Media Olympians Who Have Competed In MMA

[Feniamin]

Irina Rodina is another one who is missing from this thread.

 

[Feniamin]

Guillermo Torres who is gonna be at next season of TUF is another Olympian who started to compete in mma.

 

[Feniamin]

Akari Ogata can be added.

 

[ProPROpro]

Rulon Gardner didn't really win so much as Aleksandr Karelin lost. There is a difference.

Rogan loves talking about this like Gardner won via some GOAT offensive moment

 

[arcadeperfect]

Rogan loves talking about this like Gardner won via some GOAT offensive moment

The offensive movement involves an American diet of Big Macs and Krispy Kreme donuts.

 

[Y2Khaos]

Jeff Blatnick never competed in MMA but worked as a commentator from UFC 4 through UFC 32. He also served as the UFC commissioner and as an MMA judge in New Jersey.


Jeff Blatnick, USA
Super Heavyweight (>100 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1984 Los Angeles​

 

[Feniamin]

Spoiler: Judo

Chris Bacon
Steve Brown
Ivo dos Santos
Rhadi Ferguson
Svetlana Goundarenko
Kayla Harrison
Rick Hawn
Satoshi Ishii
Hiroshi Izumi
Bu Kyung Jung
Dan Kelly
David Khakhaleishvili
Ferrid Kheder
Min Soo Kim
Natasha Kuziutina
Hector Lombard
Javad Mahjoub
Pawel Nastula
Akari Ogata
Naoya Ogawa
Irina Rodina
Ronda Rousey
Rafaela Silva
Ben Spijkers
Makoto Takimoto
Naranjargal Tsendayush
Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg
Hidehiko Yoshida
Rizlen Zouak

Chris Bacon, Australia
Middleweight (≤86 kg)
Olympics
17th 1992 Barcelona
MMA
0-1-1


Steve Brown, Australia
Half-Lightweight (≤66 kg)
Olympics
21st 2008 Beijing
Amateur MMA
3-2


Ivo dos Santos, Australia
Half-Lightweight (≤66 kg)
Olympics
17th 2012 London
MMA
3-3


Rhadi Ferguson, USA
Half-Heavyweight (≤100 kg)
Olympics
2004 Athens
MMA
3-0


Svetlana Goundarenko, Russia/EUN
Heavyweight (>72 kg)
Olympics
7th 1992 Barcelona
5th 1996 Atlanta
MMA
6-2


Kayla Harrison, USA
Half-Heavyweight (≤78 kg)
Olympics
Gold 2012 London
Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
PFL Lightweight Champion
17-1


Rick Hawn, USA
Half-Middleweight (≤81 kg)
Olympics
9th 2004 Athens
MMA
21-5


Satoshi Ishii, Japan
Heavyweight (>100 kg)
Olympics
Gold 2008 Beijing
MMA
25-13-1


Hiroshi Izumi, Japan
Middleweight (≤90 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2004 Athens
15th 2008 Beijing
MMA
4-2


Bu Kyung Jung, South Korea
Extra-Lightweight (≤60 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2000 Sydney
MMA
0-4


Dan Kelly, Australia
Middleweight (≤90 kg), Half-Middleweight (≤81 kg) & Half-Heavyweight (≤100 kg)
Olympics
9th 2000 Sydney
7th 2004 Athens
20th 2008 Beijing
17th 2012 London
MMA
13-4


David Khakhaleishvili, EUN
Heavyweight (>95 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1992 Barcelona
MMA
1-2


Ferrid Kheder, France
Lightweight (≤73 kg)
Olympics
7th 2000 Sydney
MMA
22-11-0-1NC


Min Soo Kim, South Korea
Half-Heavyweight (≤95 kg)
Olympics
Silver 1996 Atlanta
MMA
3-7


Natasha Kuziutina, Russia/ROC
Half-Lightweight (≤52 kg)
Olympics
17th 2012 London
Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro
9th 2020 Tokyo
MMA
5-1


Hector Lombard, Cuba
Lightweight (≤73 kg)
Olympics
2000 Sydney
MMA
Bellator Middleweight Champion
34-11-1-3NC


Javad Mahjoub, Iran/EOR
Half-Heavyweight (≤100 kg) & Heavyweight (>100 kg)
Olympics
17th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
9th 2020 Tokyo
MMA
1-0


Pawel Nastula, Poland
Half-Heavyweight (≤95 kg)
Olympics
5th 1992 Barcelona
Gold 1996 Atlanta
2000 Sydney
MMA
5-6


Akari Ogata, Japan
Half-Heavyweight (≤78 kg)
Olympics
9th 2012 London
MMA
1-0


Naoya Ogawa, Japan
Heavyweight (>95 kg)
Olympics
Silver 1992 Barcelona
5th 1996 Atlanta
MMA
7-2


Irina Rodina, Russia
Heavyweight (>78 kg)
Olympics
7th 2000 Sydney
MMA
3-1


Ronda Rousey, USA
Middleweight (≤70 kg) & Half-Middleweight (≤63 kg)
Olympics
9th 2004 Athens
Bronze 2008 Beijing
MMA
UFC Bantamweight Champion
12-2


Rafaela Silva, Brazil
Lightweight (≤57 kg)
Olympics
9th 2012 London
Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
0-2


Ben Spijkers, Netherlands
Middleweight (≤86 kg)
Olympics
10th 1984 Los Angeles
Bronze 1988 Seoul
9th 1992 Barcelona
MMA
0-2


Makoto Takimoto, Japan
Half-Middleweight (≤81 kg)
Olympics
Gold 2000 Sydney
MMA
6-5


Naranjargal Tsendayush, Mongolia
Middleweight (≤70 kg)
Olympics
17th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
2-1


Mönkhbatyn Urantsetseg, Mongolia
Extra-Lightweight (≤48 kg)
Olympics
7th 2012 London
5th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze 2020 Tokyo
Amateur MMA
1-0


Hidehiko Yoshida, Japan
Middleweight (≤90 kg) & Half-Middleweight (≤78 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1992 Barcelona
5th 1996 Atlanta
9th 2000 Sydney
MMA
9-8-1


Rizlen Zouak, Morocco
Half-Middleweight (≤63 kg)
Olymics
17th 2012 London
17th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
8-5-0-1NC
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I am pretty sure that back in 2023 there were interview on Sherdog with Rafaela Silva (olympian) where she said that after training with mma fighters she decided not to compete in mma. And that Silva on Fight Finder is another girl.