ESPN MMA YouTube Stats

@espnmma · Sports · Updated Nov 6, 2026

ESPN MMA channel overview

ESPN MMA (@espnmma) is a YouTube channel in the Sports niche created in 2018. It has 2.5M subscribers and 3.1B total views across 13K videos, an average of 240K views per video over its lifetime.

Its last 30 uploads averaged 39K views, and a typical video (the median) gets 38K views. Over the last 12 months, ESPN MMA published 77 videos (83% Shorts), and 13 of them (17%) reached at least 3× the channel's typical views.

Subscriber growth

Over the last 12 days, ESPN MMA gained 0 subscribers and 4.4M views, about 365K views a day.

How much does ESPN MMA make?

Returbe estimates ESPN MMA's YouTube ad revenue at $3.4K – $12K per month. The estimate uses an RPM (revenue per 1,000 views, after YouTube's share) of $0.27 to $0.96, typically $0.49, based on the channel's niche, audience language and the share of its views coming from Shorts. At that rate, 1 million long-form views earn about $490.

Ad revenue is only part of the picture: sponsorships, affiliate links, memberships and merch often pay more than ads. Learn how RPM varies by niche in how much YouTubers make per 1,000 views, or check any channel with the free monetization checker.

Upload schedule

ESPN MMA publishes about 47.8 videos a month. Based on its last 77 uploads, its most common upload day is Wednesday (26% of uploads), usually around 04:00 UTC. The last video went out on Nov 5, 2026.

ESPN MMA's best outlier videos

An outlier is a video that beats the channel's own typical views. These are ESPN MMA's biggest hits relative to its normal, the ideas its audience responded to most. What is an outlier video?

• 🤩🤩🤩 (via tanquinhojj/IG)531K views · Oct 7, 202618.8× typical views
• Joshua Van’s reaction is UNREAL 😳 (Courtesy of Paramount) #UFC331259K views · Sep 21, 20269.2× typical views
• Human jousting in Australia 🤯 (via runnation/TT)194K views · Nov 2, 20266.9× typical views
• 😂 (via jonbernardk/TT)178K views · Oct 21, 20266.3× typical views
• Raul Rosas Jr. after the win 🔥 (via raulrosasjr8/TT)172K views · Sep 27, 20266.1× typical views
• 😳😳😳 (via thegreatestentertainer/TT)161K views · Sep 27, 20265.7× typical views
• Josh Hokit is set to face Ciryl Gane for the heavyweight title in New York in November 🏆124K views · Sep 23, 20264.4× typical views
• Impressive 💪 (via kira_17071/IG)106K views · Oct 28, 20263.8× typical views

Latest videos

8 of ESPN MMA's last 30 uploads did at least 1.5× the channel's typical views.

• ‘Back like I never left’ 👊 Amanda Nunes previews UFC 334 return vs. Kayla Harrison | ESPN MMA17K views · Nov 5, 20260.4× typical views
• Tatiana Suarez previews fight vs. Virna Jandiroba, hopes for title shot with win | ESPN MMA7.2K views · Nov 5, 20260.2× typical views
• Raul Rosas Jr. got the tap 😳 (via hype.fighting/IG)42K views · Nov 4, 20261.5× typical views
• Some words of wisdom from Mystic Mac 🔮 (via raulrosasjr8/TT)6.5K views · Nov 4, 20260.2× typical views
• Conor was ringside watching 😳 (via hype.fighting/IG)34K views · Nov 4, 20261.2× typical views
• Conor, take the cannoli 😭 (via bareknucklefc/TT)25K views · Nov 4, 20260.9× typical views
• It took him only two minutes to beat them all 😳 (via gmma_fights/IG bugun_sport/IG)36K views · Nov 4, 20261.3× typical views
• He’s something of a fighter himself 😳 (via outlandermagazine/TT)11K views · Nov 4, 20260.4× typical views
• El Matador is back 🙌 (via iliatopuria/TT)21K views · Nov 4, 20260.7× typical views
• Imagine having this job 🤯🔥 (via lfafighting/TT)9K views · Nov 3, 20260.3× typical views

The Sports niche on YouTube

In the last 30 days, Returbe tracked 34K videos from 998 channels in this niche. 18% of them reached 3× their channel's typical views, and a typical long video got 21K views. Estimated RPM for the niche: $2.5 to $9.

Smaller channels breaking out in this niche right now: MATHIS FOOTBALL (103K subs, best video 607.2×), DAZN Fútbol (390K subs, best video 230.6×), Cam 23 (155K subs, best video 1020.3×), Victor Foot (56K subs, best video 140.2×), NFL on FOX (287K subs, best video 55.7×), CFB ON FOX (387K subs, best video 22.4×).

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Frequently asked questions

Data from Returbe's index of YouTube channels, collected from public YouTube data. Earnings are estimates from views and RPM benchmarks, not figures from the channel. Returbe is not affiliated with ESPN MMA or YouTube.