UFC Fight Night 85 Athlete Outfitting pay: Despite loss, Frank Mir leads way with $20k

BRISBANE, Australia – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 85 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $110,000.

UFC Fight Night 85 took place Saturday at Brisbane Entertainment Centre in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. The card aired on FOX Sports 1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir (18-11 MMA, 16-11 UFC), who was defeated by knockout in the opening round of the main event, took home an event-high $20,000. Checking in just behind him was lightweight veteran Ross Pearson (19-10 MMA, 11-7 UFC), who took home $15,000 for his preliminary-card win over Chad Laprise (10-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC).

Heavyweight slugger Mark Hunt (12-10-1 MMA, 7-4-1 UFC), who downed Mir in the main event, took home $10,000, as did Neil Magny (18-4 MMA, 11-3 UFC), who scored a rousing TKO win over Hector Lombard (34-5-1 MMA, 3-3 UFC) in the night’s co-feature.

The full UFC 196 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Mark Hunt: $10,000
def. Frank Mir: $20,000

Neil Magny: $10,000
def. Hector Lombard: $5,000

Jake Matthews: $2,500
def. Johnny Case: $2,500

Daniel Kelly: $2,500
def. Antonio Carlos Junior: $2,500

Steve Bosse: $2,500
def. James Te Huna: $5,000

Bec Rawlings: $2,500
def. Seo Hee Ham: $2,500

Alan Jouban: $2,500
def. Brendan O'Reilly: $2,500

Dan Hooker: $2,500
def. Mark Eddiva: $2,500

Leslie Smith: $2,500
def. Rin Nakai: $2,500

Viscardi Andrade: $2,500
def. Richard Walsh: $2,500

Ross Pearson: $15,000
def. Chad Laprise: $2,500

Alan Patrick: $2,500
def. Damien Brown: $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 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: $1,370,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $4,550,000

For more on UFC Fight Night 85, check out the UFC Events section of the site.