LONDON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 286 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $266,500.
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 286 took place at The O2. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
The full UFC 286 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Leon Edwards: $42,000
Kamaru Usman: $32,000
Justin Gaethje: $11,000
Rafael Fiziev: $6,000
Gunnar Nelson: $11,000
Bryan Barberena: $16,000
Jennifer Maia: $11,000
Casey O'Neill: $4,500
Marvin Vettori: $11,000
Roman Dolidze: $6,000
Jack Shore: $6,000
Makwan Amirkhani: $11,000
Chris Duncan: $4,000
Omar Morales: $6,000
Yanal Ashmoz: $4,000
Sam Patterson: $4,000
Muhammad Mokaev: $4,500
Jafel Filho: $4,000
Lerone Murphy: $4,500
Gabriel Santos: $4,000
Christian Duncan: $4,000
Dusko Todorovic: $6,000
Jake Hadley: $4,000
Malcolm Gordon: $6,000
Joanne Wood: $16,000
Luana Carolina: $6,000
Jai Herbert: $6,000
Ludovit Klein: $6,000
Veronica Hardy: $6,000
Juliana Miller: $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 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: $1,634,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $16,153,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 286.
