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Benny Urquidez

1952 - Today

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Benny Urquidez (born June 20, 1952) is an American former professional kickboxer, martial arts choreographer and actor. Nicknamed "The Jet", Urquidez was a non-contact karate competitor who later pioneered full-contact fighting in the United States. He made the transition from point to full-contact karate in 1974, the year of its inception in the US, frequently fighting in bouts where the rules were ambiguous and contrasts in styles were dramatic. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benny Urquidez has received more than 1,450,433 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Benny Urquidez is the 27th most popular martial arts, the 4,437th most popular biography from United States (down from 4,203rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Martial Arts.

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  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.28

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  • 2.31

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MARTIAL ARTS

Among martial arts, Benny Urquidez ranks 27 out of 179. Before her are Hironori Ōtsuka, Billy Blanks, Motobu Chōki, Koichi Tohei, Matsumura Sōkon, and Frank Dux. After her are Anderson Silva, Semmy Schilt, Shoji Nishio, Morihiro Saito, Jérôme Le Banner, and Peter Aerts.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Benny Urquidez ranks 234. Before her are Pat Cox, Adi Shamir, Lazar Ristovski, Bora Đorđević, John Finn, and Bell hooks. After her are Yasuhiko Okudera, Jeff Lindsay, Abdalá Bucaram, Gabriele Oriali, Kim Stanley Robinson, and Jorge Olguín.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Benny Urquidez ranks 4,437 out of 20,380. Before her are Clarence Clemons (1942), Gordon Bunshaft (1909), Jeffrey A. Hoffman (1944), Albert Ayler (1936), Brandi Love (1973), and Larry Coryell (1943). After her are Sean Combs (1969), Diahann Carroll (1935), Kevin McCarthy (1965), Steve Zahn (1967), David Chase (1945), and Tom Brady (1977).

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Among MARTIAL ARTS In United States

Among martial arts born in United States, Benny Urquidez ranks 5. Before her are Randy Couture (1963), Linda Lee Cadwell (1945), Cynthia Rothrock (1957), and Billy Blanks (1955). After her are Ronda Rousey (1987), Justin Gaethje (1988), Jon Jones (1987), Mark Coleman (1964), Dustin Poirier (1989), Kevin Randleman (1971), and Daniel Cormier (1979).

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