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UFC 287 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Second-highest total of 2023

MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 287 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $274,500.

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 287 took place at Kaseya Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 287 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

Israel Adesanya: $32,000
def. Alex Pereira: $42,000

Gilbert Burns: $16,000
def. Jorge Masvidal: $21,000

Rob Font: $11,000
def. Adrian Yanez: $6,000

Kevin Holland: $16,000
def. Santiago Ponzinibbio: $16,000

Christian Rodriguez: $4,000
def. Raul Rosas Jr.: $4,000

Kelvin Gastelum: $21,000
def. Chris Curtis: $6,000

Luana Pinheiro: $4,000
def. Michelle Waterson-Gomez: $11,000

Joe Pyfer: $4,000
def. Gerald Meerschaert: $16,000

Loopy Godinez: $6,000
def. Cynthia Calvillo: $11,000

Ignacio Bahamondes: $4,500
def. Trey Ogden: $4,000

Steve Garcia: $4,500
def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke: $4,500

Sam Hughes: $6,000
def. Jaqueline Amorim: $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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $2,045,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,564,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 287.

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