UFC 313 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Alex Pereira nets $42,000 for entering as champ

USA Today

09-03-2025

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 313 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $213,500.
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 313 took place at T-Mobile Arena. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPNews/Disney+ and ESPN+.
The full UFC 313 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
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Magomed Ankalaev: $32,000
def. Alex Pereira: $42,000
Justin Gaethje: $11,000
def. Rafael Fiziev: $6,000
Ignacio Bahamondes: $6,000
def. Jalin Turner: $11,000
Amanda Lemos: $11,000
def. Iasmin Lucindo: $6,000
Mauricio Ruffy: $4,000
King Green: $21,000
Joshua Van: $6,000
def. Rei Tsuruya: $4,000
Brunno Ferreira: $6,000
def. Armen Petrosyan: $6,000
Carlos Leal: $4,000
def. Alex Morono: $21,000
Mairon Santos: $4,000
def. Francis Marshall: $4,500
Ozzy Diaz: $4,000
def. Djorden Santos: $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:
Year-to-date total: $1,572,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $32,590,000
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie's event hub for UFC 313.