LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 62 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $166,500.
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 on ESPN 62 took place at the UFC Apex. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 62 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Caio Borralho: $6,000
def. Jared Cannonier: $16,000
Tabatha Ricci: $6,000
def. Angela Hill: $21,000
Ryan Loder: $4,000
def. Robert Valentin: $4,000
Mairon Santos: $4,000
def. Kaan Ofli: $4,000
Michael Morales: $4,500
def. Neil Magny: $21,000
Gerald Meerschaert: $21,000
def. Edmen Shahbazyan: $11,000
Francis Marshall: $4,500
def. Dennis Buzukja: $4,500
Zach Reese: $4,000
def. Jose Medina: $4,000
Viacheslav Borshchev: $6,000
def. James Llontop: $4,000
Jacqueline Cavalcanti: $4,000
def. Josiane Nunes: $4,500
Wang Cong: $4,000
def. Victoria Leonardo: $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 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,620; 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 $32,000 while title challengers get $42,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-62 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $5,324,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,061,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 62.