UFC 332 bonuses: 4 awards of 100,000 dollars after a record night of 11 finishes
The UFC 332 bonuses reward an extraordinary night. Roman Kopylov, Imanol Rodriguez, Damian Pinas and Johnny Walker each earn 100,000 dollars for their performance on Saturday in Salt Lake City. The card featured 11 finishes, 9 of them in round 1, records for the promotion. No Fight of the Night bonus was awarded.
Key takeaways
- 4 performance bonuses of 100,000 dollars: Roman Kopylov, Imanol Rodriguez, Damian Pinas and Johnny Walker.
- 6 other fighters receive 25,000 dollars for their finish, including Payton Talbott and Eric Nolan.
- UFC 332 featured 11 finishes, all by KO or TKO, 9 of them in round 1, in front of 16,492 spectators.
UFC 332 bonuses: the 4 winners
Kopylov and Walker
Roman Kopylov is rewarded for his round 1 TKO of Ateba Gautier, the favorite and unbeaten in the UFC until then. Johnny Walker gets his for the knee KO of Mick Parkin in his heavyweight debut.
Pinas and Rodriguez
Damian Pinas knocked out Andrey Pulyaev in 75 seconds with an uppercut that, according to Yahoo Sports and Cageside Press, reportedly broke his jaw. Imanol Rodriguez stopped Alden Coria in round 1 with a body kick followed by punches.
No Fight of the Night
The UFC did not award a Fight of the Night bonus. Dana White explained that the picks make sense when you look at how the fights ended.
6 finish bonuses of 25,000 dollars
Who gets them
Payton Talbott, Marcus McGhee, Anthony Wint, Jacobe Smith, Alexander Hernandez and Eric Nolan each receive 25,000 dollars for winning inside the distance, according to Yahoo Sports and LowKick MMA.
The Ribovics case
Esteban Ribovics also won inside the distance, against King Green. He had missed weight the day before and is not on the list given by those 2 outlets. Cageside Press does name him among the recipients.
The total
With 4 awards of 100,000 dollars and 6 of 25,000, the UFC handed out 550,000 dollars in bonuses on the night.
When you really look at how they finish, they make sense.
A record card in Salt Lake City
The numbers
UFC 332 featured 11 finishes, all by KO or TKO, 9 of them in round 1. Those are records for a card in the promotion, according to ESPN and Yahoo Sports. Cageside Press calls them modern-era records.
The crowd
Delta Center hosted 16,492 spectators for an announced gate of 2.7 million dollars. Only 3 fights went to a decision, including the title fight won by Natalia Silva.
Relive the night
All the results, the bonus winners’ profiles and our updated ratings are in the FightHub app.
- Roman Kopylov pulls off the upset: Ateba Gautier stopped in round 1 at UFC 332
- Damian Pinas, 10 wins and 10 finishes, chases a 3rd straight round 1 knockout against Andrey Pulyaev at UFC 332
- Ateba Gautier, 5-0 in the UFC, faces his biggest test against Roman Kopylov at UFC 332
- Green vs Ribovics at UFC 332: King Green chases a 4th win of 2026 against the striker who retired Barboza
