Most-watched UFC telecasts of all time
Nielsen average audience, one figure per telecast; a final or revised figure replaces a preliminary one. Composites, peaks, reach and self-reported figures do not chart.
23
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15
All eras
1
UFC Freedom 250 main card
7,000,000
2
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 main card
6,100,000
3
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg telecast window
2,650,000
4
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window
2,470,000
5
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos main card
2,100,000
6
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje main card
2,020,000
7
UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens main card
2,000,000
8
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 main card
1,830,000
9
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier prelims
1,800,000
10
UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 main card
1,770,000
11
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy prelims
1,770,000
12
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 main card
1,680,000
13
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 prelims
1,620,000
14
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal prelims
1,530,000
15
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith prelims
1,480,000
16
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prelims
1,360,000
17
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje prelims
1,150,000
18
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill prelims
1,100,000
19
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes prelims
964,000
20
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz prelims
910,000
21
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 prelims
893,000
22
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic prelims
816,000
23
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer prelims
775,000
23 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Rows span 3 Nielsen eras (Before Out-of-Home, Panel + Out-of-Home, Big Data + Panel); figures from different eras are not directly comparable. Each row carries its era.
Before Out-of-Home (1950–2020)
1
UFC on Fox: Lawler vs. dos Anjos main card
2,100,000
2
UFC on Fox: Poirier vs. Gaethje main card
2,020,000
3
UFC on Fox: Emmett vs. Stephens main card
2,000,000
4
UFC on Fox: Lee vs. Iaquinta 2 main card
1,830,000
5
UFC on Fox: Jacaré vs. Brunson 2 main card
1,770,000
6
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy prelims
1,770,000
7
UFC on Fox: Alvarez vs. Poirier 2 main card
1,680,000
8
UFC 235: Jones vs. Smith prelims
1,480,000
9
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje prelims
1,150,000
10
UFC 238: Cejudo vs. Moraes prelims
964,000
11
UFC 244: Masvidal vs. Diaz prelims
910,000
12
UFC 236: Holloway vs. Poirier 2 prelims
893,000
13
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer prelims
775,000
13 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Panel + Out-of-Home (2020–2025)
1
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier prelims
1,800,000
2
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 prelims
1,620,000
3
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal prelims
1,530,000
4
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prelims
1,360,000
5
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill prelims
1,100,000
6
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic prelims
816,000
6 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC
Big Data + Panel (2025–current)
1
UFC Freedom 250 main card
7,000,000
2
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 main card
6,100,000
3
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg telecast window
2,650,000
4
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window
2,470,000
4 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:10 UTC