Top 50 Martial arts in Germany
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in Germany, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 331 martial arts tracked in Germany, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional wrestling and George Foreman lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 7,632,441 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 404,743, and the largest, Ultimate Fighting Championship, reaches around 3,713,554 people in Germany. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Germany who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Germany and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
3,713,554 | 2.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Professional wrestling |
2,998,161 | 2.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  George Foreman |
920,726 | 4.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  Georges St-Pierre |
914,139 | 4.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  Anthony Joshua |
871,872 | 5.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  Conor McGregor |
858,673 | 4.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  Christian Eckerlin |
587,901 | 87.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  Mr. Olympia |
546,838 | 5.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Adrien Broner |
501,384 | 4.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  ONE Championship |
499,742 | 2.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
480,155 | 6.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  Devon Larratt |
399,221 | 11.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Joe Rogan |
368,323 | 2.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Jon Jones |
367,714 | 2.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Oktagon MMA |
359,558 | 41.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  rey mysterıo |
358,710 | 8.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  Tyson Fury |
345,093 | 5.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
313,408 | 2.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  Urs Fischer |
303,046 | 55.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  Wladimir Klitschko |
296,114 | 29.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  Ronda Rousey |
295,015 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Venum |
258,842 | 9.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Vitali Klitschko |
253,594 | 41.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  GLORY Kickboxing |
245,283 | 6.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  Fame Fighting |
228,548 | 90.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  Oleksandr Ussyk |
224,286 | 8.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Quinton Jackson |
180,828 | 5.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) |
178,772 | 3.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Michael Smolik |
170,231 | 84.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Dana White |
167,558 | 3.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Israel Adesanya |
135,800 | 2.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
127,814 | 1.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Tony Ferguson |
114,018 | 5.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Joe Frazier |
111,741 | 6.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  Dorian Yates |
110,467 | 7.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Ricky Hatton |
108,134 | 1.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
107,301 | 6.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Professional wrestling aerial techniques |
105,484 | 1.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  Lennox Lewis |
104,230 | 7.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Deontay Wilder |
98,604 | 4.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 |  Demetrious Johnson (fighter) |
97,220 | 6.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Paige VanZant |
96,715 | 4.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Dustin Poirier |
94,482 | 2.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Manny Pacquiao |
93,768 | 1.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  Nate Diaz |
93,008 | 3.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness |
90,960 | 6.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 |  Dennis Wolf |
88,317 | 51.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 |  Kimbo Slice |
84,922 | 4.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Golden Gloves |
84,136 | 5.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  Professional wrestling throws |
82,776 | 1.2% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany 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 Germany?
Ultimate Fighting Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,713,554 people in Germany.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Germany. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.