MACAU – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 248 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $160,000.
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 Fight Night 248 took place at Galaxy Arena. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 248 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Petr Yan: $11,000
def. Deiveson Figueiredo: $16,000
Yan Xiaonan: $11,000
def. Tabatha Ricci: $6,000
Muslim Salikhov: $11,000
def. Song Kenan: $11,000
Gabriella Fernandes: $4,500
def. Wang Cong: $4,000
Carlos Ulberg: $6,000
def. Volkan Oezdemir: $11,000
Zhang Mingyang: $4,000
def. Ozzy Diaz: $4,000
Su Young You: $4,000
def. Balgyn Jenisuly: $4,000
Dong Hoon Choi: $4,000
def. Kiru Sahota: $4,000
Ming Shi: $4,000
def. Xiaocan Feng: $4,000
Carlos Hernandez: $6,000
def. Nyamjargal Tumendemberel: $4,000
Lone'er Kavanagh: $4,000
def. Jose Ochoa: $4,000
Xiao Long: $4,000
def. Quang Le: $4,000
Nikolas Motta: $6,000
def. Hayisaer Maheshate: $4,500
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 2481 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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $7,703,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,440,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 248.
