UFC 329 competitors collectively received $275,000 in UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts, with the event taking place at T-Mobile Arena and streaming in full on Paramount+.
The program, which replaced the previous UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy, awarded payments to a lineup that included Max Holloway, Conor McGregor, Benoit Saint Denis, Paddy Pimblett, Mario Bautista, Cory Sandhagen, Brandon Royval, Lone'er Kavanagh, King Green, Terrance McKinney, Robert Whittaker, Nikita Krylov, Gable Steveson, Elisha Ellison, Adrian Yanez, Cody Garbrandt, Luke Riley, Kai Kamaka III, Wang Cong, Tracy Cortez, Damian Pinas, Cesar Almeida, Farid Basharat, John Garza, Ryan Gandra, Zach Reese, Alessandro Costa and Cody Durden.
According to the payout structure, fighters with 1-3 UFC bouts receive $4,000 per appearance, those with 4-5 bouts receive $4,500, 6-10 bouts receive $6,000, 11-15 bouts receive $11,000, 16-20 bouts receive $16,000, and athletes with 21 or more bouts earn $21,000. At UFC 329, Max Holloway received $21,000 in compliance pay, while Conor McGregor received $11,000.
The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program covers outfitting requirements, media obligations and other elements under the fighter code of conduct. In addition to event-based payments, fighters receive in perpetuity royalty payments of 20-30 percent of UFC merchandise sold that bears their likeness.
