Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 267 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $207,500.
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.
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UFC Fight Night 267 took place at Toyota Center in Houston. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.
The full UFC Fight Night 267 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Sean Strickland: $21,000 def. Anthony Hernandez: $11,000
Uros Medic: $6,000 def. Geoff Neal: $11,000
Melquizael Costa: $6,000 def. Dan Ige: $21,000
Serghei Spivac: $11,000 def. Ante Delija: $4,000
Jacobe Smith: $4,000 def. Josiah Harrell: $4,000
Michel Pereira: $11,000 def. Zach Reese: $6,000
Carlos Leal: $4,500 def. Chidi Njokuani: $6,000
Alibi Idiris: $4,000 def. Ode Osbourne: $6,000
Alden Coria: $4,000 def. Luis Gurule: $4,000
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Joselyne Edwards: $11,000 def. Nora Cornolle: $6,000
Punahele Soriano: $11,000 def. Ramiz Brahimaj: $6,000
Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani: $4,000 def. Phil Rowe: $6,000
Jordan Leavitt: $6,000 def. Yadier del Valle: $4,000
Carli Judice: $4,500 def. Juliana Miller: $4,500
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 2671 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.
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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:
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“UFC Fight Night 267: Strickland vs. Hernandez” – $207,500
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“UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira” – $206,500
Year-to-date total: $1,151,500
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: $40,289,500
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Houston Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Strickland nets $21k
