Franchises · 2026 FDD · Wisconsin DFI filing 641050
UFC Gym franchise cost, unit revenue and closures
Opening a UFC Gym cost $601,896 to $1,641,489 in the 2026 FDD; the franchisor's revenue disclosure has no single unit figure; 49.2% of franchised units closed over three years.
Franchisor: UG Franchise Operations, LLC. FDD issued 2026-04-17. Fiscal year end 2025-12-31. Figures re-found on the cited page 2026-11-04.
What a unit costs to open
UFC GYM (Core), 8,000 to 12,000 square feet; a Jiu Jitsu gym totals $155,388 to $573,738 (page 25) and a Class by UFC GYM $252,457 to $566,500 (page 29).
What a unit pays the franchisor
| Initial franchise fee | $40,000 | Item 5, p. 14 |
|---|---|---|
| Royalty | Royalty Fee 6% of Gross Revenues, monthly | Item 6, p. 16 |
| Advertising fund | Marketing Fund contribution 2% of Gross Revenues, monthly | Item 6, p. 17 |
UFC GYM (Core); $30,000 for a Jiu Jitsu or Class by UFC GYM and $50,000 for a Signature or UFC FIT gym.
What a unit sells
Item 19 is optional and is the franchisor's own representation. It is shown here as filed, with the franchisor's measure, sample and period, and nothing is estimated where it is missing.
Item 19 present, no single unit figure. 2024 and 2025 square footage, member counts, revenue and dues per square foot for 25 company-owned or managed Signature/UFC FIT gyms; no franchised gym and no Core, Class or Jiu Jitsu gym is included (Item 19, p. 65).
Sample: 25 Managed Gyms (company-owned or run under a management services agreement) open all of 2024 and 2025; excludes 2 that opened in 2025, 3 that left management in 2025 and 1 that closed. Period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-12-31.
Revenue to investment
Undefined: Item 19 covers company-managed Signature gyms, not the franchised format.
How many units open and close
| Franchised units | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start of year | 61 | 61 | 66 |
| Opened | 9 | 14 | 4 |
| Terminated | 9 | 9 | 7 |
| Not renewed | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reacquired by franchisor | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceased, other reasons | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| End of year | 61 | 66 | 58 |
| Company-owned, end of year | 13 | 3 | 1 |
Item 20, Table 1 p. 66; Table 3 totals p. 68.
Closures are the franchisor's Item 20 counts of units terminated, not renewed, or ceased for other reasons, summed over 2023–2025 and divided by franchised units at the start of 2023. Units the franchisor reacquired are not closures. This is an Item 20 count, not a failure rate.
Source and method
Every figure above comes from the UFC Gym Franchise Disclosure Document issued 2026-04-17, as filed with the Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions (filing 641050, registry record). The PDF is the franchisor's and is not hosted here; the item and page beside each figure is where to check it. Item 7 and Item 20 tables were read cell by cell; Item 19 was read by hand; each Item 20 year was checked to sum (start + opened − exits = end) before it was recorded.
Four gym formats are offered (Jiu Jitsu, Class, Core and Signature/FIT). The record uses the Core gym, and Item 19 covers only 25 company-managed Signature gyms, so it says nothing about franchised units..
Informational only, not professional, legal or investment advice. Unitnomics computes from the filing and does not advise on, rank, or refer to any franchise. Last reviewed: November 2026.