Strictly based on bonus money, a trio of UFC fighters had killer years in 2025.
Former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and featherweights Diego Lopes and Jean Silva each picked up three post-fight bonus awards this year. In Lopes’ case, he got a rare double for his second-round knockout of Silva in September.
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They’re the only three to win three bonuses this year, but 11 fighters on the roster picked up two extra post-fight checks at $50,000 each. Only one of those fighters was a female: Carli Judice.
Only Dvalishvili won any of the bonuses in title fights he won; Lopes got the first of his three in a title fight loss to Alexander Volkanovski,
Check out the multi-bonus award winners from 2025 below:
Merab Dvalishvili (3)
Diego Lopes (3)
Jean Silva (3)
Gabriel Bonfim (2)
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (2)
Christian Leroy Duncan (2)
Ateba Gautier (2)
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Kevin Holland (2)
Carli Judice (2)
Jul 19, 2025; New Orleans, Louisiana, UNITED STATES; Carli Judice (red gloves) celebrates defeating Nicolle Caliari (blue gloves) during UFC 318 at Smoothie King Center. Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images
Manel Kape (2)
Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval – UFC on ESPN 73
Michael Morales (2)
Carlos Prates (2)
Benoit Saint Denis (2)
Manuel Torres (2)
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Dvalishvili, Diego Lopes, Jean Silva top UFC’s 2025 bonus winners list
