UFC 330 payouts: Estimated purses for Islam Makhachev, Ian Machado Garry, Mackenzie Dern and others
Islam Makhachev will defend the welterweight title against Ian Machado Garry at UFC 330 on Saturday, August 15, 2026, at the Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, with Mackenzie Dern meeting Gillian Robertson in the co‑main for the women’s strawweight belt; this report outlines reported and projected payouts for the card.
Makhachev enters the event as the reigning champion and is described in the source as the sport’s pound‑for‑pound king. He moved up from lightweight to dethrone Jack Della Maddalena at UFC 322 last November and became the 11th fighter in UFC history to win titles in two divisions. The source states Makhachev sits inside the top 10 highest‑paid fighters in UFC history with career earnings north of $12 million.
The article cites past disclosed and reported payouts to illustrate Makhachev’s earning profile: at UFC 311 his reported show money was $250,000 but total pay reportedly climbed past $1.8 million after bonuses and pay‑per‑view points. At UFC 322 the move to welterweight reportedly yielded around $3.3 million, split between an $800,000 show fee and roughly $2.5 million in PPV revenue. For UFC 330 his guaranteed base is projected in the $1 million‑$1.5 million range, with total earnings potentially toward or beyond $3 million depending on PPV performance and any discretionary bonuses.
Ian Machado Garry is presented in the source as an undefeated Irish contender and a significant betting underdog for the title shot. The piece notes Garry’s rise has included recent statement wins, specifically a short‑notice victory over Shavkat Rakhmonov at UFC 310, and that his total payout for that fight reportedly touched around $1 million once bonuses and compliance pay were included. For his first title opportunity his estimated base purse is projected at $500,000, with total earnings possibly reaching as high as $1.8 million when performance bonuses and PPV shares are factored in.
Mackenzie Dern’s largest reported payday is identified as roughly $682,000 for defeating Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321 to capture the vacant strawweight title. For her first defence at UFC 330 Dern’s base pay is estimated at $150,000, with total compensation potentially near $300,000 including bonuses. Gillian Robertson is described as a decade‑long UFC veteran with an estimated career total near $1 million; one of her larger paydays came from a bonus‑boosted win over Sarah Frota that reportedly earned her around $50,000, and her base pay for this title shot is projected at about $75,000.
The report projects pay brackets for several other fighters on the card: Edson Barboza’s recent disclosed paydays are cited in the $250,000‑$470,000 range and a similar bracket is expected for UFC 330. Jalin Turner’s base pay across recent outings is noted as having hovered between $70,000 and $100,000. Undercard competitors Mansur Abdul‑Malik and Charles Johnson are estimated to earn more modest purses typically in the $30,000‑$80,000 range depending on win‑loss record and tenure.
The article emphasises that all figures are analyst projections based on prior UFC compensation data and that the promotion has not officially disclosed individual purses for UFC 330. Those projections combine disclosed past show fees, reported bonus payments and approximated PPV shares drawn from earlier events to estimate potential totals for the fighters named.
UFC 330 is scheduled for Saturday, August 15, 2026, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia; the source lists the main card start times as 9:00 PM ET in the United States, 2:00 AM BST in the UK, 6:30 AM IST in India and 11:00 AM AEST in Australia (Sunday, August 16).