UFC on ESPN 24 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Program total nears $1 million

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC on ESPN 24 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $143,000.

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 on ESPN 24 took place at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.

The full UFC on ESPN 24 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

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Marina Rodriguez: $6,000
def. Michelle Waterson: $11,000

Alex Morono: $11,000
def. Donald Cerrone: $21,000

Neil Magny: $21,000
def. Geoff Neal: $6,000

Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $11,000
def. Maurice Greene: $6,000

Gregor Gillespie: $6,000
def. Diego Ferreira: $11,000

Phil Hawes: $4,000
def. Kyle Daukaus: $4,000

Mike Trizano: $4,500
def. Ludovit Klein: $4,000

Jun Yong Park: $4,500
def. Tafon Nchukwi: $4,000

Carlston Harris: $4,000
def. Christian Aguilera: $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 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 2021 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

• “UFC on ESPN 24: Rodriguez vs. Waterson” – $143,000

• “UFC on ESPN 23: Reyes vs. Prochazka” – $146,500

• “UFC 261: Usman vs. Masvidal 2” – $362,000

• “UFC on ESPN 22: Whittaker vs. Gastelum” – $142,500

• “UFC on ABC 2: Vettori vs. Holland” – $182,500

Year-to-date total: $976,500
Program-to-date total: $976,500