UFC 209 Athlete Outfitting pay: Second-lowest pay-per-view payout in program history

LAS VEGAS – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 209 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $175,000.

UFC 209 took place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Leading the way was UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (17-3-1 MMA, 7-2-1 UFC), who earned a maximum payout of $40,000 as titleholder. “The Chosen One” earned a majority-decision win over Stephen Thompson (13-2-1 MMA, 8-2-1 UFC) in the main event.

The full UFC 209 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Tyron Woodley: $40,000
def. Stephen Thompson: $30,000

David Teymur: $2,500
def. Lando Vannata: $2,500

Daniel Kelly: $5,000
def. Rashad Evans: $20,000

Cynthia Calvillo: $2,500
def. Amanda Cooper: $2,500

Alistair Overeem: $10,000
def. Mark Hunt: $10,000

Marcin Tybura: $2,500
def. Luis Henrique: $2,500

Darren Elkins: $15,000
def. Mirsad Bektic: $2,500

Iuri Alcantara: $10,000
def. Luke Sanders: $2,500

Mark Godbeer: $2,500
def. Daniel Spitz: $2,500

Tyson Pedro: $2,500
def. Paul Craig: $2,500

Albert Morales: $2,500
def. Andre Soukhamthath: $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 2017 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:

• “UFC 209: Woodley vs. Thompson 2” – $175,000
• “UFC Fight Night 105: Lewis vs. Browne” – $122,500
• “UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie” – $215,000
• “UFC Fight Night 104: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie” – $90,000
• “UFC on FOX 23: Shevchenko vs. Pena” – $155,000
• “UFC Fight Night 103: Rodriguez vs. Penn” – $125,000

Year-to-date total: $882,500
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $11,205,500

For complete coverage of UFC 209, check out the UFC Events section of the site.