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UFC on ESPN 42 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: A record for non-PPV card

ORLANDO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 42 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $297,500.

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 on ESPN 42 took place at Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 42 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Stephen Thompson: $16,000
def. Kevin Holland: $16,000

Rafael dos Anjos: $21,000
def. Bryan Barberena: $16,000

Matheus Nicolau: $6,000
def. Matt Schnell: $11,000

Sergei Pavlovich: $6,000
def. Tai Tuivasa: $11,000

Roman Dolidze: $6,000
def. Jack Hermansson: $16,000

Eryk Anders: $11,000
def. Kyle Daukaus: $6,000

Phil Rowe: $4,500
def. Niko Price: $11,000

Angela Hill: $21,000
def. Emily Ducote: $4,000

Clay Guida: $21,000
def. Scott Holtzman: $11,000

Michael Johnson: $21,000
def. Marc Diakiese: $11,000

Jonathan Pearce: $6,000
def. Darren Elkins: $21,000

Natan Levy: $4,000
def. Genaro Valdez: $4,000

Francis Marshall: $4,000
def. Marcelo Rojo: $4,000

Yazmin Jauregui: $4,000
def. Istela Nunes: $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 $42,000.

In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-42 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,932,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $14,109,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 42.

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