UFC lightweight Johnny Case had been on a 12 fight win streak, four of them in the UFC. At UFC Fight Night 85 in Brisbane, Australia, he faced Victoria, Australia’s Jake Matthews, who also sported an impressive record, at 10-1.

Case was the odds on favorite to win it, but the Aussie dug down deep in front of his countrymen, to get the win, The contest earned earn the Fight of the Night, with $50,000 performance bonus awards going to each fighter.

Jake Matthews defeated Johnny Case by Submission (RNC, Round 3, 3:45)

The pair were not the only fighters to received extra income.

UFC fighters received revenue in addition to their contract pay. There can be additional “locker room” bonuses. Main event fighters can receive a tiered cut of the PPV proceeds, for those shows on PPV. Four $50,000 performance bonuses are handed out each show. And fighters receive Athlete Outfitting income via the Reebok Deal.

$50,000 Fight of the Night Performance Bonus
Jake Matthews defeated Johnny Case by Submission (RNC, Round 3, 3:45)

$50,000 Performance Bonus
Mark Hunt defeated Frank Mir by KO (Punch, Round 1, 3:01)

$50,000 Performance Bonus
Neil Magny defeated Hector Lombard by TKO (Strikes, Round 3, 0:46)

Reebok Pay
The Reebok Deal pays fighter to exclusively wear 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

Mark Hunt: $10,000
beat Frank Mir: $20,000

Neil Magny: $10,000
beat Hector Lombard: $5,000

Jake Matthews: $2,500
beat Johnny Case: $2,500

Daniel Kelly: $2,500
beat Antonio Carlos Junior: $2,500

Steve Bosse: $2,500
beat James Te Huna: $5,000

Bec Rawlings: $2,500
beat Seo Hee Ham: $2,500

Alan Jouban: $2,500
beat Brendan O’Reilly: $2,500

Dan Hooker: $2,500
beat Mark Eddiva: $2,500

Leslie Smith: $2,500
beat Rin Nakai: $2,500

Viscardi Andrade: $2,500
beat Richard Walsh: $2,500

Ross Pearson: $15,000
beat Chad Laprise: $2,500

Alan Patrick: $2,500
beat Damien Brown: $2,500

Figures calculated by MMA Junkie.

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