LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 329 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $275,000.
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 329 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The entire event streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC 329 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Max Holloway: $21,000 def. Conor McGregor: $11,000
Benoit Saint Denis: $11,000 vs. Paddy Pimblett: $6,000
Mario Bautista: $11,000 def. Cory Sandhagen: $16,000
Brandon Royval: $11,000 def. Lone’er Kavanagh: $4,500
King Green: $21,000 def. Terrance McKinney: $11,000
Robert Whittaker: $21,000 def. Nikita Krylov: $21,000
Gable Steveson: $4,000 def. Elisha Ellison: $4,000
Adrian Yanez: $11,000 def. Cody Garbrandt: $16,000
Luke Riley: $4,500 def. Kai Kamaka III: $6,000
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Wang Cong: $6,000 def. Tracy Cortez: $6,000
Damian Pinas: $4,000 def. Cesar Almeida: $6,000
Farid Basharat: $6,000 def. John Garza: $4,000
Ryan Gandra: $4,000 def. Zach Reese: $6,000
Alessandro Costa: $6,000 def. Cody Durden: $16,000
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:
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“UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2” – $275,000
Year-to-date total: $5,063,500
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: $44,181,500
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 329 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Conor McGregor nets $11k in return
