MARTIAL ARTS from Azerbaijan

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Azerbaijani Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Azerbaijani Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Rafael Aghayev (b. 1985)

With an HPI of 38.87, Rafael Aghayev is the most famous Azerbaijani Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 16 different languages on wikipedia.

Rafael Mahir Aghayev (Azerbaijani: Rafael Ağayev; born March 4, 1985, in Sumgait, Azerbaijan is an Azerbaijani karateka. He won the silver medal in the men's kumite 75 kg division at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He is a five-time world champion, and eleven-time European champion in his discipline. Aghayev is currently signed by Karate Combat and is the reigning welterweight champion in the promotion with a record of 5-0.

2. Nazim Huseynov (b. 1969)

With an HPI of 37.84, Nazim Huseynov is the 2nd most famous Azerbaijani Martial Arts.  Her biography has been translated into 20 different languages.

Nazim Huseynov (Azerbaijani: Nazim Hüseynov; born 2 August 1969 in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR, Soviet Union) is an Azerbaijani judoka who won the Men's ‍–‍60 kg in the 1992 Summer Olympics, competing for the Unified Team.

3. Radik Isayev (b. 1989)

With an HPI of 32.13, Radik Isayev is the 3rd most famous Azerbaijani Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 23 different languages.

Radik Isayev (born September 26, 1989, in Ukhul, Akhtynsky District, Dagestan) is a Russian-born naturalized Azerbaijani taekwondo practitioner of Lezgin origin. He won the gold medal at the 2014 European Championships Men's 87 kg, also he won bronze in 2013 World Championships. Radik also won a gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics held in Rio. Olympic and World Champion Radik Isayev from Azerbaijan won a gold medal at the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Radik became World Champion in 2015 and won bronze at World Championships in 2016. Radik became champion of 1st European Games in 2015. He is 2 times European Champion and 2 times World Cup Champion. He became champion of Islamic Games in 2017.