The ten largest attendances in promotion historical past

Attendance: 21,390Date: April 19, 2008Venue: Bell CentreLocation: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The highly-anticipated rematch of one of many greatest upsets in MMA historical past had Montrealers packing the Bell Centre to assist their most well-known native sons at UFC 83.

Georges St-Pierre denied historical past from repeating when he completed Matt Serra with knees to the physique because the clock wound down in Spherical 2 to win the UFC welterweight title.

Additionally on the cardboard, Wealthy Franklin completed Travis Lutter with punches within the co-main occasion. Nate Quarry, Michael Bisping, Demian Maia, and a budding teenager named Cain Velasquez additionally competed on the undercard.

Attendance: 21,451Date: April 18, 2009Venue: Bell CentreLocation: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Anderson Silva’s Canadian debut stays his solely aggressive look within the Nice White North. Regardless of being in GSP nation, Silva heard the assist from the group as he defeated Thales Leites by unanimous choice to retain the UFC middleweight title for the fifth time consecutively.

Additionally at UFC 97, Sam Stout defeated Matt Wiman by unanimous choice in Combat of the Night time bonus-earning efficiency, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua knocked out Chuck Liddell, and Krzysztof Soszynski submitted Brian Stann with a kimura in Spherical 1.

Attendance: 21,456Date: Feb. 24, 2024Venue: Enviornment CDMXLocation: Mexico Metropolis, Mexico

The latest occasion to grace the record, UFC Combat Night time 237 featured the promotion’s first occasion in Mexico since February 2020. In entrance of a raucous crowd of practically 22,000 followers, residence nation heroes Brandon Moreno and Yair Rodriguez have been a one-two punch atop the billing.

Nevertheless, Moreno was upset by brief discover alternative Brandon Moreno by cut up choice and Rodriguez was submitted in a rematch in opposition to Brian Ortega.

Mexican expertise thrived on the undercard, nonetheless, as Daniel Zellhuber, Yazmin Jauregui, Manuel Torres, Jesus Aguilar, Edgar Chairez, and Luis Rodriguez all notched victories.

Attendance: 22,603Date: Sept. 15, 2018Venue: Olimpiyskiy ArenaLocation: Moscow, Russia

One in all solely three Russia-located UFC occasions in promotion historical past to this point, UFC Combat Night time 136 featured an exhilarating heavyweight battle between contenders Mark Hunt and Aleksei Oleinik. Whereas Hunt discovered some success early, Oleinik despatched the followers residence proud of a signature submission victory in Spherical 1.

Additionally on the cardboard, Jan Blachowicz submitted Nikita Krylov, and Shamil Abdurakhimov defeated Andrei Arlovski by unanimous choice. Younger up-and-comers Petr Yan, Magomed Ankalaev, and Merab Dvalishvili additionally picked up victories on the prelims.

Attendance: 23,152Date: Dec. 11, 2010Venue: Bell CentreLocation: Montreal, Quebec, Canada

The heated rivalry between Georges St-Pierre and Josh Koscheck lastly got here to a head at UFC 124 in Montreal. After coinciding teaching stints on “The Final Fighter 12,” St-Pierre bought his fingers on the all-time instigator Koscheck. The efficiency was a jabbing masterclass by St-Pierre, who broke Koscheck’s orbital en path to a unanimous choice win – his sixth-straight title protection.

Within the co-main occasion, Stefan Struve defeated Sean McCorkle by first-round TKO. Additionally on the principle card, Jim Miller submitted Charles Oliveira with a kneebar.

Attendance: 45,207Date: Could 14, 2016Venue: Enviornment da BaixadaLocation: Curitiba, Parana, Brazil

The biggest-attended occasion in Brazil, UFC 198 featured a heavyweight title battle atop the cardboard. Whereas it was then-reigning champion Fabricio Werdum who made foolish faces on the doorway, it was Stipe Miocic who grinned the widest throughout the exits. Miocic flattened a charging Werdum just below three minutes into Spherical 1 to win the UFC heavyweight strap for the primary time.

Within the co-main occasion, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza defeated Vitor Belfort with first-round ground-and-pound. Different Brazilian legends on the cardboard included Cris Cyborg, Mauricio “Shogun” Rua, and Demian Maia.

Attendance: 55,724Date: April 30, 2011Venue: Rogers CentreLocation: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Whereas Montreal has three of the highest 10-attended occasions in promotion historical past, it’s Toronto that holds the report for the most important attendance in Canada. At UFC 129, Georges St-Pierre and Jake Shields fought in a baseball stadium in what was by far the largest crowd in promotion historical past on the time. St-Pierre methodically defeated Shields in a five-round unanimous choice.

Within the co-main occasion, Jose Aldo notched the first-ever UFC featherweight title battle in opposition to Canada’s Mark Hominick, who sported an all-time hematoma throughout the battle. Earlier within the night, Lyoto Machida retired Randy Couture with a first-round crane kick knockout. Benson Henderson and Rory MacDonald have been additionally on the cardboard.

Attendance: 56,214Date: Nov. 14, 2015Venue: Etihad StadiumLocation: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

In a venue and ambiance seemingly constructed precisely for the second, Holly Holm etched one of the crucial prolific moments in MMA historical past atop the UFC 193 billing. In entrance of over 56,000 screaming followers, Holm head kicked and completed the then-seemingly unbeatable Ronda Rousey to change into the second ladies’s champion in promotion historical past.

Within the co-main occasion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk defeated Valerie Letourneau by unanimous choice to efficiently defend her title for the second time. Additionally on the cardboard, Mark Hunt completed Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva by TKO in a rematch, and Robert Whittaker defeated Uriah Corridor by unanimous choice.

Attendance: 57,127Date: Oct. 5, 2019Venue: Marvel StadiumLocation: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Melbourne holds a particular place in UFC historical past, serving as the positioning of the No. 1 and No. 2 largest attendances ever. Simply shy of 4 years after Holm blasted Rousey with the top kick, Robert Whittaker and Israel Adesanya threw down in all-Oceanic area title battle at UFC 243. Adesanya burst additional into stardom when he knocked out Whittaker in Spherical 2 to unify the middleweight titles and change into champion.

Within the co-main occasion, Dan Hooker defeated Al Iaquinta by unanimous choice. Rounding out the pay-per-view fundamental card, Serghei Spivac submitted Tai Tuivasa; Dhiego Lima earned a cut up choice over Luke Jumeau, and Yorgan De Castro knocked out Justin Tafa.