiving a main bonus and who made weight received $25,000 each. The post details the complete bonus structure for the event.
UFC Perth handed out performance bonuses following the event, with Carlos Prates, Quillan Salkilld, Shamil Gaziev, and Brando Pericic among the night's biggest earners. Prates and Salkilld each pocketed $100,000 for Performance of the Night, while Gaziev and Pericic split a $100,000 Fight of the Night award. Fighters who earned finishes outside the main bonus pool and made weight received an additional $25,000 apiece.
Prates, known as "The Nightmare," carried a 24-7 record into the event as the number-five-ranked welterweight. The 32-year-old Brazilian out of Vale Top Team stands six-foot-one with a 78-inch reach and has built a reputation as a volume striker, landing 3.77 significant strikes per minute at 55 percent accuracy.
Salkilld delivered a standout performance to earn his bonus. The 26-year-old Australian lightweight is ranked 15th in his division and carries a 12-1 record trained out of Luistro Combat Academy. Standing six feet tall with a 75-inch reach, he is particularly dangerous on the mat, averaging an impressive 7.95 takedown attempts per 15 minutes alongside a striking accuracy of 57 percent.
Gaziev shared the Fight of the Night recognition with Pericic in what was evidently a compelling heavyweight affair. The 36-year-old Bahrain-based fighter holds a 14-3 record and sits 11th in the heavyweight rankings. He fights out of KHK MMA, stands six-foot-four with a 78-inch reach, and lands 2.62 significant strikes per minute.
Why it matters
- Prates strengthens his case as a top-five welterweight finisher with another bonus-worthy showing
- Salkilld's recognition keeps the young Australian lightweight's momentum building at number 15 in the division
- The Fight of the Night nod for Gaziev adds to his profile as he pushes toward the top ten at heavyweight
