JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 249 event took home event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $305,500.
The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous payments made under the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.
UFC 249 took place at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena in Jacksonville, Fla. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 249 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Justin Gaethje: $30,000
def. Tony Ferguson: $30,000
Henry Cejudo: $40,000
def. Dominick Cruz: $30,000
Francis Ngannou: $10,000
def. Jairzinho Rozenstruik: $4,000
Calvin Kattar: $5,000
def. Jeremy Stephens: $20,000
Greg Hardy: $5,000
def. Yorgan De Castro: $3,500
Anthony Pettis: $20,000
def. Donald Cerrone: $20,000
Aleksei Oleinik: $10,000
def. Fabricio Werdum: $15,000
Carla Esparza: $10,000
def. Michelle Waterson: $5,000
Vicente Luque: $10,000
def. Niko Price: $10,000
Bryce Mitchell: $4,000
def. Charles Rosa: $5,000
Ryan Spann: $4,000
def. Sam Alvey: $15,000
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’s multi-year sponsorship with the UFC, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC fights (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2020 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje” – $305,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 28: Lee vs. Oliveira” – $209,500
- “UFC 248: Adesanya vs. Romero” – $257,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 27: Benavidez vs. Figueiredo” – $119,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 26: Felder vs. Hooker” – $130,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 25: Anderson vs. Blachowicz 2” – $186,500
- “UFC 247: Jones vs. Reyes” – $243,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 24: Blaydes vs. Dos Santos” – $169,000
- “UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy” – $165,000
Year-to-date total: $1,598,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $32,603,000
