The Most Famous

MARTIAL ARTS from Germany

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This page contains a list of the greatest German Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 1 of which were born in Germany. This makes Germany the birth place of the 30th most number of Martial Arts behind Iran, and Belgium.

Top 3

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

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1. Ilia Topuria (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 41.71, Ilia Topuria is the most famous German Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.

Ilia Topuria (Georgian: ილია თოფურია; born January 21, 1997) is a Georgian and Spanish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Featherweight Champion. As of February 20, 2024, he is #5 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

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2. Andreas Tölzer (b. 1980)

With an HPI of 32.80, Andreas Tölzer is the 2nd most famous German Martial Arts.  His biography has been translated into 18 different languages.

Andreas Tölzer (also spelled Toelzer; born 27 January 1980) is a German judoka.

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3. Giovanna Scoccimarro (b. 1997)

With an HPI of 24.16, Giovanna Scoccimarro is the 3rd most famous German Martial Arts.  Her biography has been translated into 15 different languages.

Giovanna Scoccimarro (born 10 November 1997) is a German judoka. She is the 2017 European silver medalist in the 70 kg division. In 2021, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. In 2020, she competed in the women's 70 kg event at the 2020 European Judo Championships held in Prague, Czech Republic. In 2021, she won one of the bronze medals in her event at the 2021 Judo World Masters held in Doha, Qatar. At the 2021 Judo Grand Slam Abu Dhabi held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, she won the gold medal in her event.

People

Pantheon has 3 people classified as German martial arts born between 1980 and 1997. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living German martial arts include Ilia Topuria, Andreas Tölzer, and Giovanna Scoccimarro. As of April 2024, 2 new German martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Ilia Topuria, and Giovanna Scoccimarro.

Living German Martial Arts

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Newly Added German Martial Arts (2024)

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