Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mixed martial arts Audience in Australia

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mixed martial arts in Australia — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 3,176,225 people in Australia.

#13among Sport in Australia
#535among Topic in Australia
#39in Sports

The average Mixed martial arts fan in Australia is 39.6 years old, more male, and lives primarily in New South Wales.

The audience is concentrated in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland.

Top brand affinities include Martial arts, FIFA World Cup, NBA, with strongest over-indexing on Martial arts (2.75× the country average).

Demographically, the Mixed martial arts audience skews more male with an average age of 39.6, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Patriotism, Risk Appetite.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 8 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mixed martial arts fan in Australia is more male, around 39.6 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Martial arts.

Category: Sports · Type: Topic · Subtype: Sport

The data on this page comes from the Rascasse audience panel and is refreshed monthly from search, social and browsing signals. As of 2026-08-18.

Section 01

At a glance

The key figures that characterise the Mixed martial arts profile in Australia.

Audience size
3.2M
in Australia
Gender
25.1%
74.9% male
Age
39.6
average years
Country rank
#744
Topic in Australia
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-23%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mixed martial arts fans

25.1% are female, 74.9% are male, average age 39.6.

Fig. 02

Gender split

25.1%
Female
74.9%
Male
Demographic split for Mixed martial arts audience in Australia
MetricValue
Female25.1%
Male74.9%
Average age39.6
Estimated audience size3,176,225
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.6
average years
Age distribution of the Mixed martial arts audience in Australia
Age bracketShare%
16-1918%
20-2921%
30-3920%
40-4920%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.2%

of the worldwide Mixed martial arts audience comes from Australia.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Mixed martial arts
CountryShare
United States25.9%
United Kingdom5.4%
Japan4.7%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the Australia average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Mixed martial arts audience in Australia is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mixed martial arts fans by region: top regions in Australia
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Western Australia~500K1.31×
02Queensland~800K1.12×
03Victoria~1M1.06×
04New South Wales~1M1.00×
05Northern Territory~30K0.99×
06Tasmania~70K0.96×
07Australian Capital Territory~60K0.95×
08South Australia~200K0.93×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the Mixed martial arts audience — brands, topics and people combined.

Fig. 07

Top cross-interests, ranked by affinity

Top brand affinities (over-index vs. country average) for Mixed martial arts audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01Martial artsSports2.75×
02WWESports2.33×
03Combat sportSports2.25×
04Sydney ToolsShopping2.23×
05Professional wrestlingSports2.03×
06Fox Sports (Australia)Sports1.94×
07RepcoCars & Mobility1.84×
08Premier LeagueSports1.83×
09FIFA World CupSports1.80×
10Power toolHome & Garden1.80×
11Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports1.77×
12NBASports1.75×
13National Association of BroadcastersMovies & TV1.69×
14MemeInternet & Social Media1.64×
15Supercheap AutoCars & Mobility1.61×
16GamblingGames1.58×
17Donald TrumpPolitics & Society1.54×
18Team sportSports1.54×
19CricketSports1.53×
20SUVsCars & Mobility1.51×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the Mixed martial arts audience

Values above 1.00× are above the country average, values below 1.00× below it.

Fig. 08

Deviation from the national baseline

What stands out
The strongest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mixed martial arts audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.30×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.23×
ExtroversionTHRILL1.19×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mixed martial arts audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.66×
TraditionCONSERVATISM0.77×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.80×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mixed martial arts have in Australia?

Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 3,176,225 people in Australia, concentrated in New South Wales and Victoria.

02

What is the gender split and age of Mixed martial arts fans?

25.1% of Mixed martial arts fans are female, 74.9% are male, with an average age of 39.6 years.

03

Which brands do Mixed martial arts fans like most?

Mixed martial arts fans show strongest brand affinity for Martial arts (2.75×), FIFA World Cup (1.8×), and NBA (1.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mixed martial arts fans live in Australia?

Mixed martial arts fans in Australia are most concentrated in New South Wales (reach ~1M), Victoria (reach ~1M), and Queensland (reach ~800K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Mixed martial arts fans also like?

Beyond Mixed martial arts itself, the audience over-indexes on FIFA World Cup (1.8×), NBA (1.75×), Donald Trump (1.54×), and Ultimate Fighting Championship (1.77×) compared to the Australia average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in Australia who actively search for Mixed martial arts. Affinity is an over-index ratio: 2.0× means the audience is twice as likely to engage with that brand or trait as the country average. Reach is the estimated number of audience members in a region. Regional and brand-affinity tables are sorted from strongest signal to weakest.

About this audience profile

This audience profile is generated by Rascasse from anonymized search-behavior signals across Australia. For methodology see methodology. Affinity values are over-index ratios vs. the country average (1.0 = baseline). Audience sizes are estimated, not measured.

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