UFC 211 draws announced attendance of 17,834 for $2,662,645 live gate in Dallas

DALLAS – Saturday’s UFC 211 event drew an announced attendance of 17,834 and a live gate of $2,662,645.

UFC officials announced the tallies following the event, which MMAjunkie attended.

UFC 211 took place at American Airlines Center in Dallas, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FX and UFC Fight Pass.

UFC 211 was the UFC’s fourth event in Dallas and its 14th event in the state of Texas.

In the main event, Stipe Miocic (17-2 MMA, 11-2 UFC) defended his heavyweight title with a first-round TKO of former champ Junior Dos Santos (18-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC). In the co-feature, women’s strawweight champ Joanna Jedrzejczyk (14-0 MMA, 8-0 UFC) pitched a shutout against Jessica Andrade (16-6 MMA, 7-4 UFC) for a five-round unanimous decision win.

Among the Dallas events, UFC 211 ranked second in attendance. The full list includes:

1. “UFC 171: Hendricks vs. Lawler” – 19,324 attendance ($2.6 million gate)
2. “UFC 211: Miocic vs. Dos Santos 2” – 17,834 attendance ($2,662,645 live gate)
3. “UFC 103: Franklin vs. Belfort” – 17,428 ($2.4 million gate)
4. “UFC 185: Pettis vs. dos Anjos” – 14,298 attendance ($2,155,630 live gate)

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