TORONTO – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 297 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $285,500.
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 297 took place at Scotiabank Arena in Canada. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.
The full UFC 297 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Dricus Du Plessis: $32,000
def. Sean Strickland: $42,000
Raquel Pennington: $32,000
def. Mayra Bueno Silva: $32,000
Neil Magny: $21,000
def. Mike Malott: $4,500
Chris Curtis: $6,000
def. Marc-Andre Barriault: $11,000
Movsar Evloev: $6,000
def. Arnold Allen: $11,000
Garrett Armfield: $4,000
def. Brad Katona: $6,000
Sean Woodson: $6,000
def. Charles Jourdain: $11,000
Ramon Taveras: $4,000
def. Serhiy Sidey: $4,000
Gillian Robertson: $16,000
def. Polyana Viana: $6,000
Sam Patterson: $4,000
def. Yohan Lainesse: $4,500
Jasmine Jasudavicius: $6,000
def. Priscila Cachoeira: $6,000
Jimmy Flick: $4,500
def. Malcolm Gordon: $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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis” – $285,500
- “UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2” – $159,500
Year-to-date total: $445,000
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $23,152,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 297.
