Top 20 Martial Artist celebrities in the world
Here is the latest list of the world's top 20 Martial Artist celebrities [Updated February 7, 2023].
Ashley McKenzie was born
on July 17, 1989
in England.
He received the British Junior Male of the Year award at the British Judo Association Annual Awards.
Hamideh Abbasali was born
on March 14, 1990
in Ray, Iran.
She has competed for the Emirati club Al-Ahli Dubai and the Kuwaiti club Al-Yarmouk.
Janice Lagman-Lizardo was born
on August 26, 1987
in Philippines.
She posts pictures of her family and of her work practices to her popular Instagram account, which has earned over 40,000 followers.
Kimiya Alizade was born
on July 10, 1998
in Iran.
She earned a bronze medal at the 2015 World Taekwondo Championships. She later won the bronze medal at the 2018 Asian Taekwondo Championships.
Mayra Aguiar was born
on August 3, 1991
in Porto Alegre, Brazil.
She won the gold medal at the Pan American Championships in 2010 in the Half-Heavyweight division.
Milica Mandic was born
on December 6, 1991
in Belgrade, Serbia.
She was entered into the Taekwondo Hall of Fame at the 2013 Ceremony in Las Vegas.
Ng Ming Wei was born
on November 20, 1994
in Singapore.
He was the winner of the Jury Award at the inaugural TikTok All-Star Southeast Asia awards in 2019. He leveraged his social media accounts to win a bid for the 2020 Olympic Games.
Sajjad Mardani was born
on July 1, 1988
in Iran.
He earned a bronze medal at the 2017 World Taekwondo Grand Prix in London. He won his first international gold at the 2012 Military World Championships.
Clark Gracie was born
on July 17, 1984
in San Francisco, United States.
His performance in the final match of the 2013 Pan-American Jiu-Jitsu Championship earned him the Submission of the Year award from the World Jiu-Jitsu Expo.
Master Wong was born
on February 12, 1972
in England.
He has amassed more than 2.6 million subscribers to his YouTube channel.
Rodrigo Medeiros was born
on January 11, 1977
in Brazil.
He is known for having founded the Brasa Jiu Jitsu camp in Buzios, Rio de Janeiro. He has won first place at multiple championships including in the CBJJO Copa do Mundo Championships, the CBJJ Pan American Championships, and the CBJJ World Championships.
Romulo Barral was born
on May 3, 1983
in Brazil.
He founded his own Gracie Barra academy in southern California in 2011.
Sandra Sánchez Jaime was born
on September 16, 1981
in Talavera de la Reina, Spain.
In 2018, she was named Hija Predilecta de la Ciudad de Talavera de la Reina.
Shai Hai was born
on August 28, 1983
in Israel.
His book "36 Psagot Harim" The Art of Fighting as a Way of Life has been translated into Japanese. He is also writer and producer of the film Uechi-Ryu-The Master's Edition.
Stefano Maniscalco was born
on May 15, 1982
in Palermo, Italy.
He has been featured on the cover of For Men Magazine.
Umar Khan was born
on June 7, 1982
in Lahore, Pakistan.
Professional martial artist and stuntman who is known for having appeared in the blockbuster films Captain America: Civil War and Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.
In 2016, Umar Khan was interviewed by the blog site Kung Fu Kingdom.
Anvar Boynazarov was born
on January 10, 1989
in Uzbekistan.
He has fought for Thai Fight and Max Muay Thai, two of Thailand's top domestic promotions.
Bruno Malfacine was born
on August 28, 1986
in Brazil.
He won the 2010 IBJJF European Open Championship. His 10 World Championship gold medals set the then-new record in 2018 for most by a single competitor.
Carlos Platier Luna was born
on January 31, 1994
in Netherlands.
He has gained attention for his fashion sense from outlets like Amayzine.
Ilias Iliadis was born
on November 10, 1986
in Greece.
He was Greece's flag bearer at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
