The Most Famous
MARTIAL ARTS from Australia
This page contains a list of the greatest Australian Martial Arts. The pantheon dataset contains 179 Martial Arts, 1 of which were born in Australia. This makes Australia the birth place of the 31st most number of Martial Arts behind Kyrgyzstan, and Suriname.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Australian Martial Arts of all time. This list of famous Australian Martial Arts is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
1. Alexander Volkanovski (b. 1988)
With an HPI of 51.16, Alexander Volkanovski is the most famous Australian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 26 different languages on wikipedia.
Alexander Volkanovski (born 29 September 1988) is an Australian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current and two-time UFC Featherweight Champion. Volkanovski is the first Australian-born fighter to win a UFC title. He is also a former Australian Fighting Championship (AFC) Featherweight champion. Prior to his UFC debut, Volkanovski competed as a professional boxer in 2015. As of 7 October 2025, he is #7 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. He is considered one of the greatest Featherweights of all time.
2. Daniel Trenton (b. 1977)
With an HPI of 36.34, Daniel Trenton is the 2nd most famous Australian Martial Arts. His biography has been translated into 14 different languages.
Daniel Trenton (born March 1, 1977) is an Australian lawyer and taekwondo coach who represented his country in the sport at international level. He won a silver medal in the heavyweight (+80 kg) division of men's taekwondo at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Trenton was Head Coach of Australia's Olympic taekwondo team in 2008.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Australian martial arts born between 1977 and 1988. Of these 2, 2 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Australian martial arts include Alexander Volkanovski, and Daniel Trenton. As of April 2024, 1 new Australian martial arts have been added to Pantheon including Daniel Trenton.
