Welcome to another edition of Payout Perspective. Better later than never, we write about UFC 197 taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena with the return of Jon Jones. Jones takes care of OSP Jon Jones returned to the UFC octagon to handily defeat Ovince St. Preux via unanimous decision. OSP was a late replacement […]
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TUF 23 Episode 2 draws 387,000 viewers
The second episode of TUF 23 on FS1 drew 387,000 viewers Wednesday night according to Sports TV Ratings. It is a drop of approximately 20% from its debut. TUF drew 228,000 viewers in the adult 18-49 demo. In the second episode of the season, Khalil Rountree faced Syndicate MMA teammate Cory Hendricks. Hendricks submitted Rountree […]
UFC 197 Prelims: 835,000 viewers
The UFC 197 Prelims drew an average rating of 835,000 viewers on Saturday night on FS1. The event was the lowest since UFC 192 in October 2015. The UFC 197 Prelims featured Sergio Pettis as he defeated Chris Kelades. Payout Perspective: For those wondering, UFC 192 featured Daniel Cormier taking on Alexander Gustafsson. The ratings […]
UFC on Fox 19 final overnight rating and prelims
UFC on Fox 19 Saturday drew an average rating of 2.5 million viewers on Saturday according to Nielsen. The prelims which preceded the main card on Fox drew 1.4 million viewers. The main card peaked with 2.8 million viewers. The prelims which featured Michael Chiesa submitting Beneil Dariush drew a 0.9 rating in the adult […]
UFC Fight Night 86 draws 781K; Prelims 443K
UFC Fight Night 86 drew an average viewership of 781,000 viewers on FS1 Sunday afternoon according to Sports TV Ratings. The UFC Prelims which preceded the main card on the network drew an average viewership of 443,000 viewers. UPDATED: Per Nielsen, the main card peaked at 1 million viewers between 1:45-2:00pm PT. The Prefight show […]