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Introduction

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This template produces a standardized box which concisely presents the main statistics info about a mixed martial arts event without interfering with the article flow. Its only mandatory parameters are promotion, date, venue, and city.

Suggested usage

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An easy and error-proof way to use the template is to copy the code below to the top of the article source text, then add the relevant parameter values.

Empty syntax

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provided for copy-and-paste usage

{{Infobox MMA event
| name = 
| image = 
| caption = 
| promotion = 
| date = 
| venue = 
| city = 
| attendance =
| gate = 
| buyrate =
| estimatedviewers = 
| purse =  
| previousevent = 
| followingevent =
}}

Description of fields

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  • name – the name of the event held (preferably without the promotion's initials)
  • image – the image filename—do not add modifiers, such as thumb or size specifications, such as 150px
  • caption – an optional caption for the image
  • promotion – the name of the mixed martial arts promotion holding this event
  • date – date of the event
  • venue – the venue(s) of where the event is held
  • city – the location of the venue(s)
  • attendance – the number of people in attendance
  • gate – the total revenue received at the gate (from tickets sold)
  • buyrate – the buyrate, if the show is a pay-per-view, example: 300,000 buys
  • estimatedviewers – the estimated number of people who watched the event on television
  • purse – the total amount paid to fighters on the card, incl. win bonuses
  • previousevent – the previous pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view
  • followingevent – the following pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view

TemplateData

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This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox MMA event in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox MMA event

An infobox for an MMA event (a type of live wrestling event)

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

The name of the event held (preferably without the promotion's initials). Defaults to the page name if not specified

Example
UFC 1
Contentoptional
Imageimage

The image filename. Do not add modifiers, such as ''thumb'' or size specifications, such as ''150px''.

Example
UFC1vhs.jpg
Filesuggested
Captioncaption

An optional caption for the image.

Contentoptional
Promotionpromotion

The name of the mixed martial arts promotion holding this event.

Example
[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]
Contentrequired
Datedate date_aired

Date of the event.

Example
November 12, 1993
Contentrequired
Venuevenue

The venue(s) of where the event is held.

Example
[[McNichols Sports Arena]]
Contentrequired
City or towncity

The location of the venue(s).

Example
Denver, Colorado
Contentrequired
Attendanceattendance

The number of people in attendance.

Example
7,800
Contentsuggested
Gategate

The total revenue received at the gate (from tickets sold).

Contentsuggested
Buyratebuyrate

The buyrate, if the show is a pay-per-view.

Example
86,000
Contentsuggested
Estimated viewersestimatedviewers

The estimated number of people who watched the event on television.

Contentsuggested
Pursepurse

The total amount paid to fighters on the card, including win bonuses.

Contentsuggested
Previous eventpreviousevent

The previous pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view.

Example
[[UFC 0]]
Contentsuggested
Following eventfollowingevent

The following pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view.

Example
[[UFC 2]]
Contentsuggested
Image sizeimage size image_size

Size of the image in pixels, if you want to set this explicitly

Suggested values
200px 220px 250px 300px 400px
Example
250px
Unknownoptional
Alt textalt

Alt text for the image.

Example
Event title card
Unknownoptional