1. Mário Reis (1980)

Martial Artist

Jiu jitsu featherweight who is widely known for his aggressive entertaining style of grappling. He earned his second black belt win at the 2004 World Championships and has been crowned...

2. Antonio Díaz (1980)

Martial Artist

Venezuelan karate practitioner known for success in kata competitions. He won a gold medal in the 2010 and 2012 World Championships and has a well-documented rivalry with Italian karateka Luca...

3. Aaron Riley (1970)

Martial Artist

Martial artist that formerly competed in Ultimate Fighting Championship's lightweight division. He was a professional competitor for 20 years. He has also competed as a boxer and a wrestler. 

4. Kano Jigoro (1860)

Martial Artist

International sports pioneer who founded the martial art of judo and was the first Asian member of the International Olympic Committee.

5. Dmitri Nossov (1970)

Martial Artist

Judoka who won bronze in half-middleweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens despite suffering a broken arm in the semifinals.

6. Braulio Estima (1980)

Martial Artist

Martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu expert who has claimed numerous championship titles since he was awarded his black belt from Carlos Gracie Jr. in 2004.

7. Bruno Malfacine (1970)

Martial Artist

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor who earned his 10th IBJJF World Championship as a black belt in 2018. He had previously won his fourth Pan American Championship in 2017. 

8. Shaquan Parson (2000)

Martial Artist

Social media personality known primarily for his athleticism, comedy skits and first-person POV dancing videos on his officialshaquanparson TikTok and Instagram accounts. He has gained over 3.4 million followers on TikTok. 

9. Jamie Christine Lim (1997)

Martial Artist

Filipino martial artist famous for competing in the Tokyo Olympics. She won the silver medal in the women's kumite 61 kg event at the Asian Karate Championships in 2021. 

10. Sean Fagan (1984)

Martial Artist

Martial artist who created one of the internet's largest Muay Thai communities as the founder of the blog Muay Thai Guy. He is a World Kickboxing Association U.S. Champion at...

11. Rodolfo Vieira (1970)

Martial Artist

Martial artist who won the Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World Championship four times from 2011 to 2014. He has over 320,000 followers on his rodolfovieira89 Instagram account.

12. Andy Le (1991)

Martial Artist

Martial artist and actor known for his stunt work on Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. He has also worked on The Paper Tigers and Wu-Tang: An American Saga....

13. Chase Hooper (1999)

Martial Artist

Mixed martial artist also known by the nickname The Dream. He is a Black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, and competes in the Featherweight division of UFC. 

14. Rickson Gracie (1958)

Martial Artist

Member of the famous Gracie family was one of the first 8th degree black and red belts in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu.

15. Ashley Elizabeth Yoder (1988)

Martial Artist

Professional UFC strawweight fighter known by her nickname, Spider Monkey. She began fighting in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2016. 

16. Bernardo Faria (1987)

Martial Artist

Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner who won his fourth world championship gold medal at the 2015 World Championships in the absolute division. He later won his sixth Pan American Championship in 2016...

17. Caio Terra (1986)

Martial Artist

Prolific Brazilian Jiu Jitsu competitor who is known as one of the most accomplished in the sport. He won his second world championship in 2013, and earned his fifth silver...

18. Ece Yasar (1994)

Martial Artist

Karate competitor who has captured gold medals at events like the U-21 European Cup and the Balkan Children & Seniors Karate Championships. She has also medaled at such tournaments as the European...

19. Kubra Dagli (1996)

Martial Artist

Turkish martial artist who is recognized for having taken home a gold medal from the World Taekwondo Championships in 2016. Her popularity within the sport led to her amassing over 490,000 followers...

20. Luca Caracciolo (1970)

Martial Artist

Martial artist who has expertise in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Judo in which he holds a fifth degree black belt. His achievements in BJJ include 5 International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu...

21. Antonio Carlos Junior (1970)

Martial Artist

Mixed martial artist known for competing in the Light Heavyweight division. He is currently signed to the Professional Fighters League. He is also known for the time he spent with...

22. Nur Tartar Askari (1970)

Martial Artist

Taekwondo practitioner who is known for competing in the feather, light, and welterweight divisions of the sport. In 2016, she took home a bronze medal at the Olympic Games held in Rio...

23. Kazuyoshi Ishii (1970)

Martial Artist

Seidokaikan karate master who founded the K-1 fighting circuit. He also formed his own karate organization in 1980.

24. Felipe Pena (1970)

Martial Artist

Gold-medal winning jiu-jitsu fighter known primarily by his nickname "Preguiça." He won an ADCC World Championship in 2017.

25. Alex Pereira (1987)

Martial Artist

Martial artist who has ranked number one in the kickboxing middleweight and light-heavyweight as a blackbelt. He has over 230,000 followers on his alexpoatanpereira Instagram account. 

26. Romulo Barral (1970)

Martial Artist

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu practitioner who was widely considered to be one of the greatest competitors in the Meio Pesado division of the sport. During his professional career he was a 5-time...

27. Wellington Dias (1967)

Martial Artist

Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and black belt representative of the Royler Gracie Jiu-Jitsu Association. He is known for being a multiple-winning Pan American Champion and is nicknamed "megaton".