UFC on FOX 10 draws reported 10,895 attendance for $863,655 live gate

CHICAGO – Saturday night’s UFC on FOX 10 event drew an announced attendance of 10,895 and a live gate of $863,655.

UFC officials announced the figures at the night’s post-event news conference, which MMAjunkie attended.

UFC on FOX 10 took place at United Center in Chicago and featured a lightweight bout between former champion Benson Henderson and former Strikeforce champ Josh Thomson in the FOX-televised headliner.

The announced figures for UFC on FOX 10 are expected to be verified in the coming days by the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation, which oversees MMA in the state.

While the number of “comp” or free tickets was not revealed, the figures represent an average revenue of $79.27 per ticket issued.

The UFC has visited Chicago’s United Center for three straight Januarys the weekend prior to the NFL’s Super Bowl, which also airs on FOX. UFC on FOX 2 in January 2012 drew an official attendance of 16,963 for a $1,270,960 gate. Only 1,091 (6.4 percent) of the tickets issued for that event were distributed as comps. UFC on FOX 6 in January 2013 drew an announced attendance of 16,091 for a live gate of $1.27 million, strikingly similar to UFC on FOX 2 the year prior.

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