The UFL got off to a slow start at the gate in its kickoff weekend. However, in Week 2, a new high for Michigan, an increase in DC, and the league’s typical boost from St. Louis saw the UFL’s attendance figures bounce back.
UFL 2025 Week 2 Attendance Figures
Friday night’s 4/4 Michigan Panthers home opener at Ford Field against the Birmingham Stallions had an attendance figure of 10,049, surpassing last year’s team high of 9,444.
Saturday night’s DC Defenders game against the Memphis Showboats had an attendance figure of 13,142– up from last week’s home opener at Audi Field (12,254). A season ago, DC averaged 14,143 in attendance.
The attendance figure for Sunday’s 11 a.m. local time showdown between the Houston Roughnecks and Arlington Renegades at Choctaw Stadium was 9,582. This was down from Week 1’s tally of 10,117. The Renegades’ home attendance average in 2024 was 9,887.
Sunday night’s return to the Dome for the St. Louis Battlehawks in an XFL conference championship rematch with the San Antonio Brahmas had an attendance figure of 32,115. Last season, St. Louis averaged 34,365 fans per home game.
The Week 2 average for UFL attendance is 16,222. Week 1’s average was 8,446. The current season average after two weeks is 12,344.
In Week 3, Birmingham will kick things off Friday night with its home opener at Protective Stadium against 2-0 Arlington. After drawing the worst-reported crowd (non-COVID/Hub) of the modern spring pro football era (4,373), Memphis returns home at Liberty Bank against equally winless Houston. The Panthers and Battlehawks will be back home on Sunday. Michigan hosts San Antonio at noon ET. The Hawks will host DC at 2 pm CT at the Dome.
5 Comments
by Frank Dux
Come on Mike. You know those attendance numbers are over inflated. No bounce back from week 1 & you know it.
by Ken Granito
As mentioned last week, these are surely circulated tickets and not butts in the seats. When I looked at the Panthers vs Stallions I saw many seats in the lower bowl gone on the Panthers bench, with some even being gone on the Stallions side, so about 10k seems right. Waiting to watch the game ondemand as it is not up yet, so maybe that is right. The Battlehawks game at least looked normal and the Defenders though not good for a Defenders game looked pretty good. Maybe doormen were offended and decided not to come. That will be the last I mention a career path that actually still has a future. The rich prefer a friendly face in their lives that can do things for them. It’s their place of business that they prefer robots to save them from paying healthcare.
Their was less reporter presence during the Sunday games. If they can focus on football, maybe their will be a better fan base going forward. Think about this. The Jets for years have been putting everything out in the media. IF there is one team in the NFL that is thought of as a circus, the Jets are it. Aaron Glenn is trying so hard to change it. Why would you accept becoming a circus so easily.
I understand your propensity to favor the Battlehawks as they are your #1 market, by far and away, but please don’t let this become the WWE whereby the villian in this case Anthony Becht, Manny Wilkins and Mike Panasiuk, push to accellarate a battle, then when the other team responds they fall down and cry foul. There are cats that would call them p*$$ees. AJ McCarron is even calling them bush league under his breath….under his breath. And Wilkins you are QB1. You are supposed to be better than that. I remember when J’Mar got into it with the Breakers in 2022 playoffs. He has not had many good football fortunes since then. If you are better than everyone else, just play better. Don’t let that stupidity risk who you become. You do a lot of prep work. Don’t let it come undone that way.
by antityco
Seek mental help.
by Ken Granito
I stand by my words.
by Ken Granito
It was also funny that Anthony Becht when questioned…..well you got the violence you wanted, he backed off what he said before the game and said he wanted points. No Anthony first you said you wanted violence, then you said points. Watch it on TV if you want.