RIZIN has released pay-per-view purchase numbers for all of its 2024 events, with figures ranging from a low of 44,500 to a peak of 420,000 buys. The top-selling card featured an all-Japanese lineup plus Manny Pacquiao competing under hybrid rules with no official winner declared. The figures exclude the large portion of Japanese viewers who watch RIZIN through domestic television or local subscription platforms.
RIZIN has published its full pay-per-view sales breakdown for 2024, revealing a wide range of commercial performance across its annual slate of events, with individual cards drawing anywhere from 44,500 to 420,000 purchases.
The promotion disclosed the figures publicly, offering a rare look at how each event performed on the PPV market. The best-selling card of the year featured an all-Japanese lineup alongside boxing legend Manny Pacquiao, who competed under hybrid rules in a bout that ended without an official winner declared. That card topped out at 420,000 buys, marking the clear commercial peak of RIZIN's 2024 calendar.
The lower end of the range, 44,500 buys, reflects the natural variation that comes with a promotion running multiple events per year, where undercards or regionally focused shows tend to draw a smaller pay-per-view audience.
Why it matters
- The 420,000-buy ceiling demonstrates that a high-profile crossover attraction, even under hybrid rules, can significantly move the needle for the promotion.
- The figures represent only a portion of RIZIN's total viewership, as a substantial number of Japanese fans access events through domestic free or subscription television rather than pay-per-view platforms.
- The gap between the floor and ceiling figures underlines the challenge RIZIN faces in sustaining consistent PPV performance across a busy event schedule.
Excluding domestic television and local subscription audiences means the actual reach of each card is considerably larger than the raw buy numbers suggest, making direct comparisons with North American PPV benchmarks difficult to draw.
