MMA Payout

The Business of Combat Sports

ratings

UFC on Fox 5 Payout Perspective

by 13 Comments

Welcome to a special edition of Payout Perspective as we take a look at UFC on Fox 5 from the KeyArena in Seattle, Washington.   In the main event, Benson Henderson defeated Nate Diaz to retain the lightweight title. The Smooth One Dominates Benson Henderson beat up Nate Diaz for 5 rounds to retain his lightweight […]

UFC on Fox 5 receives 3.41 million viewers

by 9 Comments

Television By Numbers reports that UFC on Fox 5 last night scored 3.41 million viewers and won the 8:00pm time slot. It received a 1.6 rating for the 18-49 adult demo. UFC on Fox 5 did not have stiff competition in its time slot (“Frosty the Snowman” on CBS was second with a 1.1 rating). […]

Bellator 82: 156,000 viewers

by 1 Comment

MMA Junkie reports that Bellator 82 received a viewer average of 156,000 viewers.  It brings the average of Season 7 to 165,000 viewers. Bellator 82 featured the final for the welterweight tournament. Bellator 74: 190,000 viewers Bellator 75: 145,000 Bellator 76: 175,000 Bellator 77: 149,000 Bellator 78: 154,000 Bellator 79:  220,000 Bellator 80:  148,000 Bellator 81:  149,000 Bellator 82: 156,000 Payout […]

TUF moving to Tuesdays?

by 2 Comments

MMA Junkie reports that The Ultimate Fighter may be moving to Tuesday nights starting in 2013 with Jon Jones and Chael Sonnen as coaches. The move takes the show off of Fridays which has had poor ratings since airing on Fridays. The news is based on an ad placed in the UFC’s magazine as no […]

UFC 154 PPV buy estimates between 680-700K

by 11 Comments

MMA Fighting reports that GSP’s return to UFC 154 garnered between 680,000 to 700,000 PPV buys.  During the UFC’s Conference Call this past Tuesday Dana White sounded pleased with the PPV buys as he called GSP the “PPV King.” The estimated buy rate would be the highest since Silva-Sonnen II this past July.  That event […]