Media Olympians Who Have Competed In MMA

Guillermo Torres who is gonna be at next season of TUF is another Olympian who started to compete in mma.
 
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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​
 
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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.
 
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Might be next olympians who will make transition to mma
Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau (signed with Bellator back in 2023)
Tareg Hamedi
 
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Stephen Abas
Bekzod Abdurakhmonov
Ben Askren
Bartlomiej Bartnicki
Michel Batista
Nestoras Batzelas
Arjan Bhullar
Cris Brown
Henry Cejudo
Mark Coleman
Daniel Cormier
Brandon Escobar
Ibrahim Farag
Talgat Ilyasov
Ali Isaev
Kevin Jackson
Antoine Jaoude
Cary Kolat
Aleksey Krupnyakov
Eldari Kurtanidze
Ekaterina Larionova
Bilyal Makhov
Sara McMann
Ingrid Medrano
Aleksei Medvedev
Yuri Mildzikhov
Randi Miller
Kazuyuki Miyata
Steve Mocco
Davit Modzmanshvili
Kenny Monday
Ismail Musukaev
Manabu Nakanishi
Borislav Novachkov
Maikel Perez
Khetag Pliev
Yoel Romero
Townsend Saunders
Fredy Serrano
Dolgorsürengiin Sumyaabazar
Mark Schultz
Zaza Tkeshelashvili
Guillermo Torres
István Veréb
Alexis Vila
Yoshiaki Yatsu
Haiat Youssef

Stephen Abas, USA
Featherweight (≤55 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2004 Athens
MMA
3-0


Bekzod Abdurakhmonov, Uzbekistan
Middleweight (≤74 kg)
Olympics
5th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Bronze 2020 Tokyo
MMA
7-0


Ben Askren, USA
Middleweight (≤74 kg)
Olympics
6th 2008 Beijing
MMA
Bellator Welterweight Champion
19-2-0-1NC


Bartlomiej Bartnicki, Poland
Heavyweight (≤96 kg) & Super-Heavyweight (≤120 kg)
Olympics
11th 2004 Athens
11th 2008 Beijing
MMA
3-0


Michel Batista, Cuba
Heavyweight (≤96 kg)
Olympics
Bronze 2008 Beijing
MMA
4-2-0-1NC


Nestoras Batzelas, Greece
Super-Heavyweight (≤120 kg)
Olympics
13th 2004 Athens
MMA
1-2


Arjan Bhullar, Canada
Super-Heavyweight (≤120 kg)
Olympics
11th 2012 London
MMA
ONE Heavyweight Champion
11-3


Cris Brown, Australia
Bantamweight (≤57 kg), Featherweight (≤62 kg), Lightweight (≤68 kg) & Middleweight (≤82 kg)
Olympics
1980 Moscow
4th 1984 Los Angeles
1988 Seoul
1992 Barcelona
19th 1996 Atlanta
MMA
2-1-0-1NC


Henry Cejudo, USA
Featherweight (≤55 kg)
Olympics
Gold 2008 Beijing
MMA
UFC Bantamweight & Flyweight Champion
16-4


Mark Coleman, USA
Heavyweight (≤100 kg)
Olympics
7th 1992 Barcelona
MMA
UFC Heavyweight Champion
16-10


Daniel Cormier, USA
Heavyweight (≤96 kg)
Olympics
4th 2004 Athens
* 2008 Beijing
MMA
UFC Heavyweight & Light-Heavyweight Champion
22-3-0-1NC


Brandon Escobar, Honduras
Featherweight (≤55 kg)
Olympics
12th 2012 London
Amateur MMA
3-4


Ibrahim Farag, Egypt
Featherweight (≤55 kg)
Olympics
13th 2012 London
Amateur MMA
1-0


Talgat Ilyasov, Australia
Middleweight (≤74 kg)
Olympics
17th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
1-0


Ali Isaev, Azerbaijan
Super-Heavyweight (≤120kg)
Olympics
13th 2008 Beijing
MMA
PFL Heavyweight Champion
9-0-1


Kevin Jackson, USA
Middleweight (≤82 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1992 Barcelona
MMA
4-2


Antoine Jaoude, Brazil
Heavyweight (≤96 kg)
Olympics
20th 2004 Athens
MMA
8-3


Cary Kolat, USA
Lightweight (≤63 kg)
Olympics
9th 2000 Sydney
MMA
0-1


Aleksey Krupnyakov, Kyrgyzstan
Heavyweight (≤96 kg)
Olympics
15th 2004 Athens
15th 2008 Beijing
MMA
5-0


Eldari Kurtanidze, Georgia
Light-Heavyweight (≤90 kg) & Heavyweight (≤97 kg)
Olympics
Bronze 1996 Atlanta
Bronze 2000 Sydney
8th 2004 Athens
MMA
0-1


Ekaterina Larionova, Kazakhstan
Middleweight (≤63 kg)
Olympics
Bronze 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Amateur MMA
0-1


Bilyal Makhov, Russia
Super-Heavyweight (≤120kg)
Olympics
**Gold 2012 London
13th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
0-2


Sara McMann, USA
Middleweight (≤63 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2004 Athens
MMA
14-7


Ingrid Medrano, El Salvador
Flyweight (≤48 kg)
Olympics
9th 2008 Beijing
MMA
1-0​
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Wrong Makhov. Olympian is Russian and mma fighter is Uzbekistani and also different weight classes.
 
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Muhammad Ali
Carlos Balderas
Wojciech Bartnik
Michel Borges
Jennifer Chieng
Georgi Kandelaki
Savannah Marshall
Ray Mercer
Claressa Shields
Trevor Stewardson
Vladimir Tchanturia
Doug Viney

Muhammad Ali, USA
Light-Heavyweight (≤81 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1960 Roma
MMA
0-0-1
Boxing
WBA & WBC Heavyweight Champion
56-5


Carlos Balderas, USA
Lightweight (≤60 kg)
Olympics
5th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
Amateur MMA
0-1
Boxing
14-1


Wojciech Bartnik, Poland
Light-Heavyweight & Heavyweight
Olympics
Bronze 1992 Barcelona
9th 1996 Atlanta
9th 2000 Sydney
MMA
1-0
Boxing
26-4-1


Michel Borges, Brazil
Light-Heavyweight (≤81kg)
Olympics
5th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
1-0
Amateur Boxing
29-24


Jennifer Chieng, Micronesia
Lightweight (≤60 kg)
Olympics
9th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
1-2
Amateur Boxing
6-9


Georgi Kandelaki, Georgia
Heavyweight (≤91 kg)
Olympics
8th 1996 Atlanta
MMA
5-2
Boxing
24-0


Savannah Marshall, England
Middleweight (69-75 kg)
Olympics
5th 2012 London
5th 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
1-0
Boxing
IBF, WBA, & WBO Super Middleweight Champion
13-1


Ray Mercer, USA
Heavyweight (≤91 kg)
Olympics
Gold 1988 Seoul
MMA
1-0
Boxing
WBO Heavyweight Champion
36-7-1


Claressa Shields, USA
Middleweight (≤75 kg)
Olympics
Gold 2012 London
Gold 2016 Rio de Janeiro
MMA
2-1
Boxing
16-0


Trevor Stewardson, Canada
Light-Heavyweight (≤81 kg)
Olympics
9th 2004 Athens
MMA
5-2
Amateur Boxing
7-7


Vladimir Tchanturia, Georgia
Heavyweight (≤91 kg)
Olympics
Bronze 2000 Sydney
MMA
0-1
Boxing
13-1


Doug Viney, Tonga
Super-Heavyweight (>91 kg)
Olympics
9th 2004 Athens
MMA
0-1
Boxing
1-0










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Charlotte Craig
Robelis Despaigne
Nataliya Ivanova

Charlotte Craig, USA
Flyweight (≤49 kg)
Olympics
9th 2008 Beijing
Amateur MMA
2-0


Robelis Despaigne, Cuba
Heavyweight (>80 kg)
Olympics
Bronze 2012 London
MMA
5-1


Nataliya Ivanova, Russia
Heavyweight (>67 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2000 Sydney
MMA
0-0-0-1NC










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May Ooi

May Ooi, Singapore
Olympics
1992 Barcelona
46th 50 metres Freestyle
36th 200 metres Freestyle
32nd 400 metres Freestyle
34th 100 metres Butterfly
32nd 200 metres Butterfly
36th 200 metres Individual Medley
30th 400 metres Individual Medley
MMA
4-2










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Szymon Kolecki

Szymon Kolecki, Poland
Middle-Heavyweight (≤94 kg)
Olympics
Silver 2000 Sydney
Gold 2008 Beijing
MMA
10-1










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Paulo Cesar Silva

Paulo Cesar Silva, Brazil
Olympics
5th 1988 Seoul
MMA
2-6










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Natasha Kai
Piotr Swierczewski

Natasha Kai, USA
Olympics
Gold 2008 Beijing
Amateur MMA
1-0


Piotr Swierczewski, Poland
Olympics
Silver 1992 Barcelona
MMA
1-0






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Todd Hayes
Herschel Walker

Todd Hayes, USA
Olympics
2002 Salt Lake City
4th 2 Men
Silver 4 Men
2006 Torino
7th 2 Men
7th 4 Men
MMA
1-0


Herschel Walker, USA
Olympics
7th 2 Men 1992 Albertville
MMA
2-0










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Piotr Lisek

Piotr Lisek, Poland
Olympics
4th Pole Vault 2016 Rio de Janeiro
6th Pole Vault 2020 Tokyo
15th Pole Vault 2024 Paris
MMA
1-0









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Zbigniew Bartman

Zbigniew Bartman, Poland
Olympics
5th 2012 London
MMA
2-0​
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Craig is 3-0 as amateur, 0-1 in pro
Despaigne is 5-2
Kolecki is 11-1
Swierczewski is 2-0
 
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