This blockbuster UFC 272 card (on March 5th, 2022) features a grudge match between former friends and teammates Jorge “Gamebred” Masvidal and Colby Covington. Masvidal has challenged for the title against Kamaru Usman in his last two fights and come up short both times. Covington also has two losses to Usman with a lopsided win over former champion Tyron Woodley sandwiched in the middle. This card also features Rafael Dos Anjos as he takes on late replacement Renato Moicano. Dos Anjos was originally slated to square off against Beneil Dariush but the fight fell through after Dariush suffered a leg injury. Also featured on this card is the always entertaining Kevin Holland and the undefeated phenom Bryce Mitchell.
Odds: Covington is a 3 to 1 favorite at -310 while Masvidal is at +255 at BetUS
Update: Colby “Chaos” Covington was able to grind out a tough victory against Masvidal. Masvidal had his moments on the feet but Covington was dominant in the scrambles and with top control. Covington called out Dustin Poirier in his post fight interview. In the co-main event, Rafael Dos Anjos won a lop sided decision over late replacement Renato Moicano. Bryce Mitchell dominated Edson Barboza on the main card as well.
*Note that the official payouts have not been disclosed for this fight card in Las Vegas so the salaries listed are based on estimates of previous contracts, trends, and drawing power. Other assumptions are made like expected contract changes. All promotional compliance pay figures are based on the formula negotiated with Venum.
Assumptions:
Only Masvidal is getting PPV points (noted here)
Assuming 500,000 PPV for the purposes of estimation based on the drawing power of the card
Total Payout for UFC 272: $4,372,000
Venum (Sponsorship) Fighter payout: $236,000
Performance Bonus money paid out: $200,000 (Covington, Masvidal, Mayrna Moroz, Kevin Holland)
UFC 272 Detailed Payouts
Fighter | Opponent | Date | Event | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total | Comments |
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Colby Covington | Jorge Masvidal | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $500,000 | $500,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $1,061,000 | |||
Rafael dos Anjos | Renato Moicano | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $200,000 | $200,000 | $21,000 | $421,000 | ||||
Jorge Masvidal | Colby Covington | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $400,000 | $0 | 500,000 | $400,000 | $50,000 | $21,000 | $871,000 | |
Edson Barboza | Bryce Mitchell | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $100,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $121,000 | ||||
Renato Moicano | Rafael Dos Anjos | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $71,000 | ||||
Bryce Mitchell | Edson Barboza | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $6,000 | $126,000 | ||||
Kevin Holland | Alex Oliveira | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $50,000 | $11,000 | $261,000 | |||
Alex Oliveira | Kevin Holland | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $72,000 | $0 | $21,000 | $93,000 | ||||
Sergey Spivak | Greg Hardy | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $40,000 | $40,000 | $6,000 | $86,000 | ||||
Greg Hardy | Sergey Spivak | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $100,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $106,000 | ||||
Jalin Turner | Jamie Mullarkey | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Jamie Mullarkey | Jalin Turner | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $34,500 | ||||
Marina Rodriguez | Yan Xiaonan | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $64,000 | $64,000 | $6,000 | $134,000 | ||||
Yan Xiaonan | Marina Rodriguez | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Nicolae Negumereanu | Kennedy Nzechukwu | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $52,500 | ||||
Kennedy Nzechukwu | Nicolae Negumereanu | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $66,000 | ||||
Maryna Moroz | Mariya Agapova | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $40,000 | $40,000 | $50,000 | $6,000 | $136,000 | |||
Mariya Agapova | Maryna Moroz | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $30,000 | $0 | $4,500 | $34,500 | ||||
Brian Kelleher | Umar Nurmagomedov | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $60,000 | $0 | $11,000 | $71,000 | ||||
Umar Nurmagomedov | Brian Kelleher | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $30,000 | $30,000 | $4,000 | $64,000 | ||||
Tim Elliott | Tagir Ulanbekov | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $16,000 | $136,000 | ||||
Tagir Ulanbekov | Tim Elliott | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $24,000 | $0 | $4,000 | $28,000 | ||||
Devonte Smith | Ľudovít Klein | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $40,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $46,000 | ||||
Ľudovít Klein | Devonte Smith | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $24,000 | $24,000 | $4,500 | $52,500 | ||||
Michał Oleksiejczuk | Dustin Jacoby | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | L | $36,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $42,000 | ||||
Dustin Jacoby | Michał Oleksiejczuk | 3/5/2022 | UFC 272 | W | $60,000 | $60,000 | $6,000 | $126,000 |