Jacoby Knocks Out Petrino for Another Bonus
Dustin Jacoby earned another $50,000 Performance of the Night bonus when his right hand knocked out Vitor Petrino in Tampa on December 14, 2024. It was the third consecutive year Jacoby earned a $50,000 performance bonus for a knockout.
The video above shows the finish against Petrino. The official result lists a right-hand knockout at 3:44 of round three, and the promotion named Jacoby for a Performance of the Night award.
Jacoby’s run began with a knockout of Da Woon Jung in 2022, followed by a first-round TKO of Kennedy Nzechukwu in 2023. Each $50,000 bonus was a separate post-fight award tied to a performance; the three-year streak was not recurring annual pay.
Sources: official Tampa result · official 2024 bonus list · Associated Press report on Jacoby’s three-year bonus run
A Needed Return to the Win Column
The Petrino knockout ended a two-fight losing sequence for Jacoby. He had dropped a unanimous decision to Alonzo Menifield at UFC 296 in December 2023, then lost by knockout to Dominick Reyes in June 2024. Finishing Petrino therefore provided both a victory and a performance award at the end of a difficult stretch.
The timing of the finish also distinguished it from Jacoby’s earlier bonus-winning knockouts. Jung and Nzechukwu were stopped in the opening round, while Petrino remained in the contest until late in the third. Jacoby’s decisive right hand arrived with just 76 seconds left in the scheduled fifteen-minute bout, removing the need for a judges’ verdict.
That combination of patience and a late finish is central to the Tampa result. The knockout supplied an immediate sporting outcome, and the bonus recognized the performance afterward. Looking at both elements gives the headline its context: Jacoby’s striking earned him a win first, followed by an additional award tied to that particular fight.
Career reference: Jacoby’s official UFC record.
