Top 50 Martial arts in Japan
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in Japan, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 612 martial arts tracked in Japan, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional wrestling and Professional wrestling promotion lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 9,535,024 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 283,712, and the largest, Ultimate Fighting Championship, reaches around 5,386,352 people in Japan. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Japan who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Japan and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
5,386,352 | 3.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Professional wrestling |
3,579,729 | 3.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
568,943 | 3.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  Systema |
509,235 | 58.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  Mr. Olympia |
445,376 | 4.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  ONE Championship |
425,873 | 2.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  GLORY Kickboxing |
378,010 | 9.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  Conor McGregor |
323,546 | 1.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Joe Rogan |
173,794 | 1.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  Professional wrestling throws |
164,973 | 2.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  Kenjutsu |
158,654 | 23.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  Anthony Joshua |
156,084 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
142,014 | 1.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
132,969 | 1.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Manny Pacquiao |
129,895 | 2.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  Georges St-Pierre |
116,051 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  World Karate Federation |
106,980 | 18.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Adrien Broner |
102,569 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  Top Rank |
86,840 | 6.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  Venum |
85,780 | 3.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness |
75,772 | 5.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Tyson Fury |
71,493 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Jon Jones |
71,334 | 0.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  Ronda Rousey |
66,337 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  World Judo Championships |
52,171 | 14.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  George Foreman |
50,254 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Sherdog |
48,488 | 4.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Ricky Hatton |
37,229 | 0.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Toy Machine |
36,904 | 12.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Dustin Poirier |
35,949 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Golden Gloves |
33,284 | 2.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Deontay Wilder |
33,268 | 1.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Devon Larratt |
32,657 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Dana White |
31,693 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  Israel Adesanya |
30,381 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Ben Askren |
27,935 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 | Quinton Jackson |
27,902 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Oscar De La Hoya |
24,987 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  MMAFighting.com - The Mixed Martial Arts News Website |
24,133 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Oleksandr Ussyk |
23,798 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 |  Renzo Gracie |
22,530 | 4.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Buakaw Banchamek |
22,521 | 3.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Nate Diaz |
20,864 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Anderson Silva |
19,043 | 0.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  Demetrious Johnson (fighter) |
17,260 | 1.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  Tony Ferguson |
15,881 | 0.8% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 |  Dorian Yates |
14,930 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 | FBT (company) |
14,503 | 6.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
14,286 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  Paige VanZant |
14,149 | 0.7% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan 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 Japan?
Ultimate Fighting Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 5,386,352 people in Japan.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across Japan. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.