UFC 328 Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts set new 2026 high

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UFC 328 fighters received a total of $371,000 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts, marking a new high for 2026. The event was held at Prudential Center and streamed on Paramount+.

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UFC 328 fighters earned $371,000 in payouts
Sean Strickland earned $32,000
Khamzat Chimaev earned $42,000
Event held at Prudential Center
Streamed on Paramount+

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NEWARK, N.J. – Fighters from Saturday's UFC 328 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $371,000.

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 328 took place at Prudential Center. The entire event streamed on Paramount+.

The full UFC 328 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:

Sean Strickland: $32,000 def. Khamzat Chimaev: $42,000

Joshua Van: $42,000 def. Tatsuro Taira: $32,000

Alexander Volkov: $16,000 def. Waldo Cortes-Acosta: $11,000

Sean Brady: $11,000 def. Joaquin Buckley: $16,000

King Green: $21,000 def. Jeremy Stephens: $21,000

Ateba Gautier: $4,500 def. Ozzy Diaz: $4,000

Yaroslav Amosov: $4,000 def. Joel Alvarez: $11,000

Grant Dawson: $11,000 def. Mateusz Rebecki: $6,000

Jim Miller: $21,000 def. Jared Gordon: $16,000

Roman Kopylov: $11,000 def. Marco Tulio: $4,500

Pat Sabatini: $11,000 def. William Gomis: $6,000

Baisangur Susurkaev: $4,000 def. Djorden Santos: $4,000

Jose Ochoa: $4,500 def. Clayton Carpenter: $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 2011 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.