CHICAGO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 225 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $303,000.
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 225 took place at United Center in Chicago. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
Leading the way was UFC middleweight champion Robert Whittaker (20-4 MMA, 11-2 UFC), who despite competing in a non-title bout still received the maximum payout of $40,000 rewarded to a titleholder.
The full UFC 225 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Robert Whittaker: $40,000
def. Yoel Romero: $10,000
Colby Covington: $30,000
def. Rafael dos Anjos: $30,000
Holly Holm: $5,000
def. Megan Anderson: $3,500
Tai Tuivasa: $3,500
def. Andrei Arlovski: $20,000
Mike Jackson: $3,500
def. CM Punk: $3,500
Curtis Blaydes: $5,000
def. Alistair Overeem: $10,000
Claudia Gadelha: $5,000
def. Carla Esparza: $5,000
Mirsad Bektic: $5,000
def. Ricardo Lamas: $15,000
Chris de la Rocha: $3,500
def. Rashad Coulter: $3,500
Anthony Smith: $10,000
def. Rashad Evans: $20,000
Sergio Pettis: $10,000
def. Joseph Benavidez: $20,000
Charles Oliveira: $15,000
def. Clay Guida: $20,000
Dan Ige: $3,500
def. Mike Santiago: $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 2018 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 225: Whittaker vs. Romero 2” – $303,000
- “UFC Fight Night 131: Rivera vs. Moraes” – $154,000
- “UFC Fight Night 130: Thompson vs. Till” – $114,500
- “UFC Fight Night 129: Maia vs. Usman” – $129,000
- “UFC 224: Nunes vs. Pennington” – $236,500
- “UFC Fight Night 128: Barboza vs. Lee” – $174,500
- “UFC on FOX 29: Poirier vs. Gaethje” – $173,500
- “UFC 223: Khabib vs. Iaquinta” – $216,500
- “UFC Fight Night 127: Werdum vs. Volkov” – $92,500
- “UFC 222: Cyborg vs. Kunitskaya” – $240,500
- “UFC on FOX 28: Emmett vs. Stephens” – $172,500
- “UFC Fight Night 126: Cowboy vs. Medeiros” – $162,000
- “UFC 221: Romero vs. Rockhold” – $165,000
- “UFC Fight Night 125: Machida vs. Anders” – $150,500
- “UFC on FOX 27: Jacare vs. Brunson 2” – $140,000
- “UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou” – $244,500
- “UFC Fight Night 124: Stephens vs. Choi” – $131,000
Year-to-date total: $3,000,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $19,618,000
For complete coverage of UFC 225, check out the UFC Events section of the site.