UFC 216 bonuses: Demetrious Johnson's late finish became his eighth UFC fight-night bonus

LAS VEGAS – Demetrious Johnson, John Moraga, Bobby Green and Lando Vannata each earned $50,000 fight-night bonuses at Saturday’s UFC 216 event.

Johnson and Moraga earned “Performance of the Night” awards, and Green and Vannata took home “Fight of the Night” honors.

UFC officials announced the winners after the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

Johnson (27-2-1 MMA, 15-1-1 UFC) broke Anderson Silva’s record for most consecutive UFC title defenses when he submitted Ray Borg (11-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) with a fifth-round armbar. Johnson was cruising to an easy unanimous decision to defend his flyweight belt for the 11th straight time. But almost out of nowhere, he threw Borg in the air, then deftly grabbed his left arm at the same time before finishing on the ground.

Moraga (18-6 MMA, 7-5 UFC) was a huge underdog against the previously unbeaten Magomed Bibulatov (14-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC). But the formery flyweight title challenger planted a head kick on Bibulatov, then drilled him with a left hand that left him unconscious on the canvas. Bibulatov was a 6-1 favorite.

Green (23-8-1 MMA, 4-3-1 UFC) and Vannata (9-2-1 MMA, 1-2-1 UFC) battled back and forth for 15 minutes in their lightweight fight, but ultimately had to settle for a split draw. At the end, both appeared to be thrilled to not be walking away with a loss. Vannata had a huge first round and a pair of 10-8 scores meant Green winning the next two rounds left him with two 28-28 draw scores, and a third for Vannata. But the bloody battle was worth an extra $50,000 for each of them.

UFC 216 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

For more on UFC 216, check out the UFC Events section of the site.