Learn more about UFC 288, which took place on Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, including the main event winner, fight card results, bonus prize winners, and payouts
The main event of UFC 288 was a title match between current champion Aljamain Sterling and former champion Henry Cejudo at bantamweight. Sterling won a split decision to keep the title with scores of 47-48, 48-47, & 48-47.
UFC 288 payouts, salaries, purse, Aljamain Sterling vs Henry Cejudo winner, fight card results, bonus prize money winner, score, all highlights
UFC 288 purse details, total payouts, & salaries of all fighters
Aljamain Sterling, the bantamweight champion who won the UFC 288 main event, reportedly made $1,390,000 in total from his basic wage, pay-per-view shares, and sponsorship deals. Despite losing the main event, Henry Cejudo received a total payout of $1,030,000. For their outstanding performances, Matt Frevola and Yan Xiaonan received the $50,000 Performance of the Night reward.
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UFC Fighters |
Confirmed Purse | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | UFC Bonus | PPV Money |
Total Payout |
| Aljamain Sterling | $750,000 | $100,000 | $42,000 | $500,000 | $1,390,000 | |
| Henry Cejudo | $500,000 | $32,000 | $500,000 | $1,030,000 | ||
| Belal Muhammad | $350,000 | $100,000 | $15,000 | $465,000 | ||
| Gilbert Burns | $400,000 | $20,000 | $500,000+ | $920,000 | ||
| Jรฉssica Andrade | $210,000 | $15,000 | $225,000 | |||
| Yan Xiaonan | $85,000 | $85,000 | $10,000 | $50,000 | $130,000 | |
| Movsar Evloev | $48,000 | $48,000 | $5,000 | $50,000 | $151,000 | |
| Diego Lopes | $12,000 | $4,000 | $50,000 | $66,000 | ||
| Kron Gracie | $20,000 | $5,000 | $25,000 | |||
| Charles Jourdain | $75,000 | $75,000 | $5,000 | $155,000 | ||
| Drew Dober | $150,000 | $15,000 | $165,000 | |||
| Matt Frevola | $75,000 | $75,000 | $5,000 | $50,000 | $205,000 | |
| Kennedy Nzechukwu | $85,000 | $85,000 | $10,000 | $180,000 | ||
| Devin Clark | $150,000 | $10,000 | $160,000 | |||
| Khaos Williams | $44,000 | $44,000 | $5,000 | $93,000 | ||
| Ronaldo Bedoya | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 | |||
| Marina Rodriguez | $75,000 | $10,000 | $85,000 | |||
| Virna Jandiroba | $44,000 | $44,000 | $5,000 | $93,000 | ||
| Braxton Smith | $12,000 | $4,000 | $16,000 | |||
| Parker Porter | $38,000 | $38,000 | $5,000 | $81,000 | ||
| Phil Hawes | $44,000 | $5,000 | $49,000 | |||
| Ikram Aliskerov | $12,000 | $12,000 | $4,000 | $28,000 |
UFC 288 full fight card winner and results
Aljamain Sterling defeated former two-division champion Henry Cejudo in the UFC 288 main event, defying the odds once more. All five rounds of the fight saw back-and-forth action, but Sterling was able to maintain his lead in the standings by using effective punching, takedowns, and better grappling at key moments to win. When the fight was completed, Cejudo and Sterling were given identical 48-47 scores from two of the three judges. Even so, Sterling received the nod and probably earned his biggest career victory.
Throughout the whole 25-minute bout, Sterling and Cejudo both had their moments, but there were no close endings, which perhaps made scoring even more difficult after the fight. Despite hitting with more strikes as he became more aggressive, Cejudo occasionally found it difficult to handle the stature and length of the current bantamweight champion.
Main Event Result: Aljamain Sterling defeated Henry Cejudo through KO
| Main Card | |||||
| Weight Class | Winner | Loser | Method | Round | Time |
| Bantamweight | Aljamain Sterling | Henry Cejudo | Decision | 5 | 5:00 |
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | Gilbert Burns | Decision | 5 | 5:00 |
| Women’s Strawweight | Yan Xiaonan | Jรฉssica Andrade | TKO | 1 | 2:20 |
| Featherweight | Movsar Evloev | Diego Lopes | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Featherweight | Charles Jourdain | Kron Gracie | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN / ESPN+) | |||||
| Lightweight | Matt Frevola | Drew Dober | TKO | 1 | 4:08 |
| Light Heavyweight | Kennedy Nzechukwu | Devin Clark | Technical Submission | 2 | 2:28 |
| Welterweight | Khaos Williams | Rolando Bedoya | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Women’s Strawweight | Virna Jandiroba | Marina Rodriguez | Decision | 3 | 5:00 |
| Early Preliminary Card (ESPN+ / UFC Fight Pass) | |||||
| Heavyweight | Parker Porter | Braxton Smith | TKO | 1 | 2:10 |
| Middleweight | Ikram Aliskerov | Phil Hawes | KO | 1 | 2:10 |
| Catchweight | Claudio Ribeiro | Joseph Holmes | TKO | 2 | 3:21 |