| 100% | ANDERSON | 8 | ___ Silva, Brazilian-American MMA athlete who is a former UFC Middleweight Champion |
| 69% | CONOR | 5 | ___ McGregor, Irish MMA athlete who is a former UFC featherweight and lightweight champion |
| 66% | TITO | 4 | ___ Ortiz, American MMA athlete who is a former Light Heavyweight Champion |
| 59% | NICK | 4 | ___ Diaz, MMA athlete who is a former welterweight champion in Strikeforce and WEC |
| 59% | JONJONES | 8 | American MMA athlete who is the UFC Light Heavyweight Champion: 2 wds. |
| 51% | BONNIE | 6 | ___ Blair, celebrated female athlete who was a former American speed skater |
| 51% | BABE | 4 | ___ Didrikson Zaharias, celebrated female athlete who was a former American golfer |
| 51% | MILLER | 6 | Cheryl ___, celebrated female athlete who was a former American basketball player |
| 49% | BRIANJORDAN | 11 | American athlete who is a former MLB outfielder and NFL safety: 2 wds. |
| 46% | MARTINA | 7 | ___ Navratilova, celebrated female athlete who was a former Czech-American tennis player |
| 43% | SONJA | 5 | ___ Henie, celebrated female athlete who was a former Norwegian figure skater |
| 43% | KORBUT | 6 | Olga ___, celebrated female athlete who was a former Soviet Union gymnast |
| 43% | GEMELOS | 7 | Jacki ___, Greek athlete who was a former WNBA player for Chicago Sky |
| 43% | TATE | 4 | Miesha ___, retired UFC fighter who is a former Bantamweight champion |
| 42% | NIKO | 4 | ___ Koutouvides, Greek athlete who was a former NFL player for the Seattle Seahawks |
| 42% | KOSTAS | 6 | ___ Antetokounmpo, Greek athlete who was a former NBA player for the LA Lakers |
| 39% | BUTTON | 6 | Richard ___, American former figure skater who is a five-time World Champion |
| 38% | CHELIOS | 7 | Chris ___, American athlete of Greek heritage who was a former NHL player for the Detroit Red Wings |
| 37% | MARKALLEN | 9 | American triathlete who is a six-time Ironman Triathlon World Champion: 2 wds. |
| 37% | BOBBY | 5 | ___ Fischer, chess prodigy who was an American chess grandmaster and a world champion |
| 36% | LAPPED | 6 | Athletes who are a circuit behind have been __ |
| 35% | ROUSEY | 6 | Ronda ___, former MMA athlete who won a bronze medal at the 2008 Olympics |
| 35% | JACKSON | 7 | Kevin ___, former MMA athlete who won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympics |
| 35% | LINDLAND | 8 | Matt ___, former MMA athlete who won a silver medal at the 2000 Olympics |
| 34% | SAM | 3 | "Cheers" bartender who was a former Boston Red Sox pitcher |
| 34% | FRIEDA | 6 | ___ Zamba, American surfer who is a four-time world surfing champion |
| 34% | ANDERSEN | 8 | Lisa ___, American surfer who is a four-time world surfing champion |
| 34% | BONO | 4 | U2 singer who is a former Time Person of the Year |
| 33% | COUTURE | 7 | Randy ___, former MMA athlete who has participated in the Olympics as a wrestling alternate |
| 33% | SAMMALONE | 9 | "Cheers" bar owner who was a former Red Sox pitcher: 2 wds. |