The BJJ Fanatics Podcast
by Ryan Ford
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Total monthly reach
Estimated from 33 chart positions in 33 markets.
By chart position
- 🇩🇪DE · Wrestling#15300K to 1M
- 🇬🇧GB · Wrestling#7830K to 100K
- 🇺🇸US · Wrestling#1035K to 30K
- 🇦🇺AU · Wrestling#1075K to 30K
- 🇨🇦CA · Wrestling#1615K to 30K
- Per-Episode Audience
Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
762K to 2.3M🎙 ~2x weekly·534 episodes·Last published 2mo ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.5M to 4.6M🇩🇪22%🇰🇷17%🇧🇷17%+30 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
457K to 1.4M
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From 11 epsHost
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Recent episodes
Fear Inoculation with Demian Maia
Jun 16, 2026
1h 19m 09s
BJJ Fanatics 673: Jake O'Driscoll
Apr 7, 2026
1h 33m 07s
BJJ Fanatics 673: Alberto Crane
Mar 24, 2026
1h 00m 04s
BJJ Fanatics 672: Colton Crawford
Mar 5, 2026
1h 13m 48s
BJJ Fanatics 671: Dallas Niles
Feb 24, 2026
1h 29m 33s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/16/26 | performance anxietycombat sports+3 | Demian Maia | — | — | performance anxietycombat sports+3 | — | 1h 19m 09s | ||
| 4/7/26 | training environmentcoaching+3 | Jake O'Driscoll | — | — | BJJtraining+3 | — | 1h 33m 07s | ||
| 3/24/26 | Multiple SclerosisJiu-Jitsu+3 | Alberto Crane | Jiu-JitsuNeurology | Brazil | Alberto CraneMultiple Sclerosis+3 | — | 1h 00m 04s | ||
| 3/5/26 | BJJmusic+3 | Colton Crawford | The Dead South | — | BJJColton Crawford+4 | — | 1h 13m 48s | ||
| 2/24/26 | teachingmartial arts+3 | Dallas Niles | — | — | BJJinstructor+3 | — | 1h 29m 33s | ||
| 2/3/26 | meditationBJJ+3 | Michael Heinz | — | — | BJJmeditation+3 | — | 1h 41m 07s | ||
| 1/20/26 | breathworkJiu-Jitsu+3 | Glyn Powditch | BJJ Fanatics | — | breathingbreathwork+4 | — | 1h 09m 00s | ||
| 1/6/26 | coaching athletesgame-planning+3 | Shawn Williams | — | — | coachingathletes+4 | — | 1h 29m 05s | ||
| 12/23/25 | alien craftconspiracy theories+3 | Kurt | Instagram | Earth | alien craftconspiracy theories+3 | — | 1h 04m 48s | ||
| 12/2/25 | grappling tournamentsprofessional fighting+3 | Jeff Curran | — | — | grapplingtournament+5 | — | 1h 45m 55s | ||
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| 11/18/25 | Masters athletescompetition+4 | Roberto Godoi | — | — | BJJMasters competition+5 | — | 1h 18m 11s | ||
| 11/4/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 664: Shawn Melanson | Shawn Melanson joins the show to talk about running a gym specifically for competitors, how anxiety has impacted him on and off the mats, and developing take downs. He also shows his impressive reptile collection (check out the video episode on YouTube) | — | ||||||
| 10/14/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 663: Robert Drysdale | Robert Drysdale joins the show to share his latest research on the history of BJJ. He also discusses the ways that commercialization has helped and hurt the art and his thoughts on professional grappling's influence on the culture and future of BJJ | — | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 662: Chris Wojcik | Chris Wojcik joins the show to talk about goal setting, finding purpose, the value of regret and removing self-doubt from your mind. He also talks about his beginnings as a wrestler, his passion for writing and his recent performance at CJI 2! | — | ||||||
| 9/16/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 661: Malachy Friedman | Malachy Friedman returns to talk about his recent shift back into coaching high level athletes. He talks about competition mindset, how to gameplan for specific opponents and implementing your game intelligently. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 660: Roy Dean | Roy Dean returns to talk about ego-less training, the balance of ego for competitors and how to process losses in a healthy way. He also details his nomadic teaching lifestyle and talks about his recent trip to Japan, where he trained at the Kodokan! | — | ||||||
| 8/19/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 659: Kurt Osiander | Kurt is back! In this episode, Kurt responds to lots of questions from the listeners, we talk music and the passing of the legend Ozzy Osbourne, Kurt breaks out his Boston accent and he talks about his desire to start a new cooking show! | — | ||||||
| 8/5/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 658: Justin Flores | JFlo is back! In this episode he talks about building good habits on your feet. He shares valuable insights for older or injured grapplers that breaks the traditional Wrestling meta; to not fight for positions so hard and yet still be dangerous. | — | ||||||
| 7/15/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 657: Rick Ellis | Rick Ellis joins the show to discuss Jiu-Jitsu for older guys! He talks about what your goals should be and reframing your mentality as you age on the mats. He also talks about pitfalls to avoid like not regulating your intensity and comparing to others | — | ||||||
| 7/1/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 656: Renato Canuto | Renato Canuto joins the show fresh off his professional MMA debut! He talks about his experience stepping into the cage, balancing grappling competitions with his MMA training, and gives a detailed breakdown of the 100 men vs a gorilla question! | — | ||||||
| 6/17/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 655: Eric Silver | Eric Silver is one of the early Americans to study Jiu-Jitsu and one of the first to open a gym on the east coast. He talks about learning directly from Rickson Gracie, challenge matches, how to preserve energy as an older practitioner and Half Guard. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 654: Murilo Mustamante | Living legend Murilo Bustamante joins the show to talk about his dedication to guiding the next generation of competitors and students. We discuss "old school" BJJ, creating pressure and surfing. Murilo also talks about learning to be patient as a coach. | — | ||||||
| 5/20/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 653: Brian Glick | Brian Glick returns to talk about the importance of strong communication skills as a teacher, the skill of simplifying complex concepts to make them more digestible and why he chose Judo over Wrestling for BJJ. He also breaks down escaping back control | — | ||||||
| 5/6/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 652: Jason Rau | Jason Rau returns to talk about growing his schools, the ethics and etiquette of filming training sessions, and how to track your own progress on the mats. He also gives a deep breakdown on his guard passing system! | — | ||||||
| 4/15/25 |  BJJ Fanatics 651: Kyle Sleeman | Kyle "The Bull" Sleeman joins the show to talk about the BJJ scene in Canada, making competition second nature, developing a well rounded game and weight training for Jiu-Jitsu. He also details the road to becoming the #6 ranked athlete in his category! | — | ||||||
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Chart history for The BJJ Fanatics Podcast
Peaked at #1 in PL, top 10 in 4 of 35 tracked markets, currently #1 in PL.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PL | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| South Korea | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Brazil | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| MY | — | #9 | #9 | — |
| HU | — | #12 | #12 | — |
| CZ | — | #13 | #13 | — |
| Sweden | — | #14 | #14 | — |
| Germany | — | #15 | #15 | — |
| TW | — | #16 | #16 | — |
| GR | — | #17 | #17 | — |
| New Zealand | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| PT | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| South Africa | — | #23 | #23 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #28 | #28 | — |
| CH | — | #37 | #37 | — |
| Spain | — | #38 | #38 | — |
| BE | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| Japan | — | #39 | #39 | — |
| AT | — | #41 | #41 | — |
| IL | — | #44 | #44 | — |
Chart Positions
35 placements across 33 markets.
Chart Positions
35 placements across 33 markets.