Top 50 Martial arts in South Korea
This curated ranking covers the 50 largest martial arts in South Korea, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 561 martial arts tracked in South Korea, the 50 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. Ultimate Fighting Championship, Professional wrestling and ONE Championship lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 1,849,146 people. Across all 50 entries the average audience size is 50,791, and the largest, Ultimate Fighting Championship, reaches around 1,281,766 people in South Korea. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in South Korea who actively engage with each martial art, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across South Korea and are refreshed weekly.
Ranking
| Rank | Name | Audience size | Country share | Subtype | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ultimate Fighting Championship |
1,281,766 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 2 |  Professional wrestling |
415,684 | 0.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 3 |  ONE Championship |
151,696 | 0.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 4 |  Professional wrestling attacks |
108,243 | 1.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 5 |  Conor McGregor |
67,429 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 6 |  Professional wrestling promotion |
58,072 | 0.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 7 |  International Federation of BodyBuilding & Fitness |
38,378 | 2.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 8 |  Georges St-Pierre |
31,037 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 9 |  Systema |
25,255 | 2.9% | Martial art | Sports |
| 10 |  Joe Rogan |
23,078 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 11 |  GLORY Kickboxing |
21,777 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 12 |  Adrien Broner |
21,478 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 13 |  Oscar De La Hoya |
20,320 | 0.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 14 |  Anthony Joshua |
19,760 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 15 |  Professional wrestling throws |
19,542 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 16 |  Jon Jones |
17,730 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 17 |  Khabib Nurmagomedov |
16,871 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 18 |  Manny Pacquiao |
16,446 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 19 |  George Foreman |
16,136 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 20 |  World Karate Federation |
13,630 | 2.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 21 |  Ronda Rousey |
9,836 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 22 |  Tyson Fury |
9,651 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 23 |  Top Rank |
8,579 | 0.7% | Martial art | Sports |
| 24 |  Venum |
8,092 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 25 |  Dustin Poirier |
7,575 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 26 |  Sherdog |
6,961 | 0.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 27 |  Deontay Wilder |
6,567 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 28 |  Golden Gloves |
6,537 | 0.4% | Martial art | Sports |
| 29 |  Paige VanZant |
6,291 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 30 |  Tony Ferguson |
5,961 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 31 |  Ben Askren |
5,870 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 32 |  Daniel Cormier |
5,708 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 33 |  Dana White |
5,552 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 34 |  Israel Adesanya |
5,392 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 35 |  Quinton Jackson |
5,228 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 36 |  Ricky Hatton |
5,083 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 37 |  Yoshihiro Akiyama |
4,379 | 3.6% | Martial art | Sports |
| 38 |  Devon Larratt |
4,321 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 39 |  Demetrious Johnson (fighter) |
4,166 | 0.3% | Martial art | Sports |
| 40 |  Nate Diaz |
3,992 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 41 |  Mr. Olympia |
3,804 | 0.0% | Martial art | Sports |
| 42 |  Miesha Tate |
3,229 | 0.5% | Martial art | Sports |
| 43 |  Oleksandr Ussyk |
3,169 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 44 |  Cain Velasquez |
2,905 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 45 |  Petr Yan |
2,853 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 46 |  Joe Frazier |
2,774 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 47 | FBT (company) |
2,728 | 1.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 48 |  Anderson Silva |
2,700 | 0.1% | Martial art | Sports |
| 49 |  Fedor Emelianenko |
2,682 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
| 50 |  Chael Sonnen |
2,670 | 0.2% | Martial art | Sports |
Frequently asked questions
How is this Top 50 list compiled?
Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea 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 South Korea?
Ultimate Fighting Championship currently leads with an estimated audience of 1,281,766 people in South Korea.
Methodology
Audience sizes are estimated from anonymized search-behavior signals across South Korea. Lists below 5 entries are not published. See methodology for full details.