UFC Fight Night 94 took place this past Saturday night at the State Farm Arena in Hidalgo, Texas and was headlined by Michael Johnson snapping a two fight losing streak with a knockout victory against Dustin Poirier in the first round.
According to Nielson sources, the preliminary card broadcast on FS1 (8:15p-10p ET) drew 637,000 viewers and this is a 31 percent increase over the most recent September FS1 Fight Night preliminary card (485,000 on 9/5/14). Following the conclusion of the preliminary card, the main card on FS1 (10p-12:42a ET) came in with 826,000 viewers and peaked at 905,000 viewers in the 11:30-11:45 p.m ET quarter hour.
When it came to the sports competition on Saturday night, the UFC fight card went up against college football games on FOX, ABC, NBC and ESPN. The most-viewed college game on Saturday night was the matchup between Ohio State and Oklahoma on FOX (3.4/7 and 5,804,000 viewers). Michigan State vs. Notre Dame on NBC came in second (2.9/6 and 4,987,000 viewers) and USC vs. Stanford on ABC came in third (1.8/4 (2,877,000).
The ratings history of UFC Fight Night cards in 2016 on FS1 are below.
UFC Fight Night 81: 2,228,000
UFC Fight Night 82: 1,317,000
UFC Fight Night 83: 983,000
UFC Fight Night 85: 1,149,000
UFC Fight Night 86: 781,000
UFC Fight Night 87: 656,000
UFC Fight Night 88: 757,000
UFC Fight Night 89: 964,000
TUF 23 Finale: 1,086,000
UFC Fight Night 91: 601,000
UFC Fight Night 92: 863,000
UFC Fight Night 94: 826,000