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UFC fighters by country

Fighters from 112 countries have fought in the UFC. The United States has by far the most with 2,228 of the 4,097 fighters on the record who list a nationality, then Brazil (490), then Japan (218). 102 of those countries are big enough to draw at this scale; the rest are in the table underneath.
4,097 fighters · 112 countries · 158 ranked today · 74 have held a belt since 2013
Afghanistan — 3 fightersAlbania — 3 fightersAlgeria — 1 fighterAngola — 2 fightersArgentina — 17 fightersArmenia — 5 fightersAustralia — 74 fightersAustria — 4 fightersAzerbaijan — 7 fightersBahamas — no UFC fighters on recordBangladesh — no UFC fighters on recordBelarus — 4 fightersBelgium — 7 fightersBelize — no UFC fighters on recordBenin — no UFC fighters on recordBhutan — no UFC fighters on recordBolivia — 2 fightersBosnia and Herzegovina — 2 fightersBotswana — no UFC fighters on recordBrazil — 490 fightersBrunei — no UFC fighters on recordBulgaria — 4 fightersBurkina Faso — no UFC fighters on recordBurundi — no UFC fighters on recordCambodia — no UFC fighters on recordCameroon — 1 fighterCanada — 117 fightersCentral African Rep. — no UFC fighters on recordChad — no UFC fighters on recordChile — 4 fightersChina — 12 fightersColombia — 5 fightersCongo — no UFC fighters on recordCosta Rica — 2 fightersCroatia — 12 fightersCuba — 4 fightersCyprus — 1 fighterCzechia — 9 fightersCôte d'Ivoire — no UFC fighters on recordDR Congo — 5 fightersDenmark — 7 fightersDjibouti — no UFC fighters on recordDominican Republic — 1 fighterEcuador — 6 fightersEgypt — no UFC fighters on recordEl Salvador — 2 fightersEq. Guinea — no UFC fighters on recordEritrea — no UFC fighters on recordEstonia — 1 fighterEthiopia — no UFC fighters on recordFalkland Is. — no UFC fighters on recordFiji — no UFC fighters on recordFinland — 8 fightersFrance — 42 fightersGabon — no UFC fighters on recordGambia — no UFC fighters on recordGeorgia — 12 fightersGermany — 21 fightersGhana — 1 fighterGreece — 2 fightersGreenland — no UFC fighters on recordGuatemala — 1 fighterGuinea — no UFC fighters on recordGuinea-Bissau — no UFC fighters on recordGuyana — 1 fighterHaiti — no UFC fighters on recordHonduras — no UFC fighters on recordHungary — 3 fightersIceland — 1 fighterIndia — 10 fightersIndonesia — 12 fightersIran — 6 fightersIraq — 3 fightersIreland — 19 fightersIsrael — 6 fightersItaly — 15 fightersJamaica — 3 fightersJapan — 218 fightersJordan — 2 fightersKazakhstan — 13 fightersKenya — no UFC fighters on recordKosovo — no UFC fighters on recordKuwait — no UFC fighters on recordKyrgyzstan — 9 fightersLaos — no UFC fighters on recordLatvia — 2 fightersLebanon — 1 fighterLesotho — no UFC fighters on recordLiberia — 1 fighterLibya — no UFC fighters on recordLithuania — 11 fightersLuxembourg — 1 fighterNorth Macedonia — 1 fighterMadagascar — no UFC fighters on recordMalawi — no UFC fighters on recordMalaysia — no UFC fighters on recordMali — no UFC fighters on recordMauritania — no UFC fighters on recordMexico — 52 fightersMoldova — 3 fightersMongolia — 7 fightersMontenegro — no UFC fighters on recordMorocco — 4 fightersMozambique — no UFC fighters on recordMyanmar — 1 fighterN. Cyprus — no UFC fighters on recordNamibia — no UFC fighters on recordNepal — 1 fighterNetherlands — 33 fightersNew Caledonia — no UFC fighters on recordNew Zealand — 17 fightersNicaragua — 2 fightersNiger — no UFC fighters on recordNigeria — 5 fightersNorth Korea — no UFC fighters on recordNorway — 7 fightersOman — no UFC fighters on recordPakistan — no UFC fighters on recordPalestine — no UFC fighters on recordPanama — 1 fighterPapua New Guinea — no UFC fighters on recordParaguay — 2 fightersPeru — 23 fightersPhilippines — 14 fightersPoland — 42 fightersPortugal — 5 fightersPuerto Rico — 1 fighterQatar — no UFC fighters on recordRomania — 7 fightersRussia — 107 fightersRwanda — no UFC fighters on recordS. Sudan — no UFC fighters on recordSaudi Arabia — no UFC fighters on recordSenegal — 2 fightersSerbia — 9 fightersSierra Leone — no UFC fighters on recordSlovakia — 4 fightersSlovenia — no UFC fighters on recordSolomon Is. — no UFC fighters on recordSomalia — no UFC fighters on recordSomaliland — no UFC fighters on recordSouth Africa — 10 fightersSouth Korea — 31 fightersSpain — 8 fightersSri Lanka — no UFC fighters on recordSudan — no UFC fighters on recordSuriname — 2 fightersSweden — 29 fightersSwitzerland — 3 fightersSyria — 1 fighterTaiwan — no UFC fighters on recordTajikistan — 6 fightersTanzania — no UFC fighters on recordThailand — 2 fightersTimor-Leste — no UFC fighters on recordTogo — no UFC fighters on recordTrinidad and Tobago — no UFC fighters on recordTunisia — 2 fightersTurkey — 5 fightersTurkmenistan — no UFC fighters on recordUganda — no UFC fighters on recordUkraine — 12 fightersUnited Arab Emirates — 4 fightersUnited Kingdom — 125 fightersUnited States — 2,228 fightersUruguay — 3 fightersUzbekistan — 6 fightersVanuatu — no UFC fighters on recordVenezuela — 9 fightersVietnam — 2 fightersW. Sahara — no UFC fighters on recordYemen — no UFC fighters on recordZambia — no UFC fighters on recordZimbabwe — 1 fightereSwatini — no UFC fighters on record
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Every country on the record

Most fighters first. Open a row for the fighters from there who are ranked today and the ones who have held a belt since the UFC started publishing rankings in 2013.
CountryFightersRankedChampions
United States2,2284732

Spelled on the register as: United States 2219, USA 9.

Ranked now — 47

Aaron PicoAlex PerezAljamain SterlingAlonzo MenifieldAngela HillAnthony HernandezBelal MuhammadBeneil DariushBo NickalBrandon RoyvalBrendan AllenBrian OrtegaCory SandhagenCurtis BlaydesDaniel RodriguezDavid OnamaDerrick LewisErin BlanchfieldFatima KlineJared CannonierJoaquin BuckleyJoe PyferJosh HokitJulianna PenaJustin GaethjeKayla HarrisonMackenzie DernMarcus McGheeMario BautistaMax HollowayMaycee BarberMiranda MaverickNeil MagnyPayton TalbottRaquel PenningtonRaul Rosas Jr.Rose NamajunasSean BradySean O'MalleySean StricklandSteve GarciaTatiana SuarezTim ElliottTracy CortezTyrell FortuneUros MedicYoussef Zalal

Have held a belt since 2013 — 32

Aljamain SterlingAnthony PettisBelal MuhammadBenson HendersonCain VelasquezCarla EsparzaChris WeidmanCody GarbrandtDaniel CormierDemetrious JohnsonDominick CruzEddie AlvarezHenry CejudoHolly HolmJamahal HillJohny HendricksJulianna PenaJustin GaethjeKayla HarrisonLuke RockholdMackenzie DernMax HollowayMiesha TateNicco MontanoRaquel PenningtonRobbie LawlerRonda RouseyRose NamajunasSean O'MalleySean StricklandStipe MiocicTyron Woodley
Brazil4902913

Spelled on the register as: Brazil 489, BRAZIL 1.

Ranked now — 29

Alex PereiraAlexandre PantojaAlexia ThainaraAmanda LemosAmanda RibasCaio BorralhoCarlos PratesCharles OliveiraDeiveson FigueiredoDenise GomesDiego LopesEduarda MouraGabriel BonfimGabriella FernandesGregory RodriguesJean SilvaJessica AndradeKarol RosaLuana SantosMauricio RuffyMelquizael CostaNatalia SilvaNorma DumontPaulo CostaRaoni BarcelosTabatha RicciValter WalkerVirna JandirobaVitor Petrino

Have held a belt since 2013 — 13

Alex PereiraAlexandre PantojaAmanda NunesAnderson SilvaCharles OliveiraDeiveson FigueiredoFabricio WerdumGlover TeixeiraJessica AndradeJose AldoNatalia SilvaRafael Dos AnjosRenan Barao
Japan2182—

Ranked now — 2

Kyoji HoriguchiTatsuro Taira
United Kingdom12593

Recorded on the register as: England 107, Wales 7, Scotland 7, Northern Ireland 2, United Kingdom 2.

Ranked now — 9

Arnold AllenCasey O'NeillChristian Leroy DuncanFarid BasharatLeon EdwardsLerone MurphyLone'er KavanaghPaddy PimblettTom Aspinall

Have held a belt since 2013 — 3

Leon EdwardsMichael BispingTom Aspinall
Canada11751

Ranked now — 5

Aiemann ZahabiGillian RobertsonJasmine JasudaviciusMelissa CrodenMike Malott

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Georges St-Pierre
Russia107164

Ranked now — 16

Abus MagomedovAlexander VolkovArman TsarukyanAzamat MurzakanovIkram AliskerovIslam MakhachevMagomed AnkalaevMovsar EvloevMuhammad SaidovPetr YanRizvan KunievSergei PavlovichShara MagomedovTagir UlanbekovUmar NurmagomedovYana Santos

Have held a belt since 2013 — 4

Islam MakhachevKhabib NurmagomedovMagomed AnkalaevPetr Yan
Australia7463

Ranked now — 6

Alexander VolkanovskiJack Della MaddalenaQuillan SalkilldRobert WhittakerSteve ErcegTom Nolan

Have held a belt since 2013 — 3

Alexander VolkanovskiJack Della MaddalenaRobert Whittaker
Mexico5252

Ranked now — 5

Alexa GrassoBrandon MorenoDavid MartinezRegina TarinYair Rodriguez

Have held a belt since 2013 — 2

Alexa GrassoBrandon Moreno
France4252

Ranked now — 5

Ciryl GaneManon FiorotNassourdine ImavovNora CornolleSalahdine Parnasse

Have held a belt since 2013 — 2

Ciryl GaneFrancis Ngannou
Poland4222

Ranked now — 2

Jan BlachowiczMateusz Gamrot

Have held a belt since 2013 — 2

Jan BlachowiczJoanna Jedrzejczyk
Netherlands3311

Spelled on the register as: Netherlands 31, Holland 2.

Ranked now — 1

Reinier de Ridder

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Germaine de Randamie
South Korea31——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Sweden29——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Peru23——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Germany21——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Ireland19—1

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Conor McGregor
Argentina172—

Ranked now — 2

Ailin PerezKevin Vallejos
New Zealand1741

Ranked now — 4

Carlos UlbergDan HookerMichelle MontagueNavajo Stirling

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Carlos Ulberg
Italy15——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Philippines14——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Kazakhstan132—

Ranked now — 2

Asu AlmabayevRafael Fiziev
China12——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Croatia121—

Ranked now — 1

Ante Delija
Georgia1222

Ranked now — 2

Ilia TopuriaMerab Dvalishvili

Have held a belt since 2013 — 2

Ilia TopuriaMerab Dvalishvili
Indonesia12——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Ukraine122—

Ranked now — 2

Nikita KrylovYaroslav Amosov
Lithuania11——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

India10——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

South Africa1011

Ranked now — 1

Dricus Du Plessis

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Dricus Du Plessis
Czechia911

Ranked now — 1

Jiri Prochazka

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Jiri Prochazka
Kyrgyzstan911

Ranked now — 1

Valentina Shevchenko

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Valentina Shevchenko
Serbia9——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Venezuela9——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Finland8——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Spain8——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Azerbaijan7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Belgium7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Denmark7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Guam not drawn7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Mongolia7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Norway7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Romania7——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Ecuador62—

Ranked now — 2

Marlon VeraMichael Morales
Iran6——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Israel6——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Tajikistan6——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Uzbekistan61—

Ranked now — 1

Bogdan Guskov
Armenia5——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Colombia5——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

DR Congo5——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Nigeria522

Ranked now — 2

Israel AdesanyaKamaru Usman

Have held a belt since 2013 — 2

Israel AdesanyaKamaru Usman
Portugal52—

Ranked now — 2

Jacqueline CavalcantiMario Pinto
Turkey5——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Austria41—

Ranked now — 1

Aleksandar Rakic
Belarus4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Bulgaria4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Chile4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Cuba4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Morocco4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Slovakia4——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

United Arab Emirates411

Ranked now — 1

Khamzat Chimaev

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Khamzat Chimaev
Afghanistan3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Albania3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Hong Kong not drawn3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Hungary3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Iraq31—

Ranked now — 1

Amir Albazi
Jamaica3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Moldova31—

Ranked now — 1

Serghei Spivac
Switzerland3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Uruguay3——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Angola21—

Ranked now — 1

Manel Kape
Bahrain not drawn2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Bolivia2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Bosnia and Herzegovina2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Costa Rica2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

El Salvador2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Greece2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Jordan2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Latvia2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Nicaragua2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Paraguay2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Senegal2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Singapore not drawn2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Suriname2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Thailand2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Tunisia2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Vietnam2——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Algeria1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

American Samoa not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Aruba not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Cameroon1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Cape Verde not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Cyprus1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Dominican Republic11—

Ranked now — 1

Waldo Cortes Acosta
Estonia1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Ghana1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Guatemala1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Guyana1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Iceland1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Lebanon1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Liberia1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Luxembourg1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Myanmar111

Ranked now — 1

Joshua Van

Have held a belt since 2013 — 1

Joshua Van
Nepal1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

North Macedonia1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Northern Mariana Islands not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Panama11—

Ranked now — 1

Joselyne Edwards
Puerto Rico1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Samoa not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Syria1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

U.S. Virgin Islands not drawn1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

Zimbabwe1——

Nobody from here is in the UFC’s current top 15 of any division, and nobody has held a belt since the rankings began in 2013.

How to read this

What is counted. One fighter, one country: the nationality on the fighter register we take vitals from, not where a fighter trains and not where a fight was held. 520 of the 4,619 fighters on the record carry no nationality at all and are in none of these numbers.
The United Kingdom. England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are recorded separately on the register and are counted here as one United Kingdom, because that is what the map has a border for. The row shows the split.
Champions. The champions column counts fighters the UFC’s own published rankings have shown in the champion slot at any point since those rankings began, on 4 February 2013. Every champion before that date — and there were many — is outside the window, so this column reads low for the countries that were winning belts in the 1990s and 2000s.
Credit. Country outlines: Natural Earth (public domain), 1:110m.

Not counted

2 fighters carry a nationality string we could not resolve to a country. We list them rather than guess: the nearest country to a typo is still a guess.
Montenegro · 1
Pero · 1
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