UFC 262 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Oliveira, Chandler net $32k each for title bout

HOUSTON – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 262 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $236,500.

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 262 took place at the Toyota Center in Houston. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 262 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Charles Oliveira: $32,000
def. Michael Chandler: $32,000

Beneil Dariush: $16,000
def. Tony Ferguson: $16,000

Rogerio Bontorin: $4,500
def. Matt Schnell: $6,000

Katlyn Chookagian: $11,000
def. Viviane Araujo: $6,000

Edson Barboza: $21,000
def. Shane Burgos: $6,000

Andre Muniz: $4,000
def. Ronaldo Souza: $16,000

Lando Vannata: $11,000
def. Mike Grundy: $4,000

Jordan Wright: $4,000
def. Jamie Pickett: $4,000

Andrea Lee: $6,000
def. Antonina Shevchenko: $6,000

Priscila Cachoeira: $4,500
def. Gina Mazany: $6,000

Tucker Lutz: $4,000
def. Kevin Aguilar: $6,000

Christos Giagos: $6,000
def. Sean Soriano: $4,500

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 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness, according to officials.

Full 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC 262: Oliveira vs. Chandler” – $236,500
• “UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson” – $143,000
• “UFC on ESPN 23: Reyes vs. Prochazka” – $146,500
• “UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2” – $362,000
• “UFC on ESPN 22: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $142,500
• “UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland” – $182,500

Year-to-date total: $1,213,000
Program-to-date total: $1,213,000