UFC Vegas 118 bonus recipients have been announced. Edgar Chairez and Ivo Baranjewski each earned $100,000 Performance of the Night awards, while Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan took home Fight of the Night honors. All other fighters who earned stoppage victories and did not miss weight received $25,000 bonuses.
The UFC Vegas 118 post-fight bonuses have been revealed, with four fighters collecting extra hardware following the event on June 7, 2026. Edgar Chairez and Ivo Baranjewski each pocketed $100,000 Performance of the Night awards, while Brendan Allen and Edmen Shahbazyan shared Fight of the Night money for their middleweight clash.
Allen, ranked fifth in the middleweight division, carried a 26-7 record into the bout. The 30-year-old American fighting out of Kill Cliff FC stands six-foot-two with a 75-inch reach and has built a reputation as a well-rounded threat, averaging 3.59 significant strikes per minute at 53 percent accuracy while also mixing in 1.56 takedowns and 1.1 submission attempts per 15 minutes.
Shahbazyan, 28, brought a 16-5 record and equal physical dimensions — also six-foot-two with a 75-inch reach — to the contest. The Xtreme Couture product known as "The Golden Boy" averages 3.8 significant strikes per minute, making him one of the busier strikers in the division, and the two fighters' near-identical profiles helped set the stage for an entertaining exchange.
Chairez, a 30-year-old Mexican bantamweight from Entram Gym, earned his Performance bonus after a finishing effort. "Puro Chicali" carries a 13-6 record and generates 3.65 significant strikes per minute, complementing that output with 1.3 submission attempts per 15 minutes despite recording no takedowns per 15 minutes on average. Baranjewski's verified data was not available, but his $100,000 award confirms a finishing performance that met the UFC's bonus criteria.
All fighters who recorded stoppage victories and made weight were also eligible for an additional $25,000 bonus under the UFC's standard post-event policy.
Why it matters
- Allen's Fight of the Night nod keeps the ranked middleweight in the spotlight ahead of a potential top-five clash
- Shahbazyan's shared bonus demonstrates a continued ability to compete with ranked opposition after a difficult stretch in his career
- Chairez's Performance award signals he remains a finishing threat at bantamweight despite a mixed overall record
