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==Introduction==
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==
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===
''provided for copy-and-paste usage''
<syntaxhighlight lang="wikitext">
{{Infobox MMA event
| name =
| image =
| caption =
| promotion =
| date =
| venue =
| city =
| attendance =
| gate =
| buyrate =
| estimatedviewers =
| purse =
| previousevent =
| followingevent =
}}
</syntaxhighlight>

==Description of fields==
* '''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 ==
{{TemplateData header}}
<templatedata>
{
"params": {
"name": {
"label": "Name",
"description": "The name of the event held (preferably without the promotion's initials). Defaults to the page name if not specified",
"type": "content",
"example": "UFC 1"
},
"image": {
"label": "Image",
"description": "The image filename. Do not add modifiers, such as ''thumb'' or size specifications, such as ''150px''.",
"type": "wiki-file-name",
"example": "UFC1vhs.jpg",
"suggested": true
},
"caption": {
"label": "Caption",
"description": "An optional caption for the image.",
"type": "content"
},
"promotion": {
"label": "Promotion",
"description": "The name of the mixed martial arts promotion holding this event.",
"type": "content",
"example": "[[Ultimate Fighting Championship]]",
"required": true
},
"date": {
"label": "Date",
"description": "Date of the event.",
"type": "content",
"example": "November 12, 1993",
"required": true,
"aliases": [
"date_aired"
]
},
"venue": {
"label": "Venue",
"description": "The venue(s) of where the event is held.",
"type": "content",
"example": "[[McNichols Sports Arena]]",
"required": true
},
"city": {
"label": "City or town",
"description": "The location of the venue(s).",
"type": "content",
"example": "Denver, Colorado",
"required": true
},
"attendance": {
"label": "Attendance",
"description": "The number of people in attendance.",
"type": "content",
"example": "7,800",
"suggested": true
},
"gate": {
"label": "Gate",
"description": "The total revenue received at the gate (from tickets sold).",
"type": "content",
"suggested": true
},
"buyrate": {
"label": "Buyrate",
"description": "The buyrate, if the show is a pay-per-view.",
"type": "content",
"example": "86,000",
"suggested": true
},
"estimatedviewers": {
"label": "Estimated viewers",
"description": "The estimated number of people who watched the event on television.",
"type": "content",
"suggested": true
},
"purse": {
"label": "Purse",
"description": "The total amount paid to fighters on the card, including win bonuses.",
"type": "content",
"suggested": true
},
"previousevent": {
"label": "Previous event",
"description": "The previous pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view.",
"type": "content",
"example": "[[UFC 0]]",
"suggested": true
},
"followingevent": {
"label": "Following event",
"description": "The following pay-per-view event, if the show is a pay-per-view.",
"type": "content",
"example": "[[UFC 2]]",
"suggested": true
},
"image size": {
"aliases": [
"image_size"
],
"label": "Image size",
"description": "Size of the image in pixels, if you want to set this explicitly",
"example": "250px",
"suggestedvalues": [
"200px",
"220px",
"250px",
"300px",
"400px"
]
},
"alt": {
"label": "Alt text",
"description": "Alt text for the image.",
"example": "Event title card"
}
},
"description": "An infobox for an MMA event (a type of live wrestling event)"
}
</templatedata>

<includeonly>{{Sandbox other||
[[Category:Mixed martial arts infobox templates|Mixed martial arts event]]
}}</includeonly>

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