Bellator Japan on The Paramount Network drew 311,000 viewers according to Nielsen per ShowBuzz Daily. The event also aired on DAZN.

The event featured the showdown of Fedor-Rampage with Emelianenko knocking out a bloated Rampage in the very first round.

The event also saw Michael Chandler and Michael Page take care of their opponents with first and second round KO’s respectively.

Bellator 237: 311,000 viewers

Bellator 236: DAZN

Bellator 235: 228,000 viewers

Bellator 234: 318,000 viewers

Bellator 233: 314,000 viewers

Bellator 232: DAZN

Bellator 231: 265,000 viewers

Bellator 230: 202,000 viewers

Bellator 229: 301,000 viewers

Bellator 227: 276,000 viewers

Bellator 226: DAZN

Bellator 225: 285,000 viewers

Bellator 224: 325,000 viewers

Bellator 223: 386,000 viewers

Bellator 222: DAZN

Bellator 221: DAZN

Bellator 220: DAZN

Bellator 219: 307,000 viewers

Bellator 218: 255,000 viewers

Bellator 217: 349,000 viewers

Bellator 216: DAZN

Bellator 215: 365,000 viewers

Bellator 214: 697,000 viewers

Payout Perspective:

Bellator 237 did better than Bellator 235 in Hawaii but the ratings on Paramount have suffered since the company’s partnership with DAZN. The 2019 Bellator average on Paramount was just 324,000 viewers whereas 2018 was 448,000 and 2017 was 660,000. The trend of the decreasing ratings on the network has to concern Bellator and network executives. We will see how the promotion intends to reverse course in 2020.