UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 Payouts & Fighters Salaries

Georgia's Merab Dvalishvili grapples with Sean O'Malley during the third round of a bantamweight title bout at the UFC 316.
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  • Merab Dvalishvili has the highest payout from the UFC 316 card with $23.3 million.
  • Dvalishvili won via third-round submission against Sean Oโ€™Malley to retain his UFC bantamweight title.
  • Four fighters received $50,000 for the Performance of the Night award.

UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili reasserted his mastery over Sean Oโ€™Malley during their championship rematch at UFC 316 to retain his title via third-round submission finish.

โ€œThe Machineโ€ lived up to his status as the consensus UFC betting favorite in this match and dominated โ€œSugaโ€ in the first two rounds with his superior wrestling and grappling skills before he found the finish in the third round.

The incredible performance by Dvalishvili has secured him an additional $50,000 bonus for the performance bonus of the night award, along with three other fighters on the card. This bonus added to the total of his payout to $2.3 million, which is the biggest payout from the PPV event.

Check out all the fightersโ€™ estimated payouts for the UFC 316 card below.

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 Payouts & Fighters Salaries

FighterEstimated Total Payout
Merab Dvalishvili$2,390,000
Sean Oโ€™Malley$1,980,000
Julianna Pena$1,390,000
Kayla Harrison$882,000
Kevin Holland$471,000
Kelvin Gastelum$421,000
Vicente Luque$321,000
Serghei Spivac$271,000
Mario Bautista$260,000
Patchy Mix$215,000
Bruno Silva$215,000
Joshua Van$156,000
Ariane da Silva$151,200
Yoo Joo-sang$128,000
Waldo Cortes-Acosta$125,000
Wang Cong$124,800
Joe Pyfer$101,000
Khaos Williams$95,000
Azamat Murzakanov$81,000
Yanal Ashmouz$53,000
MarQuel Mederos$52,000
Jeka Saragih$34,500
Quillan Salkilld$40,000
Bredson Ribeiro$34,500
Andreas Gustafsson$28,000
Mark Choinski$16,000
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Anatoly Pimentel is an NBA and MMA writer previously featured in ASEAN Sports, Asian Persuasion MMA, and Overtime Heroics MMA. He graduated from Adamson University with a B.A in Communication and is a Web Content Writer for BetMGM.