UFC Fight Night 219 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Three fighters get maximum non-title money
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 219 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 219 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 219 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Erin Blanchfield: $4,500
def. Jessica Andrade: $21,000
Zac Pauga: $4,000
def. Jordan Wright: $6,000
Jamal Pogues: $4,000
def. Josh Parisian: $4,500
Marcin Prachnio: $6,000
def. William Knight: $6,000
Alexander Hernandez: $11,000
def. Jim Miller: $21,000
Nazim Sadykhov: $4,000
def. Evan Elder: $4,000
Mayra Bueno Silva: $6,000
def. Lina Lansberg: $6,000
Jamall Emmers: $4,500
def. Khusein Askhabov: $4,000
Philipe Lins: $4,500
def. Ovince Saint Preux: $21,000
A.J. Fletcher: $4,000
def. Themba Gorimbo: $4,000
Clayton Carpenter: $4,000
def. Juancamilo Ronderos: $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 2197 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2191 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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC Fight Night 219: Andrade vs. Blanchfield” – $158,000
- “UFC 284: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski” – $263,000
- “UFC Fight Night 218: Lewis vs. Spivac” – $136,000
- “UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill” – $359,500
- “UFC Fight Night 217: Strickland vs. Imavov” – $137,000
Year-to-date total: $1,053,500
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $15,572,500
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