UFC 204 was filled with high-drama in the main event between Michael Bisping and Dan Henderson, as well as entertaining comeback victories, impressive finishes, and all-around quality action. With that said, UFC 204 was anything but a ratings success.
The preliminary card ratings on FS1 averaged just 678,000 viewers (per SportsTVRatings), making it the lowest rated PPV prelim special of 2016. It’s well down from UFC 203’s prelim special, which averaged 870,000 viewers. UFC 204’s feature preliminary bout saw Iuri Alcantara submit Brad Pickett in just 2 minutes, although peak viewership of 837,000 was reached during Damian Stasiak’s dramatic armbar win over Davey Grant, which was the penultimate prelim.