SALT LAKE CITY – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 92 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $137,500.
That total pushed the program’s total payout for 2016 past the $4 million mark.
UFC Fight Night 92 took place Saturday at Vivint Smart Home Arena in Salt Lake City. The event aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, featherweight prospect Yair Rodriguez (9-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) got off to a quick start with his high-flying, spin-laden style of striking. He then survived a valiant comeback effort from Alex Caceres (12-9 MMA, 7-7 UFC) and outlasted “Bruce Leeroy” for a split-decision win.
The veteran Caceres took home $10,000 for his appearance while relative newcomer Rodriguez is still on the program’s first payment tier and earned $2,500.
The night’s top earners included a pair of middleweights who met on the main card. Thales Leites (26-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) earned $15,000 for his third-round submission win over Chris Camozzi (24-11 MMA, 9-8 UFC), who also took home $15,000.
The full UFC Fight Night 92 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:
Yair Rodriguez: $2,500
def. Alex Caceres: $10,000
Dennis Bermudez: $10,000
def. Rony Jason: $5,000
Thales Leites: $15,000
def. Chris Camozzi: $15,000
Santiago Ponzinibbio: $5,000
def. Zak Cummings: $5,000
Trevor Smith: $10,000
def. Joseph Gigliotti: $2,500
Maryna Moroz: $2,500
def. Danielle Taylor: $2,500
Court McGee: $10,000
def. Dominique Steele: $2,500
Marcin Tybura: $2,500
def. Viktor Pesta: $2,500 vs.
David Teymur: $2,500
def. Jason Novelli: $2,500
Teruto Ishihara: $2,500
def. Horacio Gutierrez: $2,500
Cub Swanson: $15,000
def. Tatsuya Kawajiri: $5,000
Justin Ledet: $2,500
def. Chase Sherman: $2,500
Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, which appropriate the money generated by Reebok’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 2011 and later). Fighters with 1-5 bouts receive $2,500 per appearance; 6-10 bouts get $5,000; 11-15 bouts earn $10,000; 16-20 bouts pocket $15,000; and 21 bouts and more get $20,000. Additionally, champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000.
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 2016 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:
- “UFC Fight Night 92: Rodriguez vs. Caceres” – $137,500
- “UFC 201: Lawler vs. Woodley” – $205,000
- “UFC on FOX 20: Holm vs. Shevchenko” – $92,500
- “UFC Fight Night 91: McDonald vs. Lineker” – $125,000
- “UFC 200: Tate vs. Nunes” – $350,000
- The Ultimate Fighter 23 Finale – $175,000
- “UFC Fight Night 90: Dos Anjos vs. Alvarez” – $167,500
- “UFC Fight Night 89: MacDonald vs. Thompson” – $120,000
- “UFC 199: Rockhold vs. Bisping 2” – $297,500
- “UFC Fight Night 88: Almeida vs. Garbrandt” – $162,500
- “UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic” – $240,000
- “UFC Fight Night 87: Overeem vs. Arlovski” – $117,500
- “UFC 197: Jones vs. Saint Preux” – $222,500
- “UFC on FOX 19: Teixeira vs. Evans” – $120,000
- “UFC Fight Night 86: Rothwell vs. Dos Santos” – $107,500
- “UFC Fight Night 85: Hunt vs. Mir” – $110,000
- “UFC 196: McGregor vs. Diaz” – $220,000
- “UFC Fight Night 84: Silva vs. Bisping” – $120,000
- “UFC Fight Night 83: Cowboy vs. Cowboy” – $125,000
- “UFC Fight Night 82: Hendricks vs. Thompson” – $145,000
- “UFC on FOX 18: Johnson vs. Bader” – $137,500
- “UFC Fight Night 81: Dillashaw vs. Cruz” – $230,000
- “UFC 195: Lawler vs. Condit” – $172,500
Year-to-date total: $4,123,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $7,308,000
For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 92, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
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