Top 50 Martial arts in France
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in France, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 169 martial arts tracked in France, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional wrestling and Conor McGregor lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 6,448,888 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 264,905, and the largest, Ultimate Fighting Championship, reaches around 3,450,471 people in France. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in France who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across France and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
3,450,471 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Professional wrestling |
2,512,200 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  Conor McGregor |
486,217 | 2.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  Jon Jones |
451,463 | 3.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  Anthony Joshua |
426,414 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  Mr. Olympia |
386,740 | 3.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  George Foreman |
385,011 | 1.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  ONE Championship |
384,074 | 2.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Tony Yoka |
330,119 | 93.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
280,860 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  Venum |
277,263 | 10.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  Professional wrestling aerial techniques |
262,702 | 4.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Tyson Fury |
218,086 | 3.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Strikeforce (mixed martial arts) |
213,506 | 4.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Ronda Rousey |
203,580 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  Georges St-Pierre |
200,955 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  Israel Adesanya |
152,253 | 3.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Dustin Poirier |
148,197 | 3.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  Devon Larratt |
145,816 | 4.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  Dana White |
144,319 | 2.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News Website |
144,218 | 15.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
135,385 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Joe Rogan |
130,671 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  Jérôme Le Banner |
124,933 | 83.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
97,843 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  GLORY Kickboxing |
97,081 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Quinton Jackson |
87,911 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Daniel Cormier |
84,755 | 3.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Professional wrestling throws |
80,389 | 1.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Oleksandr Ussyk |
79,635 | 3.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Ricky Hatton |
78,790 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Joe Frazier |
77,077 | 4.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Nate Diaz |
67,423 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Manny Pacquiao |
64,830 | 1.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  Anderson Silva |
63,539 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
61,307 | 3.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 |  Rocky Marciano |
60,602 | 3.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Deontay Wilder |
59,657 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  Buakaw Banchamek |
58,834 | 8.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Badr Hari |
55,596 | 7.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 |  Frédéric Vosgröne |
54,902 | 6.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Petr Yan |
53,973 | 3.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Professional wrestling holds |
53,856 | 1.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Kimbo Slice |
53,599 | 3.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  World Karate Federation |
46,684 | 8.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  Kenjutsu |
46,020 | 6.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 |  Wanderlei Silva |
43,434 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 |  Zack Mwekassa |
43,117 | 53.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Oscar De La Hoya |
43,060 | 1.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness |
35,892 | 2.5% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across France 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 France?
Ultimate Fighting Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 3,450,471 people in France.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across France. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.