Here’s some cool information I compiled about different states and how prevalent they are in the UFC. I used the roster as listed on Wikipedia, taking anyone with an American flag by their name. For those not born in the US but training there and those I couldn’t find the birth state of online I just put where they train. There are 11 states in which no current UFC fighters were born: Alaska, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Vermont, West Virginia, Wyoming. There are 16 states that no current fighters train out of, namely the 11 mentioned above along with Ohio, Oklahoma, Idaho, Mississippi, and Nebraska. States with the most UFC fighters born in 1. California: 34 2. Texas: 14 3. New York: 13 4. Missouri: 11 5. Colorado: 9 6T. Pennsylvania: 8 6T. Washington: 8 8T. Florida: 7 8T. Illinois: 7 10T. Arizona: 6 10T. Wisconsin: 6 States with the most fighters fighting out of: 1. California: 33 2. Texas: 20 3T: Colorado: 19 3T. Florida: 19 5T: Arizona: 13 5T: Nevada: 13 7: Missouri: 9 8T: New York: 7 8T: Washington: 7 10T: Pennsylvania: 6 10T: New Jersey: 6 Clearly this is largely influenced by population. On average, you can expect 1 UFC fighter to be born in a state per 1,713,781 people who live there. States with the most fighters born there relative to population 1. California: 11 more than expected 23 2. Missouri: 7.5 more than expected 3.5 3. Colorado: 5.5 more than expected 3.5 4. Washington: 3.5 more than expected 4.5 5. Kansas: 3.25 more than expected 1.75 States with least fighters born there relative to population 1. Florida: 5.5 less than expected 12.5 2. North Carolina: 5 less than expected 6 3. Virginia: 4 less than expected 5 4. Georgia: 3.25 less than expected 6.25 5. Texas: 3 less than expected 17 States with most fighters training out of relative to population 1. Colorado: 15.5 more than expected 3.5 2. Nevada: 11 more than expected 2 3. California: 8.75 more than expected 24.25 4. Arizona: 8.5 more than expected 4.5 5. Florida: 5.75 more than expected 13.25 States by percent more fighters born there than expected 1. Hawaii: 371% (expected 0.85, actual 4) 2. Montana: 216% (expected 0.63, actual 2) 3. Missouri: 206% (expected 3.5, actual 11) 4. Kansas: 192% (expected 1.7, actual 5) 5. Colorado: 167% (expected 3.5, actual 9) States by percent more fighters training out of than expected 1. Nevada: 582% (2 expected, actual 11) 2. Colorado: 436% (3.5 expected, actual 19) 3. Arizona: 196% (4.5 expected, actual 13) 4. Missouri: 138% (3.75 expected, actual 9) 5. New Mexico: 131% (1.25 expected, actual 3) Let me know any specific states you would like to hear about! Tracy Cortez photo because she reps my home state.