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Total Attendance
Even as the Ultimate Fighting Championship surges in virtually every measurable popularity metric, including Pay Per View buyrates, television ratings, and merchandise sales, enormous room for growth remains in its capacity for large venue ticket sales. Even in 2010, the average fan attendance for recent UFC events remained decidedly middle-tier, with overall attendance rates for major UFC Pay Per View events hovering between 10,000 and 20,000 fans. The venues supporting UFC live events are almost exclusively "arena" (sub-40,000 person) class venues as opposed to "stadium" (40,000 person and over) class venues.
Those who doubt the ability of mixed martial arts to expand into large-scale baseball, football, and European soccer stadium venues need only look to the history of live attendance of combat sporting events to prove otherwise. As early as July 4, 1921, barely two decades into the nascent rise of professional boxing as a major American spectator sport, more than 90,000 fans attended the light heavyweight boxing "Fight of the Century" pitting Jack Dempsey against Frenchman Georges Carpentier just across the river from New York City. Dempsey-Carpentier was a landmark sporting event, the first of any sport to gross over $1,000,000 from a live gate, and the first to be broadcast on live radio. From that time on, major boxing events were routinely held in front of audiences in excess of 60,000 fans in venues such as the old Yankee Stadium. More than thirty championship boxing bouts in all were held in Yankee Stadium before its demolition in 2008. Attendance totals of roughly 50,000 were not unusual, such as the 47,000 who witnessed an aging "Sugar" Ray Robinson fall to Joey Maxim in June of 1952.
Recent UFC fans might also be surprised to learn that history's largest mixed martial arts sporting events as measured by fan attendance have taken place exclusively outside of the United States. The current record for live attendance of an MMA event is now (and surely will be for some years to come) the August 2002 inaugural Pride Shockwave event held in Tokyo National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan. Reportedly 71,000 fans attended the event, a truly massive crowd for any event regardless of the sport. Pride Shockwave featured Mirko Filipovic defeating national hero Kazushi Sakuraba in the main event, and the event was such a success that the promotion's annual Shockwave series continued to draw some of the largest crowds in MMA history for years to come. Indeed, as is amply demonstrated by the listing below, 19 of the 20 largest events in MMA history as measured by fan attendance were Pride FC events.
The three largest UFC events to date as measured by fan attendance, UFC 124, UFC 97 and UFC 83, were also each held outside of the United States, as well as in the same venue, Montreal, Quebec, Canada's Bell Center. Over 21,000 fans were in attendance for each of the three events.
Total Attendance (311)
| Event | Name | Date | Attendance | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pride Shockwave | 2002.08.28 | 71,000 | ||||
| Pride Final Conflict 2003 | 2003.11.09 | 67,451 | ||||
| UFC 129 | St. Pierre vs. Shields | 2011.04.30 | 55,724 | |||
| Pride Shockwave 2005 | 2005.12.31 | 49,801 | ||||
| Pride Shockwave 2006 | 2006.12.31 | 48,709 | ||||
| Pride Shockwave 2004 | 2004.12.31 | 48,398 | ||||
| Pride Grand Prix 2000 Opening Round | 2000.01.30 | 48,316 | ||||
| Pride 1 | 1997.10.11 | 47,860 | ||||
| Pride Final Conflict 2004 | 2004.08.15 | 47,629 | ||||
| Pride Total Elimination 2005 | 2005.04.23 | 45,423 | ||||
| Pride Critical Countdown 2004 | 2004.06.20 | 43,711 | ||||
| Pride Total Elimination 2004 | 2004.04.25 | 42,110 | ||||
| Pride Total Elimination 2003 | 2003.08.10 | 40,316 | ||||
| Pride Shockwave 2003 | 2003.12.31 | 39,716 | ||||
| Pride Grand Prix 2000 Finals | 2000.05.01 | 38,429 | ||||
| Fields Dynamite!! 2009 | 2009.12.31 | 35,000 | ||||
| Pride 10 | Return of the Warriors | 2000.08.27 | 35,000 | |||
| Pride 15 | Raging Rumble | 2001.07.29 | 27,323 | |||
| Pride 12 | Cold Fury | 2000.12.09 | 26,882 | |||
| Pride 28 | High Octane | 2004.10.31 | 24,028 | |||
| UFC 124 | St. Pierre vs. Koscheck 2 | 2010.12.11 | 23,152 | |||
| Pride 29 | Fists of Fire | 2005.02.20 | 22,047 | |||
| UFC 97 | Redemption | 2009.04.18 | 21,451 | |||
| UFC 83 | Serra vs. St. Pierre 2 | 2008.04.19 | 21,390 | |||
| UFC 144 | Edgar vs. Henderson | 2012.02.25 | 21,000 | |||
| UFC 158 | St. Pierre vs. Diaz | 2013.03.16 | 20,145 | |||
| UFC 68 | Uprising | 2007.03.03 | 19,049 | |||
| Dynamite!! USA | 2007.06.02 | 18,340 | ||||
| UFC 140 | Jones vs. Machida | 2011.12.10 | 18,303 | |||
| Strikeforce | Shamrock vs. Gracie | 2006.03.10 | 18,265 | |||
| UFC 127 | Penn vs Fitch | 2011.02.26 | 18,186 | |||
| UFC 113 | Machida vs Shogun 2 | 2010.05.08 | 17,647 | |||
| EliteXC | Destiny | 2007.02.10 | 17,465 | |||
| UFC 110 | Nogueira vs. Velasquez | 2010.02.20 | 17,431 | |||
| UFC 103 | Franklin vs. Belfort | 2009.09.19 | 17,428 | |||
| UFC 101 | Declaration | 2009.08.08 | 17,411 | |||
| UFC 154 | St. Pierre vs. Condit | 2012.11.17 | 17,249 | |||
| UFC 120 | Bisping vs. Akiyama | 2010.10.16 | 17,133 | |||
| UFC 96 | Jackson vs. Jardine | 2009.03.07 | 17,033 | |||
| Fields Dynamite!! 2010 | 2010.12.31 | 17,000 | ||||
| UFC 111 | St-Pierre vs Hardy | 2010.03.27 | 17,000 | |||
| UFC on FOX 2 | Evans vs. Davis | 2012.01.28 | 16,963 | |||
| UFC 115 | Liddell vs Franklin | 2010.06.12 | 16,915 | |||
| UFC 153 | Silva vs. Bonnar | 2012.10.13 | 16,844 | |||
| UFC 152 | Jones vs. Belfort | 2012.09.22 | 16,800 | |||
| UFC 105 | Couture vs Vera | 2009.11.14 | 16,693 | |||
| UFC 82 | Pride of a Champion | 2008.03.01 | 16,431 | |||
| UFC 123 | Rampage vs. Machida | 2010.11.20 | 16,404 | |||
| UFC 135 | Jones vs. Rampage | 2011.09.24 | 16,344 | |||
| Strikeforce | Shamrock vs. Le | 2008.03.29 | 16,326 | |||
| UFC 75 | Champion vs Champion | 2007.09.08 | 16,235 | |||
| UFC 136 | Edgar vs Maynard 3 | 2011.10.08 | 16,164 | |||
| UFC on FOX 6 | Johnson vs. Dodson | 2013.01.26 | 16,091 | |||
| UFC 149 | Faber vs. Barao | 2012.07.21 | 16,089 | |||
| UFC 102 | Couture vs. Nogueira | 2009.08.29 | 16,088 | |||
| UFC on FOX 4 | Shogun vs. Vera | 2012.08.04 | 16,080 | |||
| UFC 77 | Hostile Territory | 2007.10.20 | 16,054 | |||
| UFC 119 | Mir vs Cro Cop | 2010.09.25 | 15,811 | |||
| UFC 90 | Silva vs Cote | 2008.10.25 | 15,359 | |||
| UFC 85 | Bedlam | 2008.06.07 | 15,327 | |||
| UFC 69 | Shootout | 2007.04.07 | 15,269 | |||
| UFC 159 | Jones vs. Sonnen | 2013.04.27 | 15,227 | |||
| Strikeforce | Shamrock vs. Diaz | 2009.04.11 | 15,211 | |||
| UFC 148 | Silva vs. Sonnen 2 | 2012.07.07 | 15,104 | |||
| UFC 87 | Seek and Destroy | 2008.08.09 | 15,087 | |||
| UFC 104 | Machida vs Shogun | 2009.10.24 | 14,892 | |||
| UFC 94 | St-Pierre vs. Penn 2 | 2009.01.31 | 14,885 | |||
| UFC 121 | Lesnar vs. Velasquez | 2010.10.23 | 14,856 | |||
| Affliction 1 | Banned | 2008.07.19 | 14,832 | |||
| UFC 84 | Ill Will | 2008.05.24 | 14,773 | |||
| UFC 60 | Hughes vs Gracie | 2006.05.27 | 14,765 | |||
| UFC 161 | Evans vs. Henderson | 2013.06.15 | 14,754 | |||
| Strikeforce | Evolution | 2009.12.19 | 14,749 | |||
| UFC 88 | Breakthrough | 2008.09.06 | 14,736 | |||
| UFC 71 | Liddell vs Jackson | 2007.05.26 | 14,728 | |||
| UFC 131 | Carwin vs. Dos Santos | 2011.06.11 | 14,685 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 8 | Silva vs. Stann | 2013.03.02 | 14,682 | |||
| UFC 146 | Dos Santos vs. Mir | 2012.05.26 | 14,674 | |||
| UFC 65 | Bad Intentions | 2006.11.18 | 14,666 | |||
| UFC 52 | Couture vs. Liddell 2 | 2005.04.16 | 14,562 | |||
| UFC on FX 2 | Alves vs. Kampmann | 2012.03.02 | 14,537 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 9 | Mousasi vs. Latifi | 2013.04.06 | 14,506 | |||
| UFC on FOX 5 | Henderson vs. Diaz | 2012.12.08 | 14,387 | |||
| UFC 91 | Couture vs Lesnar | 2008.11.15 | 14,272 | |||
| UFC 114 | Jackson vs Evans | 2010.05.29 | 14,246 | |||
| UFC 118 | Edgar vs. Penn 2 | 2010.08.28 | 14,168 | |||
| UFC 92 | The Ultimate 2008 | 2008.12.27 | 14,103 | |||
| UFC 78 | Validation | 2007.11.17 | 14,071 | |||
| Strikeforce | Carano vs. Cyborg | 2009.08.15 | 13,976 | |||
| UFC 107 | Penn vs. Sanchez | 2009.12.12 | 13,896 | |||
| UFC 139 | Shogun vs. Henderson | 2011.11.19 | 13,832 | |||
| UFC 59 | Reality Check | 2006.04.15 | 13,814 | |||
| UFC 141 | Lesnar vs. Overeem | 2011.12.30 | 13,793 | |||
| UFC 76 | Knockout | 2007.09.22 | 13,770 | |||
| UFC 66 | Liddell vs. Ortiz 2 | 2006.12.30 | 13,761 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 24 | Nogueira vs. Davis | 2011.03.26 | 13,741 | |||
| UFC 155 | Dos Santos vs. Velasquez 2 | 2012.12.29 | 13,561 | |||
| UFC 108 | Evans vs Silva | 2010.01.02 | 13,529 | |||
| UFC 54 | Boiling Point | 2005.08.20 | 13,520 | |||
| UFC on FOX 7 | Henderson vs. Melendez | 2013.04.20 | 13,506 | |||
| Pride 11 | Battle of the Rising Sun | 2000.10.31 | 13,500 | |||
| UFC 41 | Onslaught | 2003.02.28 | 13,401 | |||
| Pride 27 | Inferno | 2004.02.01 | 13,366 | |||
| UFC 95 | Sanchez vs. Stevenson | 2009.02.21 | 13,268 | |||
| UFC 40 | Vendetta | 2002.11.22 | 13,265 | |||
| UFC 157 | Rousey vs. Carmouche | 2013.02.23 | 13,257 | |||
| Affliction 2 | Day of Reckoning | 2009.01.24 | 13,228 | |||
| UFC 73 | Stacked | 2007.07.07 | 13,183 | |||
| UFC 132 | Cruz vs Faber II | 2011.07.02 | 13,109 | |||
| UFC 150 | Henderson vs. Edgar 2 | 2012.08.11 | 13,027 | |||
| UFC 8 | David vs Goliath | 1996.02.16 | 13,000 | |||
| UFC 117 | Silva vs Sonnen | 2010.08.07 | 12,917 | |||
| Pride 33 | The Second Coming | 2007.02.24 | 12,911 | |||
| UFC 125 | Resolution | 2011.01.01 | 12,874 | |||
| UFC 99 | The Comeback | 2009.06.13 | 12,854 | |||
| UFC 130 | Rampage vs Hamill | 2011.05.28 | 12,753 | |||
| UFC 116 | Lesnar vs Carwin | 2010.07.03 | 12,740 | |||
| WEC 41 | Brown vs. Faber 2 | 2009.06.07 | 12,706 | |||
| WEC 34 | Faber vs. Pulver | 2008.06.01 | 12,682 | |||
| UFC 128 | Shogun vs Jones | 2011.03.19 | 12,619 | |||
| UFC 98 | Evans vs. Machida | 2009.05.23 | 12,606 | |||
| UFC 63 | Hughes vs Penn | 2006.09.23 | 12,604 | |||
| WEC 48 | Aldo vs Faber | 2010.04.24 | 12,555 | |||
| UFC 32 | Showdown in the Meadowlands | 2001.06.29 | 12,500 | |||
| UFC 160 | Velasquez vs. Silva 2 | 2013.05.25 | 12,380 | |||
| UFC 49 | Unfinished Business | 2004.08.21 | 12,100 | |||
| UFC 56 | Full Force | 2005.11.19 | 12,000 | |||
| UFC 53 | Heavy Hitters | 2005.06.04 | 12,000 | |||
| Strikeforce | Fedor vs. Werdum | 2010.06.26 | 11,757 | |||
| Pride 32 | The Real Deal | 2006.10.21 | 11,727 | |||
| UFC on FOX 1 | Velasquez vs. Dos Santos | 2011.11.12 | 11,607 | |||
| UFC 133 | Evans vs. Ortiz 2 | 2011.08.06 | 11,583 | |||
| Strikeforce | Fedor vs. Rogers | 2009.11.07 | 11,512 | |||
| UFC 47 | It's On! | 2004.04.02 | 11,437 | |||
| UFC 61 | Bitter Rivals | 2006.07.08 | 11,167 | |||
| UFC 74 | Respect | 2007.08.25 | 11,118 | |||
| UFC 79 | Nemesis | 2007.12.29 | 11,075 | |||
| UFC 51 | Super Saturday | 2005.02.05 | 11,072 | |||
| UFC 112 | Invincible | 2010.04.10 | 11,008 | |||
| UFC 57 | Liddell vs. Couture 3 | 2006.02.04 | 11,000 | |||
| UFC 86 | Jackson vs. Griffin | 2008.07.05 | 10,990 | |||
| UFC 126 | Silva vs. Belfort | 2011.02.05 | 10,893 | |||
| UFC 100 | 2009.07.11 | 10,871 | ||||
| UFC 138 | Leben vs. Munoz | 2011.11.05 | 10,823 | |||
| Pride Bushido 9 | 2005.09.25 | 10,775 | ||||
| UFC 109 | Relentless | 2010.02.06 | 10,753 | |||
| UFC 46 | Supernatural | 2004.01.31 | 10,700 | |||
| UFC 81 | Breaking Point | 2008.02.02 | 10,583 | |||
| UFC 106 | Ortiz vs Griffin 2 | 2009.11.21 | 10,529 | |||
| UFC 44 | Undisputed | 2003.09.26 | 10,400 | |||
| Strikeforce: Revenge | 2006.06.09 | 10,374 | ||||
| UFC on FUEL TV 7 | Barao vs. McDonald | 2013.02.16 | 10,349 | |||
| UFC 137 | Penn vs. Diaz | 2011.10.29 | 10,313 | |||
| UFC 156 | Aldo vs. Edgar | 2013.02.02 | 10,275 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 18 | Condit vs. Kampmann | 2009.04.01 | 10,267 | |||
| UFC 67 | All or Nothing | 2007.02.03 | 10,227 | |||
| WEC 38 | Varner vs. Cerrone | 2009.01.25 | 10,201 | |||
| UFC 64 | Unstoppable | 2006.10.14 | 10,173 | |||
| Pride 7 | 1999.09.12 | 10,031 | ||||
| WEC 46 | Varner vs Henderson | 2010.01.10 | 10,027 | |||
| UFC 48 | Payback | 2004.06.19 | 10,000 | |||
| UFC 9 | Motor City Madness | 1996.05.17 | 10,000 | |||
| UFC 36 | Worlds Collide | 2002.03.22 | 10,000 | |||
| UFC 62 | Liddell vs Sobral | 2006.08.26 | 9,859 | |||
| UFC 43 | Meltdown | 2003.06.06 | 9,800 | |||
| Strikeforce | Shamrock vs. Baroni | 2007.06.22 | 9,672 | |||
| UFC 35 | Throwdown | 2002.01.11 | 9,600 | |||
| UFC 58 | USA vs Canada | 2006.03.04 | 9,569 | |||
| UFC 89 | Bisping vs Leben | 2008.10.18 | 9,515 | |||
| UFC 33 | Victory in Vegas | 2001.09.28 | 9,500 | |||
| WEC 47 | Bowles vs Cruz | 2010.03.06 | 9,500 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 19 | Diaz vs. Guillard | 2009.09.16 | 9,490 | |||
| EliteXC | Heat | 2008.10.04 | 9,414 | |||
| UFC 93 | Franklin vs. Henderson | 2009.01.17 | 9,369 | |||
| UFC 45 | Revolution | 2003.11.21 | 9,200 | |||
| UFC on FX 7 | Belfort vs. Bisping | 2013.01.19 | 9,116 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 15 | Diaz vs. Neer | 2008.09.17 | 9,103 | |||
| Strikeforce | San Jose | 2011.01.29 | 9,059 | |||
| UFC 143 | Diaz vs. Condit | 2012.02.04 | 9,015 | |||
| UFC 7 | The Brawl in Buffalo | 1995.09.08 | 9,000 | |||
| UFC 50 | The War of '04 | 2004.10.22 | 9,000 | |||
| UFC 34 | High Voltage | 2001.11.02 | 9,000 | |||
| Strikeforce | Lawler vs. Shields | 2009.06.06 | 8,867 | |||
| Strikeforce | Triple Threat | 2006.12.08 | 8,701 | |||
| Strikeforce | Houston | 2010.08.21 | 8,635 | |||
| Dream 14 | 2010.05.29 | 8,500 | ||||
| UFC 122 | Marquardt vs. Okami | 2010.11.13 | 8,421 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 6 | Franklin vs. Le | 2012.11.10 | 8,415 | |||
| UFC 80 | Rapid Fire | 2008.01.19 | 8,412 | |||
| UFC on Versus 3 | Sanchez vs Kampmann | 2011.03.03 | 8,319 | |||
| Strikeforce | Fedor vs Henderson | 2011.07.30 | 8,311 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 16 | Fight for the Troops | 2008.12.10 | 8,200 | |||
| Strikeforce | Nashville | 2010.04.17 | 8,196 | |||
| Strikeforce | Destruction | 2008.11.21 | 8,152 | |||
| Strikeforce | St. Louis | 2010.05.15 | 8,136 | |||
| UFC on Versus 2 | Jones vs. Matyushenko | 2010.08.01 | 8,132 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 20 | Maynard vs Diaz | 2010.01.11 | 8,078 | |||
| EliteXC | Primetime | 2008.05.31 | 8,033 | |||
| UFC 55 | Fury | 2005.10.07 | 8,000 | |||
| UFC 72 | Victory | 2007.06.16 | 7,850 | |||
| UFC 39 | The Warriors Return | 2002.09.27 | 7,800 | |||
| UFC 1 | The Beginning | 1993.11.12 | 7,800 | |||
| UFC on Versus 4 | Barry vs. Kongo | 2011.06.26 | 7,792 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 22 | Marquardt vs. Palhares | 2010.09.15 | 7,724 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 21 | Florian vs Gomi | 2010.03.31 | 7,700 | |||
| UFC on FX 8 | Belfort vs. Rockhold | 2013.05.18 | 7,642 | |||
| Strikeforce | Overeem vs Werdum | 2011.06.18 | 7,639 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 17 | Lauzon vs. Stephens | 2009.02.07 | 7,596 | |||
| Strikeforce | Diaz vs. Noons II | 2010.10.09 | 7,559 | |||
| Strikeforce | Melendez vs. Thomson | 2008.06.27 | 7,288 | |||
| Strikeforce | 4 Enter, 1 Survives | 2007.11.16 | 7,249 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 5 | Struve vs. Miocic | 2012.09.29 | 7,241 | |||
| UFC 37 | High Impact | 2002.05.10 | 7,200 | |||
| Strikeforce | Henderson vs. Babalu | 2010.12.04 | 7,146 | |||
| Strikeforce | Columbus | 2011.03.05 | 7,123 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 1 | Ellenberger vs. Sanchez | 2012.02.15 | 7,120 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 25 | Battle on the Bayou | 2011.09.17 | 7,112 | |||
| Strikeforce | At The Dome | 2008.02.23 | 7,089 | |||
| UFC on FX 5 | Browne vs. Silva | 2012.10.05 | 7,055 | |||
| Strikeforce | Miami | 2010.01.30 | 7,010 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 13 | Florian vs. Lauzon | 2008.04.02 | 6,742 | |||
| UFC 42 | Sudden Impact | 2003.04.25 | 6,700 | |||
| EliteXC | Unfinished Business | 2008.07.26 | 6,572 | |||
| Moosin: God of Martial Arts | 2010.05.21 | 6,500 | ||||
| UFC on Versus 1 | Vera vs Jones | 2010.03.21 | 6,443 | |||
| WEC 53 | Henderson vs. Pettis | 2010.12.16 | 6,384 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 10 | Nogueira vs. Werdum 2 | 2013.06.08 | 6,286 | |||
| Strikeforce | Young Guns | 2007.02.10 | 6,241 | |||
| EliteXC | Street Certified | 2008.02.16 | 6,187 | |||
| WEC 39 | Brown vs. Garcia | 2009.03.01 | 6,100 | |||
| UFC 11.5 | Ultimate Ultimate 1996 | 1996.12.07 | 6,000 | |||
| UFC 5 | Return of the Beast | 1995.04.07 | 6,000 | |||
| UFC 4 | Revenge of the Warriors | 1994.12.16 | 5,857 | |||
| IFL 19 | World Grand Prix Finals | 2007.12.29 | 5,731 | |||
| WSOF 1 | Arlovski vs. Cole | 2012.11.03 | 5,575 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 17 Finale | 2013.04.13 | 5,549 | ||||
| Strikeforce | Los Angeles | 2010.06.17 | 5,259 | |||
| WEC 40 | Torres vs. Mizugaki | 2009.04.05 | 5,257 | |||
| WEC 36 | Faber vs Brown | 2008.11.05 | 5,227 | |||
| Strikeforce | Young Guns II | 2008.02.01 | 5,224 | |||
| WEC 43 | Cerrone vs. Henderson | 2009.10.10 | 5,176 | |||
| UFC on FX 6 | Sotiropoulos vs. Pearson | 2012.12.14 | 5,133 | |||
| IFL 21 | New Jersey | 2008.04.04 | 5,131 | |||
| Strikeforce | Young Guns III | 2008.09.13 | 5,116 | |||
| UFC 13 | Ultimate Force | 1997.05.30 | 5,100 | |||
| UFC 15.5 | Ultimate Japan | 1997.12.21 | 5,000 | |||
| UFC 14 | Showdown | 1997.07.27 | 5,000 | |||
| Strikeforce Challengers 7 | Johnson vs Mahe | 2010.03.27 | 4,963 | |||
| WEC 32 | New Mexico | 2008.02.13 | 4,648 | |||
| UFC 16 | Battle in the Bayou | 1998.03.13 | 4,600 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 3 | Korean Zombie vs. Poirier | 2012.05.15 | 4,592 | |||
| IFL 22 | Connecticut | 2008.05.16 | 4,530 | |||
| UFC 11 | The Proving Ground | 1996.09.20 | 4,500 | |||
| Strikeforce | Tank vs. Buentello | 2006.10.07 | 4,437 | |||
| UFC 10 | The Tournament | 1996.07.12 | 4,300 | |||
| IFL 20 | Las Vegas | 2008.02.29 | 4,280 | |||
| UFC on FUEL TV 4 | Munoz vs. Weidman | 2012.07.11 | 4,250 | |||
| Instinct MMA 1 | 2011.10.07 | 4,200 | ||||
| Strikeforce | Rockhold vs. Kennedy | 2012.07.14 | 4,186 | |||
| UFC 38 | Brawl at the Hall | 2002.07.13 | 3,800 | |||
| WEC 51 | Aldo vs. Gamburyan | 2010.09.30 | 3,791 | |||
| UFC 37.5 | As Real As It Gets | 2002.06.22 | 3,700 | |||
| Strikeforce Challengers 11 | Bowling vs. Voelker 2 | 2010.10.23 | 3,656 | |||
| UFC The Final Chapter | Ortiz vs Shamrock 3 | 2006.10.10 | 3,510 | |||
| Strikeforce | Rousey vs. Kaufman | 2012.08.18 | 3,502 | |||
| WFA 4 | King of the Streets | 2006.07.22 | 3,379 | |||
| UFC 12 | Judgement Day | 1997.02.07 | 3,100 | |||
| Strikeforce | Melendez vs. Masvidal | 2011.12.17 | 2,995 | |||
| UFC 7.5 | Ultimate Ultimate 1995 | 1995.12.16 | 2,800 | |||
| UFC 6 | Clash of the Titans | 1995.07.14 | 2,700 | |||
| Sengoku | Soul of Fight | 2010.12.30 | 2,700 | |||
| Strikeforce Challengers 9 | Rosario vs. Mahe | 2010.07.24 | 2,500 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 16 Finale | 2012.12.15 | 2,500 | ||||
| Superior Cage Combat 4 | Grove vs. Silva | 2012.02.16 | 2,394 | |||
| Strikeforce Challengers 6 | Kaufman vs Hashi | 2010.02.26 | 2,318 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 9 Finale | 2009.06.20 | 2,217 | ||||
| WEC 42 | Torres vs. Bowles | 2009.08.09 | 2,082 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 14 | Silva vs. Irvin | 2008.07.19 | 2,071 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 13 Finale | 2011.06.04 | 2,053 | ||||
| UFC 2 | No Way Out | 1994.03.11 | 2,000 | |||
| Sengoku 14 | 2010.08.22 | 2,000 | ||||
| Impact FC 2 | The Uprising - Sydney | 2010.07.17 | 2,000 | |||
| Strikeforce | Rockhold vs. Jardine | 2012.01.07 | 1,992 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 14 Finale | 2011.12.03 | 1,909 | ||||
| The Ultimate Fighter 12 Finale | 2010.12.04 | 1,903 | ||||
| Strikeforce Challengers 16 | Fodor vs. Terry | 2011.06.24 | 1,901 | |||
| Strikeforce Challengers 18 | Gurgel vs. Duarte | 2011.08.12 | 1,890 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 11 Finale | 2010.06.19 | 1,889 | ||||
| Strikeforce Challengers 17 | Bowling vs. Voelker 3 | 2011.07.22 | 1,876 | |||
| WEC 50 | Cruz vs. Benavidez | 2010.08.18 | 1,861 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 8 Finale | 2008.12.13 | 1,853 | ||||
| WEC 44 | Brown vs. Aldo | 2009.11.18 | 1,845 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 7 Finale | 2008.06.21 | 1,800 | ||||
| The Ultimate Fighter 10 Finale | 2009.12.05 | 1,791 | ||||
| WEC 45 | Cerrone vs Ratcliff | 2009.12.19 | 1,741 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 9 | Stevenson vs Guillard | 2007.04.05 | 1,734 | |||
| The Ultimate Fighter 15 Finale | 2012.06.01 | 1,628 | ||||
| Bellator 17 | 2010.05.06 | 1,300 | ||||
| Dubai FC 1 | The Beginning | 2012.05.04 | 1,200 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 3 | 2006.01.16 | 1,008 | ||||
| M-1 Challenge 24 | Damkovsky vs. Figueroa | 2011.03.25 | 1,007 | |||
| WEC 35 | Condit vs Miura | 2008.08.03 | 1,006 | |||
| CNY Battleground | Fight Night at the Aud | 2013.04.05 | 1,000 | |||
| WEC 37 | Torres vs Tapia | 2008.12.03 | 933 | |||
| UFC Fight Night 4 | 2006.04.06 | 843 | ||||
| UFC Fight Night 5 | Leben vs. Silva | 2006.06.28 | 606 | |||
| Gladiateur MMA 3 | 2012.04.07 | 500 | ||||
| Victory MMA 4 | Battle for the Belts | 2011.11.26 | 450 | |||
| Victory MMA 2 | Quebec VS Ontario | 2011.08.20 | 300 | |||
| Victory MMA 1 | Future Stars of MMA | 2011.06.25 | 200 | |||
| Victory MMA 3 | Young Guns | 2011.10.08 | 125 |
