Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mixed martial arts Audience in United Kingdom

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mixed martial arts in United Kingdom — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 7,824,815 people in United Kingdom.

The average Mixed martial arts fan in United Kingdom is 40.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in England.

The audience is concentrated in England, Greater London, North West.

Top brand affinities include Manchester City F.C., Ultimate Fighting Championship, Martial arts, with strongest over-indexing on Manchester City F.C. (1.52× the country average).

Demographically, the Mixed martial arts audience skews more male with an average age of 40.1, and over-indexes on personality traits such as Luxury Orientation, DIY Mentality.

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 United Kingdom is more male, around 40.1 years old, with strong Luxury Orientation tendencies and a notable affinity for Manchester City F.C..

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 United Kingdom.

Audience size
7.8M
in United Kingdom
Gender
28.4%
71.6% male
Age
40.1
average years
Country rank
#707
Topic in United Kingdom
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-24%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mixed martial arts fans

28.4% are female, 71.6% are male, average age 40.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

28.4%
Female
71.6%
Male
Demographic split for Mixed martial arts audience in United Kingdom
MetricValue
Female28.4%
Male71.6%
Average age40.1
Estimated audience size7,824,815
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 40.1
average years
Age distribution of the Mixed martial arts audience in United Kingdom
Age bracketShare%
16-1914%
20-2922%
30-3922%
40-4920%
50+21%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

5.4%

of the worldwide Mixed martial arts audience comes from United Kingdom.

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

Geography

Where the Mixed martial arts audience in United Kingdom is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mixed martial arts fans by region: top regions in United Kingdom
#RegionReachAffinity×
01North West~1M1.34×
02Greater London~1M1.11×
03England~6M1.09×
04South West~700K1.04×
05Wales~500K1.03×
06East Midlands~600K1.00×
07East of England~700K0.98×
08Northern Ireland~200K0.97×
09Scotland~700K0.95×
10South East~1M0.93×
11Yorkshire and the Humber~600K0.92×
12North East~300K0.89×
13West Midlands~300K0.88×
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×
01JudoSports2.23×
02NBA playoffsSports2.12×
03Paris Saint-GermainSports2.08×
04NBA FinalsSports2.03×
05Inter MilanSports1.98×
06WrestlingSports1.95×
07Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports1.90×
08A.C. MilanSports1.87×
09Combat sportSports1.81×
10FC Bayern MunichSports1.73×
11Juventus F.C.Sports1.73×
12Martial artsSports1.72×
13Serie ASports1.67×
14La LigaSports1.66×
15Cars (film)Movies & TV1.60×
16Real Madrid C.F.Sports1.59×
17BoxingSports1.56×
18Rory McIlroySports1.55×
19Manchester City F.C.Sports1.52×
20Arsenal F.C.Sports1.52×
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
Luxury OrientationPREMIUM1.05×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.01×
Sports ActivityPOWER0.98×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mixed martial arts audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
CreativityOPEN0.73×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.75×
Price SensitivityPREMIUM0.76×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mixed martial arts have in United Kingdom?

Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 7,824,815 people in United Kingdom, concentrated in England and Greater London.

02

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

28.4% of Mixed martial arts fans are female, 71.6% are male, with an average age of 40.1 years.

03

Which brands do Mixed martial arts fans like most?

Mixed martial arts fans show strongest brand affinity for Manchester City F.C. (1.52×), Ultimate Fighting Championship (1.9×), and Martial arts (1.72×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mixed martial arts fans live in United Kingdom?

Mixed martial arts fans in United Kingdom are most concentrated in England (reach ~6M), Greater London (reach ~1M), and North West (reach ~1M). 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 (1.9×), Martial arts (1.72×), Combat sport (1.81×), and Real Madrid C.F. (1.59×) 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 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 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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