Paramount reveals massive viewership numbers for UFC 329

The Ultimate Fighting Championship nearly beat itsrecord set a few weeks ago.Per a release from the UFC's broadcast partner of Paramount+, theofficial viewership numbers for UFC 329 are now out. According to the release, viewers in theU.S. and Latin America combined for a whopping 15.9 million totalviewers. The breakdown for the U.S. totaled 14.3 million while theother countries combined for 1.6 million on the streaming service.This total does not eclipse the 17 million reached by the UFC White House cardEven as it brought in an average of 6.5 million average viewers,that tally falls far short of the number on the June 14 spectacleshow. The UFC White House event saw 8.2 million average viewers—ithas since corrected the number previously submitted of seven million—throughout that Sunday night, one where the eventstarted late due to a weather delay.

UFC 329 beat UFC White House in one major metric

While the UFC White House show largely surpassed UFC 329 in mostviewership categories, there was one notable metric where UFC 329shined. The broadcaster revealed in its release that the card maxedout at 8.3 million people watching simultaneously around theWestern Hemisphere. This sets the new record for the promotion,which previously stood at 7.9 million when JustinGaethje beat down IliaTopuria. It is not the highest in Paramount+ history, withSuper Bowl LVIII which saw the Kansas City Chiefs play the SanFrancisco 49ers in Feb. 2024 drawing 11.5 million views at the sametime.UFC 329 concluded with MaxHolloway winning the rematch against ConorMcGregor, after McGregor threw a flying kick on his openingstrike and appeared to injure his right knee. After 69 seconds,McGregor could not continue and Holloway was awarded the injury TKOvictory. The triumphant Holloway called for a rubber match,claiming that he wanted to make some more money. The organizationset a record for its highest gate, surpassing all past shows at theT-Mobile Arena despite no new seats being added to the venue.