The Rodriguez brothers put pumpkins in a submission hold

UFC BJJ's Halloween challenge swaps grappling opponents for whole pumpkins, with a plastic poncho offering limited protection.

Channel: UFC BJJ Story of October 29, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 131,363 views a day, 37 times a normal first day on this channel (3,544).

The Rodriguez Bros have a SCARY squeeze 🎃

A plastic poncho seems like sensible equipment for this particular grappling assignment. One Rodriguez brother wears his over a blue UFC BJJ rashguard; the other goes shirtless. Both have to wrap their arms around a whole pumpkin and squeeze.

The Short, titled "The Rodriguez Bros have a SCARY squeeze 🎃", has passed 185,000 views, far beyond the channel's usual first-day audience for Shorts. It is a seasonal detour from the match footage, weigh-ins and title challenges on UFC BJJ's channel.

Getting a grip is part of the problem. The poncho-wearing brother adjusts his arms to stop the pumpkin slipping, while the shirtless brother eventually asks, "Should I try the standard rear-naked choke?" The familiar submission grip gets an unfamiliar test against a pumpkin shell.

The comments turn that mismatch into grappling humor. Viewers joke about tapping out and debate whether the technique counts as a choke or a crank. Others point out that the pumpkins are not the same size, a small complication for any attempt to compare the brothers' efforts.

Even the protective clothing cannot spare the rashguard. "I'm going to smell like pumpkin in the bowl," the poncho-wearing brother says.

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The numbers

The pumpkin challenge drew an unusually large audience for a UFC BJJ Short, with a much busier comment section than usual.

the video's first day

usual first day here

3,544

this video

131,363

subscribers

111,000

▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days

total views

34,340,965

views per day

99,350

typical day: 162,639

the video

views

185,517

likes

3,877

comments

144

days online

2

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…

1,310,000

Frank Warren's Queensberr…

379,000

UFC BJJ

111,000

As of October 29, 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.