Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 273 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $176,500.
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 273 took place at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC Fight Night 273 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Mike Malott: $6,000 def. Gilbert Burns: $21,000
Charles Jourdain: $16,000 def. Kyler Phillips: $6,000
Jai Herbert: $6,000 def. Mandel Nallo: $4,000
Jasmine Jasudavicius: $11,000 def. Karine Silva: $6,000
Gauge Young: $4,000 def. Thiago Moises: $16,000
Marcio Barbosa: $4,000 def. Dennis Buzukja: $4,500
Robert Valentin: $4,500 def. Julien Leblanc: $4,000
Gokhan Saricam: $4,000 def. Tanner Boser: $11,000
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Melissa Croden: $4,000 def. Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,500
JJ Aldrich: $16,000 def. Jamey-Lyn Horth: $6,000
John Castaneda: $6,000 vs. Mark Vologdin: $4,000
John Yannis: $4,000 def. Jamie Siraj: $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 2731 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 273: Burns vs. Malott” – $176,500
Year-to-date total: $2,842,000
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: $41,980,000
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Winnipeg Venum pay: Gilbert Burns gets $21,000 in final fight
