- Alexander Volkanovski has the biggest payout on the card with $750,000.
- Seven fighters have reached the 200,000 mark for their payouts.
- Five fighters received an additional $50,000 bonus for their performances.
Ilia Topuria became the first fighter in UFC history to beat Alexander Volkanovski in the featherweight division, as he knocked him out in their UFC featherweight title match in the main event of UFC 298 on Saturday night inside the Honda Center in Anaheim, California.
Gold looks good on you, @TopuriaIlia ๐#UFC298 pic.twitter.com/cxvQ9r28Ik
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
Heading into the match as the UFC odds underdog, Topuria silenced the doubters by landing a powerful punch right to Volkanovksiโs jaw to drop him down the canvas instantly and put the former champion out cold. Because of this incredible performance, he received an additional $50,000 bonus.
Besides Topuria, other fighters on the card who bagged the performance bonus were Amanda Lemos, Mackenzie Dern, Zhang Minyang, and Anthony Hernandez. Lemos and Dern were hailed as the Fight of the Night, while Zhang and Hernandez scored stoppage victories against their opponents.
These two put it all on the line tonight ๐ค
Amanda Lemos vs @MackenzieDern earned tonight's FOTN ๐ฐ
[ B2YB @ToyoTires ] pic.twitter.com/Ov6KVRkXK0
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
Three INCREDIBLE performance
Three well deserved POTN bonuses ๐ฐ
[ B2YB @PrimeHydrate ] pic.twitter.com/9DZz9WH7lY
— UFC (@ufc) February 18, 2024
See below the complete list of all the fightersโ salaries and payouts for UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria.
UFC 298: Volkanovski vs. Topuria Payouts & Fighters Salaries
Fighter | Estimated Total Payout |
---|---|
Alexander Volkanovksi | $750,000 |
Robert Whittaker | $400,000 |
Ilia Topuria | $350,000 |
Paulo Costa | $250,000 |
Merab Dvalishvili | $210,000 |
Mackenzie Dern | $200,000 |
Marcos Rogerio de Lima | $200,000 |
Amanda Lemos | $160,000 |
Henry Cejudo | $150,000 |
Miranda Maverick | $150,000 |
Anthony Hernandez | $122,000 |
Ian Garry | $110,000 |
Geoff Neal | $108,000 |
Roman Kopylov | $80,000 |
Andrea Lee | $70,000 |
Rinya Nakamura | $46,000 |
Junior Tafa | $23,000 |
Zhang Mingyang | $20,000 |
Oban Elliott | $20,000 |
Danny Barlow | $20,000 |
Val Woodburn | $15,000 |
Josh Quinlan | $12,000 |
Carlos Vera | $12,000 |
Brendson Ribeiro | $10,000 |
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