UFC 212 attendance draws announced attendance of 15,412 for undisclosed live gate

RIO DE JANEIRO – Saturday’s UFC 212 event drew an announced attendance of 15,412 for an undisclosed live gate.

The UFC announced the attendance following the event.

UFC 212 took place at Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, and the main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.

UFC 212 was the organization’s 29th event in Brazil. It was also the eighth in Rio de Janeiro and sixth at Jeunesse Arena (formerly HSBC Arena).

The UFC’s best attendance at the iconic venue came with “UFC 153: Silva vs. Bonnar” in 2012. The event, which saw then-middleweight champion Anderson Silva post a non-title win over Stephan Bonnar in a light-heavyweight bout, drew 16,844 attendees for a live gate of approximately $2.6 million.

For more on UFC 212, check out the UFC Events section of the site.