UFC Sacramento bonuses: One-hitter quitters, sleepy-time subs denied $100K

The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday's card in California’s capital city, including a pair to the headliners after a 25-minute slugfest.

After UFC Fight Night 285, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento. Additionally, eight fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that weren’t bonus-winners. 

Check out the list of winners below. 

Fight of the Night: Gregory Rodrigues, Anthony Hernandez ($100,000 each)

He was an underdog and on the road, but Gregory Rodrigues (20-6 MMA, 11-3 UFC) went five rounds for the first time in his career and upset Anthony Hernandez (15-4 MMA, 9-4 UFC) with a mostly dominant unanimous decision in the main event. Rodrigues’ takedown defense was an insane 26 of 29 and he outstruck Hernandez at a clip of more than 2-1. He also landed four leg-kick knockdowns.  

Performance of the Night: MarQuel Mederos ($100,000)

MarQuel Mederos (12-1-1 MMA, 4-0-1 UFC) pulled off one of the card’s biggest upsets when he punished Mason Jones (18-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) along the fence for a standing TKO in the second round that had Jones running like a Welshman, as Stewie would say, to escape the punishment.

Performance of the Night: Carli Judice ($100,000)

Carli Judice (7-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) made quick work of Jeisla Chaves (6-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) on the main card. A couple front kicks to the body had Chaves in agony, and Judice put her away with punches in 99 seconds for her fourth straight win. She has stoppages in three of those victories – and post-fight bonuses in all of those finishes. 

Finish bonus: Reinier de Ridder ($25,000)

Reinier de Ridder (22-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) made Roman Dolidze (15-6 MMA, 9-6 UFC) look positively silly and outmatched in their UFC debuts at light heavyweight. De Ridder took Dolidze down quickly into the fight, then just terrorized him with ground-and-pound to get the TKO with 59 seconds left in the opening round. The former two-division ONE Championship titleholder became the first to finish Dolidze with strikes – and outstruck him an insane 106-4. 

Finish bonus: Anthony Wint ($25,000)

Anthony Wint (8-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) won his DWCS fight just 11 days ago. He wanted a quick turnaround into the UFC’s heavyweight division and got a short-notice fight against Terrance Chatman (5-2 MMA, 0-1 UFC). And though Chatman kept things competitive for a bit, ultimately the former NFL player took him down and put him to sleep with an arm-triangle choke. 

Finish bonus: Jamall Emmers ($25,000)

Jamall Emmers (23-8 MMA, 6-4 UFC) put the Lerryan Douglas (14-6 MMA, 1-1 UFC) hype train right the eff off the tracks when he drilled him with a straight right hand up the middle. Douglas hit the canvas, covered up, and Emmers then asked the MMA community to pay attention to him going forward. Douglas was more than a 4-1 favorite in the fight.

Finish bonus: Shamil Gaziev ($25,000)

Shamil Gaziev (15-3 MMA, 4-3 UFC) needed just 80 seconds to take out the always-dangerous Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-7-1 MMA, 8-7-1 UFC) with a massive right hand one-hitter quitter to make a little noise in a heavyweight division always looking for a new contender.

Finish bonus: Chris Padilla ($25,000)

Chris Padilla (18-6-1 MMA, 5-0-1 UFC) was up two rounds fairly easily against Nasrat Haqparast (18-7 MMA, 10-6 UFC), but he stayed after a finish against him until the end. He latched onto a choke at the end of the fight and squeezed until Haqparast was out cold – right at the horn. The official result was a technical submission for Padilla with just one second left in the fight. 

Finish bonus: Marcio Barbosa ($25,000)

Marcio Barbosa (19-2 MMA, 2-0 UFC) continued to put himself on the featherweight map with the kind of heavy hands he talks about having. Barbosa took out Ryan Kuse (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) just past the midway point of the first round for his 18th stoppage in 19 wins, including 16 knockouts. 

Finish bonus: Jackson McVey ($25,000)

Jackson McVey (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) kept his 100 percent finishing rate intact when he took out Wes Schultz (9-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) with a nasty knee in the first round. McVey drilled Schultz right up the middle and he buckled immediately. McVey then put him away with a few quick punches on the canvas.

Finish bonus: Shanelle Dyer ($25,000)

Shanelle Dyer (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had virtually no problems with Elise Reed (8-6 MMA, 4-6 UFC) and did what was expected as a 9-1 favorite to open the card. battered and bloodied Reed for 10 minutes and caused her corner to question throwing in the towel for her before the third round. Ultimately, Dyer took her out at the 1:42 mark of the final round.

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