August 2025 International Men's Freestyle Wrestling Rankings

57 KG

#1 Masanosuke Ono (JPN) was removed from the rankings due to inactivity as he confirmed he will not compete at the upcoming Senior World Championships as he prepares to compete for Penn State. #2 Spencer Lee (USA) is the new #1.

#8 Musa Mekhtikhanov (RUS) beat #15 Luke Lilledahl (USA) at PWL-9. #15 Luke Lilledahl (USA) won the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament over #20 Islam Bazarganov (AZE) with #16 Rahul Rahul (IND) and Aryan Tyutrin (BLR) taking bronze.

Darian Cruz (PUR) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Yelamen Amangeldy (KAZ) with Jacob Moran (PUR) and Peter Hammer Cude (CRC) taking bronze. Nikoloz Botchorishvili (GEO) won the Ziolkowski Open over Garette Saunders (CAN) with Thomas Epp (SWI) and Vladyslav Abramov (UKR).

61 KG

#14 Jax Forrest (USA) won Final X over 2023 Senior World Champion #1 Vito Arujau (USA) to secure the 61 KG U.S. Senior World Team spot. Forrest moves up eight spots to #6 while Arujau falls six spots to #7. Arujau’s fall is due to his loss to Forrest along with his loss at the Ziolkowski Memorial against Kamil Kerymov (UKR), who debuts at #15 for beating Arujau. Forrest takes the #6 spot due to not having the depth of Senior World resume compared to past World medalists in #1 Zavur Uguev (RUS), #2 Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM), and #3 Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB).

65 KG Mongolia Open Champion #8 (65) Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (KGZ) won the Kyrgyz Pro Wrestling 61 KG tournament where he notched a significant win over 2024 57 KG Senior Russian National Champion #4 (57) Akhmed Idrisov (RUS). Prior to his win at the Kyrgyz Pro Wrestling, Zhumashbek Uulu took silver at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament to #5 Takara Suda (JPN) with Assylzhan Yessengeldi (KAZ) and Bekzat Almaz Uulu (KGZ) taking bronze. Zhumashbek Uulu returns to the 61 KG rankings at #8 behind #7 Vito Arujau (USA) who tech falled him at the 2023 Senior World Championships.

Joey Silva (USA) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Andrei Vitan (MDA) with Dario Dittrich (GER) taking bronze. Kamil Kerymov (UKR) won the Ziolkowski Open over #7 Vito Arujau (USA) with Devan Turner (USA) and Andreii Dzhelep (UKR) taking bronze. Kerymov debuts in the rankings at #15 for beating #7 Vito Arujau (USA). #4 Muslim Mekhtikhanov (RUS) won his match at PWL-9 over Dylan Koontz (USA).

65 KG

Sujeet Sujeet (IND) had the biggest performance of his career by winning the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament over Ali Rahimzade (AZE) with Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM) and Goderdzi Dzebisashvili (GEO) taking bronze. Sujeet Sujeet (IND) debuts in the rankings at #10 for upsetting 2024 Olympic bronze medalist #6 Islam Dudaev (ALB) in the qualification round; Dudaev falls five spots to #11 for his loss to Sujeet. Asian Championships silver medalist #13 Tsogbadrakh Tseevensuren (MGL) was removed from the rankings due to a failed drug test for performance enhancing drugs.

#7 Abasgadzhi Magomedov (RUS) won his match at PWL-9 against CJ Composto (USA). Peiman Biabani (CAN) won the Ziolkowski Memorial over Junsik Yun (KOR) with Mykyta Honcharov (UKR) and Andrii Biliichuk (UKR) taking bronze. Victor Parra (VEN) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Ilyas Abdurashidov (BEL) with Leomid Colesnic (MDA) and Alibeg Alibegov (BRN) taking bronze.

70 KG

#8 Yoshinosuke Aoyagi (JPN) won the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament over Arman Andreasyan (ARM) with Akaki Kemertelidze (GEO) and #11 Sina Khalili (IRI). 2024 European Champion Arman Andreasyan (ARM) returns to the rankings at #9 for beating #11 Sina Khalili (IRI) and #19 (65) Abbas Ebrahim (IRI) to make the finals of the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament. #11 (65) Abbas Ebrahim (IRI) takes the #10 spot in the rankings for upsetting #10 Kanan Heybatov (AZE); Ebrahim could not take the #10 spot due to Akaki Kemertelidze (GEO) taking the #10 spot for beating Ebrahim for bronze.

#1 Sayin Kazyryk (RUS) won his match at PWL-9 over Bryce Andonian (USA). #10 (65) Islam Dudaev (ALB) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Kevin Henkel (GER) with Quentin Sticker (FRA) taking bronze. Brayton Lee (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Oleksii Boruta (UKR) with Vasyl Shuptar (UKR) and Jin Su Jeon (KOR) taking bronze.

74 KG

Kota Takahashi (JPN) takes the #3 spot in the rankings after winning the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament with victories over #3 Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK), #4 David Carr (USA) and #6 Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN). Taking silver at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament was 2024 70 KG U23 World Champion Magomed-Bashir Khaniev (AZE) with bronze medalists being #4 David Carr (USA) over #3 (now #5) Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK) and Magomedrasul Asluev (BRN).

#9 Magomed Dibirgadzhiev (RUS) won his match at PWL-9 over Joey Blaze (USA). Joey Blaze (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Mykyta Morhun (UKR) with Otari Bagauri (GEO) and Kamil Rybicki (POL) taking bronze. Magomedrasul Asluev (BRN) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Tanner Peak (PUR) with Pablo Diez Pardo (ESP) taking bronze.

79 KG

Lots of movement at 79 KG to best start the stage, it’s best to begin with the premier upset of July which was Dean Hamiti Jr. upsetting Senior Russian Nationals runner-up #4 Mokhamad Nasirkhaev (RUS) by comeback pin at PWL-9. This sets up Hamiti Jr. for a spot in the top ten but also justified then the entry of Evan Wick (head to head win over Hamiti) and Levi Haines (wins over Evan Wick at Final X to make U.S. world team) into the top ten and any results against them would then factor into the placement of other, non-americans into the top ten. Having said all that, with Hamiti Jr. being a top ten commodity, let’s look at how that affects the rest of the top ten.

From the results of the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament, 2023 Senior World bronze medalist #20 Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) skyrockets up seventeen points to #3 in the rankings for winning over #15 Magomet Evloev (TJK) with bronze medalists being Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) and Fariborz Babei (IRI). The reason for Gamkrelidze’s shot up in the rankings is due to him beating #15 Magomet Evloev (TJK) who beat Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) in the semis after Kougioumtsidis (GRE) had upset #6 Levi Haines (remember Haines win over #7 Evan Wick with both men’s spots being justified due to the performance of Hamiti Jr. over former #4 Mokhamad Nasirkhaev at PWL-9). From the aftermath of the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament, Gamkrelidze takes the #3 spot from #20, Evloev moves up nine spots to #4 and Kougioumtsidis debuts in the rankings at #5.

Finally, tracking back to Dean Hamiti Jr., he debuts in the rankings at #10 for his performances at PWL-9 (win over #4 (now #11) Mokhamad Nasirkhaev) and at the Ziolkowski Open (bronze medal after loss to 2023 79 KG Senior World bronze medalist #9 Vasil Mykhailov). Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) is back in the rankings at #9 for beating #10 Dean Hamiti Jr. to make the finals of the Ziolkowski Open where he lost in the finals to Simon Ruiz (USA), with Ruiz taking the #8 spot for beating #9 Mykhailov. Bronze medalists at the Ziolkowski Open were Otari Adeishvili (GEO) and #10 Dean Hamiti Jr. (USA).

Khidir Saipudinov (BRN) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Gregor Eigenbrodt (GER) with Mohammad Mottaghini (ESP) and Laurentiu Ion (MDA) taking bronze.

86 KG

#14 Arsenii Dzhioev (AZE) won the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament by default over #7 Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov (BLR). Bronze medalists at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament were Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) and Osman Gocen (TUR). Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) takes the #15 spot for beating #15 (now #16) Rakhim Magamadov (FRA) in the quarterfinals.

Marcus Coleman (USA) enters the rankings at #19 for beating #17 (now #20) Amanulla Rasulov (RUS) at PWL-9. Joshua Morodian (GER) won the Ziolkowski Open over Ivars Samusonoks (LAT) with Oleksandr Mamrosh (UKR) and Denys Bykov (UKR) taking bronze. Taimuraz Friev (ESP) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Simon Marchl (AUT) with Aidan Stevenson (CAN) and Gabriel Iglesias Ramos (ESP) taking bronze.

92 KG

#19 Trent Hidlay (USA) had a statement making performance by winning gold at the Budapest Ranking Series tournament with victories over past world medalists #4 Miriani Maisuradze (GEO) and #14 Abubakar Abakarov (AZE) to jump up fifteen spots in the rankings to #4. Taking silver at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament was #16 Abubakar Abakarov (AZE) and Ben Honis (ITA). #20 Josh Barr (USA) climbs up fifteen spots to #6 due to his past win over #7 Michael Macchiavello (USA) after Macchiavello had upset #5 (now #8) Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) at PWL-9. #8 Adlan Viskhanov (FRA) moved up to 97 KG where he is ranked nineteenth in the world.

Lars Schaefle (GER) won the Ziolkowski Open over Ivan Chornohuz (UKR) with Iuza Tsertsvadze (GEO) and Dustin Plott (USA) taking bronze. Uri Kalashnikov (ISR) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Bekzat Amangali (KAZ) with Mukhammed Kopybaev (ESP) taking bronze.

97 KG

#1 Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Ertugrul Agca (TUR) with Nishan Randhawa (CAN) and Benjamin Griel (AUT) taking bronze. #1 Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) won the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament over Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) with #16 Jay Aiello (USA) and #8 (92) Adlan Viskhanov (FRA) taking bronze.

Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) takes the #15 spot in the rankings for beating #16 Jay Aiello (USA) in the qualification round of the Ziolkowski. #8 (92) Adlan Viskhanov (FRA) takes the #19 spot for beating #20 Merab Suleimanishvili (GEO) and Aliaksandr Hushtyn (BLR). #20 Meran Suleimanishvili (GEO) is in at #20 for beating former #18 Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) in the quarterfinals of the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament.

#17 Jay Aiello (USA) won his match at PWL-9 over Konstantine Pshenichnikov (RUS). #15 Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) won the Ziolkowski Open over David Mchedlidze (UKR) with Ertugral Agca (TUR) and Ivan Prymachenko (UKR) taking bronze.

125 KG

Shamil Sharipov (BRN) won the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament over #12 Dzianis Khramiankov (BLR) with #9 Alen Khubulov (BUL) and Robert Baran (POL) taking bronze. #10 Trent Hillger (USA) falls ten spots to #20 for his loss to #19 Nursultan Azov (KAZ) and #11 Demetrius Thomas (USA) is out due to his loss to #20 Trent Hillger (USA) at U.S. World Team Trials. Shamil Sharipov (BRN) takes the #8 spot in the rankings for beating #9 Alen Khubulov (BUL) ad #12 Dzianis Khramiankov (BLR) at the Budapest Ranking Series Tournament.

#8 Shamil Sharipov (BRN) won the Grand Prix of Spain over Jorawar Dhinsa (CAN) with Jonovan Smith (PUR) taking bronze. #15 Zelimkhan Khizriev (RUS) beat #20 Trent Hillger (USA) at PWL-9. #3 Giorgi Meshvildishvili (AZE) won the Ziolkowski Open over Volodymyr Khochanov (UKR) with Robert Baran (POL) and #18 Mohsen Siyar (GER) taking bronze.

Pound for Pound

#7 Masanosuke Ono (JPN) has been removed from the rankings due to inactivity, as he confirmed he will not be competing at the Senior World Championships as he prepares for his college wrestling debut with Penn State. Kota Takahashi (JPN) makes his pound for pound debut at #14 for beating #15 David Carr (USA) and #16 Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK) at the 74 KG Budapest Ranking Series Tournament. #22 Vito Arujau (USA) was removed from the rankings due to losses to #6 (61) Jax Forrest (USA) and #15 (61) Kamil Kerymov (UKR) so the empty spot in the rankings was filled by 2024 57 KG Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee (USA) at #25.