During Dragon Ball, the first part of the series, one of the most awaited and interesting moments were the Martial Arts Tournaments. These tournaments, held every four years, were the gathering of the very best fighters in the world, who fought each other to determine and proclaim the best fighter in the world. In this part, there were held only three tournaments. These are the final results of these tournaments:

KULILIN
vs
BACTERIAN

KULILIN
vs
JACKIE XUN

JACKIE XUN
vs
YAMCHA

JACKIE XUN
vs
SON GOKOU

NAM
vs
RANFAN

NAM
vs
SON GOKOU

SON GOKOU
vs
GUIRAN

CHAMPION: JACKIE XUN

YAMCHA
vs
TEN SHIN HAN

TEN SHIN HAN
vs
JACKIE XUN

JACKIE XUN
vs
HENKILLER

TEN SHIN HAN
vs
SON GOKOU

KULILIN
vs
CHAOS

KULILIN
vs
SON GOKOU

PAMPUC
vs
SON GOKOU

CHAMPION: TEN SHIN HAN

TAO PAI PAI
vs
TEN SHIN HAN

TEN SHIN HAN
vs
SON GOKOU

CHICHI
vs
SON GOKOU

SON GOKOU
vs
PICCOLO

PICCOLO
vs
KULILIN

PICCOLO
vs
XEN (GOD)

XEN
vs
YAMCHA

CHAMPION: SON GOKOU