Video taking off 62x its usual first day

Mike Malott drops Buckley in UFC's slow-motion Edmonton replay

The finish drew roughly 3.5 million views in its first day, while a separate clip captured Malott's family's reaction.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 3,453,750 views a day, 62 times a normal first day on this channel (55,459).

BUCKLEY WENT TO SLEEP #ufcedmonton

UFC gives Mike Malott's finish against Joaquin Buckley several looks: the strike lands, Buckley folds to the canvas, and the replay returns from another angle. There is little buildup in this Short, just the decisive exchange inside Edmonton's Rogers Place.

Posted as "BUCKLEY WENT TO SLEEP #ufcedmonton", the clip drew roughly 3.5 million views in its first day. That is more than sixty times the channel's usual start for a Short. The comment section was also far busier than usual, with viewers discussing the finish and recalling Buckley's own spectacular knockout history.

That contrast has a specific backdrop. Buckley delivered a widely remembered spinning back kick against Impa Kasanganay in 2020, turning an opponent's catch of his leg into a knockout opportunity. Here, he is on the receiving end of the replay.

UFC also posted "Mike Malott's family reacting to the KNOCKOUT #ufcedmonton", which had an unusually strong start of its own. For viewers looking for the bout within the wider Edmonton card, Malott-Buckley is the final chapter of "All 12 Finishes From UFC Edmonton | UFC Highlights".

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What viewers say

That is one of the most beautiful KOs I have ever seen. This is why I love MMA.
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Buckley, gives AND receives two of the best knockouts in UFC history.
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The facts

Channel: UFC
Subscribers: 23,100,000
Channel views, last 7 days: 38,956,977
Channel views, pace per day: 6,249,766 (on a normal day: 9,212,965)
Video published: October 18, 2026
Video views so far: 3,643,887 (less than a day online)
Video views, pace per day: 3,472,760

The numbers

The finish stood well above UFC's usual first-day Shorts audience. The family-reaction clip also drew more views than a typical new Short on the channel.

the video's first day

usual first day here

55,459

this video

3,453,750

subscribers

23,100,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

12,781,431,945

views per day

6,249,766