LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 242 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $157,500.
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 Fight Night 242 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 242 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Sean Brady: $6,000
def. Gilbert Burns: $21,000
Natalia Silva: $6,000
def. Jessica Andrade: $21,000
Steve Garcia: $6,000
def. Kyle Nelson: $6,000
Cody Durden: $11,000
def. Matt Schnell: $11,000
Yanal Ashmouz: $4,000
def. Trevor Peek: $4,500
Chris Padilla: $4,000
def. Rong Zhu: $4,500
Isaac Dulgarian: $4,000
def. Brendon Marotte: $4,000
Andre Lima: $4,000
def. Felipe Dos Santos: $4,000
Gabriel Santos: $4,000
Yi Zha: $4,000
Jaqueline Amorim: $4,500
def. Vanessa Demopoulos: $6,000
Andre Petroski: $6,000
def. Dylan Budka: $4,000
Nathan Fletcher: $4,000
def. Zygimantas Ramaska: $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 2421 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: $5,482,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $28,219,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 242.