UFC Fight Night 86 Athlete Outfitting pay: Despite loss, Gabriel Gonzaga tops list

ZAGREB, Croatia – Fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 86 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $107,500.

UFC Fight Night 86 took place Sunday at Zagreb Arena in Zagreb, Croatia. The card aired on FOX Sports following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

In the night’s main event, former UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos (18-4 MMA, 12-3 UFC) earned an impressive one-sided decision win over Ben Rothwell (36-10 MMA, 6-4 UFC).

Dos Santos picked up $10,000 for his appearance, while Rothwell netted $5,000.

In the night’s co-feature, heavyweight slugger Derrick Lewis (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) scored a first-round stoppage of onetime heavyweight title challenger Gabriel Gonzaga (17-11 MMA, 12-10 UFC). Lewis scored $5,000, while veteran Gonzaga took home an event high $20,000.

The full UFC Fight Night 86 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Junior Dos Santos: $10,000
def. Ben Rothwell: $5,000

Derrick Lewis: $5,000
def. Gabriel Gonzaga: $20,000

Francis Ngannou: $2,500
def. Curtis Blaydes: $2,500

Timothy Johnson: $2,500
def. Marcin Tybura: $2,500

Jan Blachowicz: $2,500
def. Igor Pokrajac: $10,000

Maryna Moroz: $2,500
def. Cristina Stanciu: $2,500

Zak Cummings: $2,500
def. Nicolas Dalby: $2,500

Mairbek Taisumov: $5,000
def. Damir Hadzovic: $2,500

Alejandro Perez: $2,500
def. Ian Entwistle: $2,500

Damian Stasiak: $2,500
def. Filip Pejic: $2,500

Lucas Martins: $5,000
def. Robert Whiteford: $2,500

Jared Cannonier: $2,500
def. Cyril Asker: $2,500

Bojan Velickovic: $2,500
def. Alessio Di Chirico: $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 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: $1,367,500
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $4,552,500

For more on UFC Fight Night 86, check out the UFC Events section of the site.