Rascasse Audience Intelligence

Mixed martial arts Audience in Italy

A data profile of the people who buy, follow and care about Mixed martial arts in Italy — modelled from more than twelve digital signal sources. Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 4,251,133 people in Italy.

The average Mixed martial arts fan in Italy is 39.1 years old, more male, and lives primarily in Lombardy.

The audience is concentrated in Lombardy, Lazio, Campania.

Top brand affinities include Martial arts, MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News Website, Ultimate Fighting Championship, with strongest over-indexing on Martial arts (2.56× the country average).

Demographically, the Mixed martial arts audience skews more male with an average age of 39.1, 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 20 regions tracked by Rascasse.

The typical Mixed martial arts fan in Italy is more male, around 39.1 years old, with strong Patriotism tendencies and a notable affinity for Martial arts.

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 Italy.

Audience size
4.3M
in Italy
Gender
22.6%
77.4% male
Age
39.1
average years
Country rank
#1609
Topic in Italy
Fig. 01

Search interest · 12-month trend

-1%
vs. last year
JanMarMayJulSepNov
Monthly searches · Source: Rascasse Audience Intelligence
Section 02

Demographics of Mixed martial arts fans

22.6% are female, 77.4% are male, average age 39.1.

Fig. 02

Gender split

22.6%
Female
77.4%
Male
Demographic split for Mixed martial arts audience in Italy
MetricValue
Female22.6%
Male77.4%
Average age39.1
Estimated audience size4,251,133
Fig. 03

Age distribution

Ø 39.1
average years
Age distribution of the Mixed martial arts audience in Italy
Age bracketShare%
16-1919%
20-2920%
30-3922%
40-4921%
50+18%
Fig. 04

Worldwide distribution

2.9%

of the worldwide Mixed martial arts audience comes from Italy.

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

Geography

Where the Mixed martial arts audience in Italy is strongest.

Fig. 05

Top regions by affinity

Mixed martial arts fans by region: top regions in Italy
#RegionReachAffinity×
01Basilicata~40K1.14×
02Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol~90K1.06×
03Umbria~70K1.06×
04Abruzzo~100K1.04×
05Marche~100K1.03×
06Friuli-Venezia Giulia~80K1.03×
07Calabria~100K1.02×
08Sardinia~100K1.00×
09Liguria~100K0.99×
10Molise~20K0.99×
11Campania~500K0.97×
12Puglia~300K0.96×
13Sicilia~400K0.95×
14Veneto~300K0.95×
15Piedmont~300K0.95×
16Tuscany~300K0.95×
17Lombardy~700K0.94×
18Emilia-Romagna~300K0.93×
19Lazio~500K0.91×
20Aosta Valley0.00×
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×
01MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News WebsiteSports5.59×
02JudoSports3.67×
03Ultimate Fighting ChampionshipSports3.32×
04Combat sportSports2.73×
05WrestlingSports2.71×
06Martial artsSports2.56×
07YouTube MusicInternet & Social Media2.33×
08Personal trainerSports1.91×
09Paris Saint-GermainSports1.88×
10Manchester City F.C.Sports1.69×
11Sport bikeCars & Mobility1.68×
12EngineCars & Mobility1.66×
13FC BarcelonaSports1.66×
14Motorcycle clubCars & Mobility1.66×
15AutoScout24Cars & Mobility1.61×
16MotorcyclingCars & Mobility1.60×
17Il Sole 24 OreNews1.58×
18MotoGPSports1.57×
19Motorcycle racingCars & Mobility1.56×
20Motorcycle sportSports1.53×
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
PatriotismCONSERVATISM1.25×
Risk AppetiteTHRILL1.19×
DIY MentalityTHRILL1.17×
1.00× baseline
Rather not
The weakest tendencies
Top personality traits over-indexed by Mixed martial arts audience · Rather not
TraitClusterDeviationScore
SpiritualityBALANCE0.74×
CreativityOPEN0.76×
Design AffinityPREMIUM0.79×
1.00× baseline
Section 06

Frequently asked questions

01

How many fans does Mixed martial arts have in Italy?

Mixed martial arts has an estimated audience of 4,251,133 people in Italy, concentrated in Lombardy and Lazio.

02

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

22.6% of Mixed martial arts fans are female, 77.4% are male, with an average age of 39.1 years.

03

Which brands do Mixed martial arts fans like most?

Mixed martial arts fans show strongest brand affinity for Martial arts (2.56×), MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News Website (5.59×), and Ultimate Fighting Championship (3.32×) over the country average.

04

Where do Mixed martial arts fans live in Italy?

Mixed martial arts fans in Italy are most concentrated in Lombardy (reach ~700K), Lazio (reach ~500K), and Campania (reach ~500K). 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 MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News Website (5.59×), Ultimate Fighting Championship (3.32×), Combat sport (2.73×), and Il Sole 24 Ore (1.58×) compared to the Italy average.

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How to read this data

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