mma gloves
Skip itWeak search conversion (1.2%) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.
Avg price
Great£19.68avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good£5.62–£41.39cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Returns
Good2.4%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Competition
Good46%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.4★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Review moat
Okay2,777.21avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Brand share
Okay89%top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
Growth
Bad-10.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Market size
Bad£66K£66K/yr · 278K searches
Conversion
Bad1.2%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, mma gloves is a £66K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (278K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 89% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 42/100.
Data updated Jul 29, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
mma gloves market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–4K
- avg 100–250/product
- Revenue / yr
- £59K–£79K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 1.2%
- Avg BSR
- #19
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 97%
- Out of stock
- 2.3%
- Avg brand age
- 61 months
- Avg seller age
- 191 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 46% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
9 rising
Sellers
19
Top-5 brand share
89%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
46%
Top 20: 85%
Open market
8%
- RDX51%
- EVO Fitness19%
- SAWANS8%
- Liberlupus6%
- WFX5%
- Venum4%
- Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -10.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Top mma gloves search terms
- mma gloves155K/yr
- ufc gloves27K/yr
- mma sparring gloves25K/yr
- rdx mma gloves19K/yr
- mma gloves men14K/yr
- sparring gloves12K/yr
- venum mma gloves6K/yr
- blaze gloves david lloyd5K/yr
- grappling gloves4K/yr
- mma gloves women4K/yr
Top mma gloves products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
RDX MMA Gloves Sparring Grappling Open Palm Martial Arts Mitts Men Women Adults & Kids Adjustable Wrist Support Maya Hide Leather Cage Fighting Combat Boxing Training Muay Thai Punching Bag
RDX£25.904.5★4,341 rev
EVO Fitness MMA Gloves Men Women Leather Sparring Karate Grappling Muay Thai Gloves Martial Arts Training UFC Cage Fighting Gloves Boxing Combat Sports Punching Mitts Kickboxing (All Black Medium)
EVO Fitness£12.874.4★627 rev
SAWANS Punch Bag Boxing Gloves Karate Mitts MMA Body Combat Taekwondo Training Martial Art Fighting Grappling Muay Thai (Black Medium)
SAWANS£6.944.4★5,183 rev
RDX MMA Gloves Sparring Grappling Open Palm Martial Arts Mitts Men Women Adults & Kids Adjustable Wrist Support Maya Hide Leather Cage Fighting Combat Boxing Training Muay Thai Punching Bag
RDX£22.194.5★4,341 rev
RDX MMA Gloves for Grappling Martial Arts Training D. Cut Open Palm Maya Hide Leather Sparring Mitts Perfect for Cage Fighting Adults & Kids Combat Sports Punching bag Muay Thai and Kickboxing
RDX£24.804.6★4,826 rev
Newest
by launch date
Bravose MMA Gloves for Men Women | Grappling Sparring Training Martial Arts Karate Gloves | Open Palm Fingerless UFC Cage Fighting Combat Mitts | Boxing Taekwondo Kickboxing Muay Thai (S)
BRAVOSE£25.1110 rev
RDX MMA Gloves for Grappling Martial Arts Training D. Cut Open Palm Maya Hide Leather Sparring Mitts Perfect for Cage Fighting Adults & Kids Combat Sports Punching bag Muay Thai and Kickboxing
RDX£24.564,826 rev
LIBERLUPUS MMA Gloves Sparring Grappling Open Palm Martial Arts for Men Muay thai kickboxing Punching heavy bag Boxing Gloves Training- Durable Synthetic Leather with Wrist Support (Black L-XL)
Liberlupus£18.176,668 rev
LIBERLUPUS MMA Gloves Sparring Grappling Open Palm Martial Arts for Men Muay thai kickboxing Punching heavy bag Boxing Gloves Training- Durable Synthetic Leather with Wrist Support (Black S-M)
Liberlupus£18.026,668 rev
RDX MMA Sparring Gloves Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing Ventilated Open Palm for Grappling Karate Mitts for Adults
RDX£30.071,553 rev
Trending
90-day click momentum
RDX MMA Sparring Gloves Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing Ventilated Open Palm for Grappling Karate Mitts for Adults
RDX£29.654.2★
RDX MMA Gloves for Grappling Martial Arts Training D. Cut Open Palm Maya Hide Leather Sparring Mitts Perfect for Cage Fighting Adults & Kids Combat Sports Punching bag Muay Thai and Kickboxing
RDX£24.564.6★
RDX MMA Gloves Sparring Grappling Open Palm Martial Arts Mitts Men Women Adults & Kids Adjustable Wrist Support Maya Hide Leather Cage Fighting Combat Boxing Training Muay Thai Punching Bag
RDX£25.994.5★
Bravose MMA Gloves for Men Women | Grappling Sparring Training Martial Arts Karate Gloves | Open Palm Fingerless UFC Cage Fighting Combat Mitts | Boxing Taekwondo Kickboxing Muay Thai (S)
BRAVOSE£25.113.7★
RDX MMA Sparring Gloves Martial Arts Muay Thai Kickboxing Ventilated Open Palm for Grappling Karate Mitts for Adults
RDX£30.074.2★
What buyers say about mma gloves
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Quality gloves, good price”
“extra secure around/on the hand”
“Worth it”
“Good fit”
“comfortable”
“seem durable”
“As described”
“Decent for beginners”
“padding makes it feel comfortable”
“the boxing gloves itself are just flawless couldn't describe it any other way if your looking for your first pair of boxing gloves these are the ones I can't describe in words how nice these are also you can choose multiple colour options too in conclusion great quality good fitting vert durable just great for a beginner”
What buyers complain about
“Far too small”
“broke after a month”
“First time i wore these the stitching came undone on one of the fingers”
“Waste of money”
“Just got these April not long had them they burst inside not happy with them as a had 30 pound for them”
“No padding at all on Gloves”
“Poor quality gloves”
“Thinner than expected”
“The finger straps broke”
“The crazy thing is that RTX keep bringing out more colours of this model so they clearly havent cease production”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is mma gloves profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £66K/yr across 33 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -10.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (42/100).
- How competitive is the mma gloves niche?
- 9 brands and 19 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 46% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 89% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in mma gloves?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Durability, Stitch/Finish/Polish. The return rate is 2.4%.
- When does demand for mma gloves peak?
- Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.5× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the mma gloves niche?
- Listings span £5.62–£41.39; the average listing price is £19.68 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,777 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.