UFC on ESPN 21 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: The penultimate card of Reebok deal

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 21 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $116,000.

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 on ESPN 21 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN following prelims on ESPN2.

The full UFC on ESPN 21 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Derek Brunson: $20,000
def. Kevin Holland: $5,000

Max Griffin: $15,000
def. Song Kenan: $5,000

Montserrat Conejo: $3,500
def. Cheyanne Buys: $3,500

Adrian Yanez: $3,500
def. Gustavo Lopez: $3,500

Tai Tuivasa: $5,000
def. Harry Hunsucker: $3,500

Macy Chiasson: $5,000
Marion Reneau: $10,000

Grant Dawson: $4,000
def. Leonardo Santos: $5,000

Trevin Giles: $5,000
def. Roman Dolidze: $3,500

Montel Jackson: $5,000
def. Jesse Strader: $3,500

Bruno Silva: $4,000
def. JP Buys: $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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ESPN 21: Brunson vs. Holland” – $116,000
• “UFC Fight Night 187: Edwards vs. Muhammad” – $166,000
• “UFC 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya” – $385,000
• “UFC Fight Night 186: Rozenstruik vs. Gane” – $115,000
• “UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis” – $170,000
• “UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns” – $169,500
• “UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov” – $178,000
• “UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2” – $174,000
• “UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar” – $140,500
• “UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny” – $145,000

Year-to-date total: $1,759,000
2020 total: $6,543,500
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: $39,182,000