UFC Fight Night 125 Athlete Outfitting pay: John Dodson paid despite scratched fight

Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 125 event took home UFC Athlete Outfitting pay, a program that launched after the UFC’s deal with Reebok, totaling $151,500.

UFC Fight Night 125 took place at Mangueirinho Gymnasium in Belem, Para, Brazil. The card aired on FS1 following early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

Leading the way was headliner Lyoto Machida (23-8 MMA, 15-8 UFC), who along with a split-decision win in the main event, received a $20,000 payout for being the only fighter on the card with 21-plus fights under the program structure.

The full UFC Fight Night 125 UFC Athlete Outfitting payouts included:

Lyoto Machida $20,000
def. Eryk Anders: $3,500

Valentina Shevchenko: $5,000
def. Priscila Cachoeira: $3,500

Michel Prazeres: $5,000
def. Desmond Green: $3,500

Timothy Johnson: $5,000
def. Marcelo Golm: $3,500

Douglas Silva de Andrade: $5,000
def. Marlon Vera: $5,000

Thiago “Marreta” Santos: $10,000
def. Anthony Smith: $10,000

Sergio Moraes: $5,000
def. Tim Means: $15,000

Alan Patrick: $5,000
def. Damir Hadzovic: $3,500

Polyana Viana: $3,500
def. Maia Stevenson: $3,500

Iuri Alcantara: $15,000
def. Joe Soto: $5,000

Deiveson Figueiredo: $3,500
def. Joseph Morales: $3,500

John Dodson: $10,000

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 1-3 bouts receive $3,500 per appearance; 4-10 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 125: Machida vs. Anders” – $151,500
• “UFC on FOX 27: Jacare vs. Brunson 2” – $146,000
• “UFC 220: Miocic vs. Ngannou” – $249,500
• “UFC Fight Night 124: Stephens vs. Choi” – $135,000

Year-to-date total: $682,000
2017 total: $6,295,000
2016 total: $7,138,000
2015 total: $3,185,000
Program-to-date total: $17,300,000

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 125, check out the UFC Events section of the site.