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Rafael Fiziev
Rafael Fiziev "Ataman", born 1993, is a Kyrgyzstani-born UFC lightweight and former Muay Thai fighter, record 14-5 with 9 knockouts, peak rank #6, known for high-output striking and 7 post-fight bonuses.
Rafael Iglesias
Rafael Iglesias (Argentino Rafael Iglesias, 1924–1999), Argentine heavyweight boxer, won the 1948 London Olympic heavyweight gold by knocking out Sweden's Gunnar Nilsson; Argentina's last Olympic boxing champion.
Rafael Lovato Jr.
Rafael Lovato Jr. (born 1983) is an American BJJ competitor and retired MMA fighter from Oklahoma City; 2007 IBJJF Grand Slam winner, 2007 World Champion, undefeated 11-0 former Bellator middleweight champion who vacated the title in 2020 due to cavernoma.
Rafael Nickel
Rafael Nickel (born 1958, Hamburg) is a German épée fencer for West Germany who won Olympic gold in the men's épée team at Los Angeles 1984 and world team silver in 1983.
Raiden Tameemon (雷電爲右衞門)
Raiden Tameemon (雷電為右衛門), born Seki Tarōkichi in 1767, was an Edo-period sumo ōzeki with a record 254–10 and 96.2% win rate, yet never promoted to yokozuna; honored in 1900 as the Peerless Rikishi.
Rakhim Chakhkiyev
Rakhim Chakhkiyev is a retired Russian boxer, born in 1983 in Tobolsk, who won Olympic heavyweight gold at Beijing 2008 and later held several cruiserweight professional titles.
Ramazan Kuramagomedov
Ramazan Kuramagomedov (born 1996), Dagestani welterweight MMA fighter, 14-0. Won Bellator welterweight title from Jason Jackson (June 2024) and PFL welterweight title from Shamil Musaev (Feb 2026).
Ramazan Şahin
Ramazan Şahin (born Ramzan Irbaikhanov, 1983, Dagestan) is a Turkish freestyle wrestler, 2007 world champion and 2008 Beijing Olympic gold medalist at 66 kg, Turkey's first gold of those Games; fifth at London 2012.
Rambolek Chor.Ajalaboon
Rambolek Chor.Ajalaboon (แรมโบ้เล็ก ฉ.อจลบุญ), born 2003, is a Thai Muay Thai fighter from Chaiyaphum who won the ONE Bantamweight Muay Thai World Title from Nabil Anane in March 2026 and was ONE Friday Fights' first US$100,000 contract earner.
Ramon Cardenas
Ramon Cardenas, nicknamed "Dinamita", is an American professional boxer from San Antonio, Texas, who competes at super bantamweight and knocked Naoya Inoue down in their 2025 title fight.
Ramon Dekkers
Ramon Dekkers, "The Diamond" (1969-2013), Dutch Muay Thai and kickboxing champion from Breda; eight-time world champion, first foreign Thai Boxer of the Year, famous for the Coban rivalry and Dutch low-kick style.
Randa Markos
Randa Markos, born 1985 in Baghdad, Iraq, is an Iraqi-Canadian strawweight MMA fighter and The Ultimate Fighter 20 semifinalist who made 18 UFC appearances (2014-2021); her record is listed as 11-12-1 by UFC and ESPN, 11-11-1 by MMA Fighting and Sherdog.
Randall "Tex" Cobb
Randall "Tex" Cobb (born 1950), American kickboxer, heavyweight boxer, and actor; went 15 rounds with Larry Holmes for the WBC title in 1982, beat Earnie Shavers, and played Leonard Smalls in Raising Arizona.
Randy Brown (fighter)
Randy "Rudeboy" Brown (Randall Joseph Brown, born 1990) is a Jamaican UFC welterweight from Queens, New York, 20-8 pro, 14-8 in the UFC, signed via Dana White: Lookin' For A Fight.
Randy Couture
Randy Couture, "The Natural" and "Captain America", American retired MMA fighter, Army sergeant, and Greco-Roman wrestler; six-time UFC champion in heavyweight and light heavyweight, UFC Hall of Fame 2006, Expendables actor.
Randy Lewis
Randy Lewis (Randall Scott Lewis, born 1959) is the American freestyle wrestler who won 62 kg gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, a two-time Iowa NCAA champion under Dan Gable, distinct from the Grenadian triple jumper of the same name.
Randy Orton
Randy Orton, the Viper and Apex Predator, is a third-generation WWE wrestler, youngest World Heavyweight Champion at 24, a 14-time world champion, RKO finisher, Royal Rumble 2009 and 2017 winner.
Randy Savage
Randy Savage (Randall Mario Poffo, 1952–2011), the "Macho Man", was a WWE Hall of Fame wrestler with two WWE and four WCW world championships, famous for Miss Elizabeth, WrestleMania III, and Slim Jim ads.
Raphael Assunção
Raphael Assunção, Brazilian MMA bantamweight (born 1982, Recife), UFC and WEC veteran, 28-10 record, wins over Dillashaw, Moraes, Sterling, Masvidal; retired March 2023 after Davey Grant loss.
Raquel Pennington
Raquel Pennington, "Rocky" (born 1988, Colorado Springs), American UFC women's bantamweight fighter, 16-10 pro, 13-6 UFC; won vacant title vs Mayra Bueno Silva at UFC 297 (Jan 20, 2024), lost it to Julianna Peña at UFC 307.
Raquel Rodriguez (wrestler)
Raquel Rodriguez (Victoria González, born 1991) is a 6-foot WWE powerhouse on Raw, Judgment Day member, record-setting Women's Tag Team Champion, NXT Women's Champion, and current Women's Intercontinental Champion (won July 27, 2026).
Rashad Evans
Rashad "Suga" Evans (born 1979, Niagara Falls, New York) is a retired American MMA fighter, The Ultimate Fighter 2 winner, and former UFC light heavyweight champion (2008-2009, 147-day reign), inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in 2019.
Rasoul Khadem Azgadhi
Rasoul Khadem Azgadhi (رسول خادم ازغدی), Iranian freestyle wrestler born 1972 in Mashhad; 1996 Olympic gold at 90 kg, 1992 bronze at 82 kg, world champion 1994 and 1995, later Iran Wrestling Federation president.
Raul Rosas Jr.
Raul Rosas Jr. (El Niño Problema), born 2004, is a UFC bantamweight from Clovis, New Mexico; youngest fighter ever signed by the UFC at 17 and youngest winner at 18, with a 13-1 pro record.
Raven (wrestler)
Scott Levy (born 1964), better known as Raven, is an American professional wrestler from Philadelphia, famous for his grungy psychological persona in ECW, WCW, WWE, and TNA, and for the Evenflow DDT.
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (रवि कुमार दहिया)
Ravi Kumar Dahiya (रवि कुमार दहिया), Indian freestyle wrestler from Nahri, Sonipat; Tokyo 2020 Olympic silver at 57 kg, 2019 world bronze, three Asian titles, 2022 CWG gold, Khel Ratna 2021.
Raw (WWE brand)
Raw (WWE brand), also known as Monday Night Raw, is WWE's flagship professional wrestling show, which debuted in 1993 and streams on Netflix since January 6, 2025.
Ray Arcel
Ray Arcel (1899-1994), American boxing trainer from Terre Haute, Indiana, active 1917-1982; handled 18-22 world champions including Benny Leonard, Ezzard Charles, Roberto Duran, and Larry Holmes; retired 1954 after a lead-pipe assault, returned 1972.
Ray Borg
Ray Borg, "The Tazmexican Devil" (born 1993), American MMA flyweight and bantamweight; 16-5 record, UFC 7-5, challenged Demetrious Johnson at UFC 216, retired April 2023 after repeated weight misses.
Ray Gordy
Ray Gordy (Terry Ray Gordy Jr., born 1979), American retired wrestler, WWE's Jesse and Slam Master J of Jesse & Festus with Luke Gallows; son of Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy; later Cobb County Sheriff's Office SWAT.