LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 235 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $170,500.
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.
UFC Fight Night 235 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 235 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Nassourdine Imavov: $6,000 def. Roman Dolidze: $6,000
Renato Moicano: $11,000 def. Drew Dober: $21,000
Randy Brown: $16,000 def. Muslim Salikhov: $6,000
Natalia Silva: $4,500 def. Viviane Araujo: $11,000
Aliaskhab Khizriev: $4,000 vs. Makhmud Muradov: $6,000
Charlie Radtke: $4,000 def. Gilbert Urbina: $4,000
Molly McCann: $11,000 def. Diana Belbita: $6,000
Charles Johnson: $6,000 def. Azat Maksum: $4,000
Themba Gorimbo: $4,000 def. Pete Rodriguez: $4,000
Jeong Yeong Lee: $4,000 def. Blake Bilder: $4,000
Luana Carolina: $6,000 def. Julija Stoliarenko: $6,000
Marquel Mederos: $4,000 def. Landon Quinones: $4,000
Jamal Pogues: $4,000 def. Thomas Petersen: $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 2351 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.
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 2024 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
“UFC Fight Night 235: Dolidze vs. Imavov” – $170,500 “UFC 297: Strickland vs. Du Plessis” – $285,500 “UFC Fight Night 234: Ankalaev vs. Walker 2” – $159,500Year-to-date total: $615,500 2023 total: $8,188,000 2022 total: $8,351,500 2021 total: $6,167,500 Program-to-date total: $23,322,500
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 235.
