LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 326 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $261,000.
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 326 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The entire event streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC 326 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Charles Oliveira: $32,000 def. Max Holloway: $42,000
Caio Borralho: $6,000 def. Reinier de Ridder: $6,000
Raul Rosas Jr.: $6,000 def. Rob Font: $21,000
Drew Dober: $21,000 def. Michael Johnson: $21,000
Gregory Rodrigues: $11,000 def. Brunno Ferreira: $6,000
Cody Garbrandt: $16,000 def. Xiao Long: $4,500
Donte Johnson: $4,000 def. Cody Brundage: $11,000
Alberto Montes: $4,000 def. Ricky Turcios: $6,000
Nyamjargal Tumendemberel: $4,000 def. Cody Durden: $11,000
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Su Mudaerji: $6,000 def. Jesus Aguilar: $6,000
Diyar Nurgozhay: $4,000 def. Rafael Tobias: $4,000
Rodolfo Bellato: $4,500 def. Luke Fernandez: $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.
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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: $1,587,500
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: $40,725,500
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 326 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Max Holloway leads
