UFC 241 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $28.5 million
Fighters from Saturday's UFC 241 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $219,000.
ANAHEIM, Calif. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 241 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $219,000.
The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.
UFC 241 took place at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 241 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Stipe Miocic: $30,000
def. Daniel Cormier: $40,000
Nate Diaz: $20,000
def. Anthony Pettis: $20,000
Paulo Costa: $4,000
def. Yoel Romero: $10,000
Sodiq Yusuff: $3,500
def. Gabriel Benitez: $5,000
Derek Brunson: $15,000
def. Ian Heinisch: $3,500
Khama Worthy: $3,500
def. Devonte Smith: $3,500
Cory Sandhagen: $4,000
def. Raphael Assuncao: $15,000
Drakkar Klose: $5,000
def. Christos Giagos: $5,000
Casey Kenney: $3,500
def. Manny Bermudez: $4,000
Hannah Cifers: $3,500
def. Jodie Esquibel: $4,000
Kyung Ho Kang: $5,000
def. Brandon Davis: $5,000
Sabina Mazo: $3,500
def. Shana Dobson: $3,500
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2019 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 241: Cormier vs. Miocic 2” – $219,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 14: Shevchenko vs. Carmouche 2” – $191,500
- “UFC on ESPN 5: Covington vs. Lawler” – $154,000
- “UFC 240: Holloway vs. Edgar” – $173,500
- “UFC on ESPN 4: Dos Anjos vs. Edwards” – $209,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 13: De Randamie vs. Ladd” – $131,000
- “UFC 239: Jones vs. Santos” – $283,500
- “UFC on ESPN 3: Ngannou vs. Dos Santos” – $162,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 12 Moicano vs. The Korean Zombie” – $95,500
- “UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes” – $304,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 11: Gustafsson vs. Smith” – $122,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 10: Dos Anjos vs. Lee” – $194,000
- “UFC 237: Namajunas vs. Andrade” – $250,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 9: Iaquinta vs. Cowboy” – $156,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 8: Jacare vs. Hermansson” – $199,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 7: Overeem vs. Oleinik” – $111,500
- “UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2” – $253,500
- “UFC on ESPN 2: Barboza vs. Gaethje” – $159,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 6: Thompson vs. Pettis” – $152,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 5: Till vs. Masvidal” – $121,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 4: Lewis vs. Dos Santos” – $193,000
- “UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith” – $275,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 3: Blachowicz vs. Santos” – $164,500
- “UFC on ESPN 1: Ngannou vs. Velasquez” – $176,000
- “UFC 234: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $128,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 2: Assuncao vs. Moraes 2” – $176,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 1: Cejudo vs. Dillashaw” – $239,500
Year-to-date total: $4,882,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $28,516,500