UFC 190's Reebok pay: Demian Maia earns top non-title sponsorship payout

Demian Maia

With the new UFC-Reebok sponsorship program, the fighters from Saturday’s UFC 190 event took home payouts totaling $202,500.

UFC 190 took place at Rio de Janeiro’s HSBC Arena, and in the pay-per-view headliner, UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey earned a quick knockout victory over Bethe Correia.

As a champion, Rousey earned $40,000, and as a challenger, Correia earned $30,000. Preliminary-card fighter and UFC vet Demian Maia earned the highest payday – $20,000 – outside of the title-fight pay.

The full UFC 190 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts included:

Champ Ronda Rousey ($40,000) def. Bethe Correia ($30,000)

Mauricio Rua ($10,000) def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira ($5,000)

Glaico Franca ($2,500) def. Fernando Bruno ($2,500)

Reginaldo Vieira ($2,500) def. Dileno Lopes ($2,500)

Stefan Struve ($10,000) def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira ($10,000)

Antonio Silva ($5,000) def. Soa Palelei ($5,000)

Claudia Gadelha ($2,500) def. Jessica Aguilar ($2,500)

Demian Maia ($20,000) def. Neil Magny ($10,000)

Patrick Cummins ($5,000) def. Rafael Cavalcante ($5,000)

Warlley Alves ($2,500) def. Nordine Taleb ($2,500)

Iuri Alcantara ($10,000) def. Leandro Issa ($2,500)

Vitor Miranda ($2,500) def. Clint Hester ($5,000)

Guido Cannetti ($2,500) def. Hugo Viana ($5,000)

Under the new sponsorship program’s payout tiers, fighters are paid based on their total UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce (April 2011 and later) fights. Competitors 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.

2015 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:

Year-to-date total: $987,500

For complete coverage of UFC 190, check out the UFC Events section of the site.