Ratings Reference

Most-watched UFC telecasts of the 2020s

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.

13
eligible telecasts
updated 2026-09-15

Most-watched UFC telecasts of the 2020s

1
UFC Freedom 250 main card
2026-06-14 · Paramount+ · UFC · Big Data + Panel
7,000,000
final · streaming only · Paramount+
2
UFC 329: McGregor vs. Holloway 2 main card
2026-07-11 · Paramount+ · UFC · Big Data + Panel
6,100,000
final · streaming only · Paramount+
3
UFC 327: Procházka vs. Ulberg telecast window
2026-04-11 · CBS · UFC · Big Data + Panel
2,650,000
final · TV only · Sports Media Watch
4
UFC 326: Holloway vs. Oliveira 2 telecast window
2026-03-07 · CBS · UFC · Big Data + Panel
2,470,000
final · TV only · Sports Media Watch
5
UFC 276: Adesanya vs. Cannonier prelims
2022-07-02 · ABC · ESPN · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
1,800,000
final · TV only · Sports Media Watch
6
UFC 246: McGregor vs. Cowboy prelims
2020-01-18 · ESPN · UFC · Before Out-of-Home
1,770,000
final · Sports Media Watch
7
UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 prelims
2021-07-10 · ESPN · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
1,620,000
final · Sports Media Watch
8
UFC 272: Covington vs. Masvidal prelims
2022-03-05 · ESPN · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
1,530,000
final · Sports Media Watch
9
UFC 277: Peña vs. Nunes 2 prelims
2022-07-30 · ABC · ESPN · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
1,360,000
final · Sports Media Watch
10
UFC 249: Ferguson vs. Gaethje prelims
2020-05-09 · ESPN · UFC · Before Out-of-Home
1,150,000
final · Sports Media Watch
11
UFC 283: Teixeira vs. Hill prelims
2023-01-21 · ABC · ESPN · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
1,100,000
final · Sports Media Watch
12
UFC 309: Jones vs. Miocic prelims
2024-11-16 · FX · UFC · Panel + Out-of-Home
816,000
final · TV only · Sports Media Watch
13
UFC 250: Nunes vs. Spencer prelims
2020-06-06 · ESPN · UFC · Before Out-of-Home
775,000
final · Sports Media Watch

13 eligible telecasts · computed 2026-09-15 11:38 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.