- Sean O’Malley has the highest payout from the UFC 306 card, with $3.2 million.
- Four fighters have secured a seven-figure payout from the event.
- Four fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
Merab Dvalishvili was crowned as the new UFC bantamweight champion after he unanimously beat Sean O’Malley in the main event of UFC 306, aka Noche UFC inside the Sphere in Las Vegas on Sept. 14. Dvalishvili was the betting underdog at BetMGM’s online sportsbook heading into the match, but it didn’t deter him and instead went in to deliver a masterful performance.
A feeling unlike any other 🥹
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— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2024
Dvalishvili dominated O’Malley through his superior grappling skills by taking him down the mat several times and raining down ground-and-pound strikes throughout the entire showdown. Despite the defeat, O’Malley still secured the biggest payout from all the fighters in the card, which was $3.2 million.
Meanwhile, four fighters received an additional $50,000 bonus, with Ignacio Bahamondes and Ketlen Souza, for the Performance of the Night honors. The lightweight bout between Daniel Zellhuber and Esteban Ribovics was hailed as the Fight of the Night.
These two left it all in the Octagon tonight!@JaulaBahamondes & Ketlen Souza earned themselves the POTN bonus 💰
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— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2024
An INSTANT CLASSIC 🙌@GoldenBoyZell vs Esteban Ribovics take home FOTN honors for their epic #UFC306 fight!
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— UFC (@ufc) September 15, 2024
See the full list of all fighters’ estimated payout for UFC 306.
UFC 306: O’Malley vs. Dvalishvili Payouts & Fighters Salaries
| Fighter | Estimated Total Payout |
|---|---|
| Sean O’Malley | $3,240,000 |
| Merab Dvalishvili | $1,430,000 |
| Alexa Grasso | $1,290,000 |
| Valentina Shevchenko | $1,080,000 |
| Brian Ortega | $265,000 |
| Norma Dumont | $180,000 |
| Ignacio Bahamondes | $175,000 |
| Irene Aldana | $166,000 |
| Diego Lopes | $155,000 |
| Esteban Ribovics | $131,000 |
| Ketlen Souza | $114,500 |
| Daniel Zellhuber | $105,000 |
| Joshua Van | $105,000 |
| Raul Rosas Jr. | $101,000 |
| Ode’ Osbourne | $90,000 |
| Aori Qileng | $81,000 |
| Yazmin Jauregui | $53,000 |
| Ronaldo Rodriguez | $52,000 |
| Manuel Torres | $43,000 |
| Edgar Chairez | $43,000 |
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