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Social-Proof & Athlete Matrix

Source material for bespoke social proof on the onboarding screens — proof that knows the athlete's sport, sex and weight class, not a generic stat. Every line is a real, sourced fact or it is flagged as a gap. Nothing is invented.

Rule 1 · No gendered percentages — we have no credible ones Rule 2 · Granular to the weight class wherever possible Rule 3 · Durable records over "current champion" (won't go stale)
Sourced — verified To source — candidate, not yet verified
How this feeds the screen. The biological-sex Coach's read currently uses a same-gender fighter quote (Kayla Harrison for women, Robert Whittaker for men). This matrix upgrades that to sport- and class-matched proof: a durable record or "first" in the user's exact division. The italic proof angle under each fact suggests how it could read in-app — facts are picked to not date (Olympic golds, "first to…", "most…"), avoiding live title-holders.

Live in onboarding

biological-sex Coach's read · sport + gendershipped — one durable anchor per sport × sex
Sport♀ anchor♂ anchor
MMAAmanda Nunes — only woman to win UFC titles in two divisions.Khabib Nurmagomedov — retired undefeated lightweight champion.
BoxingKatie Taylor — Olympic gold, then first undisputed female lightweight champ.Oleksandr Usyk — undisputed at cruiserweight and heavyweight.
JudoClarisse Agbegnenou — most Olympic gold of any woman; won after giving birth.Teddy Riner — most decorated Olympic judoka, 12 world titles.
WrestlingKaori Icho — first woman in any sport to win four straight Olympic golds.Mijáin López — four Olympic golds, among the most successful ever.
TaekwondoPanipak Wongpattanakit — Thailand's first two-time Olympic gold medallist in any sport.Hadi Saei — two-time Olympic champion, one of Iran's greatest Olympians.
BJJBeatriz Mesquita — 10 world titles, most in women's history.Marcus "Buchecha" Almeida — record 13 world titles.
Muay ThaiAnissa Meksen — multi-organisation world champion (sport-level, women's class records still a gap).Samart Payakaroon — Muay Thai + world boxing titles, the most gifted ever.
Behaviour. The Coach's read picks the anchor for the chosen sport and sex. "Other" sport, or "prefer not to say", falls back to a gender-matched fighter quote (Kayla Harrison / Robert Whittaker). When a per-division record becomes available it can override the sport-level anchor — until then it stays sport + gender specific, as agreed.

Boxing

17 pro divisions · pro weigh-in day before
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♀ · Lightweight / S-lwt
Katie TaylorIreland
2012 London Olympic lightweight gold (women's boxing's Olympic debut); first undisputed female lightweight champ (2019), later two-weight undisputed; widely regarded the greatest female boxer."Your division has a GOAT: Katie Taylor went from Olympic gold to undisputed." ESPN; Wikipedia; Netflix Tudum (2025) Sourced
♀ · Middle → Heavy
Claressa ShieldsUSA
First boxer ever (any sex) to win undisputed titles in two — then three — weight classes in the four-belt era; two-time Olympic gold (2012, 2016)."Moving up a class? Shields owned three of them." Wikipedia (Undisputed championship); Surprise Sports (2026) Sourced
♂ · Cruiser / Heavy
Oleksandr UsykUkraine
Undisputed at cruiserweight (2018) and heavyweight (2024) — moving up meant facing men 20–30 lb heavier; ended a 24-year gap without an undisputed heavyweight."Smart weight management let Usyk rule two divisions." Surprise Sports (2026); Wikipedia Sourced
⚖ Class-strategy fact
Missed-weight costcautionary
Before facing Taylor, a reigning WBA champion lost her title on the scales after failing to make weight — the belt was on the line for Taylor only."Miss weight and you can lose the belt before the bell — we keep you on pace." Wikipedia (Katie Taylor) Sourced

Judo

7 classes each · ♀ −48…+78 · ♂ −60…+100
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♂ · +100 kg
Teddy RinerFrance
Most decorated Olympic judoka ever; record 12 World Championship golds; three individual Olympic golds (2012, 2016, 2024); youngest senior world champ (2007, age 18); a ~154-bout win streak 2010–2020."Your weight class belongs to the most decorated judoka alive." Olympics.com; Olympedia; Wikipedia Sourced
♂ · −66 kg
Hifumi AbeJapan
Olympic champion who, with his sister Uta, won Olympic gold on the same day at Tokyo 2020."−66 kg history: the Abe siblings won gold the same afternoon." Olympics.com; IJF.org Sourced
♀ · −63 kg
Clarisse AgbegnenouFrance
Leads all women in Olympic judo golds; multiple-time world champion; defended at the top after giving birth to her first child."−63 kg's most decorated woman came back from maternity to win." Olympedia; Olympics.com Sourced
⚖ Class-strategy fact
Weigh-in windowall classes
Olympic judo weighs in the morning of competition with a random +5% body-weight control; categories are ♀ −48/−52/−57/−63/−70/−78/+78 and ♂ −60/−66/−73/−81/−90/−100/+100.Backs the app's same-day, low-rebound cut framing for judo. Olympics.com (Paris 2024) Sourced

Wrestling

♀ freestyle only at Olympics · morning-of weigh-in
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♀ · 58–63 kg
Kaori IchoJapan
Four Olympic golds — the first woman in ANY sport to win individual gold at four consecutive Games (2004–2016)."Your division produced the first four-peat woman in Olympic history." NBC Olympics; PlayGloba (2025) Sourced
♀ · 53–55 kg
Saori YoshidaJapan
Three Olympic golds, 13 world titles and a 119-match international win streak (2001–2008) — the most decorated athlete in freestyle history."The most decorated freestyler ever made her name at your weight." Wikipedia; Global Sport Matters Sourced
♀ · 53 kg
Helen MaroulisUSA
First US woman to win Olympic wrestling gold (2016), beating three-time champion Yoshida in the final."At 53 kg, Maroulis ended the sport's longest dynasty." Nat. Wrestling HOF; ESPN Sourced
♂ · Greco Heavy
Mijáin LópezCuba
Four Olympic golds (2008–2020) — among the most successful Olympic wrestlers of all time, tied with Icho on four."Heavyweight Greco's GOAT also won four." NBC Olympics; PlayGloba Sourced
♂ · 55 kg
Henry CejudoUSA
Youngest American wrestler to win Olympic gold (age 21, Beijing 2008) at 55 kg."Your class crowned the youngest US Olympic champ." NBC Olympics Sourced

Taekwondo

Olympic: ♀ −49/−57/−67/+67 · ♂ −58/−68/−80/+80
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♀ · −49 kg
Panipak WongpattanakitThailand
Gold at Tokyo 2020 and again at Paris 2024 (plus 2016 bronze) — became Thailand's first two-time Olympic gold medallist in any sport. Wu Jingyu (CHN) also went back-to-back here (2008, 2012)."−49 kg made Thai Olympic history twice over." Wikipedia / Grokipedia (Olympic medalists); Olympics.com Sourced
♀ · −67 kg
Hwang Kyung-seonSouth Korea
Two golds + a bronze; by defending in 2012 she became the first woman to win three Olympic taekwondo medals."The first woman to medal three times in Olympic taekwondo fought here." Wikipedia (Olympic medalists in taekwondo) Sourced
♀ · −57 kg
Jade JonesGB / Wales
Two-time Olympic gold (2012, 2016); her 2012 win was Great Britain's first ever Olympic taekwondo gold."−57 kg crowned Britain's first taekwondo Olympic champion."⚑ Flag: provisionally suspended in 2023 over a missed anti-doping sample, later cleared. Usable, but Panipak/Hwang are cleaner anchors. Wikipedia (Jade Jones); Guinness World Records Sourced
♂ · −68 kg
Hadi SaeiIran
Two Olympic golds (2004, 2008) plus a bronze — the most successful Iranian Olympian, and one of the few to medal across two weight classes."−68 kg's standard-bearer is Iran's greatest Olympian." Wikipedia (practitioners / Olympic medalists) Sourced
♂ · −68 kg (modern)
Ulugbek RashitovUzbekistan
Back-to-back Olympic golds (2020, 2024) at −68 kg.Alternative −68 kg anchor if a contemporary name is wanted. Wikipedia (Olympic medalists); Olympics.com Sourced
⚠ Avoid
Steven LópezUSA
Decorated (2 gold, 1 bronze, multi-class) but excluded — subject to a sport-governing-body ban over misconduct allegations. Do not use. Flagged — non-problematic rule Excluded

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

♂ 10 classes −57.5 kg→absolute · ♀ 9 classes −48.5 kg→absolute · gi Worlds + no-gi ADCC
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♂ · Rooster (−57.5 kg)
Bruno MalfacineBrazil
10× roosterweight World champion — dominated the lightest division from 2007 before passing the torch to Musumeci; the most decorated rooster ever."The lightest class has the most loyal king: 10 world titles." Wikipedia (World IBJJF Championship); BJJ Heroes Sourced
♂ · Light-feather / Light
Mikey MusumeciUSA
First American to win multiple gi black-belt IBJJF World titles (4×) — a breakthrough for non-Brazilian grapplers."At your weight, the first American world champ rewrote the map." Wikipedia; RollBliss; BJJ Heroes Sourced
♂ · Ultra-heavy / Open
Marcus "Buchecha" AlmeidaBrazil
Record 13 IBJJF World titles (most in history), six of them open-weight; first black belt to win the absolute three years running."Your division holds the all-time title record: 13 worlds." Wikipedia; BJJ Heroes; RollBliss Sourced
♂ · Heavy / Open (legend)
Roger GracieBrazil
10× World champion; first to win the open weight three times; at the 2009 ADCC he submitted every opponent with the same cross-collar choke, and was never submitted in competition."Fundamentals win: Roger tapped a whole bracket with one move." Wikipedia (Roger Gracie) Sourced
♀ · Light
Beatriz MesquitaBrazil
10× IBJJF World champion — the most in women's history; widely called the most dominant female grappler ever."The most decorated woman in the sport built it at your weight." Wikipedia (World IBJJF Championship); Evolve Sourced
♀ · Heavy / Open
Gabi PessanhaBrazil
10× World champion, six of them open-weight — the dominant modern heavyweight / absolute competitor."Open-class history is being written right now in your division." Wikipedia (World IBJJF Championship) Sourced

Muay Thai

Stadium lb classes · WMC 19 classes · Lumpinee & Rajadamnern = the peak
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♂ · Lightweight (135 lb / 61 kg)
Dieselnoi Chor ThanasukarnThailand
Undefeated Lumpinee lightweight champion 1981–1985 — so dominant the stadium retired him as champion because no one would face him; four straight Fighter of the Year awards."Your weight produced a champ nobody would fight." HKT Boxing Stadium; SiamKickFight; Rajadamnern.com Sourced
♂ · Bantam / S-bantam
Samart PayakaroonThailand
Four Lumpinee titles across divisions and a WBC super-bantamweight boxing world title (1986) — the consensus most technically gifted Muay Thai fighter, and a dual-sport world champion."The most skilful Nak Muay ever ruled near your weight." HKT Boxing Stadium; Rajadamnern.com Sourced
♂ · Multi-class (≈122–135 lb)
SaenchaiThailand
Lumpinee & Rajadamnern titles across four weight classes, with rare longevity (still competing into his 40s) and 320+ career wins."Move between classes like Saenchai — four divisions, one master." HKT Boxing Stadium; muaythai.com Sourced
♂ · Lighter (intl)
Buakaw BanchamekThailand
Two-time K-1 World MAX champion (2004, 2006); the most internationally recognised Thai fighter.Note: famed mainly via kickboxing — never won a Lumpinee/Rajadamnern stadium belt. Frame as "global icon", not stadium king. HKT Boxing Stadium; muaythai.com Sourced
♀ · all classes
Stamp Fairtex · Anissa Meksen · Allycia Rodriguescandidates
Women are recognised world champions (Stamp — multi-sport; Meksen — multi-organisation titles; Rodrigues — ONE atomweight). But stadium-era women's records are not centrally documented the way men's are — exact class title counts need verifying before we quote a specific record. Evolve MMA; partial — verify per athlete Partial

MMA

UFC divisions · strawweight 115 → heavyweight · same-day or day-before weigh-in
Sex · classAthleteSourced fact & proof angleSourceStatus
♀ · Bantam + Feather
Amanda NunesBrazil · retired
Only woman to become a two-division UFC champion (bantamweight + featherweight) and the only fighter ever to hold and defend both simultaneously; longest win streak (12) and most title-fight wins (11) in UFC women's history; retired as the consensus female GOAT."Your division's ceiling is the female GOAT — and she retired on top." Wikipedia; UFC Hall of Fame; ClutchPoints (2025) Sourced
♀ · Strawweight (115)
Zhang WeiliChina
First Chinese fighter to win a UFC title; set the largest striking differential in UFC women's history (288–21)."115 lb crowned the first Chinese UFC champion in history." Wikipedia; CBS Sports; UFC.com Sourced
♀ · Bantamweight (135)
Kayla HarrisonUSA
Two-time Olympic judo gold medallist who became a UFC bantamweight champion — the rare athlete to reach the top of two combat sports."From Olympic gold to a UFC belt — your weight, her path." (Also the in-app women's quote.) ClutchPoints; Olympedia Sourced
♂ · Flyweight (125)
Demetrious JohnsonUSA
Record 11 consecutive UFC title defences — the most in UFC history at the time; the consensus flyweight GOAT."125 lb belongs to the most dominant defender the UFC has seen." Fight Matrix; ClutchPoints Sourced
♂ · Welterweight (170)
Georges St-PierreCanada · retired
Long-reigning welterweight champion who later also won the middleweight title, then retired a two-division champ and all-time great."170 lb's gold standard retired undefeated at the weight." ClutchPoints; CBS Sports Sourced
♂ · Lightweight (155)
Khabib NurmagomedovRussia · retired
Retired as an undefeated UFC lightweight champion — one of the most dominant title reigns in the division's history."155 lb's last word: a champion who never lost." ClutchPoints (UFC two-division feature, 2025) Sourced
♂ · Fly / Bantam (cross-over)
Henry CejudoUSA
Olympic freestyle-wrestling gold medallist who went on to win UFC titles at flyweight and bantamweight ("Triple C")."Wrestling to the cage: Olympic gold, then two UFC belts at your weight." ClutchPoints; NBC Olympics Sourced

Gaps & open questions

CoverageAll seven sports now carry at least one sourced, class-matched anchor. Men's records are strongest; women's Muay Thai is the one remaining real gap (see Muay Thai, above).
Women's Muay ThaiMen's stadium records are well documented; women's class-by-class title counts are not. Need per-athlete verification before quoting a specific record.
Class mappingApp captures the user's division in kg/lb; some sourced facts are class-adjacent (e.g. "near your weight"). Decide how tight the match must be before it counts as "your class".
Reputation checkOne exclusion already applied (Steven López, taekwondo). Every athlete should get a quick conduct check before shipping as proof.
Freshness policyConfirmed direction: durable records only ("first to…", "most…", Olympic golds, retired legends). No "reigning champion" lines that decay.
OnWeight · Social-Proof & Athlete Matrix
Working research document · sourced facts only, gaps flagged · June 2026
Sourced: Boxing · Judo · Wrestling · Taekwondo · BJJ · Muay Thai · MMA.  Remaining gap: women's Muay Thai class-by-class detail.