ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 294 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $237,000.
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 294 took place at Etihad Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN+ and YouTube.
The full UFC 294 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Islam Makhachev: $42,000
def. Alexander Volkanovski: $42,000
Khamzat Chimaev: $6,000
def. Kamaru Usman: $16,000
Magomed Ankalaev: $11,000
vs. Johnny Walker: $11,000
Ikram Aliskerov: $4,000
def. Warlley Alves: $11,000
Said Nurmagomedov: $6,000
def. Muin Gafurov: $4,000
Muhammad Mokaev: $4,500
def. Tim Elliott: $16,000
Trevor Peek: $4,000
def. Mohammad Yahya: $4,000
Javid Basharat: $4,500
vs. Victor Henry: $4,500
Sedriques Dumas: $4,000
def. Abu Azaitar: $4,000
Mike Breeden: $4,500
def. Anshul Jubli: $4,000
Muhammad Naimov: $4,000
def. Nathaniel Wood: $6,000
Viktoriia Dudakova: $4,000
def. Jinh Yu Frey: $6,000
Shara Magomedov: $4,000
def. Bruno Silva: $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 2023 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 294: Makhachev vs. Volkanovski 2” – $237,000
- “UFC Fight Night 230: Yusuff vs. Barboza” – $167,000
- “UFC Fight Night 229: Dawson vs. Green” – $206,000
- “UFC Fight Night 228: Fiziev vs. Gamrot” – $164,500
- “Noche UFC: Grasso vs. Shevchenko 2” – $185,500
- “UFC 293: Adesanya vs. Strickland” – $209,000
- “UFC Fight Night 226: Gane vs. Spivac” – $128,500
- “UFC Fight Night 225: Holloway vs. Korean Zombie” – $196,000
- “UFC 292: Sterling vs. O’Malley” – $340,500
- “UFC on ESPN 50: Luque vs. dos Anjos” – $173,000
- “UFC on ESPN 50: Sandhagen vs. Font” – $170,500
- “UFC 291: Poirier vs. Gaethje 2” – $271,500
- “UFC Fight Night 224: Aspinall vs. Tybura” – $225,000
- “UFC on ESPN 49: Holm vs. Bueno Silva” – $126,500
- “UFC 290: Volkanovski vs. Rodriguez” – $319,500
- “UFC on ESPN 47: Strickland vs. Magomedov” – $144,500
- “UFC on ABC 5: Emmett vs. Topuria” – $174,000
- “UFC on ESPN 46: Vettori vs. Cannonier” – $140,000
- “UFC 289: Nunes vs. Aldana” – $236,500
- “UFC on ESPN 45: Kara-France vs. Albazi” – $199,500
- “UFC Fight Night 224: Dern vs. Hill” – $179,500
- “UFC on ABC 4: Rozenstruik vs. Almeida” – $267,500
- “UFC 288: Sterling vs. Cejudo” – $267,500
- “UFC Fight Night 223: Song vs. Simon” – $144,500
- “UFC Fight Night 222: Pavlovich vs. Blaydes” – $181,500
- “UFC on ESPN 44: Holloway vs. Allen” – $254,500
- “UFC 287: Pereira vs. Adesanya 2” – $274,500
- “UFC on ESPN 43: Vera vs. Sandhagen” – $137,000
- “UFC 286: Edwards vs. Usman 3” – $266,500
- “UFC Fight Night 221: Yan vs. Dvalishvili” – $194,000
- “UFC 285: Jones vs. Gane” – $282,500
- “UFC Fight Night 220: Muniz vs. Allen” – $126,000
- “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: $6,888,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $21,407,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 294.
