NASHVILLE – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN+ 6 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $152,500.
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 on ESPN+ 6 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN+ 6 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Anthony Pettis: $20,000
def. Stephen Thompson: $10,000
Curtis Blaydes: $5,000
def. Justin Willis: $4,000
John Makdessi: $15,000
def. Jesus Pinedo: $3,500
Jussier Formiga: $10,000
def. Deiveson Figueiredo: $4,000
Luis Pena: $3,500
def. Steven Peterson: $3,500
Maycee Barber: $3,500
def. J.J. Aldrich: $4,000
Bryce Mitchell: $3,500
def. Bobby Moffett: $3,500
Marlon Vera: $10,000
def. Frankie Saenz: $5,000
Jennifer Maia: $3,500
def. Alexis Davis: $10,000
Randa Markos: $10,000
def. Angela Hill: $5,000
Chris Gutierrez: $3,500
def. Ryan MacDonald: $3,500
Eric Shelton: $5,000
def. Jordan Espinosa: $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 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: $1,626,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $25,145,500
For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN+ 6, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
