Mixed martial artists utilizing aikido

Kathy Long (born April 21, 1964) is an American retired five time world kickboxing champion and mixed martial arts fighter.

Nickolas Robert "Nick" Diaz (born August 2, 1983) is an American mixed martial artist, and the older brother of Nate Diaz. Since the beginning of his career in 2001, Diaz has competed in UFC, PRIDE, Strikeforce, EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC), DREAM, and Shooto. He is a former welterweight champion in Strikeforce, WEC, and IFC.

Henry Carlos Cejudo (born February 9, 1987) is an American mixed martial artist and former freestyle wrestler. He is currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is the reigning champion of the Bantamweight and Flyweight division. As a freestyle wrestler, Cejudo is an Olympic gold medalist. As of August 19, 2019, he is #3 in the UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings.

Kevin Rosier (January 6, 1962 – April 14, 2015) was an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist. He had much success as a kickboxer, winning a number of titles, but did not transition particularly well into the world of boxing and was mostly seen as a journeyman fighter. Notably, he also took part at the inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship event in 1993 where he reached the semi-finals.

Kalib Starnes born January 6, 1975) is a Canadian mixed martial artist. He was a semi-finalist on SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter, training under UFC Hall of Famer Ken Shamrock. He holds notable victories over Chris Leben and Jason MacDonald. Starnes is currently under contract with World Series of Fighting, fighting in their light heavyweight division.

Jason DeLucia (born July 24, 1969) is an American retired mixed martial artist.

Andy Foster (born January 13, 1979) is the current Executive Director of the California State Athletic Commission (2012–present) and former Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission (2008–2012) and former professional mixed martial artist.