11,000 fans made the journey to Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday night to witness UFC 100; while 11,000 seems like an average number for a major UFC event, also consider that the live gate at the event was rather substantial – $5,100,000.

Later this week, the official numbers will come out, courtesy of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.  But assuming the numbers ring true, the live gate could be the second-highest in UFC history; interestingly enough, the average ticket price for UFC 100 was $464.  BAsed on figures put together by MMAjunkie.com, UFC 100 is tied for the second-highest grossing event in the organzation’s history.  The top five are:

1. UFC 66 (Liddell vs. Ortiz II): $5,397,300 gate (12,191 attendance)
2. UFC 83 (St. Pierre vs. Serra II): $5,100,000 gate (21,390 attendance)
3. UFC 100 (Lesnar vs. Mir II): $5,100,000 gate (11,000)*
4. UFC 79 (St. Pierre vs. Hughes): $4,994,050 gate (9,704 attendance)
5. UFC 91 (Couture vs. Lesnar): $4,815,675 gate (13,224 attendance)

*estimated