Gilbert Burns received a card-high $21,000 in Promotional Guidelines Compliance program for his retirement-fight loss at UFC Winnipeg.

Fighters from Saturday's UFC Fight Night 273 event took home UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance pay totaling $176,500.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 Fight Night 273 took place at Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The entire card streamed on Paramount+.The full UFC Fight Night 273 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts included:Mike Malott: $6,000 def. Gilbert Burns: $21,000Charles Jourdain: $16,000 def.

Kyler Phillips: $6,000Jai Herbert: $6,000 def. Mandel Nallo: $4,000Jasmine Jasudavicius: $11,000 def. Karine Silva: $6,000Gauge Young: $4,000 def.

Thiago Moises: $16,000Marcio Barbosa: $4,000 def. Dennis Buzukja: $4,500Robert Valentin: $4,500 def. Julien Leblanc: $4,000Gokhan Saricam: $4,000 def.

Tanner Boser: $11,000Melissa Croden: $4,000 def. Daria Zhelezniakova: $4,500JJ Aldrich: $16,000 def. Jamey-Lyn Horth: $6,000John Castaneda: $6,000 vs.

Mark Vologdin: $4,000John Yannis: $4,000 def. Jamie Siraj: $4,000Under 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 2731 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.Full 2026 UFC Promotional Guidelines Compliance payouts:"UFC Fight Night 273: Burns vs. Malott" – $176,500"UFC 327: Prochazka vs. Ulberg" – $312,000"UFC Fight Night 272: Moicano vs.

Duncan" – $151,500"UFC Fight Night 271: Adesanya vs. Pyfer" – $239,000"UFC Fight Night 270: Evloev vs. Murphy" – $137,000"UFC Fight Night 269: Emmett vs.

Vallejos" – $238,500"UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2" – $261,000"UFC Fight Night 268: Moreno vs. Kavanagh" – $175,000"UFC Fight Night 267: Strickland vs.

Hernandez" – $207,500"UFC Fight Night 266: Bautista vs. Oliveira" – $206,500"UFC 325: Volkanovski vs. Lopes 2" – $234,000"UFC 324: Gaethje vs. Pimblett" – $269,500Year-to-date total: $2,842,0002025 total: $8,441,5002024 total: $8,280,5002023 total: $8,131,0002022 total: $8,351,5002021 total: $6,167,500Program-to-date total: $41,980,000This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC Winnipeg Venum pay: Gilbert Burns gets $21,000 in final fight