UFC VS. BOXING IN WORLDWIDE POPULARITY & PPV NUMBERS!

January 9th, 2012 By Pedro Fernandez

BOXING HAS TOP THREE SLOTS IN U.S. PPV TOP 10

San Francisco, CA-The most popular (per capita- 100,000 people) countries when it comes to boxing and UFC are polar opposites when it comes to geographical location and culture. As far as Pay Per View is concerned, Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez III topped all boxing and UFC events when it did an estimated 1,410,000 buys. Floyd Mayweather-Victor Ortiz came in #2 at 1,250,000 purchases. Coming in at #3 was the Manny Pacquiao-Shane Mosley match which sold 1,100,000. #4 UFC 129: Georges St. Pierre-Jake Shields at 800,000. #5 UFC 124: St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck had 785,000. #6. UFC 126: Anderson Silva-Vitor Belfort checks in at 725,000. #7. WrestleMania @ 679,000 buys. #8: Junior Dos Santos-Shane Carwin had at 670,000. #8-Miguel Cotto-Antonio Margarito II with 600,000. #9-UFC 133: Jon Jones-Quinton Jackson turned the crank 520,000 times. #10-UFC 128: Jon Jones Mauricio Rua closed the books at 490,000 buys.

BOXING COUNTRIES ON THE LEFT & UFC COUNTRIES ON THE RIGHT!

1. Philippines 1. Brazil
2. Mexico 2. Canada
3. United Kingdom 3. United States
4. Ireland 4. Philippines
5. New Zealand 5. Australia

6. Australia 6. Ireland
7. United States 7. United Kingdom
8. Canada 8. Sweden
9. Finland 9. France
10. Greece 10. Mexico

Pedro Fernandez

COMMENTS

  1. the boxing vs ufc worldwide section i dont get it. how do you read it?

    kevin lisboa on January 10th, 2012 at 1:51 AM

  2. The UFC has had a hard time trying to build a fan base in Mexico. And that’s a huge market.

    Jerome on January 10th, 2012 at 9:56 PM

  3. Showtime said they have a greater % of Hispanics per capita watching their Strikeforce MMA then they do their boxing.

    Pedro Fernandez on January 10th, 2012 at 10:27 PM

  4. He’s taking the tests because of the Filipino people putting pressure on him.

    Pedro Fernandez on January 10th, 2012 at 11:10 PM

  5. The countries are listed with boxing to the left and the UFC to the right. For example, the Philippines is #1 popularity wise when it comes to boxing and Brazil when it comes to UFC.

    Pedro Fernandez on January 11th, 2012 at 1:17 AM

  6. They hardly showcase Mexican fighters on Showtime.Most of their top fights have been tied up in the supersix, Lucian Bute and Vic Darchinyan, plus the bantamweight tourney which only featured one Mexican.

    KP on January 11th, 2012 at 10:26 AM

  7. Excellent analysis Pedro, Boxing vs MMA is a hot debate that stays in ‘scwabble territory’ in the absense of numbers. You have given the hard facts which offer a new level of understanding and generates some real talking points on both sides of the argument.

    jamescam on January 12th, 2012 at 8:33 AM

  8. Kevin perry has an excellent point

    zian on January 12th, 2012 at 10:05 AM

  9. Two questions. One, how did you come up with this list? Two, where the hell is Germany? Boxing is the highest rated sport in Germany which is Europe’s largest economy.

    David in Dunedin on January 13th, 2012 at 9:24 AM

  10. David in Dunedin

    That struck me as odd at first as well but then I remembered that Wladimier Klitschko had a title defense in Germany last year that wasn’t even TELEVISED! It was shown on Internet broadcast or you were there, that’s it. There may have been some local German telecast I am unaware of but the thing was incredibly small, historically small by recent (say the past 25 years) TRUE HW Championship Contest standards… It shocked me!

    If I had to go with my gut, I’d say that combat sports aren’t as popular over there as you (or even I) believe. I noticed that the UK was there and in big numbers, especially when you consider the population size compared to Germany… But again, going with my gut. In my opinion far more Brits are fanatical about the sport of Boxing than the Germans are. I base this on my past experiences of going to venues in America and seeing the Brit turnout compared to the German. I’ve seen lots of Brits, even at cards that don’t have a Brit on them. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a German.

    I know that what I stated is HARDLY a scientific study. Like I said, it is just my gut and memory of the Klitschko contest last year. I found Germany’s absence on this list very odd as well. that being said, I know Pedro, I worked for him. His opinions are his opinions and as with anyone else (myself included), you can agree or disagree or whatever… But when it comes to hard facts, things you can drop on a table right in front of a person, things like this… He’s the best out there and nobody else is even close!

    Trust me when I tell you, if he says that this is the list… THIS IS THE LIST!

    Jack Dunne on January 16th, 2012 at 6:42 AM

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