The initial ratings for the UFC on Fox 25 are anemic.
According to overnight ratings released by Neilsen, the UFC's Saturday debut at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, drew 1.64 million viewers, the lowest overnight number for any UFC on Fox card. The card was headlined by former UFC middleweight champion and Long Island native Chris Weidman's rousing third-round submission of Kelvin Gastelum.
The lowest overnight UFC on Fox rating prior came this past April, when Demetrious Johnson's UFC on Fox 24 title defense against Wilson Reis drew a 1.