Islame Makhachef defeated Charles Oliveira and become the new lightweight champion in UFC 280 event which was held in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The winner of the fight later will get title shot in future pay-per-view for lightweight title. On the undercard, Aljamain Sterling defended his title against T.J Dillashaw. As UFC 280 came to an end with all out brawl/malee when Khamzat Chimaev attacked Khabib and Islame outside the ring which sets the tone for next UFC pay per view. But for now we have the guatanteed purse payouts of all fighters invloved in UFC 280.
Charles Oliveira vs Islame Makhachev Payouts:
*You have to remember UFC do not reveal fighter guaranteed salaries before the fight any more. Numbers mentioned below are based on fighter’s current UFC contract and his previous payouts and drawing power. Promotional bonuses/payments are based on formula negotiated with Venum’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC.
Charles Oliveira Purse: The guaranteed payouts reported for the both fighters, Oliveira currently hold contract of $750k per PPV fight with UFC. He also nets percentage of earnings from PPV sales which are usually disclosed a few weeks after the fight. The clause include tier based PPV revenue share where if minimum PPV sale objective is meet, Oliveira will take home as much as $500,000 just from PPV share. In total he might be clearing around $1.29 million from this fight.
Islame Machachev Purse: While the winner of UFC 280, Islame Makhachev earned his career best earnings of $500,000 guaranteed plus $350,000 from PPV share (depending how well the PPV do). Islame also earned $32,000 from sponsorship. His total earnings might reach over $1 million if PPV meet its minimum sales objective.
Undercard Fights: As far as the undercard fights are concerned, TJ Dillashaw earned $110k guaranteed + 10K promotional bonus. His conqueror, Aljamain Sterling is set to rack over $700,000 from his incredible nights performance.
| Fighters | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | PPV Share | Promotional Bonus | UFC Bonus | Total Payouts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Oliveira | $750k | N/A | $500k | $42k | N/A | $1.29m |
| Islam Makhachev | $500k | $100k | $350k | $32K | $50k | $1.03m |
| T.J. Dillashaw | $110k | N/A | N/A | $10k | N/A | $120k |
| Aljamain Sterling | $350k | $100k | $200k | $20k | N/A | $670k |
| Sean O’Malley | $300k | $100k | N/A | $15k | $50k | $465k |
| Petr Yan | $210k | N/A | N/A | $10k | $50k | $270k |
| Mateusz Gamrot | $75k | N/A | N/A | $5k | N/A | $80k |
| Beneil Dariush | $200k | $100k | N/A | $10k | N/A | $310k |
| Manon Fiorot | $38k | $38k | N/A | $5k | fine ($7.6k | $73,4k |
| Katlyn Chookagian | $60k | N/A | N/A | $10k | bonus $7.6k | $77,6k |
| Belal Muhammad | $200k | $100k | N/A | $10k | $50k | $360k |
| Sean Brady | $45k | N/A | N/A | $5k | N/A | $50k |
| Caio Borralho | $10k | $10k | N/A | $4k | N/A | $24k |
| Makhmud Muradov | $28k | N/A | N/A | $5k | N/A | $33k |
| Nikita Krylov | $60k | $60k | N/A | $5k | N/A | $125k |
| Volkan Oezdemir | $75k | N/A | N/A | $10k | N/A | $85k |
| Abubakar Nurmagomedov | $20k | $20k | N/A | $5k | N/A | $45k |
| Gadzhi Omargadzhiev | $10k | N/A | N/A | $4k | N/A | $14k |
| Armen Petrosyan | $10k | $10k | N/A | $4k | N/A | $24k |
| A.J. Dobson | $10k | N/A | N/A | $4k | N/A | $14k |
| Muhammad Mokaev | $16k | $16k | N/A | $5k | N/A | $37k |
| Malcolm Gordon | $22k | N/A | N/A | $5k | N/A | $27k |
| Karol Rosa | $30k | $30k | N/A | $5k | N/A | $65k |
| Lina Länsberg | $30k | N/A | N/A | $5k | N/A | $35k |
UFC Bonuses : Things did not work well for Charles Oliveira, lost fight from Islam Makhachev, the submission move later announced the performance of the night. Makhachev will take home $1.03 million which include pay-per-view share, sponsorship money, win bonus and ufc performance of night bonus. Sean O’Malley, once again catch the spotlight with his performance against Peter Yan, he will get title shot in the future pay-per-view.
- UFC Fight of Night : $50k awarded to (Sean O’Malley and Peter Yan)
- UFC Performance of Night : $50k bonus for (Islam Makhachev and Belal Muhammad)
PPV Share for the Fighters : Currently no details yet reported about pay-per-view money share for the UFC 280 fighters however, the main-event and co-main event fighters will be awarded with ppv payouts on base of their contract.
- Gateway Income : $3.5m (estimated) not confirmed yet
- PPV Sales : not reported
Complete details regarding to UFC 280 salaries and purse payouts updated after the fight which include estimated data of fighters from the pay-per-view share. The details of PPV share reported after 2-3 days on base of the sales of ppv and gateway income generated shares.
