U.S. Cities With the Most MMA Gyms

Updated May 2026

We catalog 14,711 verified MMA and martial arts gyms across 3,504 U.S. cities. Here's where training is most concentrated — generated straight from our directory and refreshed as it grows.

Top 25 cities by number of gyms

#	City	Gyms
1	Las Vegas, NV	138
2	Houston, TX	127
3	Chicago, IL	115
4	San Antonio, TX	115
5	San Diego, CA	107
6	Los Angeles, CA	93
7	Austin, TX	92
8	Miami, FL	86
9	Phoenix, AZ	86
10	Philadelphia, PA	84
11	Seattle, WA	81
12	Orlando, FL	78
13	New York, NY	77
14	San Jose, CA	76
15	Sacramento, CA	72
16	Portland, OR	70
17	San Francisco, CA	68
18	El Paso, TX	66
19	Tampa, FL	65
20	Colorado Springs, CO	65
21	Tucson, AZ	62
22	Denver, CO	60
23	Dallas, TX	58
24	Mesa, AZ	57
25	Fresno, CA	57

States with the most gyms

#	State	Gyms
1	California	2,435
2	Texas	1,487
3	Florida	1,262
4	New York	622
5	New Jersey	500
6	Arizona	449
7	North Carolina	440
8	Illinois	434
9	Colorado	432
10	Pennsylvania	429
11	Washington	420
12	Ohio	402
13	Virginia	384
14	Massachusetts	344
15	Michigan	322

About this data

Figures come from the MMA Gym Finder directory, compiled from public listings and verified data, covering Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Muay Thai, boxing, kickboxing, wrestling, and mixed martial arts gyms. Counts update automatically as new gyms are added. Feel free to cite or link to this page — a link back to mmagymfinder.com is appreciated.

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