Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 63 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $208,500.
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 63 took place at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. The card aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 63 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Joaquin Buckley: $11,000
def. Colby Covington: $16,000
Cub Swanson: $21,000
def. Billy Quarantillo: $11,000
Manel Kape: $6,000
def. Bruno Silva: $6,000
Dustin Jacoby: $11,000
def. Vitor Petrino: $6,000
Daniel Marcos: $4,500
def. Adrian Yanez: $6,000
Navajo Stirling: $4,000
def. Tuco Tokkos: $4,000
Michael Johnson: $21,000
def. Ottman Azaitar: $4,500
Joel Alvarez: $6,000
def. Drakkar Klose: $11,000
Sean Woodson: $6,000
def. Fernando Padilla: $4,500
Felipe Lima: $4,000
def. Miles Johns: $6,000
Miranda Maverick: $11,000
def. Jamey-Lyn Horth: $4,500
Davey Grant: $11,000
def. Ramon Taveras: $4,000
Piera Rodriguez: $4,500
def. Josefine Knutsson: $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 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,630; 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 20-63 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.
Full 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $31,017,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC on ESPN 63.
