UFC Fight Night 138 Official Results, Bonuses and Reebok Sponsorship Payout

UFC Fight Night 138 took place on Saturday October 20, 2018 at Avenir Centre in Moncton, Canada. The main card aired on FS1 while the televised prelims on FS2 while the early prelims on UFC Fight Pass.

The event drew a reported 6,282 attendees for a live gate of $691,957 CSD (approx. $528,211.03 USD). Below you will find the complete and official results including the fight bonus and Reebok Sponsorship Payout.

In the main event, Anthony Smith took on Volkan Oezdemir and was able to hurt him with strikes and got the takedown to move to his back and sink in the rear-naked choke to have Oezdemir tap in Round 3 at the 4:26 mark. In the co-main event, Michael Johnson took on Artem Lobov as he staggered him but couldn’t put him away. At the end Johnson defeated Lobov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

Anthony Smith, Don Madge, Nasrat Haqparast and Thibault Gouti each earned an extra $50k bonus. Haqparast and Gouti earned the “Fight of the Night” while Smith and Madge each won “Performance of the Night.”

Fighters took home their Reebok Sponsorship Payout totaling $162,500. Coming in first place was Ed Herman taking home $20,000 and coming in second place was Michael Johnson and Gian Villante taking home $15,000. The program tier are as follows: 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. Also, 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.

UFC Fight Night 138 Reebok Sponsorship Payout:

Anthony Smith: $10,000

Volkan Oezdemir: $4,000

Michael Johnson: $15,000

Artem Lobov: $5,000

Misha Cirkunov: $5,000

Patrick Cummins: $10,000

Andre Soukhamthath: $4,000

Jonathan Martinez: $3,500

Gian Villante: $15,000

Ed Herman: $20,000

Court McGee: $10,000

Alex Garcia: $5,000

Sean Strickland: $5,000

Nordine Taleb: $5,000

Thibault Gouti: $5,000

Nasrat Haqparast: $3,500

Calvin Kattar: $4,000

Chris Fishgold: $3,500

Talita Bernardo: $3,500

Sarah Moras: $4,000

Don Madge: $3,500

Te Edwards: $3,500

Arjan Bhullar: $3,500

Marcelo Golm: $3,500

Stevie Ray: $5,000

Jessin Ayari: $3,500

UFC Fight Night 138 official results:

Anthony Smith def. Volkan Oezdemir via submission (rear-naked choke) in Round 3, 4:26

Michael Johnson def. Artem Lobov via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Misha Cirkunov def. Patrick Cummins via submission (arm-triangle choke) in Round 1, 2:40

Andre Soukhamthath def. Jonathan Martinez via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)

Gian Villante def. Ed Herman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-29)

Court McGee def. Alex Garcia via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-28)

Sean Strickland def. Nordine Taleb via TKO (punches) in Round 2, 3:10

Nasrat Haqparast def. Thibault Gouti via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-27, 30-26)

Calvin Kattar def. Chris Fishgold via TKO (punches) in Round 1, 4:11

Talita Bernardo def. Sarah Moras via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Don Madge def. Te Edwards via knockout (high kick) in Round 2, 0:14

Arjan Bhullar def. Marcelo Golm via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)

Stevie Ray def. Jessin Ayari via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

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