The UFC returned to Miami for a stacked and promising UFC 314 card on Saturday, and boy did the card live up to the hype. The Kaseya Center card saw Alexander Volkanovski beat the ‘over 35 curse’ and regain his featherweight title and his honor in a banger of a main event against Diego Lopes.

The lightweight division got another veritable star in Paddy Pimblett, who defied many people’s expectations and wiped the floor with Michael Chandler in the co-main event. Not to mention Yair Rodriguez dominating Bellator GOAT Patricio Pitbull to make a case for another title shot, Jean Silva shockingly submitting Bryce Mitchell, and Dominick Reyes getting another dominant win. And as the dust settles, let us take a look at how much the stars on the card made in Compliance Pay for the card.

How much did Alexander Volkanovski, Paddy Pimblett, and other stars make in Compliance Pay for UFC 314?

First off, it is important to note that we’re not talking about the overall purse of fighters on the card. We’re discussing the Compliance Pay here. If you want to understand how it is calculated exactly, look further in the article. Alexander Volkanovski, who became the first-ever two-time undisputed featherweight champ at UFC 314 made $32,000 in Compliance Pay, as did his much younger and greener opponent, Diego Lopes.

For the co-main event, both Paddy Pimblett and Michael Chandler took home $6,000 each in Compliance Pay. This is more than five times less than ‘Volk’ and the Brazilian dynamo. Further down the card, Jean Silva may have won the fight, but Bryce Mitchell can take solace in the fact that he got $11,000 in Compliance Pay, twice the $4,500 ‘Lord’ took home for it. Newly-minted featherweight title contender, Yair Rodriguez, not only got a veritable MMA legend on his resume at UFC 314 but also took home $16,000, as compared to Patricio Pitbull’s $4,000 in Compliance Pay.

Dominick Reyes, after knocking out Nikita Krylov in the first round, went home $11,000 richer in Compliance Pay, while the Russian veteran got $16,000 in it. The total Compliance Pay for UFC 314 went over $300,000, and the total pay since the program has crossed $33 million.

How is UFC’s Compliance Pay calculated?

Compliance Pay is dispersed by the UFC but the funds are actually put up by the promotion’s official apparel partner, Venum. The formula for calculating Compliance Pay is simple, and based mainly upon how many fights a fighter has had in the UFC and other now-defunct Zuffa-owned promotions like WEC and Strikeforce. Only the fights that took place when Zuffa owned these promotions count for Compliance Pay.

The lowest tier is of fighters who have had three or fewer fights in the promotion, and get $4,000 in Compliance Pay. Those with four to five fights get $4,500, while those with six to ten bouts get $6,000. For fighters with eleven to fifteen fights, the payout is $11,000, while those with sixteen to twenty make $16,000. The final non-title/challenger tier is for fighters who have fought twenty-one or more times, and they make $21,000 in Compliance Pay after they hit that benchmark.

Champions are in the highest tier and get $42,000, title challengers get $32,000 in Compliance Pay regardless of how many fights they’ve had in the promotion. What do you think about the Compliance Pay for UFC 314?