The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale took place on Saturday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil and was headlined by Stipe Miocic winning in 35 seconds as he defeated Fabio Maldonado by TKO.
According to Nielsen sources, The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale preliminary overnight viewership number landed at 609,000 total viewers for the main card and 560,000 for the prelims.
The viewership on Saturday night was down seven percent from the viewership of UFC Fight Night 40 on May 10th, which saw Matt Brown win his seventh straight with a TKO victory over Erick Silva.
When it came to the the demographic numbers, the main card had a .41 in Males 18-34, .57 in Males 18-49, and a .39 in Persons 18-49. For the preliminary card, .41 in Males 18-34, .48 in Males 18-49, and a .35 in Persons 18-49.
The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 3 Finale marked the third time in 2014 that the UFC has hosted a Fight Night card on Fox Sports 1 and the average viewership for these shows is 888,000, while the average for all of the Fight Night main cards in 2014 on Fox Sports 1 is 811,000.
When it comes to the Saturday night Fight Night cards on Fox Sports 1, the first show of 2014 on a Saturday night was UFC Fight Night 36, which drew 1,400,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings. However, the last two Saturday night Fight Night cards on Fox Sports 1 have drawn under 700,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings.
The fight card on Saturday night was on the same day as a Fight Pass card in Berlin and this could have had an effect on the ratings. When it came to the sports competition on Saturday night, Fox aired a baseball game while TNT had Game 6 of the Western Conference Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Here is the history of the UFC Fight Night main card preliminary viewership in 2014 on Fox Sports 1.
UFC Fight Night 35: 629,000
UFC Fight Night 36: 1,400,000
UFC Fight Night 38: 936,000
TUF Nations Finale: 641,000
UFC Fight Night 40: 655,000
TUF Brazil 3 Finale: 609,000
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