UFC 263 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Highest total in program history

GLENDALE, Ariz. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 263 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $362,500.

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 263 took place at the Gila River Arena in Glendale, Ariz. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 263 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Israel Adesanya: $42,000
def. Marvin Vettori: $32,000

Brandon Moreno: $32,000
def. Deiveson Figueiredo: $42,000

Leon Edwards: $11,000
def. Nate Diaz: $21,000

Belal Muhammad: $11,000
def. Demian Maia: $21,000

Paul Craig: $11,000
def. Jamahal Hill: $4,500

Brad Riddell: $4,500
def. Drew Dober: $16,000

Eryk Anders: $11,000
def. Darren Stewart: $11,000

Lauren Murphy: $11,000
def. Joanne Calderwood: $11,000

Movsar Evloev: $4,500
def. Hakeem Dawodu: $6,000

Pannie Kianzad: $6,000
def. Alexis Davis: $16,000

Terrance McKinney: $4,000
def. Matt Frevola: $6,000

Steven Peterson: $6,000
def. Chase Hooper: $4,500

Fares Ziam: $4,000
def. Luigi Vendramini: $4,000

Carlos Felipe: $4,500
def. Jake Collier: $6,000

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 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2” – $362,500
• “UFC Fight Night 189: Rozenstruik vs. Sakai” – $174,000
• “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: $1,758,000
Program-to-date total: $1,758,000