Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 275 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $188,500.
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.
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UFC Fight Night 275 took place RAC Arena in Perth, Australia. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC Fight Night 275 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Carlos Prates: $6,000 def. Jack Della Maddalena: $6,000
Quillan Salkilld: $4,500 def. Beneil Dariush: $21,000
Steve Erceg: $6,000 def. Tim Elliott: $21,000
Marwan Rahiki: $4,000 def. Ollie Schmid: $4,000
Brando Pericic: $4,000 def. Shamil Gaziev: $6,000
Louie Sutherland: $4,000 def. Tai Tuivasa: $16,000
Cam Rowston: $4,000 def. Robert Bryczek: $4,000
Junior Tafa: $6,000 def. Kevin Christian: $4,000
Jacob Malkoun: $6,000 def. Gerald Meerschaert: $21,000
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Colby Thicknesse: $4,000 def. Vince Morales: $11,000
Wes Schultz: $4,000 def. Ben Johnston: $4,000
Jonathan Micallef: $4,000 def. Themba Gorimbo: $6,000
Kody Steele: $4,000 def. Dom Mar Fan: $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 2751 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:
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“UFC Fight Night 275: Della Maddalena vs. Prates” – $188,500
Year-to-date total: $3,270,000
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: $42,408,000
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Perth Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Vets lead with $21k
