UFC 210 Athlete Outfitting pay: Champ Daniel Cormier leads second-highest payout of 2017

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC 210 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $205,000.

UFC 210 took place at KeyBank Center in Buffalo, N.Y., and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

Leading the way was UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier (19-1 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who earned a maximum Athlete Outfitting Policy payout of $40,000 for being a titleholder. “DC” defeated Anthony Johnson (22-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC) by second-round submission to defend his belt in the main event.

The total was the second-highest Athlete Outfitting payout for the UFC in 2017, trailing only February’s UFC 208.

The full UFC 210 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Daniel Cormier: $40,000
def. Anthony Johnson: $30,000

Gegard Mousasi: $10,000
def. Chris Weidman: $10,000

Cynthia Calvillo: $2,500
def. Pearl Gonzalez: $2,500

Thiago Alves: $20,000
def. Patrick Cote: $20,000

Charles Oliveira: $15,000
def. Will Brooks: $2,500

Myles Jury: $5,000
def. Mike De La Torre: $5,000

Kamaru Usman: $2,500
def. Sean Strickland: $5,000

Shane Burgos: $2,500
def. Charles Rosa: $2,500

Patrick Cummins: $5,000
def. Jan Blachowicz: $5,000

Desmond Green: $2,500
def. Josh Emmett: $2,500

Gregor Gillespie: $2,500
def. Andrew Holbrook: $2,500

Katlyn Chookagian: $2,500
def. Irene Aldana: $2,500

Magomed Bibulatov: $2,500
def. Jenel Lausa: $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 210: Cormier vs. Johnson 2” – $205,000
• “UFC Fight Night 107: Manuwa vs. Anderson” – $95,000
• “UFC Fight Night 106: Belfort vs. Gastelum” – $190,000
• “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: $1,372,500
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $11,695,500

For complete coverage of UFC 210, check out the UFC Events section of the site.