10 highest UFC event gates in promotion history
UFC 306 was historic in more ways than one.
Among historical feats achieved, the event at Sphere in Las Vegas placed first all-time. according to the promotion, which reported it pocketed a ticket sales sum of $22,000,000.
The event is the sixth since the beginning of 2023 to place in the promotion's top 10. Seven of the top 10 have taken place since the start of 2021.
All of the events have taken place in the United States across four locations.
The total of the 10 gates combined is $155,454,108.
Check out a list of the top 10 reported gates in UFC history below. Announced gates and attendance figures can, and have at times shown to, differ from gross receipt and tickets sold figures recorded by commissions. Many states, including Nevada, do not reveal state-tallied ticket sale figures.
The figures below are those announced by the promotion, reported by various media outlets, and then tracked by MMA database Tapology.
10. UFC 129: $12,075,000
Date: April 30, 2011Location: Rogers Centre – TorontoMain event: Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields
9. UFC 285: $12,150,000
Date: March 4, 2023Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las VegasMain event: Jon Jones vs. Ciryl Gane
8. UFC 295: $12,400,000
Date: Nov. 11, 2023Location: Madison Square Garden – New YorkMain event: Jiri Prochazka vs. Alex Pereira
7. UFC 299: $14,142,904
Date: March 9, 2024Location: Kaseya Center – MiamiMain event: Sean O'Malley vs. Marlon Vera
6. UFC 264: $15,759,800
Date: July 10, 2021Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las VegasMain event: Dustin Poirier vs. Conor McGregor 3
5. UFC 303: $15,909,243
Date: June 29, 2024Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las VegasMain event: Alex Pereira vs. Jiri Prochazka 2
4. UFC 300: $16,508,823
Date: April 13, 2024Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las VegasMain event: Alex Pereira vs. Jamahal Hill
3. UFC 229: $17,188,895
Date: Oct. 6, 2018Location: T-Mobile Arena – Las VegasMain event: Khabib Nurmagomedov vs. Conor McGregor
2. UFC 205: $17,700,000
Date: Nov. 12, 2016Location: Madison Square Garden – New YorkMain event: Eddie Alvarez vs. Conor McGregor
1. UFC 306: $22,000,000
Date: Sept. 14, 2024Location: Sphere – Las VegasMain event: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley
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