Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Martial arts Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Martial arts in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Martial arts has an estimated audience of 8,755,757 people in United Kingdom.

The average Martial arts fan in United Kingdom is 40.0 years old, more male, and lives primarily in South East.

The audience is concentrated in South East, Yorkshire and the Humber, East of England.

Top brand affinities include Ultimate Fighting Championship, Wikipedia, Sky Bet, with strongest over-indexing on Ultimate Fighting Championship (2.73× the country average).

Demographically, the Martial arts audience skews more male with an average age of 40.0, 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 Martial arts fan in United Kingdom is more male, around 40.0 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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 Martial arts profile in United Kingdom.

Audience size
8.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
34.8%
65.2% male
Age
40.0
average years
Country rank
#605
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-7%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Martial arts fans

34.8% are female, 65.2% are male, average age 40.0.

Fig. 02

Gender split

34.8%
Female
65.2%
Male
Demographic split for Martial arts audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female34.8%
Male65.2%
Average age40.0
Estimated audience size8,755,757
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.0
average years
Age distribution of the Martial arts audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1915%
20-2921%
30-3923%
40-4922%
50+20%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

4.9%

of the worldwide Martial arts audience comes from United Kingdom.

Worldwide audience distribution share by country for Martial arts
CountryShare
United States23.1%
United Kingdom4.9%
Italy4.1%
Section 03
Affinity (×) = how much more likely a member of this audience is to live in a region than the United Kingdom average. Example: 2.0× means twice as concentrated as the national baseline.

Geography

Where the Martial arts audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Martial arts fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Yorkshire and the Humber~1M1.42×
02West Midlands~500K1.39×
03North East~400K1.08×
04South East~1M1.05×
05East of England~700K0.90×
06South West~600K0.88×
07East Midlands~500K0.87×
08North West~500K0.49×
Section 04
Brands and entities this audience over-indexes on, vs. the country average.

Audience interests & affinities

The strongest cross-interests of the 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 Martial arts audience
#·InterestCategoryAffinity×
01GrapplingSports3.61×
02Self-defenseSports3.37×
03KarateSports3.16×
04Broadcasting of sports eventsMovies & TV3.02×
05Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports2.73×
06JudoSports2.31×
07BoxingSports2.19×
08Anthony JoshuaSports2.16×
09BetfairGames1.90×
10WikipediaInternet & Social Media1.85×
11Bruce WillisMovies & TV1.84×
12Tyson FurySports1.79×
13Sky BetGames1.75×
14Margot RobbieMovies & TV1.74×
15Mixed martial artsSports1.72×
16Rangers FCSports1.66×
17Sketch comedyMovies & TV1.63×
18Rory McIlroySports1.56×
19WWESports1.56×
20Celtic FCSports1.53×
Section 05
Top six personality traits over-indexed by this audience (1.0 = country average).

Personality of the 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 Martial arts audience · What stands out
TraitClusterDeviationScore
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.57×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.28×
Early Adopter MentalityPOWER1.15×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Martial arts audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.74×
SustainabilityBALANCE0.77×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.78×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Martial arts have in United Kingdom?

Martial arts has an estimated audience of 8,755,757 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in South East and Yorkshire and the Humber.

02

What is the gender split and age of Martial arts fans?

34.8% of Martial arts fans are female, 65.2% are male, with an average age of 40.0 years.

03

Which brands do Martial arts fans like most?

Martial arts fans show strongest brand affinity for Ultimate Fighting Championship (2.73×), Wikipedia (1.85×), and Sky Bet (1.75×) over the country average.

04

Where do Martial arts fans live in United Kingdom?

Martial arts fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in South East (reach ~1M), Yorkshire and the Humber (reach ~1M), and East of England (reach ~700K). These three regions account for the largest share of the active audience.

05

What other brands do Martial arts fans also like?

Beyond Martial arts itself, the audience over-indexes on Wikipedia (1.85×), Sky Bet (1.75×), Grappling (3.61×), and Self-defense (3.37×) compared to the United Kingdom average.

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How to read this data

Audience size is the estimated number of people in United Kingdom who actively search for 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 United Kingdom. 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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