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USA Today
3 days ago
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UFC 318 post-event facts: Max Holloway closes in on all-time wins record
UFC 318 took place Saturday at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans and marked the first time in more than a decade that the octagon has landed in Louisiana. The retirement fight of Dustin Poirier (30-10 MMA, 22-9 UFC) was the cause of the event, because "The Diamond" walked away from MMA competition following his unanimous decision defeat to BMF champ Max Holloway (27-8 MMA, 23-8 UFC) in which both men lived up to their reputations. For more on the numbers to come out of the card, check below for MMA Junkie's post-event facts from UFC 318. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $289,500. Brendan Allen, Marvin Vettori, Ateba Gautier, Islam Dulatov and Carli Judice earned $50,000 UFC 318 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 1-1 on the card. UFC 318 drew an announced attendance of 18,138 for a live gate of $8,088,122. Betting favorites went 9-5 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 15-9 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 14-bout card was 2:37:50. Max Holloway def. Dustin Poirier Holloway became the first in UFC history to defend the BMF title. Holloway improved to 2-1 in UFC lightweight competition. Holloway's total fight time of 8:27:43 in UFC competition is second-most in company history behind Rafael dos Anjos (8:43:19). Holloway's 23 victories in UFC competition are tied with Charles Oliveira, Andrei Arlovski and Donald Cerrone for second-most in company history behind Jim Miller (27). Holloway has landed 100 or more significant strikes in 17 separate UFC fights, the most in company history. No other fighter has more than 10 such performances, with Sean Strickland rankings second at nine. Holloway has landed 3,655 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history. Holloway has landed 3,907 total strikes in UFC competition are most in company history. Holloway has absorbed 2,407 significant strikes in UFC competition, the most in company history. Poirier retired from MMA after his loss. Poirier fell to 14-6 (with one no contest) since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in April 2015. Paulo Costa def. Roman Kopylov Paulo Costa (15-4 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has earned his past three victories by decision after his previous 12 wins came by stoppage. Roman Kopylov (14-4 MMA, 6-4 UFC) fell to 6-4 in his past 10 fights after starting his career 8-0. Daniel Rodriguez def. Kevin Holland Daniel Rodriguez (20-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) has earned six of his 10 UFC victories by decision. Kevin Holland (28-14 MMA, 15-11 UFC) fell to 6-4 since he dropped to the UFC welterweight division in March 2022. Holland has suffered seven of his 13 career losses by decision. Holloway was knocked down for the first time in his 28-fight UFC career. Patricio Freire def. Dan Ige Patricio Freire (37-8 MMA, 1-1 UFC) improved to 1-1 in the UFC after a decorated career with Bellator where he was a two-division and multi-time champion. Dan Ige (19-10 MMA, 11-9 UFC) has suffered all 10 of his career losses by decision. Michael Johnson vs. Daniel Zellhuber Michael Johnson (24-19 MMA, 16-15 UFC) improved to 5-5 since he returned to the lightweight division in October 2019. Johnson's 13 knockdowns landed in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Melvin Guillard for most in divisional history. Johnson has earned 10 of his 16 UFC victories by decision. Daniel Zellhuber (15-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his career losses by decision. Vinicius Oliveira def. Kyler Phillips Kyler Phillips (12-4 MMA, 6-3 UFC) has suffered all three of his UFC losses by decision. Brendan Allen def. Marvin Vettori Marvin Vettori's (19-9-1 MMA, 9-7-1 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since March 2023. Vettori has suffered all nine of his career losses by decision. Vettori had his fifth performance of 100 or more significant strikes landed in UFC middleweight competition, the second-most in divisional history behind Sean Strickland (eight). Nikolay Veretennikov def. Francisco Prado Francisco Prado's (12-4 MMA, 1-4 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since July 2023. Prado has suffered all four of his career losses by decision. Ateba Gautier def. Robert Valentin Ateba Gautier (8-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned seven of his eight career victories by stoppage. Robert Valentin's (10-6 MMA, 0-3 UFC) three-fight losing skid is the longest of his career. He hasn't earned a victory since December 2023. Valentin has suffered four of his six career losses by stoppage. Islam Dulatov def. Adam Fugitt Islam Dulatov (12-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) has earned all 12 of his career victories by stoppage. Jimmy Crute def. Marcin Prachnio Jimmy Crute (13-5-2 MMA, 5-4-2 UFC) snapped his five-fight winless skid for his first victory since October 2020. Crute has earned all five of his UFC victories by stoppage. Ryan Spann def. Lukasz Brzeski Ryan Spann (23-11 MMA, 9-6 UFC) improved to 1-1 since he moved up to the UFC heavyweight division in March 2025. Spann has earned 20 of his 23 career victories by stoppage. Lukasz Brzeski (9-7-1 MMA, 1-6 UFC) has just one victory in his past eight fights dating back to Sept. 2021. Brzeski has suffered five of his seven career losses by stoppage. Brzeski suffered the first submission loss of his career. Brunno Ferreira def. Jackson McVey Brunno Ferreira (14-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) has earned all five of his UFC victories by stoppage. Jackson McVey (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) had his six-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. Carli Judice def. Nicolle Caliari Carli Judice (5-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) has earned all five of her career victories by knockout. Judice became the first female in UFC history to earn knockout victories stemming from a knee and from a kick. Nicolle Caliari (8-4 MMA, 0-2 UFC) suffered the first knockout loss of her career. UFC research analyst and live statistics producer Michael Carroll contributed to this story. Follow him on X @MJCflipdascript. The best facts to come out of UFC 318, which saw …. UFC 318 post-event facts:
USA Today
3 days ago
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- USA Today
UFC 318 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Max Holloway's $42,000 tops card
NEW ORLEANS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 318 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $289,500. 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 318 took place at Smoothie King Center in Louisiana. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 318 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Max Holloway: $42,000 def. Dustin Poirier: $32,000 Paulo Costa: $11,000 def. Roman Kopylov: $6,000 Daniel Rodriguez: $11,000 def. Kevin Holland: $21,000 Patricio Freire: $4,000 def. Dan Ige: $16,000 Michael Johnson: $21,000 def. Daniel Zellhuber: $6,000 Vinicius Oliveira: $4,500 def. Kyler Phillips: $6,000 Brendan Allen: $16,000 def. Marvin Vettori: $16,000 Nikolay Veretennikov: $4,000 def. Francisco Prado: $4,500 Ateba Gautier: $4,000 def. Robert Valentin: $4,000 Islam Dulatov: $4,000 def. Adam Fugitt: $4,500 Jimmy Crute: $11,000 def. Marcin Prachnio: $11,000 Ryan Spann: $11,000 def. Lukasz Brzeski: $6,000 Brunno Ferreira: $6,000 def. Jackson McVey: $4,000 Carli Judice: $4,000 def. Nicolle Caliari: $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: $3,966,000 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,983,000
USA Today
13-07-2025
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- USA Today
UFC on ESPN 70 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Derrick Lewis among leaders
NASHVILLE – Fighters from Saturday's UFC on ESPN 70 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $204,500. 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 70 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+. The full UFC on ESPN 70 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Derrick Lewis: $21,000 def. Tallison Teixeira: $4,000 Stephen Thompson: $21,000 def. Gabriel Bonfim: $6,000 Steve Garcia: $6,000 def. Calvin Kattar: $11,000 Morgan Charriere: $4,500 def. Nate Landwehr: $6,000 Vitor Petrino: $6,000 def. Austen Lane: $6,000 Tuco Tokkos: $4,000 def. Junior Tafa: $6,000 Chris Curtis: $11,000 def. Max Griffin: $16,000 Jake Matthews: $21,000 def. Chidi Njokuani: $6,000 Eduarda Moura: $4,500 def. Lauren Murphy: $11,000 Valter Walker: $4,500 def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $11,000 Mike Davis: $6,000 def. Mitch Ramirez: $4,000 Fatima Kline: $4,000 def. Melissa Martinez: $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: $3,676,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
USA Today
29-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 317 post-event facts: Ilia Topuria raises bar for two-division title club
The UFC's 13th annual International Fight Week was one of the best yet with UFC 317 delivering in spades essentially from beginning to end. Title fights atop the card stole the show, with Ilia Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) making history as new lightweight champion courtesy of a first-round knockout of Charles Oliveira (35-11 MMA, 23-11 UFC), while Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) continued to etch his name in the record books with a third-round submission of Kai Kara-France (25-12 MMA, 8-5 UFC) to defend flyweight gold. Records were set across the board at UFC 317, and for more on the numbers, check out MMA Junkie's post-event facts. Event stats The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout for the event totaled $298,500. Topuria, Joshua Van, Brandon Royval and Gregor Rodrigues earned $50,000 UFC 317 fight-night bonuses. Debuting fighters went 0-1 on the card. UFC 317 drew an announced attendance of 19,800 for a live gate of $11,320,291. Betting favorites went 8-3 on the card. Betting favorites improved to 14-8 in UFC headliners this year. Total fight time for the 11-bout card was 1:44:07. Ilia Topuria def. Charles Oliveira Topuria became the 10th fighter in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes. Topuria became the first in UFC history to win titles in two weight classes with an undefeated record. Topuria has earned 15 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. Oliveira fell to 2-3 in his past five fights dating back to October 2022. Oliveira fell to 14-4 since he returned to the UFC lightweight division April 2017. He's 16-6 with one no contest in the organization at 155 pounds. Oliveira has suffered nine of his 11 career losses by stoppage. Alexandre Pantoja def. Kai Kara-France Pantoja's four UFC title defenses are most among current champions. Pantoja's five victories in UFC flyweight championship fights are second-most in divisional history behind Demetrious Johnson (12). Pantoja's 14 victories in UFC flyweight competition are most in divisional history. Pantoja's eight-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the longest active streak in the division. Pantoja's eight stoppage victories in UFC flyweight competition are most in divisional history. Pantoja's five submission victories in UFC flyweight competition are most in divisional history. Kara-France has suffered seven of his 11 career losses by stoppage. Joshua Van def. Brandon Royval Van's (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC) five-fight UFC winning streak at flyweight is the second-longest active streak in the division behind Pantoja (eight). Van has earned six of his eight UFC victories by decision. Van and Royval (17-8 MMA, 7-4 UFC) combined for 419 significant strikes landed, a new all-time record for most in a three-fight UFC fight. Van and Royval combined for 419 significant strikes landed, the most in UFC flyweight history and third-most all-time a single UFC fight. Van landed 215 significant strikes landed and Royval landed 204 significant strikes landed, marking the first time in UFC history where two fighters have had 200 significant strikes more in a single fight. Royval has suffered six of his eight career losses by decision. Royval's five Fight of the Night bonuses for UFC flyweight bouts are most in divisional history. Beneil Dariush def. Renato Moicano Beneil Dariush (23-6-1 MMA, 17-6-1 UFC) 17 victories in UFC lightweight competition are tied with Donald Cerrone for second-most in divisional history behind Jim Miller (24). Renato Moicano (20-7-1 MMA, 12-7 UFC) fell to 7-3 since he moved up to the UFC lightweight division in March 2020. Payton Talbott def. Felipe Lima Payton Talbott (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) rebounded from the first loss of his career in January. Felipe Lima (14-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC) had his 14-fight winning streak snapped for his first defeat since his MMA debut in August 2015. Lima suffered the first decision loss of his career. Gregory Rodrigues def. Jack Hermansson Rodrigues (17-6 MMA, 8-3 UFC) has earned 14 of his 17 career victories by stoppage. Jack Hermansson (24-9 MMA, 11-7 UFC) has suffered five of his seven UFC losses by stoppage. Jose Delgado def. Hyder Amil Jose Delgado (10-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned all 10 of his career victories by stoppage. Hyder Amil (11-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) had his 11-fight winning streak snapped for the first defeat of his career. Tracy Cortez def. Viviane Araujo Tracy Cortez (12-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) improved to 4-1 since she dropped to the UFC women's flyweight division in April 2021. Cortez has earned nine of her 11 career victories by decision. That includes all six of her UFC wins. Viviane Araujo (13-7 MMA, 7-6 UFC) has suffered all six of her UFC losses by decision. Terrance McKinney def. Viacheslav Borshchev Terrance McKinney (17-7 MMA, 7-4 UFC) has earned all 17 of his career victories by stoppage. He's finished 16 of those wins in Round 1. McKinney has earned all seven of his UFC victories by first-round stoppage. McKinney's seven first-round stoppage victories since 2021 in UFC competition are most among active fighters in the company. McKinney became the 15th fighter in UFC history to earn a knockout victory and a submission victory in 60 seconds or less each. Viacheslav Borshchev (8-6-1 MMA, 3-5-1 UFC) has suffered both of his career stoppage losses by submission. Jacobe Smith def. Niko Price Jacobe Smith (11-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has earned nine of his 11 career victories by stoppage. Smith earned the first submission victory of his career. Niko Price (16-9 MMA, 8-9 UFC) has suffered seven of his nine career losses by stoppage. Jhonata Diniz def. Alvin Hines Jhonata Diniz (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) earned just the second decision victory of his career. Alvin Hines (7-1 MMA, 0- 1 UFC) had his seven-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 X @MJCflipdascript.
USA Today
29-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
UFC 317 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Ilia Topuria, Charles Oliveira net same pay
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 317 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $298,500. 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 317 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+. The full UFC 317 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included: Ilia Topuria: $32,000 def. Charles Oliveira: $32,000 Alexandre Pantoja: $42,000 def. Kai Kara-France: $32,000 Joshua Van: $6,000 def. Brandon Royval: $11,000 Beneil Dariush: $21,000 def. Renato Moicano: $16,000 Payton Talbott: $4,500 def. Felipe Lima: $4,000 Gregory Rodrigues: $11,000 def. Jack Hermansson: $16,000 Jose Delgado: $4,000 def. Hyder Amil: $4,500 Tracy Cortez: $6,000 def. Viviane Araujo: $11,000 Terrance McKinney: $11,000 def. Viacheslav Borshchev: $6,000 Jacobe Smith: $4,000 def. Niko Price: $16,000 Jhonata Diniz: $4,500 def. Alvin Hines: $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: $3,676,500 2024 total: $8,280,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
