LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 251 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $168,000.
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 251 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 251 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Jared Cannonier: $16,000
def. Gregory Rodrigues: $6,000
Youssef Zalal: $11,000
def. Calvin Kattar: $11,000
Edmen Shahbazyan: $11,000
def. Dylan Budka: $4,000
Nazim Sadykhov: $4,500
def. Ismael Bonfim: $4,500
Andre Petroski: $6,000
def. Rodolfo Vieira: $6,000
Jose Delgado: $4,000
def. Connor Matthews: $4,000
Angela Hill: $21,000
def. Ketlen Souza: $4,500
Rafael Estevam: $4,000
def. Jesus Aguilar: $4,500
Gabriel Bonfim: $4,500
def. Khaos Williams: $6,000
Elijah Smith: $4,000
def. Vince Morales: $6,000
Valter Walker: $4,000
def. Don’Tale Mayes: $11,000
Julia Avila: $6,000
def. Jacqueline Cavalcanti: $4,500
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 2511 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 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: $1,039,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $32,057,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC Fight Night 251.
