The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in Australia, including two to the main event title fighters.
After UFC 325, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney. In addition, five other fighters got $25,000 extra checks for finishes that weren’t bonus-winners. Check out the list below.
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Performance of the Night: Quillan Salkilld ($100,000)
Quillan Salkilld (11-1 MMA, 4-0 UFC) stayed perfect in the UFC with another first-round finish. He was the biggest favorite on the card at more than 10-1 against Jamie Mullarkey (18-9 MMA, 6-7 UFC) and made things look easy with a rear-naked choke that was more of a neck crank.
Performance of the Night: Mauricio Ruffy ($100,000)
Mauricio Ruffy (13-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) got back in the win column when he took out Rafael Fiziev (13-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) with a second-round TKO on the main card. Fiziev, who at one point had a six-fight UFC winning streak, as well as six straight fights with bonus awards, now has dropped four of his past five fights.
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Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes 2 ($100,000 each)
Alexander Volkanovski (28-4 MMA, 15-3 UFC) someone managed to look better the second time against Diego Lopes (27-8 MMA, 6-3 UFC) than he did in their first meeting, which he won by unanimous decision in April 2025. It was more of the same Saturday, and the champ cruised to another decision in his second reign with the belt.
Finish bonus: Jonathan Micallef
Jonathan Micallef (9-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) put Oban Elliott (12-4 MMA, 3-2 UFC) to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the second round.
Finish bonus: Cam Rowston
Cam Rowston (14-3 MMA, 2-0 UFC) found a little resistance from Cody Brundage (11-8-1 MMA, 5-7-1 UFC) in the first round, but in the second he settled in and quickly found himself on the way to a brutal pound-out finish.
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Finish bonus: Billy Elekana
Billy Elekana (10-2 MMA, 3-1 UFC) was tasked with fan favorite Junior Tafa (6-5 MMA, 2-5 UFC) to close out the prelims. He had little trouble and pulled off a second-round rear-naked choke for his extra $25K.
Finish bonus: Benoit Saint Denis
Benoit Saint Denis (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC) stayed planted firmly in the lightweight title picture when he dominated Dan Hooker (24-14 MMA, 14-10 UFC) on his way to a second-round TKO in the co-main event.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 325 bonuses: Main eventers snag $100K each in Sydney
