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Jamie Hayter
Jamie Hayter, ring name of Paige Wooding (born 1995), English AEW wrestler; first British AEW Women's World Champion (2022-23), former Stardom and RevPro titleholder, current AEW Women's World Tag Team Champion with Alex Windsor.
Jamie Noble
Jamie Noble (James Gibson), American professional wrestler and WWE producer, trained by Dean Malenko; WCW Jung Dragons member, WWE Cruiserweight Champion 2002, ROH World Champion 2005, retired 2009, later J&J Security.
Jan Błachowicz
Jan Błachowicz (born 1983, Cieszyn, Poland), Polish UFC light heavyweight fighter, former KSW champion and first Polish male UFC champion, won the belt from Dominick Reyes at UFC 253 and defended it against Israel Adesanya at UFC 259.
Jan Szczepanski
Jan Szczepanski (Jan Antoni Szczepański, 1939-2017), Polish amateur boxer for Legia Warszawa; 1972 Munich Olympic lightweight gold medalist and 1971 Madrid European champion; six-time Polish champion.
Jan Zachara
Ján Zachara (1928–2025), Slovak boxer for Czechoslovakia, featherweight (≤57 kg) gold medalist at Helsinki 1952, beating Sergio Caprari; quarter-finalist at Melbourne 1956; Olympic Order in Silver recipient.
Jang Ji Won
Jang Ji Won (장지원), born 1979, South Korean taekwondo athlete; won women's featherweight (under 57 kg) gold at the 2004 Athens Olympics, beating Nia Abdallah 2-1, and was 2001 world champion at -59 kg. Distinct from the PRK shooter and volleyball libero of the same name.
Janos Garay
János Garay (Garai), Hungarian sabre fencer (1889–1945), won Olympic gold in team sabre at Amsterdam 1928 plus 1924 silver and bronze, was 1925 European sabre champion, and died in Mauthausen-Gusen concentration camp.
Janos Varga
János Varga (1939–2022), Hungarian wrestler nicknamed Ramszesz; 1968 Olympic Greco-Roman bantamweight champion, two-time world champion (1963, 1970), two-time European champion; distinct from the runner and water polo players of the same name.
Japanese martial arts
Japanese martial arts (budō): jūdō, kendō, kyūdō, sumō, karatedō, aikidō, shōrinji kempō, naginata, jūkendō. Modern disciplines derived from feudal bujutsu, institutionalized from 1895–1919, practiced in schools and worldwide.
Jared Anderson (boxer)
Jared Anderson, "The Real Big Baby" (born 1999, Toledo, Ohio), American heavyweight boxer, 18-1 with 15 knockouts, Top Rank prospect, 2021 Prospect of the Year, first loss by fifth-round TKO to Martin Bakole in August 2024.
Jared Cannonier
Jared "The Killa Gorilla" Cannonier (born 1984, Dallas) is an American UFC middleweight, 18-10, who fought at heavyweight and light heavyweight, challenged Israel Adesanya at UFC 276, and holds KO wins over Silva, Hermansson, and Brunson.
Jared Gordon
Jared "Flash" Gordon (born 1988, Queens, NY) is an American UFC lightweight with a 21-9-0, 1 NC pro record, former CFFC champion, UFC debut 2017, next facing Melquizael Costa at UFC 334.
Jarrell Miller
Jarrell "Big Baby" Miller (born 1988, Brooklyn) is an American heavyweight boxer, 28-1-2 with 22 KOs, a former kickboxer removed from a 2019 Anthony Joshua title fight for doping and later ranked WBA No. 1 in 2026.
Jarrett Hurd
Jarrett "Swift" Hurd, American boxer from Accokeek, Maryland; unified IBF and WBA super welterweight titles 2017-2019, beat Lara, lost to Julian Williams, record 25-4-1.
Jasmine Jasudavicius
Jasmine Jasudavicius (born 1989) is a Canadian UFC women's flyweight from St. Catharines, Ontario, ranked No. 6, 15-4, who started MMA at 26 and won a Contender Series contract in 2021.
Jason Herzog
Jason Herzog is an American mixed martial arts referee for the UFC, Bellator, and Cage Warriors, refereeing professionally since 2003 and named Best Referee at the 2016 World MMA Awards.
Jason Hotch
Jason Hotch (Eric Hotchkiss, born 1996) is an American pro wrestler in TNA, formerly Jason Page, The Good Hands, and Order 4; two-time TNA International Champion, winning the title from Mustafa Ali in July 2026.
Jason Jordan
Jason Jordan (Nathan Everhart, born 1988) is an American former WWE wrestler, three-time NCAA qualifier, American Alpha member, Kurt Angle storyline son, first to hold all three WWE tag titles, now a producer.
Jason Knight (fighter)
Jason "The Kid" Knight (born 1992) is an American MMA and bare-knuckle fighter from Lucedale, Mississippi; UFC featherweight 2015-2018 with a 4-5 record, known for submission wins.
Jason Miller (fighter)
Jason "Mayhem" Miller (born 1980) is an American retired middleweight MMA fighter (record 23-10) who fought in the UFC, Strikeforce, WEC, and DREAM, challenged Jake Shields for the Strikeforce title, and hosted MTV's Bully Beatdown.
Jasper Troy
Jasper Troy, ring name of Antione Frazier (now Kairo D. Reign), American wrestler, 6'5" 340 lbs, WWE 2022-2026, WWE LFG season one winner, former WWE Speed Champion, released September 2026.
Jax Forrest
Jax Forrest (Jaxen Patrick Forrest, born 2006), American freestyle wrestler: 2025 U23 world champion at 61 kg, 2026 NCAA champion at 133 lb for Oklahoma State as an undefeated true freshman, 2022 U17 world silver medalist.
Jay Briscoe
Jay Briscoe (Jamin Pugh, 1984-2023), American pro wrestler, half of the Briscoe Brothers with Mark; 13-time ROH World Tag Team Champion, two-time ROH World Champion, died in a 2023 Delaware car crash.
Jay Lethal
Jay Lethal (Jamar Shipman, b. 1985, Elizabeth NJ), American pro wrestler for AEW and ROH; Black Machismo character in TNA, six X Division reigns, 2-time World Champion, ROH Grand Slam Champion.
Jay White
Jay White (Jamie White, born 1992, Auckland), nicknamed Switchblade, is a New Zealand wrestler, former Bullet Club leader and multi-time IWGP champion, now in AEW's Bang Bang Gang.
Jazmyn Nyx
Jazmyn Nyx, real name Jade Gentile (born 1998), is an American wrestler and former soccer player (WVU, Iceland) who competed in WWE NXT 2023-2025 as part of Fatal Influence before leaving over a contract dispute.
Jazz (wrestler)
Jazz (Carlene Moore-Begnaud), New Orleans-born retired wrestler, two-time WWE Women's Champion, original ECW star under Paul Heyman, later NWA champion, TNA agent, and Dog Pound wrestling school owner.
JCW Lunacy
JCW Lunacy is the weekly Thursday-night YouTube wrestling show of Juggalo Championship Wrestling, the Detroit promotion founded by Insane Clown Posse in 1999; it premiered August 28, 2024, with Vince Russo joining as investor and writer in 2025.
JD McDonagh
JD McDonagh, ring name of Irish wrestler Jordan Devlin (born 1990, Bray, County Wicklow), WWE Raw star in The Judgment Day, trained by Finn Bálor, former NXT Cruiserweight and World Tag Team Champion.
Je'Von Evans
Je'Von Evans (Malachi Jeffers), also known as Jay Malachi, is an American WWE wrestler from Greensboro, N.C., a high-flying NXT standout, 2024 WON Rookie of the Year, and Raw call-up in January 2026.