With UFC 312 finished, we can determine the fighters’ promotional guidelines payouts based on their time in the promotion.
While the Australian Commission might not disclose fighter salaries, we can determine the UFC’s ‘Promotional Guidelines Compliance Pay,’ which is decided by the number of fights the athlete has in the promotion.
‘Promotional Guidelines’ refer to fighter obligations such as attending media, wearing the provided attire, and other promotional duties like weigh-ins. The minimum payout is $4,000 for one fight in the promotion, and the maximum is $42,000 for being a champion. The payouts operate on a scale all the way up to 21 fights and over.
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Five fighters made five-figure compliance payouts at UFC 312
Topping the compliance payout list are Dricus Du Plessis and Zhang Weili, who naturally take the most as the champions. The challengers Sean Strickland and Tatiana Suarez bring up the rear, while 21-fight UFC veteran Jake Matthews is head and shoulders above the rest of the card with a $21,000 payout.
| Fighter | Fights/Status | Compliance Payout |
| Dricus Du Plessis | Champion | $42,000 |
| Zhang Weili | Champion | $42,000 |
| Sean Strickland | Challenger | $32,000 |
| Tatiana Suarez | Challenger | $32,000 |
| Jake Matthews | 21 | $21,000 |
| Justin Tafa | 10 | $6,000 |
| Jimmy Crute | 10 | $6,000 |
| Viacheslav Borschev | 8 | $6,000 |
| Jack Jenkins | 5 | $4,500 |
| Bruna Brasil | 5 | $4,500 |
| Rhong Zhu | 5 | $4,500 (+$50,000 FOTN bonus) |
| Kevin Jousset | 4 | $4,500 |
| Gabriel Santos | 4 | $4,500 |
| Tom Nolan | 4 | $4,500 |
| Fransisco Prado | 4 | $4,500 |
| Cong Wang | 3 | $4,000 |
| Anshul Jubli | 3 | $4,000 |
| Rodolfo Bellato | 2 | $4,000 |
| Colby Thicknesse | 1 | $4,000 |
| Aleksandre Topuria | 1 | $4,000 |
| Jonathan Micallef | 1 | $4,000 |
| Kody Steele | 1 | $4,000 (+$50,000 FOTN bonus) |
| Quillian Salkilld | 1 | $4,000 (+$50,000 POTN bonus) |
| Tallison Teixeira | 1 | $4,000 (+$50,000 POTN bonus) |
Three UFC debutants earned performance bonuses at UFC 312
Four fighters, including three debutants, earned $50,000 bonuses for their performances at UFC 312.
- (Debut) Quillian Salkilld earned a $50,000 performance bonus for his quick knockout over Anshul Jubli in the night’s opening fight. Salkilld knocked out Jubli in 19 seconds.
- (Debut) Kody Steele and Rhong Zhu each earned a $50,000 fight of the night bonus for their prelim barn burner.
- (Debut) Tallison Teixeira earned a $50,000 performance bonus for his elbow knockout over Justin Tafa on the main card. Teixeira finished Tafa in 35 seconds.