UFC 281 is the upcoming mixed martial arts event, produced by Ultimate Fighting Championship and will take place on November 12, 2022. The date and venue for the fighting event confirmed. While the fight card also announced. Israel Adesanya is back in action who will fight opponent Alex Pereira. Adesanya will be defending his Middleweight title in the upcoming weekend. The co-main event also confirmed where Esparza and Weili will fight each other for Women’s Strawweight title. UFC 281 salaries purse payouts based on the fighters contracts reported here.
Adesanya vs Pereira Payouts : The details based on current contract terms with UFC, fighters payouts reported. Adesanya will earn $1m guaranteed for the fight and $100k as of win bonus $42k sponsorship bonus. His earnings will increased to $2.5m. Alex Pereira win or lose will earn confirmed guaranteed purse $500k.
“Before you notice these payouts for the UFC fighters, remember one thing, UFC never reveal the guaranteed salaries specially based on back-door bonuses (PPV shares). The numbers given based on PPV share based on fighters contract and terms they signed-up with UFC. The guaranteed payment details of the fighters confirmed. Promotional bonuses/payments are based on formula negotiated with Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC“.
| Fighters | Purses | Win Bonus | Sponsorship | UFC Bonus | PPV Share | Total Payout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Israel Adesanya | $1 million | N/A | $42k | N/A | $750k | $1.79m |
| Alex Pereira | $500k | $100k | $32k | $50k | $300k | $932k |
| Carla Esparza | $350k | N/A | $42k | N/A | $150k | $542 |
| Zhang Weili | $210k | $100k | $32k | $50k | $275k | $667k |
| Dustin Poirier | $500k | $100k | $15k | $50k | $350k | $1.01m |
| Michael Chandler | $500k | N/A | $10k | $50k | $200k | $760k |
| Frankie Edgar | $275k | N/A | $20k | N/A | N/A | $295k |
| Chris Gutiérrez | $75k | $75k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $155k |
| Dan Hooker | $210k | $100k | $15k | N/A | N/A | $325k |
| Claudio Puelles | $36k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $41k |
| Brad Riddell | $40k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $45k |
| Renato Moicano | $110k | $100k | $10k | N/A | N/A | $220k |
| Dominick Reyes | $200k | N/A | $10k | $35k bonus | N/A | $245k |
| Ryan Spann | $85k | $85k | $5k | $35k fine | N/A | $140k |
| Molly McCann | $75k | N/A | $10k | N/A | N/A | $85k |
| Erin Blanchfield | $22k | $22k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $49k |
| Andre Petroski | $20k | $20k | $5K | N/A | N/A | $45k |
| Wellington Turman | $36k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $41k |
| Matt Frevola | $36k | $36k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $77k |
| Ottman Azaitar | $20k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $25k |
| Karolina Kowalkiewicz | $50k | $50k | $10k | N/A | N/A | $110k |
| Silvana Gómez Juárez | $20k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $25k |
| Michael Trizano | $22k | $22k | $5k | $9.8k fine | N/A | $39.8k |
| Choi Seung-woo | $26k | N/A | $5k | $9.8k bonus | N/A | $40.8k |
| Julio Arce | $26k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $31k |
| Montel Jackson | $30k | $30k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $65k |
| Carlos Ulberg | $22k | $22k | $5k | N/A | N/A | $49k |
| Nicolae Negumereanu | $30k | N/A | $5k | N/A | N/A | $35k |
UFC Performances Bonuses : Since last three events, we have seen major changes in performance bonuses, the fight of the night bonuses not awarded however fighters got selected for the performance of the night bonuses. $300k adjusted bonuses for the fighters.
UFC Performance of Night : $50k : Alex Pereira, Zhang Weili
Fight of the Night Bonuses : $50k : Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler
Purse Fine : The two fighters who missed the weight Ryan Spann and Michael Trizano, will be fined 20% of their total purse. As per current payouts including all bonuses and sponsorship money $9.8k is 20% of the total fine goes to Trizano opponent. While Spann opponent will receive share of $35k from the opponent total purse.
Women’s Strawweight Title Fight : Carla Esparza back in action, she will be fighting Zhang Weili and defending her Strawweight division title. Esparza will leave the arena with guaranteed purse of $350k but her earnings improved $750k based on ppv sales. What ever the results, Weili will receive guaranteed purse $210k from the fight.
PPV Share Bonuses : Zhang Weili, Dustin Poirier, Michael Chandler, Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya these fighters will received the pay-per-view bonuses. The pay-per-view bonuses revealed after the fight based on the sales made on the fight day.
Gateway Income : The event is full of top UFC stars, estimated attendance for the upcoming UFC 281, will be close to 20k people on this upcoming Sunday. This event might break the previous pay-per-view buys and gateway income record, but still this is expected not confirmed.
Estimated Gateway Income : $5m on pay-per-view day
UFC 281 PPV Buys: 850,555 (estimated)
Once the pay-per-view held at Madison Square Garden, complete UFC 281 salaries purse payouts for the fighters including bonuses, ppv sale share revenue and gateway income earnings reported here.