UFC Fight Night 256 Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay: Gilbert Burns' $21,000 leads
LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 256 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $167,000.
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 256 took place at the UFC Apex. The entire card streamed on ESPN+.
The full UFC Fight Night 256 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:
Michael Morales: $6,000def. Gilbert Burns: $21,000
Mairon Santos: $4,000def. Sodiq Yusuff: $6,000
Nursulton Ruziboev: $4,500def. Dustin Stoltzfus: $6,000
Melquizael Costa: $6,000def. Julian Erosa: $16,000
Gabe Green: $6,000def. Matheus Camilo: $4,000
Jared Gordon: $16,000def. Thiago Moises: $11,000
Yadier del Valle: $4,000def. Connor Matthews: $4,000
Luana Santos: $4,500def. Tainara Lisboa: $4,000
Denise Gomes: $6,000def. Elise Reed: $6,000
HyunSung Park: $4,000def. Carlos Hernandez: $6,000
Tecia Pennington: $16,000def. Luana Pinheiro: $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 2561 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: $3,258,500
2024 total: $8,280,500
2023 total: $8,188,000
2022 total: $8,351,500
2021 total: $6,167,500
Program-to-date total: $34,276,000
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