UFC 325 Bonuses! Ruffy Banks $100K For Nasty TKO

Alexander Volkanovski added another UFC featherweight title defense to his record last night (Sat., Jan. 31, 2026) at UFC 325 LIVE on Paramount+ from inside Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, outworking Diego Lopes in a rematch from their first meeting back in April 2025. In co-main event action, lightweight contender Benoit Saint Denis put his name in the title discussion with a brutal TKO finish over veteran Dan Hooker (watch it HERE).

In addition to the two marquee matchups, UFC 325 featured a deep undercard full of memorable finishes and gutsy performances. Check out some of the key moments below and let us know who stood out the most!

• Welterweight prospect Jonathan Micallef pushed his UFC record to 2-0 with a suffocating comeback submission over Oban Elliott
•  Keiichiro Nakamura won the Road To UFC Featherweight Finale with a sensational comeback knee TKO over Australia’s Sebastian Szalay (watch HERE)
• Former Contender Series standout Cameron Rowston kept his momentum going with an impressive TKO finish against middleweight Cody Brundage

• Billy Elekana scored his third-straight UFC win with a second-round submission over struggling Australian Junior Tafa
• Rising lightweight contender Quillan Salkilld improved his UFC record to 4-0 with a dominant submission win over veteran Jamie Mullarkey (see it HERE)
• Striking sensation Mauricio Ruffy returned to the lightweight win column with a brutal TKO win over tough contender Rafael Fiziev

Now that the dust has settled, let’s take a closer look at the official UFC 325 post-fight bonus winners. Remember, each winner gets an extra $100,000, while every fighter leftover who earned a finish gets $25,000.

Fight of the Night: Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes
Performance of the Night: Mauricio Ruffy
Performance of the Night: Quillan Salkilld
$25K Winners: Benoit Saint Denis, Billy Elekana, Jonathan Micallef, Keiichiro Nakamura

For complete UFC 325 results, coverage, and highlights click HERE.