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UFC 282 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Paddy Pimblett nets just $4,500 for PPV co-headliner

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 282 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $215,000.

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 282 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+.

The full UFC 282 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

Jan Blachowicz: $32,000
Magomed Ankalaev: $32,000

Paddy Pimblett: $4,500
def. Jared Gordon: $11,000

Santiago Ponzinibbio: $16,000
def. Alex Morono: $16,000

Dricus Du Plessis: $4,500
def. Darren Till: $11,000

Ilia Topuria: $4,500
def. Bryce Mitchell: $6,000

Raul Rosas Jr.: $4,000
def. Jay Perrin: $4,000

Jairzinho Rozenstruik: $11,000
def. Chris Daukaus: $6,000

Edmen Shahbazyan: $6,000
def. Dalcha Lungiambula: $6,000

Chris Curtis: $4,500
def. Joaquin Buckley: $6,000

Billy Quarantillo: $6,000
def. Alexander Hernandez: $6,000

T.J. Brown: $6,000
def. Erik Silva: $4,000

Cameron Saaiman: $4,000
def. Steven Koslow: $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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $8,147,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $14,324,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

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