UFC Fight Night 203 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total passes $7.5 million

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 203 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $198,000.

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

The full UFC Fight Night 203 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Magomed Ankalaev: $6,000
def. Thiago Santos: $21,000

Song Yadong: $6,000
def. Marlon Moraes: $11,000

Sodiq Yusuff: $6,000
def. Alex Caceres: $21,000

Khalil Rountree: $11,000
def. Karl Roberson: $6,000

Drew Dober: $16,000
def. Terrance McKinney: $4,000

Alex Pereira: $4,000
def. Bruno Silva: $4,500

Matthew Semelsberger: $4,500
def. A.J. Fletcher: $4,000

JJ Aldrich: $6,000
def. Gillian Robertson: $11,000

Javid Basharat: $4,000
def. Trevin Jones: $4,500

Damon Jackson: $6,000
def. Kamuela Kirk: $4,000

Miranda Maverick: $4,500
def. Sabina Mazo: $6,000

Cody Brundage: $4,000
def. Dalcha Lungiambula: $4,500

Guido Cannetti: $6,000
def. Kris Moutinho: $4,000

Azamat Murzakanov: $4,000
def. Tafon Nchukwi: $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 2037 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2031 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 Fight Night 203: Santos vs. Ankalaev” – $198,000
• “UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal” – $236,000
• “UFC Fight Night 202: Makhachev vs. Green” – $138,000
• “UFC Fight Night 201: Walker vs. Hill” – $140,000
• “UFC 271: Adesanya vs. Whittaker 2” – $282,500
• “UFC Fight Night 200: Hermansson vs. Strickland” – $160,500
• “UFC 270: Ngannou vs. Gane” – $241,000
• “UFC on ESPN 32: Kattar vs. Chikadze” – $132,000

Year-to-date total: $1,528,000
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $7,695,500