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Nick Rodriguez makes every round start with a takedown

UFC BJJ's rapid-cut highlight repeats the same opening move across three rounds, drawing far more views than its usual Shorts.

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 40,897 views a day, 12 times a normal first day on this channel (3,544).

Right out the gates 💨 Nick Rodriguez wasted no time getting to work at UFC BJJ 13!Right out the gates 💨 Nick Rodriguez wasted no time getting to work at UFC BJJ 13!

The referee gives the signal, and Nick Rodriguez is already heading across the mat. His opponent goes down. Cut to the next round, and Rodriguez does it again.

UFC BJJ's highlight from UFC BJJ 13 stitches together those explosive starts rather than following one long exchange. Each restart brings another charge, with the final sequence taking Rodriguez into top control. There is little room between the referee's invitation and the wrestling that follows.

The Short drew an estimated 41,000 views in its first day, compared with roughly 3,500 for the channel's usual Short. It follows another UFC BJJ 13 highlight featuring William Tackett turning a scramble into back control, as we reported here.

One viewer picks out Rodriguez's growing comfort in the bowl-shaped competition area. The clip gives that observation a concrete focus: he wastes none of the opening space, closing the distance as soon as each round begins.

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What viewers say

  • Nicky Rod seems like he's getting more comfortable in the bowl/pit. He's scary 😂
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The facts
Channel
UFC BJJ
Subscribers
112,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
Channel views, last 7 days
1,309,457
Channel views, pace per day
62,698 (on a normal day: 182,572)
Video published
November 2, 2026
Video views so far
49,193 (2 days online)
Video views, pace per day
39,928

The numbers

Rodriguez's quick-start takedown reel drew an unusually large first-day audience for UFC BJJ's Shorts.

the video's first day
usual first day here
3,544
this video
40,897
subscribers
112,000
▲ 1,000 in the last 7 days
total views
35,551,034
views per day
62,698
typical day: 182,572
the video
views
49,193
likes
532
comments
14
days online
2
subscribers: this channel and similar channels
UFC
23,200,000
UFC BJJ
112,000
As of November 4, 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.
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