ANAHEIM, California – Participants from the UFC 298 event held on Saturday received a total of $243,000 in compliance pay as part of the UFC Promotional Guidelines. This comprehensive program includes various requirements such as outfitting and media obligations, and has replaced the previous payment system under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy. The event took place at the Honda Center, with the main card being broadcasted on pay-per-view after preliminary matches on ESPN and ESPN+.
The breakdown of the UFC 298 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts is as follows:
Ilia Topuria: $32,000
emerged victorious over Alexander Volkanovski: $42,000
Robert Whittaker: $21,000
defeated Paulo Costa: $6,000
Ian Machado Garry: $6,000
won against Geoff Neal: $11,000
Merab Dvalishvili: $11,000
overcame Henry Cejudo: $11,000
Anthony Hernandez: $6,000
prevailed over Roman Kopylov: $6,000
Amanda Lemos: $11,000
outperformed Mackenzie Dern: $11,000
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $16,000
defeated Junior Tafa: $4,000
Rinya Nakamura: $4,000
overcame Carlos Vera: $4,000
Zhang Mingyang: $4,000
prevailed over Brendson Ribeiro: $4,000
Danny Barlow: $4,000
won against Josh Quinlan: $4,000
Oban Elliott: $4,000
defeated Val Woodburn: $4,000
Miranda Maverick: $6,000
prevailed over Andrea Lee: $11,000
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program, fighters are paid based on the number of their UFC fights, as well as their fights in the Zuffa-era WEC (January 2007 and onwards) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce (April 2011 and onwards). The payout tiers are as follows: 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance, 4-5 bouts receive $4,500, 6-10 bouts receive $6,000, 11-15 bouts receive $11,000, 16-20 bouts receive $16,000, and 21 bouts or more receive $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers receive $32,000.
In addition to the experience-based pay, UFC fighters will also receive royalty payments equivalent to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sales featuring their likeness, as confirmed by officials.
Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
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