UFC 327 becomes most-watched telecast in 10 years despite lowest ever attendance

UFC 327 definitely had its ups and downs from not only a fighting perspective, but additionally a business perspective.

This past Saturday, the premier MMA promotion hosted their third numbered event of the 12 months as they returned to Miami for UFC 327.

Within the foremost event, Carlos Ulberg pulled off the unthinkable when he knocked out Jiri Prochazka in the primary round despite being on one leg following a brutal knee injury.

Despite the 12-fight card having produced six finishes and a Fight of the 12 months contender between Josh Hokit and Curtis Blaydes, the world wasn’t packed.

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UFC 327 simulcast recorded 2.65 million viewers, essentially the most in 10 years for the promotion

At the start of the 12 months, the UFC’s cope with Paramount began, with the broadcasting giant becoming the brand new broadcast partner for the promotion.

As a part of their deal, it was revealed that several UFC events would even be simulcast on CBS, which was an enormous a part of the deal.

UFC 326 last month was the primary crossover for the UFC to CBS with a portion of the prelims and foremost card being simulcast on the network, and it was revealed that it topped at 2.47 million viewers.

The event in Miami, though, managed to outperform UFC 326 with 2.65 million viewers which was essentially the most watched telecast for the promotion in 10 years.

Despite the record viewership numbers though, UFC 327 was the bottom attended UFC event to happen on the Kaseya Center and the second lowest ever attended event in Miami behind UFC 42: Sudden Impact.

Only 17,741 fans attended the event, which puts it behind UFC 314 which was attended by 18,287 fans. Sean O’Malley’s title defense against Marlon Vera stays the best attended event on the Kaseya Center with 19,165.

Based on former UFC champion Henry Cejudo, UFC 327 had over 6,000 unsold tickets, while only registering a gate of just over $6.5 million, lower than half of O’Malley vs Vera 2, which recorded a gate of over $14 million.