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USA Today
7 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 69 post-event facts: Can Kamaru Usman catch Neil Magny's all-time wins record?
UFC on ESPN 69 post-event facts: Can Kamaru Usman catch Neil Magny's all-time wins record? The UFC's return to Atlanta for the first time since April 2019 delivered some memorable moments as UFC on ESPN 69 unfolded Saturday at State Farm Arena. Although it wasn't the biggest highlight of the night, the definitive win went to headliner and former champion Kamaru Usman (21-4 MMA, 16-3 UFC), who got his first victory in nearly four years with a unanimous decision over Joaquin Buckley (22-7 MMA, 11-5 UFC). For more on the numbers to come out of the main event, as well as the rest of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC on ESPN 69. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $260,500. Usman, Buckley, Malcolm Wellmaker and Jose Ochoa earned $50,000 UFC on ESPN 69 fight-night bonuses. UFC on ESPN 69 drew an announced attendance of 17,204 for a live gate of $3,239,744. Betting favorites went 9-3 on the card. One fight ended in a no contest. Betting favorites fell to 13-7 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 13-bout card was 2:47:26. Kamaru Usman def. Joaquin Buckley Usman snapped his three-fight losing skid for his first victory since November 2021. Usman's 16 victories in UFC welterweight competition are tied for fifth-most in divisional history behind Neil Magny (22), Georges St-Pierre (19), Matt Hughes (17) and Matt Brown (17). Usman has earned 11 of his 16 UFC victories by decision. Buckley fell to 6-1 since he dropped to the welterweight division in May 2023. Rose Namajunas def. Miranda Maverick Rose Namajunas (14-7 MMA, 12-6 UFC) improved to 3-2 since she moved up to the women's flyweight division in September 2023. Miranda Maverick (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) has suffered all four of her UFC losses by decision. Edmen Shahbazyan def. Andre Petroski Edmen Shahbazyan (15-5 MMA, 8-5 UFC) earned just the second decision victory of his career. Andre Petroski (13-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) suffered the first decision loss of his career. Raoni Barcelos def. Cody Garbrandt Cody Garbrandt (14-7 MMA, 9-7 UFC) fell to 3-7 in his past 10 fights dating back to November 2017. Garbrandt fell to 2-2 since he returned to the bantamweight division in March 2023. Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Cody Brundage Mansur Abdul-Malik (9-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) earned the first decision victory of his career. Alonzo Menifield def. Oumar Sy Oumar Sy (11-1 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. Rodolfo Bellato vs. Paul Craig Paul Craig's (17-9-1 MMA, 9-9-1 UFC) four-fight winless skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since July 2023. Craig fell to 1-5 with one no contest in his past seven fights dating back to July 2022. Michael Chiesa def. Court McGee Michael Chiesa (21-7 MMA, 14-7 UFC) improved to 7-3 since he moved up to the welterweight division in December 2018. Chiesa improved to 4-0 against fellow winners of "The Ultimate Fighter" reality series. Court McGee (22-14 MMA, 11-13 UFC) fell to 9-11 since he dropped to the welterweight division in February 2013. McGee has suffered 11 of his 14 career losses by decision. Malcolm Wellmaker def. Kris Moutinho Wellmaker (10-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage. He's finished both of his UFC wins by knockout. Kris Moutinho (14-7 MMA, 0-3 UFC) has suffered all seven of his career losses by stoppage. Jose Ochoa def. Cody Durden Ochoa (8-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC) has earned all eight of his career victories by stoppage. Cody Durden (17-8-1 MMA, 6-6-1 UFC) has suffered five of his six UFC losses by stoppage. Ricky Simon def. Cameron Smotherman Ricky Simon (22-6 MMA, 10-5 UFC) has landed 47 takedowns in UFC bantamweight competition, the second most in divisional history behind Merab Dvalishvili (84). Cameron Smotherman (12-6 MMA, 1-2 UFC) has suffered both of her UFC losses by decision. Phil Rowe def. Angela Loosa Phil Rowe(11-5 MMA, 4-3 UFC) has earned all 11 of his career victories by stoppage. Ange Loosa (10-5 MMA, 2-3 UFC) suffered the first stoppage loss of his career with a knockout defeat. Jamey-Lyn Horth def. Vanessa Demopoulos Jamey-Lyn Horth (7-3 MMA, 2-3 UFC) has earned all three of her UFC victories by decision. Vanessa Demopoulos' (11-8 MMA, 5-5 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since May 2024. Demopoulos has suffered seven of her eight career losses by decision. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
USA Today
7 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 'TUF' winners take home $21,000
UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: 'TUF' winners take home $21,000 UFC on ESPN 69 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: ATLANTA – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 69 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $260,500. 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 69 took place at the State Farm Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 69 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Kamaru Usman: $16,000 def. Joaquin Buckley: $16,000 Rose Namajunas: $16,000 def. Miranda Maverick: $11,000 Edmen Shahbazyan: $11,000 def. Andre Petroski: $11,000 Raoni Barcelos: $11,000 def. Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 Mansur Abdul-Malik: $4,000 def. Cody Brundage: $11,000 Alonzo Menifield: $11,000 def. Oumar Sy: $4,000 Rodolfo Bellato: $4,000 vs. Paul Craig: $16,000 Michael Chiesa: $21,000 def. Court McGee: $21,000 Malcolm Wellmaker: $4,000 def. Kris Moutinho: $4,000 Jose Ochoa: $4,000 def. Cody Durden: $11,000 Ricky Simon: $11,000 vs. Cameron Smotherman: $4,000 Phil Rowe: $6,000 def. Angela Loosa: $6,000 Jamey-Lyn Horth: $4,500 def. Vanessa Demopoulos: $6,000 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 $4,690; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-69 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,223,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,240,500
USA Today
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million
UFC 316 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program passes $34 million NEWARK, N.J. – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 316 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $320,500. 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 316 took place at Prudential Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 316 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Merab Dvalishvili: $42,000 def. Sean O'Malley: $32,000 Kayla Harrison: $32,000 def. Julianna Peña: $42,000 Joe Pyfer: $6,000 def. Kelvin Gastelum: $21,000 Mario Bautista: $11,000 def. Patchy Mix: $4,000 Kevin Holland: $21,000 def. Vicente Luque: $21,000 Waldo Cortes-Acosta: $6,000 def. Serghei Spivac: $11,000 Joshua Van: $6,000 def. Bruno Silva: $6,000 Azamat Murzakanov: $4,500 def. Brendson Ribeiro: $4,500 Wang Cong: $4,500 def. Ariane da Silva: $11,000 Andreas Gustafsson: $4,000 def. Khaos Williams: $6,000 Joo Sang Yoo: $4,000 def. Jeka Saragih: $4,500 Quillan Salkilld: $4,000 def. Yanal Ashmouz: $4,500 MarQuel Mederos: $4,000 def. Mark Choinski: $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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $3,223,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,240,500
USA Today
01-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 68 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dustin Jacoby's $16,000 tops card
UFC on ESPN 68 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Dustin Jacoby's $16,000 tops card LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 68 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $121,500. 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 68 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 68 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Mateusz Gamrot: $11,000 def. Ludovit Klein: $11,000 Ramiz Brahimaj: $6,000 def. Billy Ray Goff: $4,000 Dustin Jacoby: $16,000 def. Bruno Lopes: $4,000 Ketlen Vieira: $11,000 def. Macy Chiasson: $11,000 Zachary Reese: $4,500 def. Dusko Todorovic: $6,000 Allan Nascimento: $4,500 def. Jafel Filho: $4,500 Jordan Leavitt: $6,000 def. Kurt Holobaugh: $6,000 Bolaji Oki: $4,000 def. Michael Aswell: $4,000 Alice Ardelean: $4,000 def. Rayanne dos Santos: $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 $4,680; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000. In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-68 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials. Full 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts: Year-to-date total: $2,902,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $33,920,000
USA Today
18-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC Fight Night 256 post-event facts: Prelim winner makes history with rare submission
UFC Fight Night 256 post-event facts: Prelim winner makes history with rare submission UFC Fight Night 256 took place Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas, with seven of 11 bouts ending inside the distance. The headliner needed less than one round, with surging welterweight contender Michael Morales (18-0 MMA, 6-0 UFC) extending his undefeated record with a first-round TKO of former title challenger Gilbert Burns (22-9 MMA, 15-9 UFC). For more on the numbers in the aftermath of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC Fight Night 256. Events stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $167,000. Debuting fighters went 1-1 at the event. Morales, Denise Gomes, Melquizael Costa and Julian Erosae earned $50,000 UFC Fight Night 256 fight-night bonuses. The UFC sold VIP tickets to fans for UFC Fight Night 256, but the promotion did not make public the total number of tickets sold or the gate. Betting favorites went 10-1 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 11-6 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1;36:48. Michael Morales def. Gilbert Burns Morales' six-fight UFC winning streak at welterweight is tied for the third-longest active streak in the division behind Jack Della Maddalena (eight) and Shavkat Rakhmonov (seven). Morales has earned 14 of his 18 career victories by stoppage. Morales has earned four of his six UFC victories by knockout. Burns' four-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since April 2023. Burns fell to 3-6 in his past nine fights dating back to February 2021. Burns fell to 7-6 since he returned to the welterweight division in August 2019. Burns has suffered all four of his career stoppage losses by knockout. Mairon Santos def. Sodiq Yusuff Sodiq Yusuff (13-5 MMA, 6-4 UFC) losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since October 2022. Yusuff has suffered three of his four UFC losses by decision. Nursulton Ruziboev def. Dustin Stoltzfus Nursulton Ruziboev (36-9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) improved to 2-0 since he returned to the UFC middleweight division. Ruziboev earned his first decision victory since May 20, 2017 – a span of 6,572 days and 33 fights. Dustin Stoltzfus (16-7 MMA, 3-6 UFC) has suffered three of his six career losses by decision. Melquizael Costa def. Julian Erosa Costa (24-7 MMA, 5-2 UFC) became the first fighter to go 3-0 in the UFC in 2025. Costa's five-fight UFC winning streak at featherweight is the third-longest active streak in the division behind Movsar Evloev (eight) and Lerone Murphy (eight). Erosa (30-12 MMA, 9-8 UFC) fell to 8-4 since he returned to the UFC for a third stint in June 2020. Gabe Green def. Matheus Camilo Gabe Green (12-5 MMA, 3-3 UFC) was successful in his UFC lightweight debut. Green has earned 11 of his 12 career victories by stoppage. Matheus Camilo (9-3 MMA, 0-1 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by submission. Jared Gordon def. Thiago Moises Jared Gordon (21-7 MMA, 9-6 UFC) improved to 6-6 with one no contest in UFC lightweight competition. Gordon has earned all three of his UFC stoppage victories by knockout. Yadier del Valle def. Connor Matthews Connor Matthews' (7-4 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since October 2023. Matthews has suffered three of his four career losses by stoppage. Matthews suffered the first submission loss of his career. Luana Santos def. Tainara Lisboa Luana Santos (9-2 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has earned five of her six career stoppage victories by submission. Santos earned the first Americana submission finish in women's UFC competition. It was the ninth finish of its kind overall in company history. Tainara Lisboa (7-3 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has suffered both of her career stoppage losses by submission. Denise Gomes def. Elise Reed Gomes (11-3 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned seven of her 11 career victories by stoppage. Elise Reed (8-5 MMA, 4-5 UFC) has alternated wins and losses over her past 10 fights. Reed has suffered all five of her career losses by stoppage. HyunSung Park def. Carlos Hernandez HyunSung Park (10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC) has earned eight of his 10 career victories by stoppage. Tecia Pennington def. Luana Pinheiro Tecia Pennington's (15-7 MMA, 11-7 UFC) 11 victories in UFC strawweight competition are second-most in divisional history behind Angela Hill (12). Pennington has earned 13 of her 15 career victories by decision. Luana Pinheiro's (11-5 MMA, 3-4 UFC) four-fight losing skid is the longest of her career. She hasn't earned a victory since April 2023. For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC Fight Night 256. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript.
