LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 290 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $319,500.
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 290 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ABC, ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC 290 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Alexander Volkanovski: $42,000
def. Yair Rodriguez: $42,000
Alexandre Pantoja: $32,000
def. Brandon Moreno: $42,000
Dricus Du Plessis: $6,000
def. Robert Whittaker: $16,000
Dan Hooker: $21,000
def. Jalin Turner: $6,000
Bo Nickal: $4,000
def. Val Woodburn: $4,000
Robbie Lawler: $21,000
def. Niko Price: $16,000
Tatsuro Taira: $4,500
def. Edgar Chairez: $4,000
Denise Gomes: $4,000
def. Yazmin Jauregui: $4,000
Alonzo Menifield: $11,000
def. Jimmy Crute: $6,000
Vitor Petrino: $4,000
def. Marcin Prachnio: $6,000
Cameron Saaiman: $4,000
def. Terrence Mitchell: $4,000
Jesus Aguilar: $4,000
def. Shannon Ross: $4,000
Esteban Ribovics: $4,000
def. Kamuela Kirk: $4,000
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Venum’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 $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,500; 6-10 bouts get $6,000; 11-15 bouts earn $11,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $16,000; and 21 bouts and more get $21,000. Additionally, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers get $32,000.
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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez” – $319,500
- “UFC on ESPN 47: Strickland vs. Magomedov” – $144,500
- “UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria” – $174,000
- “UFC on ESPN 46: Vettori vs. Cannonier” – $140,000
- “UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana” – $236,500
- “UFC on ESPN 45: Kara-France vs. Albazi” – $199,500
- “UFC Fight Night 224: Dern vs. Hill” – $179,500
- “UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida” – $267,500
- “UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo” – $267,500
- “UFC Fight Night 223: Song vs. Simon” – $144,500
- “UFC Fight Night 222: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes” – $181,500
- “UFC on ESPN 44: Holloway vs. Allen” – $254,500
- “UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” – $274,500
- “UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen” – $137,000
- “UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3” – $266,500
- “UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili” – $194,000
- “UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane” – $282,500
- “UFC Fight Night 220: Muniz vs. Allen” – $126,000
- “UFC Fight Night 219: Andrade vs. Blanchfield” – $158,000
- “UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski” – $263,000
- “UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivac” – $136,000
- “UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill” – $359,500
- “UFC Fight Night 217: Strickland vs. Imavov” – $137,000
Year-to-date total: $4,428,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,017,500
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