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UFC 309 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Jon Jones leads card in potential final bout

NEW YORK – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 309 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $262,500.

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 309 took place at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews and ESPN+.

The full UFC 309 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Jon Jones: $42,000
Stipe Miocic: $32,000

Charles Oliveira: $21,000
Michael Chandler: $6,000

Viviane Araujo: $11,000
Karine Silva: $4,500

Bo Nickal: $4,500
Paul Craig: $16,000

Mauricio Ruffy: $4,000
James Llontop: $4,000

Jonathan Martinez: $11,000
Marcus McGhee: $4,500

Jim Miller: $21,000
Damon Jackson: $11,000

David Onama: $6,000
Roberto Romero: $4,000

Marcin Tybura: $21,000
Jhonata Diniz: $4,000

Mickey Gall: $11,000
Ramiz Brahimaj: $6,000

Bassil Hafez: $4,000
Oban Elliott: $4,000

Eduarda Moura: $4,000
def. Veronica Hardy: $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:

Year-to-date total: $7,543,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $30,280,500

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 309.

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