UFC 258 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Kamaru Usman comes out as top earner

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 258 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $169,500.

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 258 took place at the UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+/UFC Fight Pass.

The full UFC 258 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Kamaru Usman: $40,000
def. Gilbert Burns: $30,000

Alexa Grasso: $5,000
def. Maycee Barber: $4,000

Kelvin Gastelum: $15,000
def. Ian Heinisch: $5,000

Ricky Simon: $5,000
def. Brian Kelleher: $10,000

Julian Marquez: $3,500
def. Maki Pitolo: $4,000

Anthony Hernandez: $4,000
def. Rodolfo Vieira: $3,500

Belal Muhammad: $10,000
def. Dhiego Lima: $5,000

Polyana Viana: $5,000
def. Mallory Martin: $3,500

Chris Gutierrez: $5,000
def. Andre Ewell: $5,000

Gabe Green: $3,500
def. Philip Rowe: $3,500

Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.

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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns” – $169,500
• “UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov” – $178,000
• “UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2” – $174,000
• “UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar” – $140,500
• “UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny” – $145,000

Year-to-date total: $807,000
2020 total: $6,543,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $38,240,000