UFC Fight Night 285 fighters receive $181,000 in compliance pay

Fighters who competed at UFC Fight Night 285 in Sacramento received a combined $181,000 in UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay, with several experienced veterans taking home the largest payouts on the card.

The event took place Saturday at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California, with Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues meeting in the main event.

The UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance program covers a range of requirements for fighters, including outfitting rules, media responsibilities and other obligations under the promotion's code of conduct. It replaced the UFC Athlete Outfitting Policy.

Spivac, Nzechukwu and Haqparast lead UFC Fight Night 285 payouts

The biggest individual compliance payments at UFC Fight Night 285 were $16,000.

Serghei Spivac received $16,000 for his fight against Vitor Petrino, while Kennedy Nzechukwu and Nasrat Haqparast also earned $16,000 each for their respective bouts against Shamil Gaziev and Chris Padilla.

Main-event fighters Anthony Hernandez and Gregory Rodrigues each collected $11,000.

Roman Dolidze also earned $11,000 for his fight against Reinier de Ridder.

The full UFC Fight Night 285 Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts were:

Anthony Hernandez: $11,000 vs. Gregory Rodrigues: $11,000

Serghei Spivac: $16,000 vs. Vitor Petrino: $6,000

Reinier de Ridder: $6,000 vs. Roman Dolidze: $11,000

MarQuel Mederos: $4,500 vs. Mason Jones: $6,000

Carli Judice: $4,500 vs. Jeisla Chaves: $4,000

Anthony Wint: $4,000 vs. Terrance Chatman: $4,000

Jamall Emmers: $6,000 vs. Lerryan Douglas: $4,000

Shamil Gaziev: $6,000 vs. Kennedy Nzechukwu: $16,000

Chris Padilla: $6,000 vs. Nasrat Haqparast: $16,000

Marcio Barbosa: $4,000 vs. Ryan Kuse: $4,000

Stan Dorsainvil: $6,000 vs. Gauge Young: $4,500

Jackson McVey: $4,500 vs. Wes Schultz: $6,000

Shanelle Dyer: $4,000 vs. Elise Reed: $6,000

The combined total for the card came to $181,000.

How UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay works

Payments under the program are funded by money generated through the UFC's sponsorship agreement with Venum.

Unlike a fighter's contracted purse or performance bonuses, compliance payments are determined primarily by experience. The system counts a fighter's total UFC appearances, along with eligible bouts from the Zuffa-era WEC and Strikeforce.

Fighters with one to three eligible bouts receive $4,000 per appearance, while those with four or five receive $4,500. Competitors with six to 10 bouts earn $6,000, with the payment rising to $11,000 for 11 to 15 bouts.

Those with 16 to 20 appearances receive $16,000, while fighters with at least 21 eligible bouts earn $21,000.

UFC champions receive $42,000 under the program, while title challengers are paid $32,000.

Fighters are also entitled to royalty payments of between 20 and 30 percent from UFC merchandise sold bearing their likeness, according to UFC officials.

UFC compliance payments top $6.2 million in 2026

The $181,000 distributed following UFC Fight Night 285 pushed the UFC's Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts for 2026 to $6.241 million.

UFC 330: Makhachev vs. Machado Garry produced one of the largest totals of the year at $327,000, while UFC 328: Chimaev vs. Strickland remains the highest-paying event under the program in 2026 at $371,000.

Other major totals included $312,000 at UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg, $275,000 at UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 and $269,500 at UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett.

By comparison, the UFC distributed $8.4415 million in 2025, up from $8.2805 million in 2024 and $8.131 million in 2023.

Since the program was introduced, fighters have received a combined $45.359 million in Promotional Guidelines Compliance payments.