Learn about the main event winner, fight card results, bonus prize winners, and payouts for UFC 280, which took place on Saturday night at the Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
On October 22, Ultimate Fighting Championship held UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev, a mixed martial arts event. We examine the outcomes and awards from UFC 280, which was live streamed on ESPN+ for spectators all around the world.
UFC 280 Payouts, Salaries, Purse, Islam Makhachev vs Charles Oliveira Winner, Full Main Fight Card Results, Bonus Prize Money Winner, Highlights
The biggest finishes of their careers earn @MakhachevMMA & @BullyB170 your #UFC280 POTN honors 💰
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— UFC (@ufc) October 22, 2022
Nothing but respect 🤝
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— UFC (@ufc) October 23, 2022
Despite his loss in main event of UFC 280, Charles Oliveira will bag confirmed purse of $750,000 alongside PPV share of $500,000. Meanwhile, main event winner Islam Makhachev will return home with confirmed purse of $500,000 along with win bonus of $100,000 and PPV share of $350,000.
| UFC Fighter | Confirmed Purse | Win Bonus | PPV Share | Promotional Bonus | UFC Bonus | Total Payouts |
| Charles Oliveira | $750K | $500K | $42K | $1.29M | ||
| Islam Makhachev | $500K | $100K | $350K | $32K | $50K | $1.03M |
| T.J. Dillashaw | $110K | $10K | $120K | |||
| Aljamain Sterling | $350K | $100K | $200K | $20K | $670K | |
| Sean O’Malley | $300K | $100K | $15K | $50K | $465K | |
| Petr Yan | $210K | $10K | $50K | $270K | ||
| Mateusz Gamrot | $75K | $5K | $80K | |||
| Beneil Dariush | $200K | $100K | $10K | $310K | ||
| Manon Fiorot | $38K | $38K | $5K | $7.6K Fine | $73,4K | |
| Katlyn Chookagian | $60K | $10K | $7.6K | $77,6K | ||
| Belal Muhammad | $200K | $100K | $10K | $50K | $360K | |
| Sean Brady | $45K | $5K | $50K | |||
| Caio Borralho | $10K | $10K | $4K | $24K | ||
| Makhmud Muradov | $28K | $5K | $33K | |||
| Nikita Krylov | $60K | $60K | $5K | $125K | ||
| Volkan Oezdemir | $75K | $10K | $85K | |||
| Abubakar Nurmagomedov | $20K | $20K | $5K | $45K | ||
| Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | $10K | $4K | $14K | |||
| Armen Petrosyan | $10K | $10K | $4K | $24K | ||
| A.J. Dobson | $10K | $4K | $14K | |||
| Muhammad Mokaev | $16K | $16K | $5K | $37K | ||
| Malcolm Gordon | $22K | $5K | $27K | |||
| Karol Rosa | $30K | $30K | $5K | $65K | ||
| Lina Länsberg | $30K | $5K | $35K |
UFC 280 Full Fight Card Winner And Results
Saturday night’s main event at UFC 280: Oliveira vs. Makhachev ended with win for Islam Makhachev, who defeated Charles Oliveira with ease to win the vacant lightweight championship. After knocking Charles Oliveira to the ground, Makhachev finished the UFC 280 main event in commanding style by securing a devastating arm-triangle choke.
At 3:16 in the second round, Makhachev received a massive hug from his coach and longtime teammate Khabib Nurmagomedov as he began his celebration after Oliveira’s tap. The all-time leader in UFC submissions Oliveira tapped down in a matter of seconds after Russian wrestler Makhachev applied his arm-triangle choke. Meanwhile, Aljamain Sterling won by TKO and kept his championship in the other title fight of the evening by taking advantage of a helpless TJ Dillashaw.
Following Makhachev’s victory, featherweight division champion Alexander Volkanovski was invited inside cage for discussion of a champion-versus-champion matchup. In response, Volkanovski entered the cage quickly and briefly exchanged words with Makhachev in what seems to be simple matchmaking for the just revealed UFC 284 event in Perth, Australia.
Main Event Result: Islam Makhachev defeated Charles Oliveira via Submission
| Main Card | |||||
| Weight class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| Lightweight | Islam Makhachev | Charles Oliveira | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 2 | 3:16 |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling (c) | T.J. Dillashaw | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:44 |
| Bantamweight | Sean O’Malley | Petr Yan | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight | Beneil Dariush | Mateusz Gamrot | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Catchweight (127.5 lb) | Manon Fiorot | Katlyn Chookagian | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preliminary Card (ESPNews / ESPN+) | |||||
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | Sean Brady | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:47 |
| Middleweight | Caio Borralho | Makhmud Muradov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Light Heavyweight | Nikita Krylov | Volkan Oezdemir | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | Abubakar Nurmagomedov | Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Middleweight | Armen Petrosyan | A.J. Dobson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Flyweight | Muhammad Mokaev | Malcolm Gordon | Submission (armbar) | 3 | 4:26 |
| Women’s Bantamweight | Karol Rosa | Lina Länsberg | Decision (majority) (29–27, 29–27, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 |
UFC 280 Bonus Prizes and Fight of the Night
After Saturday’s card, UFC awarded four post-fight bonuses, one of which went to its new lightweight champion. Following their spectacular battle, Sean O’Malley and Petr Yan received the UFC’s Fight of the Night Award. Belal Muhammad and Islam Makhachev also received the Performance of the Night Award for their outstanding performances.
Fight of the Night Award: Sean O’Malley vs Petr Yan
Performance of the Night Award: Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad
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