MMA Fighting · Jun 10, 2015
UFC Fight Night 68 averages 950,000 viewers
A record tying seven first-round finishes meant less fighting time than usual, but the explosive nature of Saturday's UFC Fight Night led to beating the prior week's show for the best show numbers since February.
FS 1 averaged 950,000 viewers for the main card, peaking with 1,208,000 viewers for the quarter hour that included the 28-second Dan Henderson stoppage of Tim Boetsch. The prelims averaged 782,000 viewers. The post-fight rundown show did 660,000 viewers, also well above usual levels.
The numbers are impressive because the main card only had 21 minutes of total fight time in a two-and-a-half hour window, and fight ratings peak during match time.