UFC on ESPN 27 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Darren Elkins gets biggest bag
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 27 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $135,000.
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 27 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 27 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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T.J. Dillashaw: $16,000
def. Cory Sandhagen: $6,000
Raulian Paiva: $4,500
def. Kyler Phillips: $4,500
Darren Elkins: $21,000
def. Darrick Minner: $4,500
Maycee Barber: $6,000
def. Miranda Maverick: $4,000
Adrian Yanez: $4,000
def. Randy Costa: $4,500
Brendan Allen: $6,000
def. Punahele Soriano: $4,000
Nassourdine Imavov: $4,000
def. Ian Heinisch: $6,000
Mickey Gall: $6,000
def. Jordan Williams: $4,000
Julio Arce: $6,000
def. Andre Ewell: $6,000
Sijara Eubanks: $6,000
def. Elise Reed: $4,000
Diana Belbita: $4,000
def. Hannah Goldy: $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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
“UFC on ESPN 27: Sandhagen vs. Dillashaw” – $135,000
“UFC on ESPN 26: Makhachev vs. Moises” – $126,000
“UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3” – $218,000
“UFC Fight Night 190: Gane vs. Volkov” – $196,500
“UFC on ESPN 25: Korean Zombie vs. Ige” – $160,000
“UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” – $362,500
“UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai” – $174,000
“UFC Fight Night 188: Font vs. Garbrandt” – $158,000
“UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler” – $236,500
“UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson” – $143,000
“UFC on ESPN 23: Reyes vs. Prochazka” – $146,500
“UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2” – $362,000
“UFC on ESPN 22: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $142,500
“UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland” – $182,500
Year-to-date total: $2,593,500
Program-to-date total: $2,593,500
