When the UFC finalized the terms of its Reebok deal with the athletes, it was decided that fighters would be paid based on tenure. Here are the numbers for UFC Fight Night 89:
Stephen Thompson: $5,000
def. Rory MacDonald: $10,000
Donald Cerrone: $20,000
def. Patrick Cote: $15,000
Steve Bosse: $2,500
def. Sean O’Connell: $5,000
Olivier Aubin-Mercier: $5,000
def. Thibault Gouti: $2,500
Joanne Calderwood: $2,500
def. Valerie Letourneau: $2,500
Jason Saggo: $2,500
def. Leandro Silva: $2,500
Misha Cirkunov: $2,500
def. Ion Cutelaba: $2,500
Krzysztof Jotko: $5,000
def. Tamdan McCrory: $5,000
Joe Soto: $2,500
def. Chris Beal: $2,500
Elias Theodorou: $2,500
def. Sam Alvey: $5,000
Randa Markos: $2,500
def. Jocelyn Jones-Lybarger: $2,500
Colby Covington: $2,500
def. Jonathan Meunier: $5,000
Ali Bagautinov: $5,000
def. Geane Herrera: $2,500
source: mmajunkie.com
Overall, athletes at UFC 199 received $297,500 in sponsorship revenue from Reebok. The figure represents the most monies received by athletes at an event, but that is just result of which athletes fought on the card and their tenure.
The amount each athlete is paid is based on their tenure with the organization:
1-5 bouts get $2,500
6-10 bouts get $5,000
11-15 bouts get $10,000
16-20 bouts get $15,000
21 bouts + get $20,000





