UFC on ESPN 50 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 50 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $170,500.
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 50 took place at Bridgestone Arena. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 50 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Cory Sandhagen: $11,000
def. Rob Font: $16,000
Tatiana Suarez: $6,000
def. Jessica Andrade: $21,000
Dustin Jacoby: $11,000
def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $6,000
Diego Lopes: $4,000
def. Gavin Tucker: $6,000
Tanner Boser: $6,000
def. Aleksa Camur: $4,500
Ludovit Klein: $6,000
def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $4,500
Kyler Phillips: $6,000
def. Raoni Barcelos: $6,000
Carlston Harris: $4,500
def. Jeremiah Wells: $4,500
Billy Quarantillo: $6,000
def. Damon Jackson: $11,000
Cody Durden: $6,000
def. Jake Hadley: $4,500
Sean Woodson: $6,000
def. Dennis Buzukja: $4,000
Asu Almabaev: $4,000
def. Ode Osbourne: $6,000
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 $50,000 while title challengers get $50,000.
In addition to experience-based pay, UFC fighters will receive in perpetuity royalty payments amounting to 20-50 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $5,222,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $19,811,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 50.
