LAS VEGAS – Saturday’s UFC 235 event drew an announced attendance of 14,790 fans for a live gate of $4,035,156.50.
UFC officials announced the figures following the event, which MMAjunkie attended at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The main card aired on pay-per-view following prelims on ESPN and UFC Fight Pass.
In the headliner, light heavyweight champion Jon Jones (24-1 MMA, 18-1 UFC) beat Anthony Smith (31-14 MMA, 7-4 UFC) by unanimous decision to retain his belt. Jones was as heavy a favorite as he’s ever been and won by a trio of 48-44 scores. (Jones was docked two points by referee Herb Dean for an illegal knee in the fourth round.)
In the co-feature, Kamaru Usman (15-1 MMA, 10-0 UFC) won the welterweight title with an utterly dominant unanimous decision win over champion Tyron Woodley (19-4-1 MMA, 9-3-1 UFC).
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