ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 242 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $221,500.
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 242 took place at The Arena at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass/ESPN+.
The full UFC 242 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Khabib Nurmagomedov: $40,000
def. Dustin Poirier: $40,000
Paul Felder: $10,000
def. Edson Barboza: $20,000
Islam Makhachev: $5,000
def. Davi Ramos: $5,000
Curtis Blaydes: $5,000
def. Shamil Abdurakhimov: $5,000
Diego Ferreira: $5,000
def. Mairbek Taisumov: $5,000
Joanne Calderwood: $5,000
def. Andrea Lee: $4,000
Zubaira Tukhugov: $4,000
vs. Lerone Murphy: $3,500
Sarah Moras: $5,000
def. Liana Jojua: $3,500
Ottman Azaitar: $3,500
def. Teemu Packalen: $4,000
Belal Muhammad: $5,000
def. Takashi Sato: $3,500
Muslim Salikhov: $3,500
def. Nordine Taleb: $10,000
Omari Akhmedov: $10,000
def. Zak Cummings: $10,000
Don Madge: $3,500
def. Fares Ziam: $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 242: Khabib vs. Poirier” – $221,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 15: Andrade vs. Zhang” – $149,000
- “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: $5,253,000
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $28,887,000
