UFC 272 recently concluded at the T-Mobile Arena and the main card headlined by Colby Covington vs Jorge Masvidal, aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. It was noted by MMA Junkie that the fighters from Saturday’s event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay which totals to a whopping amount of $236,000. The program is 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. Colby and Masvidal also got $50,000 each for fight of the night.
The full UFC 272 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Colby Covington: $11,000
def. Jorge Masvidal: $21,000
Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000
def. Renato Moicano: $11,000
Bryce Mitchell: $6,000
def. Edson Barboza: $21,000
Kevin Holland: $11,000
def. Alex Oliveira: $21,000
Serghei Spivac: $6,000
def. Greg Hardy: $6,000
Jalin Turner: $6,000
def. Jamie Mullarkey: $4,500
Marina Rodriguez: $6,000
def. Yan Xiaonan: $6,000
Nicolae Negumereanu: $4,500
def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $6,000
Maryna Moroz: $6,000
def. Mariya Agapova: $4,500
Umar Nurmagomedov: $4,000
def. Brian Kelleher: $11,000
Tim Elliott: $16,000
def. Tagir Ulanbekov: $4,000
Ludovit Klein: $4,500
def. Devonte Smith: $6,000
Dustin Jacoby: $6,000
def. Michal Oleksiejczuk: $6,000
It has been noted that under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, the 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).
It has been also noted that the 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.
