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UFC 305 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dricus Du Plessis top earner for entering as champ

PERTH, Australia – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 305 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $243,500.

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 305 took place at RAC Arena in Western Australia. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 305 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

* * * *

Dricus Du Plessis: $42,000
def. Israel Adesanya: $32,000

Kai Kara-France: $11,000
def. Steve Erceg: $4,500

Dan Hooker: $21,000
def. Mateusz Gamrot: $6,000

Tai Tuivasa: $16,000
def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik: $11,000

Carlos Prates: $4,000
def. Li Jingliang: $16,000

Valter Walker: $4,000
def. Junior Tafa: $4,500

Ricardo Ramos: $11,000
def. Josh Culibao: $6,000

Casey O'Neill: $6,000
def. Luana Santos: $4,500

Jack Jenkins: $4,500
def. Herbert Burns: $6,000

Tom Nolan: $4,000
def. Alex Reyes: $4,000

Song Kenan: $6,000
def. Ricky Glenn: $11,000

Jesus Aguilar: $4,500
def. Stewart Nicoll: $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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $5,158,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $27,895,000

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 305.

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