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UFC 318 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Max Holloway's $42,000 tops card
NEW ORLEANS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 318 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $289,500. 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 318 took place at Smoothie King Center in Louisiana. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Paulo Costa: $11,000 def. Roman Kopylov: $6,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $11,000 def. Kevin Holland: $21,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Michael Johnson: $21,000 def. Daniel Zellhuber: $6,000 Vinicius Oliveira: $4,500 def. Kyler Phillips: $6,000 Brendan Allen: $16,000 def. Marvin Vettori: $16,000 Nikolay Veretennikov: $4,000 def. Francisco Prado: $4,500 Ateba Gautier: $4,000 def. Robert Valentin: $4,000 Islam Dulatov: $4,000 def. Adam Fugitt: $4,500 Jimmy Crute: $11,000 def. Marcin Prachnio: $11,000 Ryan Spann: $11,000 def. Lukasz Brzeski: $6,000 Brunno Ferreira: $6,000 def. Jackson McVey: $4,000 Carli Judice: $4,000 def. Nicolle Caliari: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum'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 $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. 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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,966,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,983,000
USA Today
13-07-2025
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 70 post-event facts: Derrick Lewis adds to KO record, joins exclusive club
The UFC's return to Nashville, Tenn., delivered an action-filled card with Saturday's UFC on ESPN 70 event seeing eight of 12 fights end in a stoppage. The quickest of those finishes went to headliner Derrick Lewis (29-12 MMA, 20-10 UFC), who needed just 35 seconds to score the TKO victory over Tallison Teixeira (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) at Bridgestone Arena, further adding to the legendary octagon resume of "The Black Beast." For more on the numbers behind Lewis' win, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 70. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $204,500. Morgan Charriere, Nate Landwehr, Valter Walker and Fatima Kline earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 70 fight-night bonuses. UFC on ESPN 70 drew an announced attendance of 17,007 for a live gate of $2,189,826. Betting favorites went 8-4 on the card. Betting favorites fell to 14-9 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 1:48:30. Derrick Lewis def. Tallison Teixeira Lewis became the 13th fighter in history to earn 20 or more UFC victories. Lewis' 20 victories in UFC heavyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Andre Arlovski (23). Lewis' 16 stoppage victories in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history. Lewis' 16 stoppage victories in UFC competition are tied with Donald Cerrone for third-most in company history behind Charles Oliveira (20), Jim Miller (17). Lewis' 16 knockout victories in UFC competition are most in company history. Lewis' 16 knockout victories in UFC competition stemming from punches are the most in company history. Lewis' eight knockouts stemming from ground strikes in UFC competition are most in company history. Lewis' 11 knockdowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Junior Dos Santos (14). Teixeira had his eight-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. Gabriel Bonfim def. Stephen Thompson Stephen Thompson's (17-9-1 MMA, 12-9-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since December 2022. Thompson has suffered six of his nine career losses by decision. Steve Garcia def. Calvin Kattar Steve Garcia's (18-5 MMA, 7-2 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (eight) and Lerone Murphy (eight). Calvin Kattar's (23-10 MMA, 7-8 UFC) five-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since January 2022. Kattar has suffered seven of his eight UFC losses by decision. Morgan Charriere def. Nate Landwehr Charriere (21-11-1 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by knockout. Landwehr (18-7 MMA, 5-5 UFC) has suffered four of his five UFC losses by stoppage. Vitor Petrino def. Austen Lane Vitor Petrino (12-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) was successful in his heavyweight debut. Austen Lane (13-7 MMA, 1-4 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage. Lane suffered the first submission loss of his career. Tuco Tokkos def. Junior Tafa Junior Tafa (6-4 MMA, 2-4 UFC) was unsuccessful in his light heavyweight debut. Chris Curtis def. Max Griffin Chris Curtis (32-12 MMA, 6-4 UFC) was successful in his UFC welterweight debut. Max Griffin (19-12 MMA, 8-10 UFC) has suffered 10 of his 12 career losses by decision. Jake Matthews def. Chidi Njokuani Jake Matthews (21-7 MMA, 15-7 UFC) improved to 11-4 since he moved up to the UFC welterweight division in November 2017. Matthews has earned eight of his 15 UFC victories by stoppage. Chidi Njokuani (25-11 MMA, 5-4 UFC) fell to 3-1 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2024. Njokuani has suffered nine of his 11 career losses by stoppage. Eduarda Moura def. Lauren Murphy Lauren Murphy (16-7 MMA, 8-7 UFC) fell to 7-4 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017. Murphy has suffered six of her seven career losses by decision. Valter Walker def. Kennedy Nzechukwu Walker (14-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) has earned all three of his UFC victories by submission. Walker became the first heavyweight in UFC history to earn three consecutive victories by heel hook submission. Walker's three heel hook submission victories in UFC competition are second-most in company history behind Rousimar Palhares (four). Kennedy Nzechukwu (14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) fell to 2-1 since he moved up to the heavyweight division in October. Nzechukwu has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage. Mike Davis def. Mitch Ramirez Mike Davis (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned all but one of his career stoppage victories by knockout. Mitch Ramirez (8-3 MMA, 0-2 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by knockout. Fatima Kline def. Melissa Martinez Kline (8-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned both of her UFC victories by knockout. Melissa Martinez (8-2 MMA, 1-2 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of her career with a TKO defeat. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
USA Today
13-07-2025
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 70 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Derrick Lewis among leaders
NASHVILLE – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 70 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $204,500. 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 70 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 70 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Derrick Lewis: $21,000 def. Tallison Teixeira: $4,000 Stephen Thompson: $21,000 def. Gabriel Bonfim: $6,000 Steve Garcia: $6,000 def. Calvin Kattar: $11,000 Morgan Charriere: $4,500 def. Nate Landwehr: $6,000 Vitor Petrino: $6,000 def. Austen Lane: $6,000 Tuco Tokkos: $4,000 def. Junior Tafa: $6,000 Chris Curtis: $11,000 def. Max Griffin: $16,000 Jake Matthews: $21,000 def. Chidi Njokuani: $6,000 Eduarda Moura: $4,500 def. Lauren Murphy: $11,000 Valter Walker: $4,500 def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $11,000 Mike Davis: $6,000 def. Mitch Ramirez: $4,000 Fatima Kline: $4,000 def. Melissa Martinez: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum'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 $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. 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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,676,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
USA Today
29-06-2025
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- USA Today
UFC 317 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira net same pay
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 317 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,500. 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 317 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 317 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Ilia Topuria: $32,000 def. Charles Oliveira: $32,000 Alexandre Pantoja: $42,000 def. Kai Kara-France: $32,000 Joshua Van: $6,000 def. Brandon Royval: $11,000 Beneil Dariush: $21,000 def. Renato Moicano: $16,000 Payton Talbott: $4,500 def. Felipe Lima: $4,000 Gregory Rodrigues: $11,000 def. Jack Hermansson: $16,000 Jose Delgado: $4,000 def. Hyder Amil: $4,500 Tracy Cortez: $6,000 def. Viviane Araujo: $11,000 Terrance McKinney: $11,000 def. Viacheslav Borshchev: $6,000 Jacobe Smith: $4,000 def. Niko Price: $16,000 Jhonata Diniz: $4,500 def. Alvin Hines: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum'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 $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. 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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,676,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
USA Today
22-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Curtis Blaydes among $16,000 earners
BAKU – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ABC 8 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $155,000. 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 on ABC 8 takes place Saturday at Baku Crystal Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan. The main card airs on ABC following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC on ABC 8 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Khalil Rountree Jr.: $16,000 def. Jamahal Hill: $11,000 Rafael Fiziev: $11,000 def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $6,000 Curtis Blaydes: $16,000 def. Rizvan Kuniev: $4,000 Myktybek Orolbai: $4,500 def. Tofiq Musaev: $4,000 Nazim Sadykhov: $4,500 def. Nikolas Motta: $6,000 Muhammad Naimov: $6,000 vs. Bogdan Grad: $4,000 Seokhyeon Ko: $4,000 def. Oban Elliott: $4,500 JunYong Park: $11,000 def. Ismail Naurdiev: $6,000 Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,000 def. Melissa Mullins: $4,500 Klaudia Sygula: $4,000 def. Irina Alekseeva: $4,000 Tagir Ulanbekov: $6,000 def. Azat Maksum: $4,000 Mohammed Usman: $6,000 def. Hamdy Abdelwahab: $4,000 Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program's payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum'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 $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $7,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $17,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-40 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,378,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,395,500 UFC on ABC 8 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum. UFC on ABC 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay:
