Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 271 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $239,000.
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.
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UFC Fight Night 271 took place at Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC Fight Night 271 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Joe Pyfer: $6,000 def. Israel Adesanya: $16,000
Alexa Grasso: $11,000 def. Maycee Barber: $11,000
Michael Chiesa: $21,000 def. Niko Price: $21,000
Lerryan Douglas: $4,000 def. Julian Erosa: $16,000
Yousri Belgaroui: $4,000 def. Mansur Abdul-Malik: $4,500
Terrance McKinney: $11,000 def. Kyle Nelson: $11,000
Tofiq Musayev: $4,000 def. Ignacio Bahamondes: $6,000
Lance Gibson Jr.: $4,000 def. Chase Hooper: $11,000
Tyrell Fortune: $4,000 def. Marcin Tybura: $21,000
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Casey O’Neill: $6,000 def. Gabriella Fernandes: $6,000
Navajo Stirling: $4,500 def. Bruno Lopes: $4,000
Ricky Simon: $16,000 vs. Adrian Yanez: $6,000
Alexia Thainara: $4,000 def.. Bruna Brasil: $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 2711 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.
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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 2026 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
Year-to-date total: $2,202,000
2025 total: $8,441,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,131,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $41,340,000
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Seattle Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: $21k for retirees
