2022 PFL salaries from Atlanta: Anthony Pettis tops disclosed payouts despite loss; Kayla Harrison second

This marks the first time that PFL salaries have been revealed in 2022.

The back half of the 2022 PFL regular season recently took place in Atlanta with three cards in three weeks at Overtime Elite Arena.

Each card spotlighted two specific divisions. PFL 4 took place June 17 and featured men’s lightweights and light heavyweights. One week later, PFL 5 featured featherweights and heavyweights. Last Friday, PFL 6 consisted of welterweights and women’s lightweights.

On Wednesday, MMA Junkie acquired a list of disclosed show and win purses from the Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission, the regulatory body that oversaw the events.

Former UFC lightweight champion [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag] ($750,000) led all paydays despite a submission loss to [autotag]Stevie Ray[/autotag]. Two-time PFL season winner [autotag]Kayla Harrison[/autotag] ($500,00) was second on the list, followed by former UFC title challenger and Bellator welterweight champion [autotag]Rory MacDonald[/autotag] ($250,000).

[autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag], [autotag]Lance Palmer[/autotag], [autotag]Brendan Loughnane[/autotag], [autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag], and [autotag]Magomed Magomedkerimov[/autotag] also received six-figure disclosed payouts.

It’s important to note that the figures given do not reflect potential “locker room” bonuses, streaming points, or promotional sponsorship payments.

Scroll below to see the complete payouts for the most recent three PFL events.

2022 PFL 4 live and official results

Follow along for live results of 2022 PFL 4 in Atlanta, a card that features Clay Collard, Jeremy Stephens, Antonio Carlos Junior, and more.

The fourth event of the 2022 PFL season takes place on Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta, the venue and location which will host three straight cards.

The 2022 PFL 4 event featured 10 fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions. The event aired on ESPN and ESPN+ at 10 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 7 p.m. ET.

In the main event, former UFC fighter [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (21-9) battles Canada’s [autotag]Alex Martinez[/autotag] (9-2). The co-main event features 2021 PFL light heavyweight champion [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (14-5) against [autotag]Bruce Souto[/autotag] (15-4).

Rounding out the main card is [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] (14-5) vs. [autotag]Raush Manfio [/autotag](16-3) and [autotag]Jeremy Stephen[/autotag]s (28-20) vs. Myles Price (11-8).

Up-to-the-minute 2022 PFL 4 results include:

MAIN CARD (ESPN2, ESPN+, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Clay Collard vs. Alex Martinez
  • Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Bruce Souto
  • Olivier Aubin-Mercier vs. Raush Manfio
  • Myles Price vs. Jeremy Stephens

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 7 p.m. ET)

  • Omari Akhmedov vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis
  • Marcin Held vs. Natan Schulte
  • Delan Monte vs. Emiliano Sordi
  • Viktor Pesta vs. Rob Wilkinson
  • Marthin Hamlet vs. Josh Silveira
  • Jake Childers vs. Nate Jennerman

[vertical-gallery id=2554183]

Photos: 2022 PFL 4 Ceremonial weigh-ins and faceoffs

Check out these photos from the 2022 PFL 4 ceremonial weigh-ins in Atlanta.

Check out these photos from the 2022 PFL 4 ceremonial weigh-ins and the fighter faceoffs. (Photos courtesy of Cooper Neill, PFL)

PFL 2022, Week 4 predictions: Who are our two unanimous picks in Atlanta?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the PFL 2022, Week 4 main card, which features lightweights and light heavyweights.

Collard
vs.
Martinez
Junior
vs.
Souto
Aubin-Mercier
vs.
Manfio
Price
vs.
Stephens
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
90-50
collard2022
Collard
(91%)
junior2022
Junior
(90%)
manfio2022
Manfio
(61%)
stephens2022
Stephens
(85%)
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
95-50
trophy copy 2018 Champion
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
price2022
Price
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohn
94-51
trophy copy 2014 Champion
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
92-53
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
91-54
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
91-54
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
aubinmercier2022
Aubin-Mercier
stephens2022
Stephens
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
90-55
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Nolan King
@mma_kings
87-58
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
87-58
trophy copy 2017 Champion
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
86-59
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
80-65
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
72-73
collard2022
Collard
junior2022
Junior
manfio2022
Manfio
stephens2022
Stephens

The PFL is back with the start of its second regular season fights in the lightweight and light heavyweight divisions.

PFL 2022, Week 4 takes place Friday at Overtime Elite Arena in Atlanta. The main card airs on ESPN following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (21-9) takes on [autotag]Alex Martinez[/autotag] (9-2) at lightweight. Collard and Martinez each have 3 points in the standings from decision wins in their first fights. Collard is about a 2-1 favorite, and he’s one of two unanimous picks on the main card from our 11 of our editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers.

In the co-feature, [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (14-5) will try to build on his 6 points from earlier in the season when he takes on [autotag]Bruce Souto[/autotag] (15-4) at light heavyweight. Junior is our other unanimous pick at 11-0.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] (14-5) meets 2021 lightweight season winner [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag] (16-3). And though Aubin-Mercier is as much as a 2-1 favorite at some online sportsbooks, it’s Manfio who has a near-unanimous picks lead at 10-1.

And to open the main card, we have another near-unanimous pick in [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-20). He’ll try for his first points of the season when he takes on [autotag]Myles Price[/autotag] (11-8) at lightweight. Stephens has a 10-1 picks lead.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Collard (91 percent), Junior (90 percent), Manfio (61 percent) and Stephens (85 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

2022 PFL 4 matchups announced: Clay Collard vs. Alexander Martinez headlines June 17 event

The next matchups for PFL’s lightweights and light heavyweights have been announced.

The next matchups for PFL’s lightweights and light heavyweights are set.

[autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (21-9-1) vs. [autotag]Alexander Martinez[/autotag] (9-2) will headline 2022 PFL 4 on June 17 at OTE Arena in Atlanta, promotion officials announced Wednesday. In the co-main event, reigning light heavyweight champion [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (14-5-2) meets 2022 PFL Challenger Series winner [autotag]Bruce Souto[/autotag] (15-4).

Rounding up the main card is 2021 lightweight season winner [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag] (16-3), who takes on ex-UFC fighter [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] (14-5). Finally, [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-20-1) will look to rebound from his debut loss to Collard when he faces [autotag]Myles Price[/autotag] (11-8), who was defeated by Anthony Pettis at PFL 3.

PFL 4 airs Friday, June 17 at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN+ with continued action at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN and ESPN+. The remaining regular season events will take place the following weeks on June 24 and July 1.

The announced 2022 PFL 4 lineup:

  • Clay Collard vs. Alexander Martinez
  • Antonio Carlos Junior vs. Bruce Souto
  • Raush Manfio vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
  • Myles Price vs. Jeremy Stephens
  • Omari Akhmedov vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis
  • Marcin Held vs. Natan Schulte
  • Delan Monte vs. Emiliano Sordi
  • Viktor Pesta vs. Robert Wilkinson
  • Marthin Hamlet vs. Josh Silveira

[vertical-gallery id=605649]

[vertical-gallery id=607065]

Video: PFL champ Antonio Carlos Junior snatches 29-second submission win to kick off 2022 season

Watch Antonio Carlos Junior score a 29-second submission win at Wednesday’s 2022 PFL 1 event.

[autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] is off to a perfect start for his 2022 PFL campaign.

The 2021 PFL light heavyweight champion scored a quick, first-round submission win, tapping out his opponent Delan Monte with a D’arce choke in just 29 seconds. The 205-pound contest was part of the 2022 PFL 1 event that took place on Wednesday night in Arlington, Texas.

Junior (14-5) earned six points – the maximum score – for his first-round stoppage win.

Below you can watch Junior’s first win of 2022:

“Shoeface” is currently unbeaten in his past five bouts, which include four wins and one no contest. He’s yet to lose a bout since departing from the UFC in early 2021. Junior won the light heavyweight season in 2021, capturing the title and the $1 million prize.

[vertical-gallery id=2539944]

2022 PFL 1 weigh-in results: All 20 lightweights, light heavyweights on point to start season

Check out the weigh-in results of 2022 PFL 1 in Arlington, Texas.

Fighters competing in the 2022 PFL season opener stepped on the scale Tuesday to record their official weight for their bouts.

The 10-fight 2022 PFL 1 card takes place Wednesday at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The event airs on ESPN and ESPN+ at 9 p.m. ET following prelims on ESPN+ beginning at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The first week will see lightweights and light heavyweights compete as they aim to get a strong start to the new season. [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (20-9) takes on [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-19) in the main event. The co-main will see 2021 PFL lightweight champion [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag] (15-3) against [autotag]Don Madge[/autotag] (10-3-1). Representing the light heavyweights in the feature bout, 2021 PFL champion [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (13-5) will face [autotag]Delan Monte[/autotag] (8-1).

All fighters competing on Wednesday made weight with no issues, kicking off the season with a smooth start on the scales.

The full 202 PFL 1 weigh-in results are below:

Main Card (ESPN, ESPN+, 9 p.m. ET)

  • Clay Collard (155) vs. Jeremy Stephens (156)
  • Raush Manfio (156) vs. Don Madge (155.75)
  • Antonio Carlos Junior (205.5) vs. Delan Monte (205)
  • Natan Schulte (156) vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier (155.75)

Preliminary card (ESPN+, 5:30 p.m. ET)

  • Emiliano Sordi (205.5) vs. Cory Hendricks (205.75)
  • Alex Martinez (156) vs. Stevie Ray (155.5)
  • Marthin Hamlet (205.75) vs. Teodoras Aukstuolis (204.5)
  • Omari Akhmedov (204.25) vs. Viktor Pesta (205.5)
  • Rob Wilkinson (205) vs. Bruce Souto (204.5)
  • Simeon Powell (205.75) vs. Clinton Williams (204.5)

[pickup_prop id=”23434″]

[listicle id=2539430]

PFL 2022, Week 1 predictions: Who’s picking Jeremy Stephens in his PFL debut vs. Clay Collard?

Check out our staff members’ picks for the PFL 2022, Week 1 card in Texas, featuring Clay Collard vs. longtime UFC fighter Jeremy Stephens.

Collard
vs.
Stephens
Madge
vs.
Manfio
Junior
vs.
Monte
Aubin-Mercier
vs.
Schulte
MMA Junkie readers’
consensus picks
57-27
collard2022
Collard
(50.1%)
madge2022new
Madge
(54%)
junior2022
Junior
(83%)
schulte2022
Schulte
(52%)
Abbey Subhan
@kammakaze
57-28
stephens2022
Stephens
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Nolan King
@mma_kings
56-29
stephens2022
Stephens
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Farah Hannoun
@Farah_Hannoun
56-29
collard2022
Collard
madge2022new
Madge
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Matt Erickson
@MMAjunkieMatt
56-29
stephens2022
Stephens
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Mike Bohn
@MikeBohnMMA
55-30
trophy copy 2014 Champion
collard2022
Collard
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Ken Hathaway
@kenshathaway
54-31
trophy copy 2018 Champion
collard2022
Collard
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Simon Samano
@SJSamano
53-32
stephens2022
Stephens
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
aubinmercier2022
Aubin-Mercier
Matthew Wells
@MrMWells
51-34
collard2022
Collard
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
aubinmercier2022
Aubin-Mercier
Brian Garcia
@thegoze
50-35
trophy copy 2017 Champion
collard2022
Collard
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
George Garcia
@MMAjunkieGeorge
49-36
stephens2022
Stephens
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte
Danny Segura
@dannyseguratv
38-47
collard2022
Collard
manfio2022new
Manfio
junior2022
Junior
schulte2022
Schulte

The PFL is back for the start of another season, and lightweights and light heavyweights open the 2022 campaign.

PFL 2022, Week 1 takes place Wednesday at Esports Arena in Arlington, Texas. The main card airs on ESPN/ESPN+ following prelims on ESPN+.

(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)

In the main event, longtime UFC fighter [autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] (28-19) makes the move to the PFL for a shot at the lightweight title. He takes on [autotag]Clay Collard[/autotag] (20-9) in the season opener. It’s the most contentious fight in the picks from our 11 editors, writers, radio hosts and videographers, who have Collard with just a 6-5 lead.

In the co-feature, 2021 lightweight winner [autotag]Raush Manfio[/autotag] (15-3) meets [autotag]Don Madge[/autotag] (10-3-1) in the first fight in his quest to win another season. Manfio is a near-unanimous pick at 10-1.

Also on the main card, [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] (13-5) opens the light heavyweight season against [autotag]Delan Monte[/autotag] (8-1). Junior is the only unanimous pick from our staff members at 11-0.

And to open the main card, [autotag]Olivier Aubin-Mercier[/autotag] (13-5) takes on two-time lightweight winner [autotag]Natan Schulte[/autotag] (21-4-1). Schulte has a big 9-2 lead in the picks.

In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, Collard (50.1 percent), Madge (54 percent), Junior (83 percent) and Schulte (52 percent) are the choices.

Check out all the picks above.

Antonio Carlos Junior says he earned more money one year at PFL than entire seven-year UFC career

PFL champion Antonio Carlos Junior reveals his one-year run with PFL outshined his entire UFC career financially.

[autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag] enters the 2022 PFL season full of momentum.

The veteran fighter kicks off the new season having won the light heavyweight title and $1 million prize the year before in 2021. In his PFL debut season, Junior (13-5) went unbeaten three fights before submitting Marthin Hamlet with a rear-naked choke in the championship final back in October.

It was a big moment for Junior’s career, as he bounced back from a three-fight losing streak to become the champion of a major organization. But apart from the sporting accolades, it was also a big year for Junior financially.

“It was great,” Junior told MMA Junkie at Monday’s 2022 PFL 1 media day. “I didn’t change much, just the numbers got a little bigger on the bank account.”

On top of his regular fight purse earned for his four PFL bouts in 2021, Junior pocketed the $1 million prize awarded to the champions at the end of the season.

The Brazilian says he doubled what he made in his seven-year career with the UFC in just one year fighting for the PFL.

“Yeah this was crazy,” Junior said. “I think I made in UFC what I paid in taxes this year. The thing is that I had the contract from ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ and it was 10 fights, so it was a lot. That’s what happened to me, you know. I didn’t have a great manager at the time to help me out with this. This cost me a lot of money.”

[lawrence-related id=2539597,2538055]

Junior won season three of  ‘The Ultimate Fighter’ back in 2014. The victory punched his ticket into the UFC and kicked off a seven-year run with the promotion. He left the company in early 2021. Junior shared the octagon with many notable names such as Marvin Vettori, Uriah Hall, Brad Tavares, Tim Boetsch, and others.

Junior kicks off his second PFL season on Wednesday, as he takes on Delan Monte on the main card of 2022 PFL 1 in Arlington, Texas. The 32-year-old is eager to get started and take a crack at another title and $1 million prize.

“What a good feeling to come here with the belt, as a champion – it’s awesome,” Junior said. “I look forward to getting started. I’ve been training since the final, since I got the belt. I’ve been training a lot in different camps trying to improve my game and different aspects. I’m looking forward to the first fight.”

[pickup_prop id=”23433″]

[vertical-gallery id=1475644]

Jeremy Stephens drawing from PFL debut setbacks of former UFC champs Anthony Pettis, Fabricio Werdum

Jeremy Stephens paid close attention to the PFL debuts of fellow former UFC fighters and used their experiences as a teaching point.

[autotag]Jeremy Stephens[/autotag] is well aware of the struggles former UFC fighters have experienced under the PFL banner.

At 2022 PFL 1, Stephens will make his debut against Clay Collard following his exit from the UFC, the place he called home since 2007. After 33 fights over 14 years, Stephens is entering the next chapter of his career with the PFL, and will carry the lessons learned from watching a pair of former UFC champions in their debuts with the promotion.

“Lil’ Heathen” is the latest of a few UFC veterans to make the switch to the promotion. Some have seen success, such as [autotag]Antonio Carlos Junior[/autotag], who became champion in 2021, but other high-profile signees struggled to secure victories in their debuts, such as former UFC champions [autotag]Anthony Pettis[/autotag] and [autotag]Fabricio Werdum[/autotag]. It’s something that Stephens is aware of and has used to stay grounded ahead of his own debut in PFL.

“The thing about MMA is I can draw from their experience,” Stephens told MMA Junkie and other reporters during a pre-fight news conference on Monday. “I can draw from Anthony’s experience inside the PFL. You know, he was getting paid a lot of money. I feel like they paid him too much dough and he sat back and thought he was gonna win on intimidation. That’s the experience that I’ve drawn from, something that I’ve learned. I’m fully prepared and in a very good battle with a game opponent.”

[lawrence-related id=2538055,2537630]

Pettis couldn’t get it going against Collard in his debut at 2021 PFL 1, dropping a unanimous decision. Werdum’s PFL debut initially was ruled a knockout loss to Renan Ferreira at 2021 PFL 3, but after review by the commission, was overturned to a no contest.

Stephens believes his name and his track record inside the cage won’t mean much as he prepares to fight Collard on Wednesday. He plans to bring the same intensity he typically does while ensuring he has done everything possible to prepare for the bout.

“That’s all I need,” Stephens said. “I’m not one of these guys that’s going to sit back and think my highlight tape is going to scare people. That’s just not the case. I’m very well prepared and there’s really nothing more to do. I can’t really speak on anything, just watch how my actions show up on Wednesday.”

[pickup_prop id=”23434″]

[listicle id=2539430]