UFC Fight Night 63 attendance, gate and bonuses

MMA Junkie reports the attendance, gate and bonuses for Saturday afternoon’s UFC Fight Night 63. There was no “Fight of the Night” bonus as 4 received bonus checks for stoppages.

Chad Mendes, Dustin Poirier, Julianna Pena and Timothy Johnson all earned $50,000 bonuses for their wins on Saturday. Johnson was the sole fighter on the Prelim card to earn a bonus.

In addition, the Saturday afternoon event drew 5,417 fans for a live gate of $545,604. Despite the lowest attendance at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, Virginia, it received the highest gate out of the 3 cards held there by the UFC.

Per MMA Junkie:

• UFC Fight Night 63 (April 2015) – 5,417 attendance for $545,604
• UFC on FUEL TV 3 (May 2012) – 6,668 attendance for $343,175
• UFC Fight Night 20 (January 2010) – 8.078 attendance for $753,962

UFC on Fuel TV 3 featured the Korean Zombie taking on Dustin Poirier. It drew 173,000 viewers on Fuel TV. UFC on FUEL TV 3 was on a Wednesday.

UFC Fight Night 20 featured Gray Maynard (who fought in the Prelims) taking on Nate Diaz.

Payout Perspective:

The Patriot Center is on the campus of George Mason University and its capacity for basketball is 10,000. It’s the lowest attended event at the Patriot Center despite having the highest gate which may be an indication that either ticket prices have gone up since 2012 and/or less comps are being given out. Of course, we do not know this since the comps are rarely divulged anymore. Perhaps the holiday weekend and early start may have contributed to the low attendance. Still, the gate is good for these type of events.