UFC 331 payday numbers are OUT 🤑 Joshua Van reportedly took home a $500K disclosed purse, while Alexandre Pantoja earned $650K despite leaving without the belt. 💰 Van + Pantoja: $100K FOTN each 💰 Arman + Casey O’Neill: $100K POTN each 💰 Sean Sharaf: $100K total bonus Not a bad night in LA 🌴 [ h/t @lefthookclub ]
Disclosed purse figures from UFC 331 have surfaced, offering a glimpse at what several fighters took home on a big night in Los Angeles — though the numbers come by way of a report and have not been formally verified by the promotion.
According to the report, Alexandre Pantoja walked away with a $650,000 disclosed purse, while Joshua Van collected $500,000. Both men also picked up $100,000 Fight of the Night bonuses, as did Casey O'Neill and Arman, who each earned $100,000 Performance of the Night bonuses. Sean Sharaf received $100,000 in total bonus money.
Pantoja, 36, entered the card ranked first in the flyweight division and sitting fourth in the pound-for-pound standings, carrying a 30-7-0 record for American Top Team. The Brazilian is one of the more active grapplers in the weight class, averaging 2.82 takedowns per fifteen minutes across his career. Despite the reported payday, the summary notes he left without the belt.
Van, nicknamed "The Fearless," holds flyweight gold and comes in at just 24 years old with an 18-2-0 record. The Myanmar-born fighter, who competes out of 4oz. Fight Club, is a volume striker who lands 8.26 significant strikes per minute at a 57 percent accuracy rate — among the sharper outputs in the division.
O'Neill, the 28-year-old Scottish fighter ranked twelfth in the women's flyweight division, carries a 12-2-0 record and trains out of Xtreme Couture. She averages a striking workrate of 7.6 significant strikes per minute, and her Performance of the Night recognition suggests she delivered one of the card's more memorable individual efforts.
Why it matters
- Pantoja's $650K purse reflects his elite status even in defeat, with his pound-for-pound ranking and divisional position commanding top billing money
- Van's $500K payday as champion, combined with a Fight of the Night bonus, underscores a genuinely competitive main event
- The figures are reported rather than officially released, so exact numbers should be treated as provisional until confirmed through official state athletic commission disclosures
