Top 50 Martial arts in Brazil
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in Brazil, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 623 martial arts tracked in Brazil, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional wrestling and Jon Jones lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 13,262,353 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 549,947, and the largest, Ultimate Fighting Championship, reaches around 7,753,709 people in Brazil. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Brazil who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Brazil and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
7,753,709 | 5.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Professional wrestling |
4,256,614 | 4.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  Jon Jones |
1,252,030 | 9.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  George Foreman |
1,048,658 | 5.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  Wanderlei Silva |
1,005,627 | 59.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  Conor McGregor |
751,498 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  Anderson Silva |
731,445 | 28.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  ONE Championship |
712,192 | 4.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
710,892 | 6.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  Mr. Olympia |
618,528 | 5.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  Anthony Joshua |
509,819 | 3.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  Vitor Belfort |
506,984 | 53.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
505,080 | 6.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Venum |
493,709 | 17.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Ronda Rousey |
466,793 | 6.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
376,565 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  Amanda Nunes |
346,728 | 23.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Kaik Brito |
323,537 | 94.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) |
268,503 | 5.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  Lyoto Machida |
259,480 | 45.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  Rickson Gracie |
244,938 | 44.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Israel Adesanya |
238,025 | 4.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Dana White |
234,977 | 4.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  Professional wrestling aerial techniques |
217,750 | 3.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  Joe Rogan |
199,975 | 1.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  Renzo Gracie |
189,181 | 36.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Daniel Cormier |
180,961 | 6.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Gracie family |
178,735 | 35.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
175,780 | 10.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Tyson Fury |
168,259 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Dorian Yates |
162,281 | 11.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Devon Larratt |
161,539 | 4.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Georges St-Pierre |
156,618 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Dustin Poirier |
154,450 | 3.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  José Aldo |
146,640 | 40.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Manny Pacquiao |
144,369 | 2.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 |  Cris Cyborg |
130,219 | 26.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Roger Gracie |
127,615 | 39.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  Carlos Gracie |
122,691 | 75.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Carlson Gracie |
121,181 | 77.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 |  Fabricio Werdum |
120,634 | 67.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Quinton Jackson |
120,556 | 3.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Nate Diaz |
120,454 | 4.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Hélio Gracie |
119,829 | 38.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  Ben Askren |
115,786 | 2.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  Lee Haney |
110,798 | 14.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 |  Kimbo Slice |
109,579 | 6.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 |  Professional wrestling holds |
109,415 | 4.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Professional wrestling throws |
108,269 | 1.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  Tony Ferguson |
107,468 | 5.2% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil and ranks each martial art by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.
How often is the list updated?
The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.
What is the largest martial art in Brazil?
Ultimate Fighting Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 7,753,709 people in Brazil.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Brazil. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.