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Those are martial arts you listed…not Mixed Martial Arts. MMA is a sport and not a system of martial arts at all. To date the majority of people feel that the best combination of training for MMA includes some type of stand up (kickboxing, muay thai) and some form of grappling (BJJ, Jujitsu) or learning things such as Vale Tudo which basically is a mix. Keep in mind that MMA is just a sport and you train for the sport under guidelines and rules…real martial arts is an entirely different breed of animal.

Regardless of what direction you go make sure that the place you chose to train at is accredited and has quality instructors who are experts and not some wanna be know it alls who think just because they have fought in a cage they are qualified to teach MMA.

Those are martial arts, not MMA. I would say Karate, Jeet Kun Do, Brazilian JiuJitsu, or Shaiolin Kung Fu (sorry if I misspelled Shaiolin) But it depends on what you want to do. Grappling? Judo or Jiu Jitsu. Striking? Karate or Taekwondo. Striking/grappling hybrid? Jeet Kun Do or Kung Fu. It also depends on what you want to do and what is the most fun for you.

All martial arts are designed for self defense. I see it as what is the best for you. how tall you are and how strong you are.
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Like if you are 5’1 you are not going to step into the ring with a 6 foot muay thai fighter.

If you are shorter and stronger like me wrestling,jiu jitsu, judo, aikido, maybe even hapkido.

if you are longer and leaner you may want to go for the more stand up martial arts taekwondo, muay thai etc.

best of luck

Most teams like Top Team or AKA have coaches and trainers in the following, Mauy Thai, Boxing, Judo, wrestling and BJJ. What ever arts the fighter trained in before coming to the teams both matters and doesn’t because the art let us say TKD or karate really isn’t trained in the team environment. If the individual fighter wanted to train in TKD or karate their parent art they would have to do it as an individual and there just isn’t enough time in a day. As result they stick to the training offered by the team and that fighting system.

Mixed Martial Arts or MMA could be anything, could include all that you have mentioned. MMA is effective because it utilizes striking and takedown/groundfighting, so there is no "best" part. When you enrol in an MMA school, you will be taught mostly kickboxing/Muay Thai and/or grappling/wrestling.