UFC Fight Night Columbus drew 677,000 viewers on Saturday night on ESPN per Nielsen via ShowBuzz Daily. The prelims scored 593,000 viewers.
UFC Fight Night Columbus featured heavyweights Curtis Blaydes and Chris Daukaus in the main event. Blaydes stopped Daukaus in the second round.
The main card drew 241,000 viewers in the A18-49 demo. The prelims drew 217,000 in the A18-49 demo.
The main card placed 11th overall in cable while the prelims ended up 13th overall.
The main card drew 0.18 in the A18-49 demo, 0.12 in F18-49, 0.25 M18-49, 0.12 A18-34, 0.12 A18-34, 0.09 F12-34, 0.10 M12-34, 0.23 A25-54 and 0.34 in over 50.
The prelims drew 0.17 in the A18-49, 0.10 in F18-49, 0.24 in M18-49, 0.12 A18-34, 0.07F12-34, 0.14 M12-34, 0.18 A25-54, 0.29 over 50.
Payout Perspective:
Overall, pretty good ratings considering that the events took place the same night as the NCAA Tournament. The ratings ramped up from prelims to main card which is a good sign of the hardcore fan base.
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