Moicano's interrupted choke attempt puts UFC's referee call under scrutiny

The official channel's questioning caption accompanies a stand-up that also draws immediate disagreement from the commentary team.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,657,808 views a day, 29 times a normal first day on this channel (57,293).

ref stood him up? #ufcvegas123

Renato Moicano has Nolan's back and is attempting a rear-naked choke when the referee steps in. Seconds later, both fighters are standing again, and the commentators are struggling to make sense of the intervention.

"That is actually insane," one says. Another reaction follows: "I don't like that at all."

UFC posted the exchange under the title "ref stood him up? #ufcvegas123", putting a question mark over the decision on its own official channel. The Short has reached roughly 1.7 million views, far beyond its usual first-day audience for the format. Its first-day comments arrived at almost forty times the usual volume.

The point of contention is specific: Moicano was attacking from behind, not simply holding an opponent down with no submission attempt underway. Back control gives a fighter access to choke attempts while making it difficult for the opponent to strike back. Breaking that position removes an attacking opportunity.

Viewers are discussing precisely that distinction, questioning why the fighters were separated while Moicano held the back. Others focus on the unusual sight of UFC's own caption questioning a referee's decision.

The channel also posted "Nolan finishes Moicano #ufcvegas123". That finishing clip drew an above-usual start too, but substantially fewer views than the disputed stand-up.

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The numbers

The stand-up clip drew an unusually large audience even by UFC's standards for Shorts, with an especially busy comment section.

the video's first day

usual first day here

57,293

this video

1,657,808

subscribers

23,200,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

12,910,861,158

views per day

16,484,569

typical day: 8,262,236

the video

views

1,753,174

likes

22,455

comments

2,594

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

UFC

23,200,000

Top Rank Boxing

3,440,000

GLORY Kickboxing

1,640,000

Bare Knuckle Fighting Cha…

1,320,000

Frank Warren's Queensberr…

379,000

UFC BJJ

112,000

As of November 2, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.