We examine details about UFC Vegas 87, which was hosted on 2nd March in Vegas including the main event winner, fight card, bonus prize winners, & payouts
Jairzinho Rozenstruik capped off Saturday’s UFC Vegas 87 event at the APEX with a TKO win over the previously undefeated Shamil Gaziev in the fourth round, as the referee stopped the fight. Nonetheless, the flyweight match featuring Muhammad Mokaev and Alex Perez garnered more attention for several spectators.
UFC Vegas 87 2024 payouts, purse, salaries, Jairzinho Rozenstruik vs Shamil Gaziev winner, full fight card results and bonus prize money winners list
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UFC Vegas 87 salaries, purse details, & net payout of all fighters
Rozenstruik will receive a net payout of $266,000 for winning the UFC Vegas 87 main event and despite losing, Shamil Gaziev will take home $94,000. Meanwhile, Tyson Pedro’s base salary stands at $85,000. Muhammad Mokaev will also earn $85,000 for his notable victory. Umar Nurmagomedov is set to earn $30,000 as his base salary, along with an additional $30,000 for winning.
Vinicius Oliveira earned an extra $50,000 for his outstanding performance, receiving the Performance of the Night bonus. Steve Erceg secured the card’s other Performance of the Night bonus for defeating Matt Schnell. Vinicius Oliveira and Bernardo Sopaj received Fight of the Night honors for their intense three-round battle, which Oliveira won via KO.
UFC Vegas 87 full fight card results, main event winner, & bonus award winners
Rozenstruik controlled the fight, consistently jabbing at Gaziev, who struggled as the match progressed. In the fourth round, Gaziev admitted his vision issues to his corner, prompting Goddard to halt the fight upon learning of it. Rozenstruik, pleased with his performance, attributed his success to strategic patience and effective corner instructions, securing his victory and improving his UFC record to 2-1 in his last three fights.
Rozenstruik, once touted as a future heavyweight contender, has encountered hurdles in sustaining his momentum, oscillating between victories and defeats. With his latest win, he seeks to revitalize his career as he advances through 2024. In another noteworthy bout, Mokaev claimed victory via unanimous decision and eyes a shot at the flyweight title currently held by Alexandre Pantoja.
we examine the fight card results and bonus award winners from the UFC Vegas 87:
- Main Event Result: Jairzinho Rozenstruik defeated Shamil Gaziev via TKO
- Fight of the Night: Vinicius Oliveira vs. Bernardo Sopaj
- Performance of the Night: Steve Erceg and Vinicius Oliveira
| Fight card (ESPN+) | |||||
| Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| Heavyweight | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Shamil Gaziev | TKO | 4 | 5:00 |
| Light Heavyweight | Vitor Petrino | Tyson Pedro | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight | Muhammad Mokaev | Alex Perez | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight | Umar Nurmagomedov | Bekzat Almakhan | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight | Steve Erceg | Matt Schnell | KO | 2 | 0:26 |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||
| Middleweight | Eryk Anders | Jamie Pickett | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Bantamweight | Vinicius Oliveira | Bernardo Sopaj | KO | 3 | 4:41 |
| Bantamweight | Aiemann Zahabi | Javid Basharat | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Middleweight | Christian Leroy Duncan | Cláudio Ribeiro | TKO | 2 | 1:57 |
| Lightweight | Ľudovít Klein | AJ Cunningham | TKO | 1 | 4:36 |
| Lightweight | Loik Radzhabov | Abdul-Kareem Al-Selwady | KO | 3 | 0:49 |