UFC Fight Night 105 Athlete Outfitting pay: Program payout total now exceeds $11 million

HALIFAX – Fighters from Sunday’s UFC Fight Night 105 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $122,500.

UFC Fight Night 105 took place at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The card aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Leading the way were a pair of octagon veterans. Travis Browne (18-6-1 MMA, 9-6-1 UFC), who lost to Derrick Lewis in the main event, and Johny Hendricks (18-6 MMA, 13-6 UFC), who defeated Hector Lombard in the co-main event, received $15,000 each for making their 16th and 19th trips to the UFC cage, respectively.

The full UFC Fight Night 105 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Derrick Lewis: $10,000
def. Travis Browne: $15,000

Johny Hendricks: $15,000
def. Hector Lombard: $5,000

Gavin Tucker: $2,500
def. Sam Sicilia: $10,000

Elias Theodorou: $5,000
def. Cezar Ferreira: $10,000

Sara McMann: $5,000
def. Gina Mazany: $2,500

Paul Felder: $5,000
def. Alessandro Ricci: $2,500

Santiago Ponzinibbio: $5,000
def. Nordine Taleb: $5,000

Randa Markos: $5,000
def. Carla Esparza: $2,500

Aiemann Zahabi: $2,500
def. Reginaldo Vieira: $2,500

Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $5,000
def. Jack Marshman: $2,500

Gerald Meerschaert: $2,500
def. Ryan Janes: $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 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: $707,500
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $11,030,500

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 105, check out the UFC Events section of the site.