Demetrious Johnson’s December flyweight title defense against Tim Elliott may have fared well in terms of TV ratings on Fox Sports 1, but Saturday night’s triumph over Wilson Reis produced the worst ever UFC on FOX overnight figures. It’s a shame given the strength of the main card’s quality, but it’s another ratings dud on big FOX this year.
The 25th installment of the show did 1.74 million viewers on the overnight ratings, and a 0.6 in the 18-49 demo. It was down 18 percent from last year's April FOX special, that did 2.