UFC 259 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Second highest payout in program history
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 259 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $385,000, the second highest number in program history behind UFC 205 in November 2016.
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 259 took place at the UFC Apex. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC 259 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Jan Blachowicz: $40,000
def. Israel Adesanya: $40,000
Amanda Nunes: $40,000
def. Megan Anderson: $30,000
Aljamain Sterling: $30,000
def. Petr Yan: $40,000
Islam Makhachev: $5,000
def. Drew Dober: $15,000
Aleksandar Rakic: $5,000
def. Thiago Santos: $20,000
Dominick Cruz: $15,000
def. Casey Kenney: $5,000
Kyler Phillips: $3,500
def. Song Yadong: $5,000
Askar Askarov: $4,000
def. Joseph Benavidez: $20,000
Kai Kara-France: $5,000
def. Rogerio Bontorin: $4,000
Tim Elliott: $10,000
def. Jordan Espinosa: $5,000
Kennedy Nzechukwu: $3,500
def. Carlos Ulberg: $3,500
Sean Brady: $4,000
def. Jake Matthews: $10,000
Amanda Lemos: $4,000
def. Livinha Souza: $4,000
Uros Medic: $3,500
def. Aalon Cruz: $3,500
Trevin Jones: $3,500
def. Mario Bautista: $4,000
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 $3,500 per appearance; 4-5 bouts get $4,000; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
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 259: Blachowicz vs. Adesanya” – $385,000
- “UFC Fight Night 186: Rozenstruik vs. Gane” – $115,000
- “UFC Fight Night 185: Blaydes vs. Lewis” – $170,000
- “UFC 258: Usman vs. Burns” – $169,500
- “UFC Fight Night 184: Overeem vs. Volkov” – $178,000
- “UFC 257: Poirier vs. McGregor 2” – $174,000
- “UFC on ABC 1: Holloway vs. Kattar” – $140,500
- “UFC on ESPN 20: Chiesa vs. Magny” – $145,000
Year-to-date total: $1,477,000
2020 total: $6,543,500
2019 total: $7,370,500
2018 total: $6,901,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $38,910,000