Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mixed martial arts Audience in France

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mixed martial arts in France — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 3,764,601 people in France.

The average Mixed martial arts fan in France is 39.3 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Île-de-France.

The audience is concentrated in Île-de-France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Occitanie.

Top brand affinities include Paris Saint-Germain, Ultimate Fighting Championship, Martial arts, with strongest over-indexing on Paris Saint-Germain (1.57× the country average).

Demographically, the Mixed martial arts audience skews more male with an average age of 39.3, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Early Adopter Mentality, Luxury Orientation.

Compared to the country baseline, this audience shows distinctive patterns across 20 brand affinities and 13 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mixed martial arts fan in France is more male, around 39.3 years old, with strong Early Adopter Mentality tendencies and a notable affinity for Paris Saint-Germain.

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 2026-08-10.

Section 01

At a glance

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

Audience size
3.8M
in France
Gender
18.4%
81.6% male
Age
39.3
average years
Country rank
#1069
Topic in France
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

+32%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mixed martial arts fans

18.4% are female, 81.6% are male, average age 39.3.

Fig. 02

Gender split

18.4%
Female
81.6%
Male
Demographic split for Mixed martial arts audience in France
MetricValue
Female18.4%
Male81.6%
Average age39.3
Estimated audience size3,764,601
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.3
average years
Age distribution of the Mixed martial arts audience in France
Age bracketShare%
16-1917%
20-2922%
30-3922%
40-4919%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.6%

of the worldwide Mixed martial arts audience comes from France.

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 France average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Mixed martial arts audience in France is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mixed martial arts fans by region: top regions in France
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Île-de-France~900K1.37×
02Occitanie~400K1.22×
03Corsica~20K1.07×
04Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur~300K1.03×
05Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes~400K0.99×
06Nouvelle-Aquitaine~300K0.97×
07Hauts-de-France~300K0.96×
08Grand Est~300K0.96×
09Pays de la Loire~200K0.96×
10Centre-Val de Loire~100K0.95×
11Bourgogne-Franche-Comté~100K0.94×
12Normandy~200K0.93×
13Brittany~200K0.90×
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×
01Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports2.81×
02KarateSports2.72×
03JudoSports2.61×
04WrestlingSports2.34×
05Combat sportSports2.29×
06Martial artsSports2.22×
07Inter MilanSports1.91×
08Cars (film)Movies & TV1.76×
09Arsenal F.C.Sports1.74×
10BetclicGames1.68×
11Juventus F.C.Sports1.68×
12MotoGPSports1.66×
13NBASports1.64×
14Sport bikeCars & Mobility1.63×
15WinamaxGames1.61×
16FC Bayern MunichSports1.59×
17Paris Saint-GermainSports1.57×
18Motorcycle sportSports1.55×
19American footballSports1.53×
20Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility1.52×
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
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER0.99×
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM0.99×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL0.98×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mixed martial arts audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.65×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.65×
IndividualismJOY0.67×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mixed martial arts have in France?

Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 3,764,601 people in France, concentrated in Île-de-France and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes.

02

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

18.4% of Mixed martial arts fans are female, 81.6% are male, with an average age of 39.3 years.

03

Which brands do Mixed martial arts fans like most?

Mixed martial arts fans show strongest brand affinity for Paris Saint-Germain (1.57×), Ultimate Fighting Championship (2.81×), and Martial arts (2.22×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mixed martial arts fans live in France?

Mixed martial arts fans in France are most concentrated in Île-de-France (reach ~900K), Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (reach ~400K), and Occitanie (reach ~400K). 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 Ultimate Fighting Championship (2.81×), Martial arts (2.22×), Combat sport (2.29×), and Judo (2.61×) compared to the France average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in France 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 France. 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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