The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from Russia
This page contains a list of the greatest Russian Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 118 Martial Arts, 3 of which were born in Russia. This makes Russia the birth place of the 9th most number of Martial Arts behind Cuba and Azerbaijan.
Top 3
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Russian Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Russian Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Dennis Siver (1979 - )
With an HPI of 35.50, Dennis Siver is the most famous Russian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Dennis D. Siver (Russian: Дмитрий Сивер, tr. Dmitriy Siver, born January 13, 1979) is a retired Russian-born German mixed martial artist who competed in the welterweight, lightweight, and featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Siver is currently teaching martial arts in his hometown, Mannheim.
2. Khamzat Chimaev (1994 - )
With an HPI of 32.62, Khamzat Chimaev is the 2nd most famous Russian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 16 different languages.
Khamzat Khizarovich Chimaev (born 1 May 1994) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and freestyle wrestler who competes in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). In freestyle wrestling, Chimaev is a three-time Swedish national champion. As of 13 February 2024, he is #11 in the UFC middleweight rankings.
3. Patimat Abakarova (1994 - )
With an HPI of 22.97, Patimat Abakarova is the 3rd most famous Russian Martial Arts. Her biography has been translated into 21 different languages.
Patimat Serajutdin Abakarova (born 23 October 1994) is a Dagestani-born Azerbaijani taekwondo athlete. She has been playing for the Azerbaijan national team since 2013. Patimat Abakarova won a bronze medal at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games held in Rio de Janeiro in 2016. Patimat Abakarova at the European Championships; She was awarded a silver medal in 2016. Abakarova also won bronze medals at the 3rd Islamic Solidarity Games in 2013 and the 1st European Games in 2015. She competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, in the women's 49 kg and won bronze medal.
Pantheon has 3 people classified as martial arts born between 1979 and 1994. Of these 3, 3 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living martial arts include Dennis Siver, Khamzat Chimaev, and Patimat Abakarova. As of April 2022, 2 new martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Dennis Siver and Khamzat Chimaev.
Living Martial Arts
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Dennis Siver
1979 - Present
HPI: 35.50
Khamzat Chimaev
1994 - Present
HPI: 32.62
Patimat Abakarova
1994 - Present
HPI: 22.97
