UFC 270 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Three fighters net max of $42,000

ANAHEIM, Calif. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 270 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $241,000.

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 270 took place at the Honda Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

The full UFC 270 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Francis Ngannou: $42,000
Ciryl Gane: $42,000

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

Michel Pereira: $6,000
Andre Fialho: $4,000

Cody Stamann: $6,000
Said Nurmagomedov: $4,500

Michael Morales: $4,000
Trevin Giles: $6,000

Raoni Barcelos: $6,000
Victor Henry: $4,000

Jack Della Maddalena: $4,000
Pete Rodriguez: $4,000

Tony Gravely: $4,500
Saimon Oliveira: $4,000

Matt Frevola: $6,000
Genaro Valdez: $4,000

Silvana Gomez Juarez: $4,000
Vanessa Demopoulos: $4,000

Kay Hansen: $4,000
Jasmine Jasudavicius: $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 2022 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane” – $241,000
• “UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze” – $132,000

Year-to-date total: $373,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $6,540,500