​LAS VEGAS — Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 329 event collected a combined UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $275,000. The program, which governs outfitting standards, media commitments and other elements of the fighter code of conduct, replaces the former UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy payments. UFC 329 was held at T-Mobile Arena and streamed in its entirety on Paramount+.
Prize money on the night included Max Holloway earning $21,000 in a win over Conor McGregor, who took home $11,000. Benoit Saint Denis received $11,000 for his win against Paddy Pimblett, who earned $6,000. Mario Bautista was paid $11,000 for defeating Cory Sandhagen, who earned $16,000. Brandon Royval took $11,000 for defeating Lone’er Kavanagh, who received $4,500. King Green earned $21,000 in defeating Terrance McKinney, who got $11,000. Robert Whittaker won $21,000 in a victory over Nikita Krylov, who earned $21,000. Gable Steveson received $4,000 for his win against Elisha Ellison, who also earned $4,000. Adrian Yanez earned $11,000 for defeating Cody Garbrandt, who took home $16,000. Luke Riley was paid $4,500 for his win over Kai Kamaka III, who earned $6,000. Wang Cong received $6,000 for defeating Tracy Cortez, who also earned $6,000. Damian Pinas earned $4,000 for his win over Cesar Almeida, who earned $6,000. Farid Basharat was paid $6,000 for defeating John Garza, who earned $4,000. Ryan Gandra earned $4,000 for defeating Zach Reese, who earned $6,000. Alessandro Costa earned $6,000 for defeating Cody Durden, who earned $16,000.
Under the UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program’s payout structure, which is anchored to the money generated by Venum’s long-term sponsorship of the UFC, fighters are compensated according to their total UFC bouts, including Zuffa-era WEC fights (from January 2007 onward) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce bouts (from April 2011 onward). The tiers are as follows: fighters with 1-3 bouts receive $4,000 per appearance; 4-5 bouts receive $4,500; 6-10 bouts receive $6,000; 11-15 bouts receive $11,000; 16-20 bouts receive $16,000; and 21 bouts or more receive $21,000. In addition, champions earn $42,000 while title challengers collect $32,000.
Beyond experience-based pay, UFC fighters also receive ongoing royalty payments amounting to 20-30 percent of any UFC merchandise sold that features their likeness, per UFC officials.
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 generated $275,000 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay. The year-to-date total stands at $5,063,500, with 2025 projected to reach $8,441,500 and 2024 at $8,280,500. The 2023 total is $8,131,000, 2022 is $8,351,500, and 2021 is $6,167,500, bringing the program-to-date total to $44,181,500.
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