Aleksei Oleinik received a paltry payout for his involvement in a UFC video game, but his estranged former spouse seems to have already snagged it from him. The 48-year-old mixed martial arts veteran recently mentioned this on an Instagram stream he was doing regarding the Ultimate Fighting Championship paying him $250 last year for being in the EA UFC 5 video game.
UFC fighters are compensated at an annual rate for the use of their likeness within the game, with Oleinik’s last UFC fight being in October 2022 on a run beginning in the Summer of 2014. Via the 80 fight MMA vet’s IG stream, with an excerpt posted to X account @Home_of_Fight, Oleinik said,
“The UFC signed a contract with me to use my name about 8 years ago and they’re sending me money every year. In 2025 they sent $250 and my ex-wife took it pretty fast. She transferred it to her own bank account. We had a mutual bank account and I used it for receiving payments from the UFC.”
The fighter with the UFC title defense record comments on his EA UFC earnings
The fighter pay conversation is an ever-present topic for UFC fighters, and in the localized context of EA UFC video game payouts, it’s intriguing to turn it back to May 2024 when a UFC icon commented on how much he has been paid for his role within that franchise.
Demetrious Johnson did this on his personal YouTube channel when the former UFC flyweight kingpin mentioned that his first payout for being in the EA game was $25,000 based on a certain amount of desire from users to play while utilizing his character.
‘Mighty Mouse’ mentioned that the pay was dictated by how often users chose to play with him, and Johnson mentioned how ecstatic he was simply to be making money for something that didn’t involve him getting punched in the face. When wrapping up his thoughts on the ancillary rights-related matter, Demetrious Johnson stated [via MMA Fighting],
“They’re always tracking your data and keeping all the analytics. I think that’s fair. It’s based on your popularity in the game. So if everybody and their mom keeps playing me, I will get a bigger check.”