UFC Fight Night 94 performance bonuses and Reebok money

Fighters in the UFC are compensated via several means, including a contracted amount to show and win, sometimes locker room bonuses of varying amounts, performance bonuses, Reebok money, and for the most elite fighters, a cut of the PPV.

The locker room bonuses are informal, and not public. The cut of the PPV, if any, is likewise private, although details have been made public via court cases more than once.

Most athletic commissions make public the show and win money, usually early in the following week. But the four $50,000 performance bonuses are publicly announced. Usually, there is one bonus each to the fighters in the Fight of the Night, and then one each to winners in two outstanding fights.

The Reebok money is based on tenure, and can thus be readily calculated.

Performance bonuses can pop on sometimes for the newest fighters on the card, but at UFC Fight Night 94, and four went to main card events.

$50,000 Fight of the Night
Evan Dunham defeated Rick Glenn by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

$50,000 Performance of the Night
Chas Kelly defeated Maximo Blanco by Technical Submission (Anaconda Choke, Round 1, 0:19)

$50,000 Performance of the Night
Michael Johnson defeated Dustin Poirier by Knockout (Punches, Round 1, 1:35)

Fight of the Night highlights:

Reebok Pay
Under the UFC Athlete Outfitting policy, fighters are compensated for wearing Reebok apparel in the Octagon, and during fight week. The income is based on ZUFFA-era tenure in the UFC, or top tier promotions ZUFFA has acquired like Strikeforce and WEC.
1-5 bouts gets $2,500
6-10 bouts gets $5,000
11-15 bouts gets $10,000
16-20 bouts gets $15,000
21 bouts + gets $20,000
Champions earn $40,000 while title challengers get $30,000

UFC 203 Reebok Pay:

Michael Johnson: $10,000
beat Dustin Poirier: $15,000

Derek Brunson: $10,000
beat Uriah Hall: $5,000

Evan Dunham: $15,000
beat Rick Glenn: $2,500

Roan Carneiro: $5,000
beat Kenny Robertson: $5,000

Islam Makhachev: $2,500
beat Chris Wade: $5,000

Chas Skelly: $5,000
beat Maximo Blanco: $5,000

Gabriel Benitez: $2,500
beat Sam Sicilia: $10,000

Belal Muhammad: $2,500
beat Augusto Montano: $2,500

Antonio Carlos Junior: $5,000
beat Leonardo Augusto Leleco: $2,500

Jose Quinonez: $2,500
beat Joey Gomez: $2,500

Randy Brown: $2,500
beat Erick Montano: $2,500

Alejandro Perez: $2,500
beat Albert Morales: $2,500

Total: $125,000

The program has now paid out $8,113,000 since its inception in July of 2015. It is sad to see a fighter in the co-main making only $5,000; however, the co-main in the Bellator MMA show the day before made $0.00, so it needs to be judged in the context of a radically declining sponsorship market.

H/T MMAjunkie