List of mixed martial arts attendance records

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The National Stadium hosted Shockwave in 2002, a supercard event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1. The event was attended by a crowd of 91,107, the largest attendance in the history of mixed martial arts. Yamazaki-nabisco-Cup final 2004.jpg
The National Stadium hosted Shockwave in 2002, a supercard event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1. The event was attended by a crowd of 91,107, the largest attendance in the history of mixed martial arts.

The following is a list of mixed martial arts attendance records. The highest number of events on the list have been promoted by the Pride Fighting Championships (PRIDE), the largest mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company in Japan until 2007.

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Shockwave in August 2002, an event co-promoted by PRIDE and K-1 at the National Stadium, was attended by 91,107 spectators. [Note 1] This remains the largest attendance in the history of MMA. [1]

Events and attendances

Note: Minimum attendance of 30,000.

PromotionEventVenueAttendanceMain event fightRef.
PRIDE / K-1 Shockwave
August 28, 2002		 National Stadium
Tokyo, Japan 		91,107 [Note 1] Mirko Cro Cop vs. Kazushi Sakuraba [1]
K-1 K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final
December 10, 2000		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		70,200 [Note 2] Frank Shamrock vs. Elvis Sinosic [Note 3] [2] [3] [4]
PRIDE Final Conflict 2003
November 9, 2003		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		67,451 [Note 4] Wanderlei Silva vs. Quinton Jackson [5] [4]
—
 Bridge of Dreams
April 2, 1995		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		60,000 [Note 5] Minoru Suzuki vs. Christopher DeWeaver [Note 6] [6] [7] [8]
KSW KSW 39: Colosseum
May 27, 2017		 The PGE Narodowy
Warsaw, Poland 		57,776 Mamed Khalidov vs. Borys Mańkowski [4]
UFC UFC 243: Whittaker vs. Adesanya
October 6, 2019		 Marvel Stadium
Melbourne, Australia 		57,127 Robert Whittaker vs. Israel Adesanya [9]
UFC UFC 193: Rousey vs. Holm
November 14, 2015		 Docklands Stadium
Melbourne, Australia 		56,214 Ronda Rousey vs. Holly Holm [10]
UFC UFC 129: St-Pierre vs. Shields
April 30, 2011		 Rogers Centre
Toronto, Ontario, Canada 		55,724 Georges St-Pierre vs. Jake Shields [11]
PRIDE PRIDE 17: Championship Chaos
November 3, 2001		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		53,246 Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba [4]
K-1 / Hero's PREMIUM 2005 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2005		 Osaka Dome
Osaka, Japan 		53,025 Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Genki Sudo [12] [4]
K-1 PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2004		 Osaka Dome
Osaka, Japan 		52,918 [Note 7] Royce Gracie vs. Akebono Tarō [13] [14]
PRIDE PRIDE 23: Championship Chaos 2
November 24, 2002		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		52,228 Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Gilles Arsene [4]
K-1 / Hero's PREMIUM 2006 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2006		 Kyocera Dome Osaka
Osaka, Japan 		51,930 Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama [15]
KSW XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2
June 3, 2023		 The PGE Narodowy
Warsaw, Poland 		50,000 Mamed Khalidov vs. Scott Askham [16]
PRIDE Shockwave 2005
December 31, 2005		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		49,801 [Note 8] Hidehiko Yoshida vs. Naoya Ogawa [17] [4]
PRIDE Shockwave 2006
December 31, 2006		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		48,709 [Note 9] Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Hunt [18] [4]
PRIDE Shockwave 2004
December 31, 2004		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		48,398 [Note 10] Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira [19] [4]
PRIDE PRIDE: Grand Prix 2000 - Opening Round
January 30, 2000		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		48,316 Royce Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada [4]
K-1 / Hero's PREMIUM 2007 Dynamite!!
December 31, 2007		 Kyocera Dome Osaka
Osaka, Japan 		47,928 Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Masakatsu Funaki [20]
PRIDE KRS-PRIDE 1
October 11, 1997		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		47,860 [Note 11] Rickson Gracie vs. Nobuhiko Takada [21] [4]
PRIDE Final Conflict 2004
August 15, 2004		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		47,629 [Note 12] Fedor Emelianenko vs. Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira [22] [4]
K-1 / DREAM / SRC Dynamite!! 2009
December 31, 2009		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		45,606 [Note 13] Ikuhisa Minowa vs. Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou [23] [4]
PRIDE Total Elimination 2005
April 23, 2005		 Osaka Dome
Osaka, Japan 		45,423 [Note 14] Wanderlei Silva vs. Hidehiko Yoshida [24] [4]
UFC UFC 198: Werdum vs. Miocic
May 14, 2016		 Arena da Baixada
Curitiba, Brazil 		45,207 Fabrício Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic [25]
PRIDE Critical Countdown 2004
June 20, 2004		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		43,721 Fedor Emelianenko vs. Kevin Randleman [26]
PRIDE Total Elimination 2004
April 25, 2004		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		42,110 [Note 15] Fedor Emelianenko vs. Mark Coleman [27] [4]
PRIDE Total Elimination 2003
August 10, 2003		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		40,316 [Note 16] Wanderlei Silva vs. Kazushi Sakuraba [28] [4]
—
Colosseum 2000
May 26, 2000		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		40,240 [Note 17] Masakatsu Funaki vs. Rickson Gracie [29] [30]
PRIDE PRIDE: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals
May 1, 2000		 Tokyo Dome
Tokyo, Japan 		38,429 [Note 18] Mark Coleman vs. Igor Vovchanchyn [4]
PRIDE Shockwave 2003
December 31, 2003		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		36,716 [Note 19] Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Antônio Rogério Nogueira [4]
—
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2002
December 31, 2002		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		35,674 Bob Sapp vs. Yoshihiro Takayama [31]
—
 Inoki Bom-Ba-Ye 2001
December 31, 2001		 Saitama Super Arena
Saitama, Japan 		35,492 Tadao Yasuda vs. Jérôme Le Banner [31]
PRIDE PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors
August 27, 2000		 Seibu Dome
Saitama, Japan 		35,000 [Note 20] Kazushi Sakuraba vs. Renzo Gracie [4] [32]
UFC UFC on FOX 14: Gustafsson vs. Johnson
January 24, 2015		 Tele2 Arena
Stockholm, Sweden 		30,000 Alexander Gustafsson vs. Anthony Johnson [33]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 The attendance for Shockwave is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 71,000 spectators.
  2. ↑ The attendance for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2000 Final is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 65,000 spectators.
  3. ↑ This event featured both MMA and kickboxing. Frank Shamrock vs. Elvis Sinosic was the final MMA fight featured on the event but the overall final fight was Ernesto Hoost vs. Ray Sefo under kickboxing rules.
  4. ↑ The attendance for Final Conflict 2003 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 53,000 spectators.
  5. ↑ The attendance for Bridge of Dreams is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 50,000 spectators
  6. ↑ This event featured both MMA and professional wrestling. Minoru Suzuki vs. Christopher DeWeaver was the final MMA fight featured on the event but the overall final fight was Shinya Hashimoto vs. Masahiro Chono under professional wrestling rules.
  7. ↑ The attendance for PREMIUM 2004 Dynamite!! is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 52,914 spectators.
  8. ↑ The attendance for Shockwave 2005 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  9. ↑ The attendance for Shockwave 2006 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  10. ↑ The attendance for Shockwave 2004 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  11. ↑ The attendance for KRS-PRIDE 1 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 37,000 spectators.
  12. ↑ The attendance for Final Conflict 2004 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  13. ↑ The attendance for Dynamite!! 2009 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  14. ↑ The attendance for Total Elimination 2005 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 43,000 spectators.
  15. ↑ The attendance for Total Elimination 2004 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  16. ↑ The attendance for Total Elimination 2003 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  17. ↑ The attendance for Colosseum 2000 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 25,000 spectators.
  18. ↑ The attendance for the PRIDE: Grand Prix 2000 - Finals is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 38,000 spectators.
  19. ↑ The attendance for Shockwave 2003 is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 35,000 spectators.
  20. ↑ The attendance for PRIDE 10: Return of the Warriors is disputed. Some sources list the attendance of the event at 32,919 spectators, while other list it at 38,429 spectators.

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