Former UFC light heavyweight title contender Thiago Santos will meet Johnny Walker in the UFC Vegas 38 main event at the APEX facility in Las Vegas, Nevada.
This fight will be the biggest test for Johnny Walker as he never faced any strong opponent like Thiago Santos. However, Walker will enter the fight with an 18-5 record while Santos will start with 21-9. Walker is coming off a knockout win against Ryan Spann in September 2020 and Vegas 38 will be his first main event in his career.
Tonight’s fight will be a great opportunity for the Walker to prove himself for a title challenge. On the other hand Santos has already defeated current UFC Light Heavyweight champion, Jan Blachowicz. Furthermore, Santos has appeared in UFC Light Heavyweight Championship fights against Jon Jones.
To proceed to the title fight one more time, Santos will need a win tonight. Though Santos lost his last three UFC bouts, he will be looking to come back tonight.
Thiago Santos vs Johnny Walker Fight Purse
UFC doesn’t disclose the actual fight purse. However, the base salary of each fighter is more or less public. So, the analyst makes the prediction of the purse based on the salaries. We have made the analysis for the Vegas 38 and found out the estimated payout for the Vegas 38.
Thiago Santos earned $100,000 as base salary while the earning from sponsorship is $21,000 and got $100,000 win bonus So, his total payout is $221,000. His opponent Johnny Walker earned $80,000 as base salary and $6,000 as sponsorship at Vegas 38. So, Walker’s total payout is $86,000. However, the total payout might be changed depending on the win bonus and performance bonus. The win bonus and performance will be added after the event finishes.
UFC Vegas 38 main card purse
Apart from the headliners there will be 11 more fights at UFC Vegas 38. Kevin Holland will fight Kyle Daukaus in the main card. Holland’s base salary is $100,000 and earning from sponsorship is $11,000. So, his total payout is $111,000. On the other hand, Daukaus’ base salary is $24,000 and earning from sponsorship is $4,500. So, his total payout is $28,500.
Alex Oliveira vs Niko Price
- Oliveira’s total payout is $93,000 including $72,000 base salary and $21,000 sponsorship earnings.
- Price’s total payout is $91,000 including $40,000 base salary, $11,000 sponsorship earnings and $40,000 win bonus.
Misha Cirkunov vs Krzysztof Jotko
- Cirkunov’s total payout is $75,000 including $64,000 base salary and $11,000 sponsorship earnings.
- Jotko’s total payout is $131,000 including $60,000 base salary, $11,000 sponsorship earnings and $60,000 win bonus.
Alexander Hernandez vs Mike Breeden
- Hernandez’s total payout is $158,000 including $52,400 base salary, $6,000 sponsorship earnings, $50,000 performance bonus and $50,000 win bonus. He also received 20%.
- Breeden’s total payout is $13,600 including $9,600 base salary and $4,000 sponsorship earnings. He was fined 20%
UFC Vegas 38 under card purse
Joe Solecki vs Jared Gordon
- Solecki’s total payout is $34,500 including $30,000 base salary and $4,500 sponsorship earnings.
- Gordon’s total payout is $66,000 including $30,000 base salary, $6,000 sponsorship earnings and $30,000 win bonus.
Antonina Shevchenko vs Casey O’Neill
- Shevchenko’s total payout is $54,000 including $48,000 base salary and $6,000 sponsorship earnings.
- O’Neil’s total payout is $44,000 including $20,000 base salary and $4,000 sponsorship earnings and $20,000 win bonus.
Bethe Correia vs Karol Rosa
- Correia’s total payout is $59,000 including $48,000 base salary and $11,000 sponsorship earnings. He was fined 20%.
- Rosa’s total payout is $64,500 including $36,000 base salary, $4,500 sponsorship earnings and $24,000 win bonus. He received 20%.
Devonte Smith vs Jamie Mullarkey
- Smith’s total payout is $46,000 including $40,000 base salary and $6,000 sponsorship earnings.
- Mullarkey’s total payout is $102,500 including $24,000 base salary, $4,500 sponsorship earnings, $24,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance bonus.
Douglas Silva de Andrade vs Gaetano Pirrello
- Silva’s total payout is $128,000 including $36,000 base salary, $6,000 sponsorship earnings, $36,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance bonus.
- Pirrello’s total payout is $18,000 including $14,000 base salary and $4,000 sponsorship earnings.
Stephanie Egger vs Shanna Young
- Egger’s total payout is $28,000 including $12,000 base salary, $4,000 sponsorship earnings and $12,000 win bonus
- Young’s total payout is $16,000 including $12,000 base salary and $4,000 sponsorship earnings.
Alejandro Perez vs. Johnny Eduardo
- Perez’s total payout is $157,000 including $48,000 base salary, $11,000 sponsorship earnings, $48,000 win bonus and $50,000 performance bonus.
- Young’s total payout is $36,000 including $30,000 base salary and $6,000 sponsorship earnings.
