LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 256 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $220,500.
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 256 took place at UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.
The full UFC 256 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Deiveson Figueiredo: $40,000
vs. Brandon Moreno: $30,000
Charles Oliveira: $20,000
def. Tony Ferguson: $15,000
Mackenzie Dern: $5,000
def. Virna Jandiroba: $4,000
Kevin Holland: $5,000
def. Ronaldo Souza: $15,000
Ciryl Gane: $4,000
def. Junior Dos Santos: $20,000
Cub Swanson: $20,000
def. Daniel Pineda: $5,000
Rafael Fiziev: $4,000
def. Renato Moicano: $5,000
Gavin Tucker: $4,000
def. Billy Quarantillo: $4,000
Tecia Torres: $10,000
def. Sam Hughes: $3,500
Chase Hooper: $3,500
def. Peter Barrett: $3,500
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 256: Figueiredo vs. Moreno” – $220,500
- “UFC on ESPN 19: Hermansson vs. Vettori” – $120,000
- “UFC on ESPN 18: Blaydes vs. Lewis” – $93,500
- “UFC 255: Figueiredo vs. Perez” – $275,000
- “UFC Fight Night 182: Felder vs. dos Anjos” – $114,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 40: Santos vs. Teixeira” – $146,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 39: Hall vs. Silva” – $145,000
- “UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje” – $215,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 38: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie” – $120,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 37: Moraes vs. Sandhagen” – $129,000
- “UFC on ESPN 16: Holm vs. Aldana” – $118,000
- “UFC 253: Adesanya vs. Costa” – $225,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 36: Covington vs. Woodley” – $169,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 35: Waterson vs. Hill” – $137,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 34: Overeem vs. Sakai” – $82,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 33: Smith vs. Rakic” – $158,000
- “UFC on ESPN 15: Munhoz vs. Edgar” – $88,000
- “UFC 252: Miocic vs. Cormier 3” – $201,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 32: Lewis vs. Oleinik” – $162,000
- “UFC on ESPN+ 31: Brunson vs. Shahbazyan” – $103,500
- “UFC on ESPN 14: Whittaker vs. Till” – $209,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 30: Figueiredo vs. Benavidez 2” – $165,000
- “UFC on ESPN 13: Kattar vs. Ige” – $97,000
- “UFC 251: Usman vs. Masvidal” – $305,500
- “UFC on ESPN 11: Blaydes vs. Volkov” – $178,500
- “UFC on ESPN 10: Eye vs. Calvillo” – $95,000
- “UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer” – $266,000
- “UFC on ESPN 9: Woodley vs. Burns” – $114,500
- “UFC on ESPN 8: Overeem vs. Harris” – $184,500
- “UFC on ESPN+ 29: Smith vs. Teixeira” – $166,000
- “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: $6,373,500
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: $37,428,000