UFC Fight Night 289 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay is second-lowest of 2026

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 289 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $151,000. The program, a comprehensive plan that includes outfitting requirements, media obligations and other items under the fighter code of conduct, replaces the previous pa

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LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 289 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $151,000.

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 289 took place at Meta APEX. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.

The full UFC Fight Night 289 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

Raul Rosas Jr.: $6,000 vs. Raoni Barcelos: $16,000

Norma Dumont: $11,000 vs. Ailin Perez: $6,000

Luis Hernandez: $4,000 vs. Sedriques Dumas: $6,000

Mehemmedeli Osmanli: $0 vs. Ilimbek Akylbek: $0

Melissa Amaya: $0 vs. Tina Black: $0

Brady Hiestand: $4,500 vs. Rinya Nakamura: $6,000

Rodolfo Vieira: $11,000 vs. Robert Bryczek:

$4,500

Rodolfo Bellato: $6,000 vs. Christian Edwards: $4,000

Elves Brener: $6,000 vs. Josiah Harrell: $4,000

Montel Jackson: $11,000 vs. Ricky Simon: $16,000

John Castaneda: $6,000 vs. Heili Alateng: $6,000

Vanessa Demopoulos: $11,000 vs. Yazmin Jauregui: $6,000

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 2891 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.