Jim Miller walked away with a six-figure payday after UFC on ESPN 11.
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] walked away with a six-figure payday after UFC on EPSN 11.
After choking out rising lightweight fighter [autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] in the first round of their main card bout Saturday, Miller (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) pocketed $208,0000.
MMA Junkie today acquired a list of fighter salaries from the Nevada Athletic Commission for Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event, which took place at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, airing on ESPN and streaming on ESPN+.
Miller, 36, was not the only fighter to earn a six-figure paycheck at the event.
Headline victor [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] earned $180,000 for his unanimous decision victory over [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag]. Co-headliner participant [autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] took home $152,000 as a result of his back-and-forth brawl win over [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag]. [autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] earned $100,000 for his unanimous decision victory against [autotag]Lyman Good[/autotag]. Former UFC women’s bantamweight title challenger [autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] collected $126,000 for her unanimous decision win against [autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag].
The total disclosed pay for the 12-fight card was $1,655,000.
The full list of UFC on ESPN 10 salaries includes:
The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC on ESPN 11 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials also handed out a “Fight of the Night” bonus to Emmett and Burgos – and two $50,000 “Performance of the Night” bonuses to Jaynes and Miller.
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
Check out all the facts and figures from UFC on ESPN 11, which saw Curtis Blaydes defeat Alexander Volkov in Las Vegas.
The UFC’s run of events continued Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas and aired on ESPN/ESPN+.
The main event featured a historic performance from [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (14-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC), who beat [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (31-8 MMA, 5-2 UFC) by unanimous decision with the help of a record number of takedowns landed.
It was one of several notable happenings to occur on the card. For more on the numbers, check below for 55 post-event facts to come out of UFC on ESPN 11.
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General
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $178,500.
Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event.
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag], [autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag], [autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] and [autotag]Justin Jaynes[/autotag] earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 11 fight-night bonuses.
UFC on ESPN 11 drew an announced attendance of zero for a live gate of $0.
Betting favorites went 7-5 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 9-6 (currently 8-6) in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 12-bout card was 2:32:32.
Main card
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Blaydes’ four-fight UFC winning streak in heavyweight competition is tied with Francis Ngannou and Augusto Sakai for the longest active streak in the division.
Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed set the single-fight record for a UFC heavyweight bout.
Blaydes’ 14 takedowns landed are tied for the third most in a single UFC fight behind Khabib Nurmagomedov (21 at UFC 160) and Sean Sherk (16 at UFC 73).
Blaydes’ 59 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Volkov fell to 7-2 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov has suffered four of his seven career losses by decision.
Emmett (16-2 MMA, 7-2 UFC) improved to 5-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has landed 10 knockdowns in his past six fights.
Emmett’s 10 knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
Burgos (13-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career.
[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag]’s (11-8 MMA, 8-5 UFC) eight victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Pennington’s total fight time of 3:07:33 in UFC women’s bantamweight competition is most in divisional history.
Pennington has earned six of her eight UFC victories by decision.
[autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag]’s (9-6-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since February 2018.
Reneau has suffered all six of her career losses by decision.
[autotag]Belal Muhammad[/autotag] (17-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) improved to 7-1 in his past eight fights dating back to February 2017. His lone defeat came against Geoff Neal at UFC on ESPN+ 1.
Muhammad has earned 12 of his 17 career victories by decision. That includes six of his eight UFC wins.
[autotag]Lyman Good[/autotag] (21-6 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over his past six fights.
Good has suffered five of his six career losses by decision.
Miller’s (32-14 MMA, 21-13 UFC) 21 victories in UFC competition are third most in company history behind Donald Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22).
Miller’s 10 submission victories in UFC competition are tied with Royce Gracie for third most in history behind Charles Oliveira (14) and Demian Maia (11).
Miller’s 43 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (10-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) suffered the first submission loss of his career.
Preliminary card
[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag] (35-20 MMA, 15-14 UFC) fell to 3-3 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 54 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (57).
[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]’ (11-5 MMA, 7-5 UFC) snapped her four-fight losing skid for her first victory since December 2017.
Torres’ seven victories in UFC strawweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Joanna Jedrzejczyk (10).
Torres has earned 10 of her 11 career victories by decision.
[autotag]Brianna Van Buren[/autotag] (9-3 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has suffered all three of her career losses by decision.
[autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 1-3 UFC) snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since September 2018.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-4-1 MMA, 2-4 UFC) has suffered four consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Piechota has suffered all four of his career losses by stoppage.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag]’s (8-4 MMA, 5-2 UFC) five victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Valentina Shevchenko and Katlyn Chookagian for most in divisional history.
Robertson’s five stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Robertson’s four submission victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (9-8 MMA, 4-7 UFC) fell to 1-1 since she moved up to the UFC women’s flyweight division in May.
Casey fell to 2-4 in her past six fights since January 2017.
Casey has suffered both of her career stoppage losses by submission.
[autotag]Frank Camacho[/autotag] (22-9 MMA, 2-5 uFC) fell to 2-3 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in November 2017.
Camacho has suffered seven of his nine career losses by stoppage.
[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag] (13-4 MMA, 5-4 UFC) improved to 4-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017.
Murphy’s three-fight UFC winning streak at women’s flyweight is tied for the second longest active streak in the division behind Shevchenko (five).
Murphy’s four victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Shevchenko (five), Chookagian (five) and Robertson (five).
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-17 MMA, 3-5 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her past eight fights.
Modafferi has suffered 13 of her 17 career losses by decision. That includes all five of her UFC defeats.
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] (5-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his five-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
UFC on ESPN 11 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $178,500.
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 11 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 11 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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:
Check out all the fighter walkout songs from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 11 event.
While it takes intense training, world-class skills and maybe even a bit of luck to register a UFC win, picking the right song to accompany you to the cage is a key talent, as well.
See what the fighters from UFC on ESPN 11 went with as their backing tracks in Las Vegas.
[autotag]Austin Hubbard[/autotag]: “At My Leisure (Freestyle)” by Steelo Bass
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag]: “Pony” by Ginuwine
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The best facts and figures about UFC on ESPN 11, which features a Curtis Blaydes vs. Alexander Volkov main event.
The UFC puts on its eighth card since the coronavirus pandemic on Saturday with UFC on ESPN 11, which takes place at the UFC Apex and airs on ESPN/ESPN+.
In the main event, heavyweight contenders [autotag]Curtis Blaydes[/autotag] (13-2 MMA, 8-2 UFC) and [autotag]Alexander Volkov[/autotag] (31-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC) will battle to see who moves one step closer to a title shot.
For more on the numbers behind the card, check below for 70 pre-event facts about UFC on ESPN 11.
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Main event
Curtis Blaydes
Blaydes’ three-fight UFC winning streak at heavyweight is tied for the third longest active streak in the division behind Francis Ngannou (four) and August Sakai (four).
Blaydes has earned 10 of his 13 career victories by stoppage. That includes five of his eight UFC victories.
Blaydes absorbs 1.86 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Blaydes’ 45 takedowns landed in UFC heavyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Blaydes has achieved 43:03 of top control time in UFC heavyweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Randy Couture (51:19).
Blaydes completes 55.6 percent of his takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the second-highest rate in divisional history behind Cheick Kongo (63.2 percent).
Blaydes’ takedown rate of 7.05 per 15 minutes of fighting is third highest in UFC history.
Blaydes’ 10 takedowns landed against Mark Hunt at UFC 221 tied the record for second most in a single UFC heavyweight fight behind Cain Velasquez’s 11 takedowns landed at UFC 155.
Blaydes’ three knockout victories stemming from elbow strikes in UFC competition are tied with Paul Felder for most in company history.
Alexander Volkov
Volkov is a former Bellator heavyweight champion.
Volkov is 7-1 since his final Bellator bout in June 2015.
Volkov’s average fight time of 15:00 in UFC heavyweight competition is tied for second longest in divisional history behind Blagoy Ivanov (17:00).
Volkov has earned 23 of his 31 career victories by stoppage.
Volkov lands 6.19 significant strikes per minute in UFC heavyweight competition, the second highest rate in divisional history behind Cain Velasquez (6.48).
Volkov defends 59.5 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate among active fighters in the weight class.
Volkov defends 82.8 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC heavyweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
Co-main event
Josh Emmett
[autotag]Josh Emmett[/autotag] (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) is 4-1 since he dropped to the UFC featherweight division in October 2017.
Emmett has landed eight knockdowns in his past five fights.
Emmett’s eight knockdowns landed in UFC featherweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Jeremy Stephens (11).
Emmett’s four knockdowns of Felipe Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118 are tied for third most in a UFC fight. Only Stephens (five) at UFC 215 and Forrest Petz (five) at UFC Fight Night 6 have scored more knockdowns in a fight.
Emmett is the only fighter in UFC history to land four knockdowns in a single round. He accomplished the feat against Arantes at UFC Fight Night 118.
Emmett defends 72 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the best rate in divisional history.
[autotag]Shane Burgos[/autotag] (13-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC) defends 90.9 percent of all opponent takedown attempts in UFC featherweight competition, the second best rate in divisional history behind Jose Aldo (91 percent).
Burgos lands 7.09 significant strikes per minute in UFC featherweight competition, the highest rate in divisional history.
Remaining main card
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[autotag]Raquel Pennington[/autotag] (10-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) competes in her 13th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, the most appearances in divisional history.
Pennington’s total fight time of 2:52:33 in UFC women’s bantamweight competition is most in divisional history.
Pennington’s seven victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Amanda Nunes (11).
Pennington’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Ronda Rousey (three).
Pennington is one of six fighters in UFC history to earn a bulldog-choke submission victory. She accomplished the feat against Ashlee-Evans Smith at UFC 181.
[autotag]Marion Reneau[/autotag] (9-5-1 MMA, 5-4-1 UFC), 43, is the oldest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
Reneau competes in her 11th UFC women’s bantamweight bout, tied for the third most appearances in divisional history behind Pennington (12) and Nunes (12).
Reneau, at 40, became the oldest female fighter to earn a UFC victory when she defeated Sara McMann at UFC on FOX 28.
Reneau’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Nunes (eight) and Rousey (six).
Reneau defends 65.2 percent of all opponent significant strike attempts in UFC women’s bantamweight competition, the third highest rate in divisional history behind Germaine de Randamie (66.5 percent) and Liz Carmouche (65.8 percent).
Reneau’s two submission victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for second most in divisional history behind Rousey (three).
Reneau’s victory at the 4:54 mark of Round 3 against Talita Oliveira at UFC Fight Night 115 is the second latest stoppage in a three-round UFC women’s bantamweight fight behind Lauren Murphy’s win at 4:55 of Round 3 at UFC Fight Night 83.
Reneau fought to the first draw in a women’s UFC fight when she met Bethe Correia at UFC Fight Night 106.
Jim Miller
[autotag]Jim Miller[/autotag] (31-14 MMA, 20-13 UFC) competes in his 35th UFC bout, tied with Donald Cerrone for the most appearances in company history.
Miller’s total fight time of 5:21:47 in UFC lightweight competition is most in divisional history.
Miller’s 20 victories in UFC competition are tied with Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre and Michael Bisping for third most in company history behind Cerrone (23) and Demian Maia (22).
Miller’s 19 victories in UFC lightweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Miller’s 12 stoppage victories in UFC lightweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Joe Lauzon (13).
Miller’s nine submission victories in UFC lightweight competition are most in divisional history.
Miller’s 42 submission attempts in UFC competition are the most in company history.
Miller’s 11 fight-night bonuses for UFC lightweight bouts are tied with Nate Diaz for third most in divisional history behind Cerrone (15) and Lauzon (15).
[autotag]Roosevelt Roberts[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) makes his second UFC appearance in a 21-day stretch. He defeated Brok Weaver at UFC on ESPN 9 on May 30.
Preliminary card
Clay Guida
[autotag]Clay Guida[/autotag] (35-19 MMA, 15-13 UFC) is 3-2 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division in June 2017.
Guida’s 51 takedowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are third most in divisional history behind Gleison Tibau (84) and Khabib Nurmagomedov (57).
Guida has achieved 1:41:52 of control time in UFC lightweight competition, the most in divisional history. His 1:18:00 of top position time of also most in divisional history.
[autotag]Bobby Green[/autotag] (24-10-1 MMA, 5-5-1 UFC) is 1-5 (with one no contest) in his past seven fights dating back to November 2014.
[autotag]Tecia Torres[/autotag]’ (10-5 MMA, 6-5 UFC) competes in her 12th UFC strawweight bout, the fourth most appearances in divisional history behind Angela Hill (15), Randa Markos (14) and Joanna Jedrzejczyk (13).
Torres’ four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn’t earned a victory since December 2017.
Torres’ four-fight losing skid in UFC strawweight competition is tied with Kailin Curran for longest in divisional history.
[autotag]Marc Andre Barriault[/autotag]’s (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since September 2018.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Cortney Casey
[autotag]Cortney Casey[/autotag] (9-7 MMA, 5-6 UFC) makes her second UFC appearance in a 35-day stretch. She beat Mara Romero Borella at UFC on ESPN 8 on May 16.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Katlyn Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Robertson’s average fight time of 5:49 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is the shortest in divisional history.
Robertson’s four victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are second most in divisional history behind Chookagian (five) and Valentina Shevchenko (five).
Robertson’s four stoppage victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are most in divisional history.
Robertson’s three submission victories in UFC women’s flyweight competition are tied with Montana De La Rosa for most in divisional history.
[autotag]Frank Camacho[/autotag] (22-8 MMA, 2-4 UFC) is 2-2 since he dropped to the UFC lightweight division in November 2017.
Mexanne Modafferi
[autotag]Roxanne Modafferi[/autotag] (24-16 MMA, 3-4 UFC) competes in her seventh UFC women’s flyweight bout, tied with Chookagian for the most appearances in divisional history.
Modafferi’s average fight time of 15:35 in UFC women’s flyweight competition is longest in divisional history.
Modafferi has earned 34:09 of control time in UFC women’s flyweight competition, the most in divisional history.
Modafferi has alternated wins and losses over her past seven fights. She won her most recent bout at UFC 246 in January.
[autotag]Lauren Murphy[/autotag] (12-4 MMA, 4-4 UFC) is 3-1 since she dropped to the UFC flyweight division in December 2017.
Murphy is one of five female fighters in UFC history to earn a knockout stemming from a knee strike. She accomplished the feat at UFC on ESPN 5.
[autotag]Max Rohskopf[/autotag] (5-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC), 25, is the youngest of the 24 fighters scheduled to compete at the event.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
Two undercard matchups are the first additions to UFC Saskatoon.
Two undercard matchups are the first additions to UFC Saskatoon.
[autotag]Gillian Robertson[/autotag] will take on [autotag]Taila Santos[/autotag] in a flyweight bout, and [autotag]Marc-Andre Barriault[/autotag] will fight [autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] at middleweight in the UFC’s first trip to Saskatoon since 2015.
MMA Junkie confirmed the matchups Wednesday after an initial report from Saskatoon StarPhoenix. The event will take place June 20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, and is expected to be either an ESPN or ESPN+ event.
Robertson (7-4 MMA, 4-2 UFC) saw her two-fight winning streak snapped in a first-round TKO loss to Maycee Barber in October. The 24-year-old Niagra Falls native has finished all four of her UFC wins.
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Santos (15-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) earned a UFC contract on “Dana White’s Contender Series” in 2018, but fell short to Mara Romero Borella in her promotional debut last February for her first loss.
Quebec City’s Barriault (11-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has dropped his first three appearances with the UFC, losing to Andrew Sanchez, Krzysztof Jotko and Jun Yong Park all by decision.
Piechota (11-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) also will be looking to rebound, having been stopped in three straight bouts. His most recent loss came at the hands of Punahele Soriano at UFC 245.
A total of 12 fighters made north of six figures Saturday at UFC 245, and that number increases when post-fight bonuses are factored in.
Main event combatants [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] and [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag] each pocketed $500,000 for their respective efforts at UFC 245.
MMA Junkie recently obtained the list of the disclosed paydays for Saturday night’s card at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas from the Nevada Athletic Commission, which oversaw the event.
UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Alexander Volkanovksi[/autotag], who won the belt in the evening’s co-main event, earned $250,000 for his performance. Former champion [autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag], who lost the belt, took home a $350,000.
UFC women’s double champion [autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag] pocketed $450,000 for her bantamweight title defense against [autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]. Dutch challenger de Randamie earned $100,000.
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Former UFC featherweight champion [autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] was the fourth highest-paid athlete on the card. Despite losing to [autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] in his drop to bantamweight, Aldo earned $400,000.
The total disclosed payroll for the event was $4,096,000.
The full list of disclosed UFC 245 paydays included:
Kamaru Usman: $500,000 (no win bonus)
def. Colby Covington: $500,000
Alexander Volkanovski: $250,000 (no win bonus)
def. Max Holloway: $350,000
The figures do not include deductions for items such as insurance, licenses and taxes. Additionally, the figures do not include money paid by sponsors, including the official UFC 245 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. They also do not include any other “locker room” or special discretionary bonuses the UFC sometimes pays. They also do not include pay-per-view cuts that some top-level fighters receive.
For example, UFC officials handed out additional $50,000 UFC 245 fight-night bonuses to Yan and Aldana for “Performance of the Night,” and Usman and Covington for “Fight of the Night.”
In other words, the above figures are simply base salaries reported to the commission and do not reflect entire compensation packages for the event.
As you might expect, Colby Covington is going to be out awhile after UFC 245. But Kamaru Usman could be on the shelf as well.
Seven fighters are facing lengthy medical suspensions after a hard-hitting night of action at UFC 245.
Both main event combatants, [autotag]Kamaru Usman[/autotag] and [autotag]Colby Covington[/autotag], face 180-day suspensions for injuries sustained in their back-and-forth main event.
Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) retained his welterweight championship, but not without sacrificing his well-being. “The Nigerian Nightmare” has been suspended 180 days or until X-ray of left thumb is cleared by physician.
Meanwhile, Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) has been suspended 180 days or until his nondisplaced midline mandibular fracture is cleared by oral and maxillofacial surgeon.
Additionally, newly crowned UFC featherweight champ [autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] is up for a potential 180 days suspension as well, for a potentially broken hand suffered against Max Holloway in the evening’s co-main event.
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Four other fighters could see 180-day suspensions for various injuries, including bantamweight contender [autotag]Petr Yan[/autotag], [autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag], [autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag], and [autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag].
MMA Junkie acquired the full list of medical suspensions from the Nevada Athletic Commission, which you can read below:
[autotag]Puna Soriano[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Jessica Eye[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days or until eye injury is cleared by physician; no contact for 21 days due to cut on left cheek
[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag]: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray/MRI of right hand and x-ray of right foot and left tibia/fibia are cleared by physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Kai Kara-France[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag]: No suspension
[autotag]Daniel Teymur[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
[autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to cut on left eyebrow
[autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Ian Henisch[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Irene Aldana[/autotag]: No Suspension
[autotag]Ketlen Viera[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Geoff Neal: Suspended for 180 days or until x-ray of left ribs is cleared by physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Mike Perry: Suspended 180 days or until nasal x-ray is cleared by physician; also suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
Petr Yan: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of right foot is cleared by an orthopedic physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag]: Suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
[autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag]: Suspended 45 days with no contact for 21 days due to cut on left eyelid
[autotag]Jose Aldo/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
[autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Alexander Volkanovski: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of right hand is cleared by orthopedic physician; also suspended 45 days with no contact for 30 days
[autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag]: Suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days due to leg pain
Kamaru Usman: Suspended 180 days or until x-ray of left thumb is cleared by physician; also suspended 30 days with no contact for 21 days
Colby Covington: Suspended 180 days or until nondisplaced midline mandibular fracture is cleared by oral and maxillofacial surgeon; also suspended 60 days with no contact for 45 days
The best facts and figures to come out of UFC 245, which saw Kamaru Usman beat Colby Covington in the main event.
The UFC’s final numbered event of the year took place Saturday at UFC 245 went down at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with a main card that aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
Three championship bouts were featured on the card, but it was Kamaru Usman (16-1 MMA, 11-0 UFC) who closed the show in dramatic fashion when he stopped Colby Covington (15-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) by fifth-round TKO to defend his welterweight title for the first time in the main event.
It was a memorable finish to close a memorable card, and for more on the numbers, check below for 60 post-event facts to come out of UFC 245.
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General
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The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $369,500.
UFC 245 drew an announced attendance of 16,811 for a live gate of $4,041,119.14.
Betting favorites went 8-5 on the card.
Betting favorites improved to 22-17 (one fight had even odds, one ended in a no contest) in UFC headliners this year.
Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:49:00.
Main card
Usman extended his winning streak to 15 fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2013.
Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Usman became the fourth fighter in UFC history to start 11-0 with the promotion. Anderson Silva, Khabib Nurmagomedov and Royce Gracie also accomplished the feat.
Usman is the only welterweight in history to start his UFC career with 11 consecutive victories.
Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak is the third longest active streak in the company behind Nurmagomedov (12) and Tony Ferguson (12).
Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Usman’s 11-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is the second longest in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (12).
Covington suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
[autotag]Alexander Volkanovski[/autotag] (21-1 MMA, 8-0 UFC) became the fourth undisputed featherweight champion in UFC history.
Volkanovski became the first Australian-born champion in UFC history.
Volkanovski’s six-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is tied with Arnold Allen and Zabit Magomedsharipov for the longest active streak in the division.
Volkanovski extended his winning streak to 18 consecutive fights. He hasn’t suffered a defeat since May 2013.
Volkanovski has earned five of his eight UFC victories by decision.
Volkanovski has outlanded his eight UFC opponents by a 650-301 margin in total strikes.
[autotag]Max Holloway[/autotag] (21-5 MMA, 17-5 UFC) has suffered four of his five career losses by decision.
Holloway landed 100+ significant strikes for the 10th time in UFC competition, the most in company history. No other fighter has more than seven such performances.
Holloway became the third fighter in UFC history to complete 22 octagon appearances without suffering a knockdown.
[autotag]Amanda Nunes[/autotag]’ (19-4 MMA, 12-1 UFC) five consecutive UFC title defenses are most among current champions.
Nunes’ seven victories in women’s UFC title fights are most in company history.
Nunes’ 12 victories in UFC competition are most for any female in company history.
Nunes’ 11 victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Nunes’ 10-fight UFC winning streak in women’s competition is the longest in company history.
Nunes’ nine-fight UFC winning streak at women’s bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.
[autotag]Germaine de Randamie[/autotag] (9-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) fell to 2-1 since she returned to the UFC women’s bantamweight division in September 2017.
De Randamie suffered her first decision loss since June 24, 2011 – a span of 3,115 days and nine fights.
[autotag]Marlon Moraes[/autotag] (23-6-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) improved to 18-2 in his past 20 fights dating back to December 2011.
[autotag]Jose Aldo[/autotag] (28-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) was unsuccessful in his bantamweight debut.
Aldo fell to 3-5 in his past eight fights after going undefeated for more than a decade.
Yan’s (14-1 MMA, 6-0 UFC) six-fight UFC winning streak at bantamweight is the longest active streak in the division.
Yan has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout.
[autotag]Urijah Faber[/autotag] (35-11 MMA, 11-7 UFC) suffered just the fourth knockout loss of his career.
Preliminary card
[autotag]Geoff Neal[/autotag]’s (13-2 MMA, 5-0 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the fourth longest active streak in the division behind Usman (11), Leon Edwards (eight) and Santiago Ponzinibbio (seven).
Neal has earned 10 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. That includes four of his five UFC wins.
Neal became the first welterweight since Usman to start 5-0 in the UFC.
[autotag]Mike Perry[/autotag] (13-6 MMA, 6-6 UFC) fell to 2-5 in his past seven fights dating back to December 2017.
Perry suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
Aldana’s (12-5 MMA, 5-3 UFC) five victories in UFC women’s bantamweight competition are tied for fourth most in divisional history behind Nunes (11), Raquel Pennington (eight) and Ronda Rousey (six).
[autotag]Ketlen Vieira[/autotag] (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) had her 10-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of her career.
[autotag]Omari Akhmedov[/autotag] (19-4-1 MMA, 8-3-1 UFC) improved to 3-0-1 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division in December 2017. He’s 4-0-1 in the weight class overall under the UFC banner.
Akhmedov’s five-fight UFC unbeaten streak at middleweight is tied with Paulo Costa for the second longest active streak in the division behind Israel Adesanya (seven).
[autotag]Ian Heinisch[/autotag] (13-3 MMA, 2-2 UFC) suffered consecutive losses for the first time in his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since May.
Heinisch has suffered both of his UFC losses by decision.
[autotag]Matt Brown[/autotag]’s (22-16 MMA, 15-10 UFC) 15 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for third most in divisional history behind Georges St-Pierre (19) and Matt Hughes (16).
Brown has earned 20 of his 22 career victories by stoppage. That includes 13 of his 15 wins under the UFC banner.
Brown’s 13 stoppage victories in UFC welterweight competition are the most in divisional history.
Brown’s 11 knockout victories in UFC competition are tied for second most in company history behind Vitor Belfort (12).
Brown’s 11 knockout victories in welterweight competition are the most in divisional history.
[autotag]Ben Saunders[/autotag] (22-13-2 MMA, 8-10 UFC) fell to 5-7 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in August 2014; it includes one win in an outside promotion.
Saunders’ four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn’t earned a victory since June 2018.
Saunders is 1-6 in his past seven UFC appearances dating back to May 2017.
[autotag]Chase Hooper[/autotag] (7-0-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned five of his seven career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Daniel Teymur[/autotag] (7-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) fell to 1-4 in his past five fights dating back to December 2016.
Teymur suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
[autotag]Brandon Moreno[/autotag] (16-5-1 MMA, 4-2-1 UFC) improved to 1-0-1 since he returned to the UFC for a second stint in September.
Moreno snapped his three-fight winless skid in UFC competition for his first octagon victory since April 2017.
[autotag]Viviane Araujo[/autotag] (8-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of her career.
[autotag]Punahele Soriano[/autotag] (7-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned six of his seven career victories by stoppage.
[autotag]Oskar Piechota[/autotag] (11-3-1 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has suffered three consecutive losses after starting his career on a 12-fight unbeaten streak.
Piechota suffered the first knockout loss of his career.
UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on Twitter @MJCflipdascript.
Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 245 took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $369,500.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 245 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $369,500.
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 245 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN2 and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 245 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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 2019 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
