The UFC handed out four bonuses after Saturday’s card in Las Vegas, including two to the headliners.
After UFC 324, four fighters picked up an extra $100,000 for their performances at T-Mobile Arena. In addition, two 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 ($100,000): Ty Miller
Ty Miller (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) opened up the UFC’s Paramount+ era with a ferocious promotional debut. He hurt Adam Fugitt (10-6 MMA, 2-4 UFC) late in the opening round with a right hand, and he stayed after him in the waning seconds to get a stoppage with just one second left in the opening frame.
Performance of the Night ($100,000): Josh Hokit
Josh Hokit (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) beat Denzel Freeman (7-2 MMA, 1-1 UFC) with a first-round TKO that was suspect, at best, in how actually punishing it was. Then, unfortunately for the world, he opened his mouth and showed he’s equally weak in character and originality. Sadly, but not surprisingly, the increasingly WWE-like UFC rewarded him for his latest effort to try to go viral by stealing past WWE schtick and punching down on a woman.
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Fight of the Night ($100,000 each): Justin Gaethje def. Paddy Pimblett
Justin Gaethje (27-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC) and Paddy Pimblett (23-4 MMA, 7-1 UFC) went to proverbial war for 25 minutes in the main event to decide the interim lightweight champion. When the dust settled, Gaethje had his second UFC interim belt and a future date with champ Ilia Topuria, who took time away from fighting while in the middle of a divorce and accusations of domestic abuse. Gaethje now has 15 post-fight bonuses in 15 UFC fights and tied Dustin Poirier and Edson Barboza for most Fight of the Night bonuses in company history with 10.
Justin Gaethje vs Paddy Pimblett – UFC 324
Finish bonus ($25,000): Nikita Krylov
Nikita Krylov (30-11 MMA, 12-9 UFC) and Modestas Bukauskas (19-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) had a rather pedestrian light heavyweight fight happening until Krylov ended things with just 3 seconds left in the fight.
Jan 24, 2026; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Nikita Krylov (red gloves) reacts after the fight against Modestas Bukauskas (blue gloves) during UFC 324 at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images
Finish bonus ($25,000): Waldo Cortes-Acosta
Waldo Cortes-Acosta (17-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) finished former heavyweight title challenger Derrick Lewis (29-13 MMA, 20-11 UFC) with a second-round TKO, but the inciting factor was a bizarre one when Lewis may have slipped just as he got nicked in the chin. He went to his butt and essentially accepted whatever Cortes-Acosta wanted to do – and that was pound him out in short order.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 324 bonuses: Fight of Year candidate, plus unoriginal d-bag cringe
