How much are UFC fighters paid for media and outfits? Details of payouts from UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot
The UFC Fight Night: Fiziev vs. Gamrot payouts regarding compliance with promotional guidelines were recently released and it came out to be $164,500.
The event which took place on September 23 was held at the UFC Apex Facility in Paradise, Nevada and was headlined by an exciting lightweight clash between Rafael Fiziev and Mateusz Gamrot.
The two headliners received $6,000 each as their Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay, which covers the outfitting requirements and media obligations of the fighters.
The $164,500 amount was divided among the fighters as follows:
Mateusz Gamrot - $6,000
Rafael Fiziev - $6,000
Dan Ige - $11,000
Bryce Mitchell - $6,000
Marina Rodriguez - $11,000
Michelle Waterson-Gomez - $11,000
Bryan Battle - $6,000
A.J. Fletcher - $4,500
Charles Jourdain - $11,000
Ricardo Ramos - $11,000
Miles Johns - $6,000
Dan Argueta - $4,500
Tim Means - $21,000
Andre Fialho - $6,000
Cody Brundage - $6,000
def. Jacob Malkoun - $6,000
Mohammed Usman - $4,000
Jake Collier - $11,000
Mizuki Inoue - $4,000
Hannah Goldy - $4,500
Montserrat Rendon - $4,000
Tamires Vidal - $4,000
The Compliance program payouts are decided on the basis of the number of fights (UFC, Zuffa-era WEC and Zuffa-era Strikeforce) an athlete has participated in.
Fighters who have competed in just 1 to 3 fights receive a payout of $4,000 for each outing.
Following is the list of number of fights and their corresponding payouts:
1 to 3 appearances - $4,000
4 to 5 appearances - $4,500
6 to 10 appearances - $6,000
11 to 15 appearances - $11,000
16 to 20 appearances - $16,000
21+ appearances - $21,000
Champions receive $42,000 as payout under the program while challengers receive $32,000 for each fight.
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Tim Means and Andre Fialho stole the show in their welterweight clash in the prelims of the event. The two athletes engaged in a thrilling back-and-forth battle that ended with Means getting a TKO victory in the third round of the fight.
The contest was declared the 'Fight of the Night' and both fighters received a bonus amount of $50,000 each.
Marina Rodriguez and Charles Jourdain delivered spectacular finishes on September 23. Both of them were declared the winners of the 'Performance of the Night; bonus and took home an additional cheque of $50,000 each.