The UFC has awarded the $100,000 performance bonuses from UFC Vegas 118. Edgar Chairez and Ivo Baranewski each earned Performance of the Night honors, while the Fight of the Night bonus went to Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan. All fighters who finished their opponents without earning a main bonus and who made weight received $25,000.
The UFC has handed out its post-fight bonus checks from UFC Vegas 118, with four fighters collecting $100,000 awards following the event on June 7, 2026.
Edgar Chairez and Ivo Baranewski each claimed a Performance of the Night bonus for finishing their respective opponents. Chairez, a 30-year-old flyweight from Mexico fighting out of Entram Gym, improved to 13-6-0 with the finish. Standing five-foot-seven with a 71-inch reach, Chairez averages 3.65 significant strikes per minute and attempts submissions at a rate of 1.3 per 15 minutes, reflecting a well-rounded finishing game that evidently delivered on the night.
The Fight of the Night award went to Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan for their middleweight clash. Allen, ranked fifth in the division, enters at 26-7-0 and has established himself as one of the busier fighters at 185 pounds. The 30-year-old Kill Cliff FC product connects on 53 percent of his significant strikes and lands 3.59 per minute, complementing that output with 1.56 takedowns per 15 minutes. His opponent Shahbazyan, known as "The Golden Boy," carries a 16-5-0 record and fights for Xtreme Couture. The 28-year-old matches Allen nearly identically in height and reach at six-foot-two and 75 inches, and posts an even higher striking rate of 3.80 significant strikes per minute. The combination of two aggressive, similarly built middleweights produced the kind of back-and-forth action the Fight of the Night bonus is designed to reward.
Why it matters
- Allen's top-five middleweight ranking means a fight of this quality carries genuine divisional weight.
- Chairez's submission threat, averaging 1.3 attempts per 15 minutes, underscores his danger as a finisher despite no recorded takedown attempts.
- The UFC's additional $25,000 payouts went to fighters who finished opponents but did not receive a main bonus, broadening the reward pool from the event.
