UFC Fight Night 78 Reebok-sponsor pay: Diego Sanchez, Scott Jorgensen top $130K list

MONTERREY, Mexico – Fighters from Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 78 event at Monterrey Arena in Monterrey, Mexico, took home UFC Athlete Outfitting (Reebok sponsorship) pay totaling $130,000.

In the FOX Sports 1 headliner, Neil Magny (17-4 MMA, 10-3 UFC) took home a split-decision victory over a visibly shocked Kelvin Gastelum (11-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) by scores of 47-48, 48-47, and 48-47. Magny is quickly making his way up the compensation ladder and pocketed $10,000 for his appearance, while Gastelum took home $5,000.

“The Ultimate Fighter 1” winner Diego Sanchez (25-8 MMA, 14-8 UFC) took home an event high $20,000 for his decision loss to Ricardo Lamas (16-4 MMA, 7-2 UFC) in the night’s co-feature.

Longtime UFC and WEC veteran Scott Jorgensen (15-12 MMA, 4-8 UFC) also took home $20,000 in a losing effort, as an ankle injury forced an early end to his preliminary bout with Alejandro Perez (16-6 MMA, 2-1 UFC).

The full UFC Fight Night 78 UFC Athlete Outfitting (Reebok sponsorship) payouts included:

Neil Magny: $10,000
def. Kelvin Gastelum: $5,000

Ricardo Lamas: $10,000
def. Diego Sanchez: $20,000

Henry Cejudo: $2,500
def. Jussier Formiga: $5,000

Erick Montano: $2,500
def. Enrique Marin: $2,500

Enrique Barzola: $2,500
def. Horacio Gutierrez: $2,500

Leandro Silva: $2,500
def. Efrain Escudero: $10,000

Erik Perez: $5,000
def. Taylor Lapilus: $2,500

Bartosz Fabinski: $2,500
def. Hector Urbina: $2,500

Alejandro Perez: $2,500
def. Scott Jorgensen: $20,000

Andre Fili: $2,500
def. Gabriel Benitez: $2,500

Alvaro Herrera: $2,500
def. Vernon Ramos: $2,500

Polo Reyes: $2,500
def. Cesar Arzamendia: $2,500

Michel Prazeres: $2,500
def. Valmir Lazaro: $2,500

Under the new UFC Athlete Outfitting program’s payout tiers, fighters are paid based on their total number of UFC bouts, as well as Zuffa-era WEC (January 2007 and later) and Zuffa-era Strikeforce (April 2011 and later) fights. Competitors with 1-5 bouts receive $2,500 per appearance; 6-10 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.

In addition to experience-based pay, 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.

Full 2015 UFC-Reebok sponsorship payouts:

• “UFC Fight Night 78: Magny vs. Gastelum” – $130,000
• “UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm” – $245,000
• “UFC Fight Night 77: Belfort vs. Henderson 3” – $160,000
• “UFC Fight Night 76: Holohan vs. Smolka” – $62,500
• “UFC 192: Cormier vs. Gustafsson” – $192,500
• “UFC Fight Night 75: Barnett vs. Nelson” – $102,500
• “UFC 191: Johnson vs. Dodson 2” – $192,500
• “UFC Fight Night 74: Holloway vs. Oliveira” – $142,500
• “UFC Fight Night 73: Teixeira vs. Saint Preux” – $107,500
• “UFC 190: Rousey vs. Correia” – $202,500
• “UFC on FOX 16: Dillashaw vs. Barao 2” – $212,500
• “UFC Fight Night 72: Bisping vs. Leites” – $110,000
• “UFC Fight Night 71: Mir vs. Duffee” – $137,500
• “The Ultimate Fighter 21 Finale: Ellenberger vs. Thompson” – $90,000
• “UFC 189: Mendes vs. McGregor” – $235,000

Year-to-date total: $2,322,500

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 78, check out the UFC Events section of the site.