UFC on ESPN 70 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Derrick Lewis among leaders
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 on ESPN 70 took place at Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. The card aired on ESPN and streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC on ESPN 70 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Derrick Lewis: $21,000 def. Tallison Teixeira: $4,000
Stephen Thompson: $21,000 def. Gabriel Bonfim: $6,000
Steve Garcia: $6,000 def. Calvin Kattar: $11,000
Morgan Charriere: $4,500 def. Nate Landwehr: $6,000
Vitor Petrino: $6,000 def. Austen Lane: $6,000
Tuco Tokkos: $4,000 def. Junior Tafa: $6,000
Chris Curtis: $11,000 def. Max Griffin: $16,000
Jake Matthews: $21,000 def. Chidi Njokuani: $6,000
Eduarda Moura: $4,500 def. Lauren Murphy: $11,000
Valter Walker: $4,500 def. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $11,000
Mike Davis: $6,000 def. Mitch Ramirez: $4,000
Fatima Kline: $4,000 def. Melissa Martinez: $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: $3,676,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $34,694,000
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