Two UFC heavyweight fighters Curtis Blaydes and Jairzinho Rozenstruik will face each other at UFC 266 main card. A big time showdown is expected to come up.
“Bigi Boy” Jairzinho Rozenstruik will enter the octagon with a 12-2 record while Curtis Blaydes will start with 14-3.
Blaydes started his UFC career in 2016 with a fight against Francis Ngannou. After that he lost again to Ngannou in 2018. However, Blaydes lost his last fight in February this year against Derrick Lewis.
Rozenstruik is also in the similar situation as Blaydes. He lost two fights in UFC against Francis Ngannou and Ciryl Gane. However, the Bigi Boy came back with a Knockout win in June this year.
Blaydes vs Rozenstruik is the fourth top fight of UFC 266. Therefore, the fighters will get a considerable amount of money.
Blaydes and Rozenstruik Purse, Payouts
| Fighter | Opponent | Result | Base Salary | Win Bonus | PPV Buys | PPV Payout (est) | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Total |
| Curtis Blaydes | Jairzinho Rozenstruik | W | $100,000 | $100,000 | $11,000 | $211,000 | |||
| Jairzinho Rozenstruik | Curtis Blaydes | L | $70,000 | $0 | $6,000 | $76,000 |
The official announcement for the final payout is out after the end of UFC 266. The table contains the bonuses, result, salaries, sponsorship details, which are official from UFC. Previously, we gave you the base salary of the fight based on their most recent fight as well as analyzing their top fights. With that note, Curtis Blaydes was expected to earn $100,000 guaranteed, which increased to $211,000 after adding up the bonus and sponsorships
On the other hand Rozenstruik was expected to bank $70,000 guaranteed. However, the prize money increased to $76,0000 with the sponsorship.
Curtis Blaydes’ Recent Earnings
Curtis Blaydes steps on the scale for the official weigh prior for UFC 266 – Volkanovski vs Ortega – Official Weigh-ins on September 24, 2021, at UFC Apex in Las Vegas, NV. (Photo by Louis Grasse/PxImages)
| Opponents | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | Performance Bonus | Sponsorship | Fight Card | Total |
| Daniel Omielańczuk | $19,000 | $19,000 | N/A | $2,500 | UFC 2013 | $40,500 |
| Aleksei Oleinik | $21,000 | $23,000 | N/A | $2,500 | UFC 217 | $51,000 |
| Mark Hunt | $23,000 | $23,000 | N/A | $5,000 | UFC 252 | $51,000 |
| Alistair Overeem | $70,000 | $70,000 | $5,000 | N/A | UFC 225 | $195,000 |
| Francis Ngannou | $75,000 | N/A | $5,000 | N/A | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Ngannou 2 | $80,000 |
| Justin Willis | $75,000 | $75,000 | $5,000 | N/A | UFC Fight Night: Thompson vs Pettis | $155,000 |
| Shamil Abdurakhimov | $80,000 | $80,000 | $5,000 | N/A | UFC 242 | $165,000 |
| Junior dos Santos | $85,000 | $85,000 | $10,000 | N/A | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs dos Santos | $180,000 |
| Alexander Volkov | $90,000 | $90,000 | $10,000 | N/A | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Volkov | $190,000 |
| Derrick Lewis | $100,000 | N/A | $10,000 | UFC Fight Night: Blaydes vs Lewis | $110,000 |
Jairzinho Rozenstruik’s Recent Earning
Jairzinho Rozenstruik of Suriname poses on the scale during the UFC 266 ceremonial weigh-in at Park Theater on September 24, 2021 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
| Opponents | Guaranteed Purse | Win Bonus | Performance Bonus | Fight Card | Total |
| Alistair Overe
em |
$16,000 | $16,000 | N/A | UFC on ESPN 7 | $32,000 |
| Francis Ngannou | $80,000 | N/A | N/A | UFC 249 | $80,000 |
| Junior dos Santos | $100,000 | $100,000 | N/A | UFC 252 | $200,000 |
| Ciryl Gane | $110,000 | N/A | N/A | UFC Vegas 20 | $110,000 |
| Augusto Sakai | $110,000 | – | – | UFC Vegas 28 | $110,000 |
