The ninth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21 debuted seven days ago with 332,000 viewers in the preliminary ratings and the show saw a 41 percent increase in the +3 DVR ratings with 467,000 total viewers.
Nielson sources confirmed the +3 DVR numbers to The MMA Report on Wednesday afternoon.
The ninth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21 featured Kamaru Usman scoring his second win in the competition as he defeated American Top Team’s Steve Carl by unanimous decision. With the victory by Usman, the Blackzilians will host the tenth fight of the season.
The ratings history of The Ultimate Fighter 21 is below.
Episode 1: Live+SD – 490k, +3 DVR – 704k
Episode 2: Live+SD – 454k, +3 DVR – 646k
Episode 3: Live+SD – 364k, +3 DVR – 524k
Episode 4: Live+SD – 286k, +3 DVR – 415k
Episode 5: Live+SD – 340k, +3 DVR – 512k
Episode 6: Live+SD – 353k, +3 DVR – 586k
Episode 7: Live+SD – 371k, +3 DVR – 625k
Episode 8: Live+SD – 425k, +3 DVR – 566k
Episode 9: Live+SD – 332k, +3 DVR – 467k
The tenth episode of The Ultimate Fighter 21 will premiere tonight on Fox Sports 1 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT and check out a preview of tonight’s episode below.