LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 269 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $238,500.
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 269 took place at Meta APEX. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC Fight Night 269 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Kevin Vallejos: $4,500 def. Josh Emmett: $16,000
Gillian Robertson: $16,000 def. Amanda Lemos: $11,000
Jose Delgado: $4,500 def. Andre Fili: $21,000
Marwan Rahiki: $4,000 def. Harry Hardwick: $4,000
Ion Cutelaba: $16,000 def. Oumar Sy: $4,500
Charles Johnson: $11,000 def. Bruno Silva: $11,000
Myktybek Orolbai: $6,000 def. Chris Curtis: $11,000
Vitor Petrino: $6,000 def. Steven Asplund: $4,000
Elijah Smith: $4,000 def. SuYoung You: $4,500
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Manoel Sousa: $4,000 def. Bolaji Oki: $4,500
Eryk Anders: $16,000 def. Brad Tavares: $21,000
Bia Mesquita: $4,000 def. Montse Rendon: $4,500
Hecher Sosa: $4,000 def. Luan Lacerda: $4,500
Piera Rodriguez: $6,000 def. Sam Hughes: $11,000
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 2691 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: $1,826,000
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: $40,964,000
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Vegas 114 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: $4,500 for headliner
