UFC fighter’s pay and experience-based pay are one of the most intriguing topics of culture for MMA fans. Specifically these last few weeks. The UFC 307 pay-per-view event is to take place on the 5th of October; just a whole cycle away. As the date draws closer, so does fan interest in fighter pay for the event and UFC 307 payouts. The pay-per-view feature headliner could have Alex Pereira and Khalil Rountree banking a big salary.
The title headliner event marks ‘Poatan’ returning for a third calendar appearance, to defend his 205lb title. PPV big draw Alex Pereira also fought and delivered shock KOs at the milestone UFC 300 and UFC 303 pay-per-views. The Brazilian was on the rumor mill to fight Magomed Ankalaev. However, he drew Khalil Rountree who is on a tear and a streak of fight bonuses of his own.
UFC and athletic commissions no longer release the fighter salaries. The UFC 307 payout listing is presumably to be the same. Only the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payout tiers are known. However, here’s an insight into the estimated salary Alex Pereira, Khalil Rountree Jr., and others will supposedly earn based on past earnings.
Salary of Alex Pereira at UFC 307
UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Pereira has become one of the promotion’s most bankable and fan-friendly brawlers. He is also the biggest star on the fight card, with a chance of ginormous payout. Alex Pereira reportedly took home an estimated $3 million salary to rematch Jiri Prochazka at UFC 303. The duo were part of a last-minute replacement bout after the event’s original headliner, Conor McGregor, pulled out.
After the bout, the fighter out of Brazil, fighting out of Danbury, Connecticut said it was his biggest fight purse to date. Other than the payout, Pereira also made headlines as the most searched fighter profile; he has run through former champs like Prochazka, Israel Adesanya, and even Jamahal Hill by then. He was also the most opted option for ESPN platforms (ESPN+, Hulu SVOD, ESPN & ESPN Deportes).
Already a No. 1 P4P in the latest unofficial Sportsnet/USA TODAY Sports/SBNation Network and other outlet, he made a sure $42,000 at UFC 303 for entering a champ. He made a similar one in April, for UFC 300, per the Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. Incentives, bonuses, and royalty payments make up for the rest, per the results.
Alex Pereira’s salary is reportedly to earn around a similar $2.5 – $3 million bracket for his UFC 307 pay-per-view (PPV) assignment. Prior to that, he earned more than $2.9 million against Jamahal Hill at UFC 300. He also earned seven figures for his rematch with Izzy and the first Prochazka fight.
Salary of Khalil Rountree at UFC 307
Opposite to 2024’s most searched and upvoted MMA is ‘War Horse’. Looking at the previous purses of both fighters, it is clear that ‘Poatan’ will have a bigger payout than the challenger. While a whole lot lesser-known, he is a prominent 205lb striker in the fan circuit. Khalil Rountree’s salary has been around the $147,000 mark, as the biggest to date.
Khalil Rountree could be UFC 307’s high earner as well (Source: Instagram)This is how much the American is reported to have earned against Anthony Smith. This included a $97,000 base salary and a $50,000 overnight performance bonus, per NYFights. Other career highs came against the likes of Modestas Bukauskas ($100,000), Chris Daukaus ($85,000), and Karl Roberson ($75,000), according to InsideSport and MMA Salaries.
The comprehensive Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay also appropriate extra from Venum’s multi-year sponsorship. Other than experience-based pay, the Venum Sport outfitting policy sees fighters, champion or otherwise, earning perpetuity royalty payments from merch sold in their likeness.
His UFC 307 payout is obviously to be more, entering the foray as a title challenger. The adjusted payment, post Zuffa-era WEC/Strikeforce phase, is $32000 to enter as a challenger. To hazard a guess, Rountree will earn at least $250,000 for his fight against ‘Poatan’. Similarly, Pereira will be looking to earn at least $2.5 million, judging by his recent purses. Should the challenger win the belt in a more-than-massive upset, he’ll easily earn around a million.
