UFC Fight Night 188 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $1 million

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 188 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $158,000.

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 188 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC Fight Night 188 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Rob Font: $11,000
def. Cody Garbrandt: $11,000

Carla Esparza: $11,000
def. Yan Xiaonan: $6,000

Jared Vanderaa: $4,000
def. Justin Tafa: $4,500

Norma Dumont: $4,000
def. Felicia Spencer: $4,500

Ricardo Ramos: $6,000
def. Bill Algeo: $4,000

Jack Hermansson: $11,000
def. Edmen Shahbazyan: $6,000

Ben Rothwell: $16,000
def. Chris Barnett: $4,000

Court McGee: $16,000
def. Claudio Silva: $6,000

Bruno Silva: $4,500
def. Victor Rodriguez: $4,000

Josh Culibao: $4,000
def. Shayilan Nuerdanbieke: $4,000

David Dvorak: $4,000
def. Juancamilo Ronderos: $4,000

Damir Ismagulov: $4,500
def. Rafael Alves: $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 $4,500; 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 Fight Night 188: Font vs. Garbrandt” – $158,000
• “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: $1,221,500
Program-to-date total: $1,221,500