- 1957-05-21 Bruce Buffer, American Mixed Martial Arts Announcer, born in Tulsa, Oklahoma
- 1970-05-17 Matt Lindland, American mixed martial arts fighter
- 1970-10-16 Kazuyuki Fujita, Japanese professional wrestler and mixed martial arts fighter
- 1970-10-31 Nicky Wu, Taiwanese singer, actor and martial arts expert (Xiao Hu Dui/Little Tiger Team), born in Taipei, Taiwan
- 1971-12-03 Vernon White, American mixed martial arts fighter (King of the Cage Middleweight Champion; UFC), born in Sparks, Nevada
- 1972-03-19 Nate Quarry, American mixed martial arts fighter (The Ultimate Fighter; co-host MMA Uncensored Live), born in Arcata, California
- 1972-05-07 Frank Trigg, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter, born in Kendall, New York
- 1973-05-12 Travis Lutter, American Mixed Martial Arts Fighter (The Ultimate Fighter 4), born in Chamberlain, Dakota
- 1979-05-21 Scott Smith, mixed martial arts fighter, born in Reno, Nevada
- 1979-12-29 Mitsuhiro Ishida, Japanese mixed-martial arts fighter, born in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan
- 1980-01-02 Mac Danzig, American mixed martial artist (The Ultimate Fighter 6 lightweight 2007), born in Cleveland, Ohio
- 1981-05-19 Georges St. Pierre, Mixed Martial Arts Fighter
- 1982-04-16 Gina Carano, American Mixed Martial Arts fighter, born in Dallas, Texas
- 1972-04-02 Toshitsugu Takamatsu, Japanese Martial Arts Grandmaster (b. 1887)
- 2008-09-08 Evan Tanner, American mixed martial arts fighter and UFC Champion, dies of heat exposure in the California desert at 37