UFC Fight Night 290 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Three vets lead card

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LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 290 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $199,500.

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 Fight Night 290 took place at Meta APEX. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.

The full UFC Fight Night 290 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

Brendan Allen: $16,000 def. Christian Leroy Duncan: $11,000

Jai Herbert: $11,000 def. Matheus Camilo: $4,500

Loopy Godinez: $16,000 def. Ketlen Souza: $6,000

Andre Fili: $21,000 def. Kai Kamaka III: $6,000

Otari Tanzilovi: $4,000 def. Malcolm Wellmaker: $4,500

Julius Walker: $4,500 def. Gerald Meerschaert: $21,000

Francisco Prado: $6,000 def. Ismael Bonfim: $6,000

Niko Price: $21,000 def. Leon Shahbazyan: $4,000

Brendson Ribeiro: $6,000 def. Felipe Franco: $4,000

Allen Frye Jr.: $4,000 def. RJ Harris: $4,000

Alice Pereira: $4,000 def. Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,500

Ernesta Kareckaite: $4,500 vs. Melissa Gatto: $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 2901 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 2026 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:

Year-to-date total: $7,405,000

2025 total: $8,441,500

2024 total: $8,280,500

2023 total: $8,131,000

2022 total: $8,351,500

2021 total: $6,167,500

Program-to-date total: $46,523,000

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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Fight Night 290 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Three vets lead card