UFC 245 Attendance, Gate, Bonuses
A crowd of 16,811 filled the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, to produce a gate of $4,041,119.14 for UFC 245.
Fight of the Night honors went to the welterweight championship main event between Kamaru Usman and Colby Covington. After a highly praised, back-and-forth striking battle, Usman rocked and dropped Covington in the fight’s final minute to successfully retain the UFC welterweight championship via TKO.
#UFC245 Official Result: @USMAN84kg def Colby Covington by TKO, Round 5, 4:10https://t.co/qQrOgdFuBN pic.twitter.com/zXoOQyuOA3
— UFC News (@UFCNews) December 15, 2019
SILENCED. 🤫@Usman84kg HAS FINISHED COLBY COVINGTON! #UFC245 🏆
Get the E+ PPV ➡️ https://t.co/l5vGF5Fvpt #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/CGF4NgdaBu
— UFC (@ufc) December 15, 2019
Performance bonuses went to Petr Yan and Irene Aldana. Yan scored a third-round knockout of UFC Hall of Famer Urijah Faber to open up the main card. Aldana, meanwhile, had her own highlight-reel knockout of Ketlen Vieira during the prelims.
NO. MERCY. 😤
🇷🇺 @PetrYanUFC finishes Faber with a flush head kick in R3! #UFC245
Get the E+ PPV ➡️ https://t.co/l5vGF5X6h1 #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/R5lS7Ugkwo
— UFC (@ufc) December 15, 2019
SLEPT HER! 😴
Left hook by @IreneAldana_ turned the lights out #UFC245 pic.twitter.com/dHRIMEilDb
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) December 15, 2019
All bonus winners earned $50,000.