UFC on ESPN 8 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Veterans take home $20k each

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 8 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $184,500.

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 8 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The card aired on ESPN following early prelims on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 8 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Alistair Overeem: $15,000
def. Walt Harris: $10,000

Claudia Gadelha: $10,000
def. Angela Hill: $10,000

Dan Ige: $5,000
def. Edson Barboza: $20,000

Krzysztof Jotko: $10,000
def. Eryk Anders: $5,000

Song Yadong: $5,000
def. Marlon Vera: $10,000

Miguel Baeza: $3,500
def. Matt Brown: $20,000

Kevin Holland: $5,000
def. Anthony Hernandez: $3,500

Giga Chikadze: $3,500
def. Irwin Rivera: $3,500

Nate Landwehr: $3,500
def. Darren Elkins: $20,000

Cortney Casey: $10,000
def. Mara Romero Borella: $5,000

Rodrigo Nascimento: $3,500
def. Don’Tale Mayes: $3,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ESPN 8: Overeem vs. Harris” – $184,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 29: Smith vs. Teixeira” – $166,000
• “UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje” – $305,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 28: Lee vs. Oliveira” – $209,500
• “UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero” – $257,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo” – $119,500
• “UFC on ESPN+ 26: Felder vs. Hooker” – $130,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2” – $186,500
• “UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes” – $243,000
• “UFC on ESPN+ 24: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos” – $169,000
• “UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy” – $165,000

Year-to-date total: $1,949,000
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $32,953,500