- Ilia Topuria has the highest payout from the UFC 317 card with $3.5 million.
- Topuria won via first-round knockout finish over Oliveria to become the new UFC lightweight champion.
- Four fighters received an additional $50,000 for Performance of the Night and Fight of the Night awards.
Ilia Topuria became the 10th fighter in UFC history to win two-division titles after he knocked out Charles Oliveira in the first round of the UFC 317 headliner to capture the vacant UFC lightweight title on June 28 inside the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
HE IS UNSTOPPABLE 🏆🏆@TopuriaIlia defeats Charles Oliveira by KO to become the new lightweight champion of the world! #UFC317 pic.twitter.com/2wM4qOonk7
— UFC (@ufc) June 29, 2025
“El Matador” proved why he’s the betting favourite in the UFC odds boards for this match when he sent “Do Bronx” to the shadow realm with a nasty one-two punch combination. With this victory, Topuria maintained his perfect professional MMA record intact.
The Georgian-Spanish MMA superstar also received the highest payout from the card, totalling $3.5 million, which included an additional $50,000 for the Performance of the Night award, alongside Gregory Rodrigues.
Furthermore, Brandon Royval and Joshua Van secured $50,000 each, as their flyweight battle was declared as the event’s Fight of the Night with an incredible back-and-forth action. Check out the estimated payouts of every fighter from the card below.
UFC 317: Topuria vs. Oliveira Payouts & Fighters Salaries
| Fighter | Estimated Total Payout |
|---|---|
| Ilia Topuria | $3,540,000 |
| Alexandre Pantoja | $1,740,000 |
| Charles Oliveira | $1,320,000 |
| Kai Kara-France | $932,000 |
| Beneil Dariush | $296,000 |
| Renato Moicano | $271,000 |
| Niko Price | $271,000 |
| Gregory Rodrigues | $261,000 |
| Joshua Van | $230,000 |
| Jack Hermansson | $216,000 |
| Viviane Araujo | $211,000 |
| Terrance McKinney | $210,000 |
| Brandon Royval | $171,000 |
| Tracy Cortez | $101,000 |
| Viacheslav Borshchev | $91,000 |
| Payton Talbott | $64,500 |
| Jhonata Diniz | $60,000 |
| Jose Miguel | $40,000 |
| Jacobe Smith | $40,000 |
| Hyder Amil | $32,000 |
| Felipe Lima | $28,000 |
| Alvin Hines | $16,000 |
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