Mixed martial arts was recently declared a legal sport in France. Decades before this, many French MMA fighters have been competing internationally.
MMA fans from all over the world are looking forward to watching Ultimate Fighting Championship, ONE Championship and Bellator MMA events in France soon. Meanwhile, here is a list of the 19 best MMA fighters from France who had at least one bout in 2019 along with their respective professional MMA records as of February 8, 2020:
- Antony Rea: 38 wins, 15 losses
- Cheick Kongo: 30 wins, 10 losses, 2 draws, 1 No Contest
- Mansour Barnaoui: 19 wins, 4 losses
- Araik Margarian: 24 wins, 10 losses
- Alex Lohore: 19 wins, 5 losses
- Tom Duquesnoy: 16 wins, 2 losses, 0 draw, 1 No Contest
- Taylor Lapilus: 16 wins, 3 losses
- Moise Rimbon: 25 wins, 13 losses, 3 draws
- Moktar Benkaci: 19 wins, 7 loss, 0 draw, 1 No Contest
- Davy Gallon: 18 wins, 7 draws, 2 losses
- Luc Rousseau: 7 wins, 0 loss
- Kevin Petshi: 16 wins, 5 losses
- Norman Paraisy: 16 wins, 6 losses, 2 draws, 1 No Contest
- Anthony Salamone: 6 wins, 0 loss
- Benoit Saint Denis: 5 wins, 0 loss, 0 draw, 1 No Contest
- Victor de Lima Verchere: 5 wins, 0 loss
- Amin Ayoub: 14 wins, 4 losses
- Anthony Dizy: 13 wins, 3 losses
- Gregory Babene: 20 wins, 11 losses, 0 draw, 1 No Contest