MELBOURNE, Australia – Robert Whittaker, Derek Brunson and Tyson Pedro each took home $50,000 fight-night bonuses following UFC Fight Night 101 – and Whittaker doubled up with $100,000.

Whittaker and Pedro earned “Performance of the Night” bonuses, and Whittaker and Brunson picked up “Fight of the Night” honors.

UFC officials announced the winners following Saturday’s event, which MMAjunkie attended.

Whittaker (17-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) weathered an early storm from Brunson (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC), who came out swinging for the fences. It cost him. He appeared in a hurry to finish, but instead got finished by Whittaker, who stopped him at the 4:07 mark of the first round with a TKO following a head kick. Whittaker now has six straight wins in the middleweight division.

After eight straight decisions to open the card, light heavyweight Pedro (5-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) survived an early knockdown from Khalil Rountree (4-2 MMA, 0-2 UFC) to pull off a first-round rear-naked choke submission that sent the crowd into a frenzy – especially given all the decisions that preceded it.

UFC Fight Night 101 took place Saturday (Sunday in Australia) at Rod Laver Arena in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The event aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

For complete coverage UFC Fight Night 101, check out the UFC Events section of the site.