UFC Fight Night 109 drew 496,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon. The Prelims, which preceded the main card on FS1 drew 353,000 viewers per ShowBuzz Daily.
According to Nielsen, the main card peaked at 665,000 viewers between 3:30-3:45pm ET. A replay of the card later that night drew 128,000 viewers. It should be noted that the card did go up against the Indianapolis 500 which drew a 10 share on Sunday afternoon which is big.
The main card featured the return of Alexander Gustafsson in Sweden as he took on Glover Teixeira in the main event. Gus won via 5th round stoppage. The event drew 0.19 in the A18-49 demo.
The prelims featured Pedro Munhoz and Damian Stasiak in the last fight of the prelim card. Munhoz won the matchup of bantamweights via unanimous decision. The event drew 0.13 in the A18-49 demo.
The prefight show, which aired at 7am on the west coast (10am ET), on FS1 drew 109,000 viewers and 0.05 in the A18-49 demo. The post-fight show on FS1 drew 277,000 viewers and 0.11 in the A18-49 demo. The post-fight on FS1 went from 1:03pm-1:30pm PT (4:03-4:30pmET).
In other UFC programming on FS1 that day, the UFC 212 countdown on FS1 later that night drew 182,000 viewers and 0.06 in the A18-49 demo.
Payout Perspective:
The ratings reflect the fact that this event occurred on the middle day of a 3 day holiday weekend for most. Also, it occurred in the morning for those on the west coast with the prelims starting at 8am and the main card at 10am. It is the lowest-rated UFC Fight Night this year and the lowest-rated since 2015. Through 6 televised events, the UFC Fight Night main cards are averaging 890,000 viewers. The prelims are averaging 659,000 viewers.
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