UFC on ESPN 31 fighters took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, a program that continued after the UFC's deal with Venum.
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 31 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $192,500.
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 31 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 31 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Jose Aldo: $21,000
def. Rob Font: $11,000
Rafael Fiziev: $6,000
def. Brad Riddell: $4,500
Jamahal Hill: $4,500
def. Jimmy Crute: $6,000
Clay Guida: $21,000
def. Leonardo Santos: $6,000
Chris Curtis: $4,000
def. Brendan Allen: $6,000
Alex Morono: $11,000
def. Mickey Gall: $6,000
Dusko Todorovic: $4,500
def. Maki Pitolo: $6,000
Manel Kape: $4,500
def. Zhalgas Zhumagulov: $4,500
Bryan Barberena: $11,000
def. Darian Weeks: $4,000
Cheyanne Vlismas: $4,000
def. Mallory Martin: $4,000
William Knight: $4,500
def. Alonzo Menifield: $6,000
Claudio Puelles: $4,500
def. Chris Gruetzemacher: $6,000
Vince Morales: $6,000
def. Louis Smolka: $16,000
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 20-31 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $5,605,500
Program-to-date total: $5,605,500
