LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 217 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $137,000.
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 217 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 217 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Sean Strickland: $16,000
Nassourdine Imavov: $6,000
Dan Ige: $11,000
Damon Jackson: $6,000
Punahele Soriano: $6,000
Roman Kopylov: $4,500
Ketlen Vieira: $6,000
Raquel Pennington: $16,000
Umar Nurmagomedov: $4,500
Raoni Barcelos: $6,000
Claudio Ribeiro: $4,000
Abdul Razak Alhassan: $11,000
Javid Basharat: $4,000
Mateus Mendonca: $4,000
Mateusz Rebecki: $4,000
Nick Fiore: $4,000
Allan Nascimento: $4,000
def. Carlos Hernandez: $4,000
Dan Argueta: $4,000
def. Nick Aguirre: $4,000
Charles Johnson: $4,000
def. Jimmy Flick: $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 2177 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (April 2171 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 217: Strickland vs. Imavov” – $137,000
Year-to-date total: $137,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $14,656,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 217.
