UFC 197 Reebok Payouts: Demetrious Johnson Leads The Pack
UFC 197 is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. Demetrious Johnson topped the list with ,000 while Henry Cejudo, Jon Jones, and Ovince Saint Preux earned ,000.
UFC 197 took place at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on Saturday, April 23rd, 2016. The main card aired on pay-per-view while the prelims aired on FOX Sports 1 and UFC Fight Pass.
In the main event, Saint Preux fought Jones for the interim UFC light heavyweight title and in the co-main event, Johnson defended his flyweight title against Cejudo. The main card featured five bouts while the prelims featured six bouts.
The full payouts include:
Jon Jones: ,000 def. Ovince Saint Preux: $30,000
Demetrious Johnson: $40,000 def. Henry Cejudo: $30,000
Edson Barboza: $10,000 def. Anthony Pettis: $10,000
Robert Whittaker: ,000 def. Rafael Natal: $10,000
Yair Rodriguez: $2,500 def. Andre Fili: $5,000
Sergio Pettis: $5,000 def. Chris Kelades: $2,500
Danny Roberts: $2,500 def. Dominique Steele: $2,500
Carla Esparza: $2,500 def. Juliana Lima: $2,500
James Vick: $2,500 def. Glaico Franca: $2,500
Walt Harris: $2,500 def. Cody East: $2,500
Marcos Rogerio de Lima: $2,500 def. Clint Hester: $5,000
Kevin Lee: $5,000 def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000
