ABU DHABI – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 282 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $160,500.
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 282 took place at Etihad Arena on Yas Island. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
Magomed Ankalaev: $16,000 def. Bogdan Guskov: $6,000
Ramazan Temirov: $4,000 def. Steve Erceg: $6,000
Magomed Zaynukov: $4,000 def. Damian Rzepecki: $4,000
Rizvan Kuniev: $4,000 def. Tyrell Fortune: $4,000
Abubakar Vagaev: $4,000 def. Saygid Izagakhmaev: $4,000
Valter Walker: $6,000 def. Thomas Petersen: $6,000
Muhammad Saidov: $4,000 def. Dustin Jacoby: $16,000
Sam Patterson: $6,000 def. Santiago Ponzinibbio: $21,000
Axel Sola: $4,000 def. Ismael Bonfim: $6,000
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Magomed Tuchalov: $4,000 def. Brendson Ribeiro: $6,000
Nurullo Aliev: $4,500 def. Mike Davis: $6,000
Abdul Hussein: $4,000 def. Cody Gibson: $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 2821 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.
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“UFC Fight Night 282: Ankalaev vs. Guskov” – $160,500
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“UFC Fight Night 281: Du Plessis vs. Usman” – $151,500
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“UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2” – $275,000
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“UFC Fight Night 280: Fiziev vs. Torres” – $162,000
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“UFC Fight Night 279: Kape vs. Horiguchi 2” – $168,000
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“UFC Freedom 250: Topuria vs. Gaethje” – $241,500
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“UFC Fight Night 278: Muhammad vs. Bonfim” – $194,000
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“UFC Fight Night 277: Song vs. Figueiredo” – $215,000
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“UFC Fight Night 276: Allen vs. Costa” – $167,000
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“UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland” – $371,000
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“UFC Fight Night 274: Sterling vs. Zalal” – $239,500
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“UFC Fight Night 273: Burns vs. Malott” – $176,500
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“UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg” – $312,000
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“UFC Fight Night 272: Moicano vs. Duncan” – $151,500
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“UFC Fight Night 271: Adesanya vs. Pyfer” – $239,000
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“UFC Fight Night 270: Evloev vs. Murphy” – $137,000
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“UFC Fight Night 269: Emmett vs. Vallejos” – $238,500
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“UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2” – $261,000
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“UFC Fight Night 268: Moreno vs. Kavanagh” – $175,000
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“UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira” – $206,500
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“UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2” – $234,000
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“UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett” – $269,500
Year-to-date total: $5,375,500
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: $44,493,500
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 282 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: One veteran gets $21,000
