UFC 320 fighters took home a combined $318,500 as a result of the promotion’s structured pay-outs.
Saturday night was a tough outing for Magomed Ankalaev, who was beaten by Alex Pereira in their rematch for the light heavyweight title.
While one champion lost his belt in his first title defense, another continued his campaign to be the best fighter of 2025.
Merab Dvalishvili dominated Cory Sandhagen to record his third defense of his bantamweight crown on October 4.
Both men, due to their statuses as defending champions, topped the UFC’s Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay after producing very different results.
Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty ImagesMagomed Ankalaev out earns Alex Pereira in UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay
The UFC’s Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay is a structure in place that financially rewards fighters for carrying out all of their code of conduct duties.
Covering aspects of fight week like media obligations and outfitting requirements, the system operates in a tier format.
While fighters will earn more or less depending on how many times they’ve competed under the UFC banner, champions and challengers earn a set amount, which is how you get instances like Khamzat Chimaev being out-earned by Dricus du Plessis at UFC 319.
Number of UFC or Zuffa-era WEC and Strikeforce fightsCompliance pay received1-3$4,0004-5$4,5006-10$6,00011-15$11,00016-20$16,00021+$21,000Title challenger$32,000Champion$42,000
Both of the defending champions at UFC 320 had very different nights, with Magomed Ankalaev getting taunted by Alex Pereira after he was stopped in the first round.
The Promotional Compliance Guidelines pay structure means that he will still take home more than ‘Poatan’, even if he’ll be leaving Las Vegas without the light heavyweight gold.
Outside of the title fights, Khalil Rountree Jr. and Josh Emmett were the highest earners on the card due to them now having 16-20 UFC fights under their belts.
Emmett, in fact, only reached this tier with his latest outing, having previously earned $11,000 when he fought earlier this year.
The full UFC 320 Fighter Guidelines Compliance pay figures are listed below.
UFC 320 fighterCompliance pay receivedAlex Pereira$32,000Magomed Ankalaev$42,000Merab Dvalishvili$42,000Cory Sandhagen$32,000Jiri Prochazka$6,000Khalil Rountree Jr.$16,000Youssef Zalal$11,000Josh Emmett$16,000Joe Pyfer$6,000Abus Magomedov$6,000Ateba Gautier$4,000Treston Vines$4,000Daniel Santos$4,500Yoo Joo-sang$4,000Jakub Wiklacz$4,000Patchy Mix$4,000Edmen Shahbazyan$11,000Andre Muniz$6,000Punahele Soriano$6,000Nikolay Veretennikov$4,500Yana Santos$11,000Macy Chiasson$11,000Farid Basharat$4,500Chris Gutierrez$11,000Ramiz Brahimaj$6,000Austin Vanderford$4,000Veronica Hardy$6,000Brogan Walker$4,000Jiri Prochazka took home an additional $100,000 in post-fight bonuses
Of course, the UFC’s Fighter Guidelines Compliance pay system isn’t the only way that athletes can receive some additional financial rewards.
UFC 320 saw the promotion hand out bonuses to four fighters, with Jiri Prochazka earning two.
Prochazka stopped Khalil Rountree in a wild fight-of-the-night winning bout, having also earned a performance bonus.
See the full list of bonus winners below:
Jiri Prochazka and Khalil Rountree Jr. – Fight of the nightAlex Pereira – Performance of the night for TKO win over Magomed Ankalaev in the first roundJiri Prochazka – Performance of the night for KO win over Khalil Rountree Jr. in the third roundJoe Pyfer – Performance of the night for submitting Abus Magomedov in the second round