MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 314 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $300,500.
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 314 took place at Kaseya Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC 314 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
* * * *
Alexander Volkanovski: $32,000
def. Diego Lopes: $32,000
Paddy Pimblett: $6,000
def. Michael Chandler: $6,000
Jean Silva: $4,500
def. Bryce Mitchell: $11,000
Yair Rodriguez: $16,000
def. Patricio Freire: $4,000
Dominick Reyes: $11,000
def. Nikita Krylov: $16,000
Dan Ige: $16,000
def. Sean Woodson: $6,000
Virna Jandiroba: $11,000
def. Yan Xiaonan: $11,000
Chase Hooper: $11,000
def. Jim Miller: $21,000
Julian Erosa: $16,000
def. Darren Elkins: $21,000
Michal Oleksiejczuk: $16,000
def. Sedriques Dumas: $6,000
Su Mudaerji: $6,000
def. Mitch Raposo: $4,000
Marco Tulio: $4,000
def. Tresean Gore: $4,500
Nora Cornolle: $4,500
def. Hailey Cowan: $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.
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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes” – $300,500
- “UFC on ESPN 65: Emmett vs. Murphy” – $161,000
- “UFC on ESPN 64: Moreno vs. Erceg” – $168,500
- “UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady” – $204,000
- “UFC Fight Night 254: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2” – $173,000
- “UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev” – $213,500
- “UFC Fight Night 253: Kape vs. Almabayev” – $134,500
- “UFC Fight Night 252: Cejudo vs. Song” – $185,000
- “UFC Fight Night 251: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues” – $168,000
- “UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2” – $254,500
- “UFC Fight Night 250: Adesanya vs. Imavov” – $137,500
- “UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano” – $306,000
- “UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2” – $173,500
Year-to-date total: $2,579,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $33,597,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 314.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 314 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Michael Chandler, Paddy Pimblett combine for $12,000
MIAMI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 314 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $300,500.
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 314 took place at Kaseya Center. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.
The full UFC 314 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
* * * *
Alexander Volkanovski: $32,000
def. Diego Lopes: $32,000
Paddy Pimblett: $6,000
def. Michael Chandler: $6,000
Jean Silva: $4,500
def. Bryce Mitchell: $11,000
Yair Rodriguez: $16,000
def. Patricio Freire: $4,000
Dominick Reyes: $11,000
def. Nikita Krylov: $16,000
Dan Ige: $16,000
def. Sean Woodson: $6,000
Virna Jandiroba: $11,000
def. Yan Xiaonan: $11,000
Chase Hooper: $11,000
def. Jim Miller: $21,000
Julian Erosa: $16,000
def. Darren Elkins: $21,000
Michal Oleksiejczuk: $16,000
def. Sedriques Dumas: $6,000
Su Mudaerji: $6,000
def. Mitch Raposo: $4,000
Marco Tulio: $4,000
def. Tresean Gore: $4,500
Nora Cornolle: $4,500
def. Hailey Cowan: $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.
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 2025 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:
- “UFC 314: Volkanovski vs. Lopes” – $300,500
- “UFC on ESPN 65: Emmett vs. Murphy” – $161,000
- “UFC on ESPN 64: Moreno vs. Erceg” – $168,500
- “UFC Fight Night 255: Edwards vs. Brady” – $204,000
- “UFC Fight Night 254: Vettori vs. Dolidze 2” – $173,000
- “UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev” – $213,500
- “UFC Fight Night 253: Kape vs. Almabayev” – $134,500
- “UFC Fight Night 252: Cejudo vs. Song” – $185,000
- “UFC Fight Night 251: Cannonier vs. Rodrigues” – $168,000
- “UFC 312: Du Plessis vs. Strickland 2” – $254,500
- “UFC Fight Night 250: Adesanya vs. Imavov” – $137,500
- “UFC 311: Makhachev vs. Moicano” – $306,000
- “UFC Fight Night 249: Dern vs. Ribas 2” – $173,500
Year-to-date total: $2,579,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $33,597,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 314.
