57 KG

Magomed Magomedov (RUS) won the Junior World Championships over Isaiah Cortez (USA) with Yamamoto Ogawa (JPN) and Nurassyl Assambek (KAZ) taking bronze. #14 Tundzhai Verdiev (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over Yunus Yavbatirov (RUS) with #15 Lev Pavlov (RUS) and Shakhban Abdurakhmanov (RUS) taking bronze. 2024 U23 World bronze medalist Yunus Yavbatirov (RUS) takes the #15 spot in the rankings for beating 2024 Senior Russian Nationals runner-up Lev Pavlov (RUS) in the semifinals of the Khadartsev Brothers Cup; Pavlov falls one spot to 16 for his loss to Yavbatirov.

#2 Luke Lilledahl (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Darian Cruz (PUR) with Luka Gvinjilia (GEO) and Nikoloz Botchoroshvili (GEO) taking bronze. #5 Munkh Erdene Batkhuyag (MGL) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling Tournament over Bai Jilang (CHN) with Aiaal Beloliubskii (TJK) and Nodirjon Jumanazarov (UZB) taking bronze. Muhammet Karavous (TUR) won the Mediterranean Games over Rassoul Galbouraev (FRA) with Ibrahim Altabba (SYR) taking bronze.

61 KG

#12 Aaron Seidel (USA) won the Junior World Championships over Bekassyl Assambek (KAZ) with Zelimkhan Chaniev (RUS) and Ahora Khateri (IRI) taking bronze. #4 Marcus Blaze (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Kyle Burwick (USA) with Akito Mukaida (JPN) and #13 Austin DeSanto (USA) taking bronze. Artem Gobaev (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers cup by injury default over #3 Ramiz Gamzatov (RUS) with Magomed Buriev (RUS) and Imam Umarov (RUS) taking bronze.

65 KG

#13 Bo Bassett (USA) won the Junior World Championships over Takuto Osedo (JPN) with Zalimkhan Umarov (RUS) and Isa Isakov (KGZ) taking bronze. CJ Composto (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Andri Dzhelep (UKR) with Beau Bartlett (USA) and Nico Megerle (GER) taking bronze. 2023 61 KG Senior World Champion Vito Arujau (USA) tech falled 2016 65 KG Olympic champion Soslan Ramonov (RUS) at RAF Moscow.

Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) won the Mediterranean Games over Oussama Laribi (ALG) with Shehahbedin Emam Abdelraouf (EGY) and Carlos Alvarez Iglesias (ESP) taking bronze.#10 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (TJK) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling Tournament over Sanjarbek Rustambekov (UZB) with Xuexian Ou (CHN) and Rifat Saibotolov (KAZ). #3 Sujeet Khalkal (IND) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over #17 Alik Khadartsev (RUS) with Vishal Kaliramana (IND) and Viktor Yakovlev (RUS) taking bronze.

70 KG

#17 Sina Khalili (IRI) won the Junior World Championships over Hajid Karimov (AZE) with Landon Robideau (USA) with Davit Davtyan (ARM) taking bronze. #7 Zain Retherford (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over #8 Arman Andreasyan (ARM) with #7 (65) Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM) and Vasyl Shuptar (UKR) taking bronze. Ziraddin Bayramov (AZE) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over Zaurbek Bugulov (RUS) with Marat Fadzaev (RUS) and Sergey Klimenko (RUS) taking bronze.

74 KG

Ariya Yoshida (JPN) won the Junior World Championships over Jayden James (USA) with Ivan Zalisko (JPN) and Nurdaulet Selibekov (KAZ) taking bronze. Begijon Kuldashev (UZB) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling tournament over Ariunbold Ganbat (MGL) with Mukhammdkadir Kuldoshev (UZB) and Erihetu Bayin (CHN) taking bronze. Islam Dudaev (ALB) won the Mediterranean Games over Fatij Vejseli (MKD) with Yasin Yesil (TUR) and Mohammad Mottaghinia (ESP) taking bronze.

#19 (70) Kurban Shiraev (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over #5 Anzor Zakuev (RUS) with Khabib Zavurbekov (RUS) and Inal Cheldiev (RUS) taking bronze. #19 (70) Kurban Shiraev (RUS) takes the number nine spot in the rankings for his win over #5 Anzor Zakuev (RUS); Zakuev drops five spots to #10 for his loss to Shiraev.

#11 James Green (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Michael Caliendo (USA) with Cam Amine (USA) and Saba Kobakhidze (GEO) taking bronze.

79 KG

#2 Ismail Khaniev (RUS) won the Junior World Championships over #5 Keyvan Gharehdaghi (JPN) with Ryan Burton (USA) and Bohdan Oleksiienko (UKR) taking bronze. Jordan Burroughs (USA) beat Magomed Kurbanaliev (RUS) at RAF Moscow. Jason Nolf (USA) beat #2 Ismail Khaniev (RUS) at RAF Moscow. #18 Said Saidulov (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over #19 Kasum Kasumov (RUS) with Magomedzakir Huseynov (RUS) and Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) winning bronze. Yusuf Raisov (RUS) beat Marif Piraev (RUS) at RAF Moscow.

86 KG

#7 Zahid Valencia (USA) beat #1 Ibragim Kadiev (RUS) at RAF Moscow; Zahid can not move up in the rankings due to losses this past year to #4 Kyle Dake (USA), #5 Parker Keckeisen (USA), and #6 Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO). Kadiev drops one spot to #2 in the rankings and 2024 Olympic champion #2 Magomed Ramazanov (BUL) takes the number one spot in the rankings. #4 Kyle Dake (USA) beat #12 (79) Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov (BLR) at RAF Moscow.

#3 Arsenii Dzhioev (AZE) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over #9 Artur Naifonov (RUS) with Magomed Yusupov (RUS) and 92 KG Russian Nationals runner-up #9 Azamat Khadzaragov (RUS) taking bronze. Georgios Kougioumtsidis (GRE) won the Mediterranean Games over Ismail Kucuksolak (TUR) with Ahmad Magomedov (MKD) and #16 Rakhim Magamadov (FRA) taking bronze. Kougioumtsidis is back in the rankings at #15 for beating #16 Ismail Kucuksolak (TUR) after Kucuksolak had earned his spot in the rankings at #16 for beating #16 (now #17) Rakhim Magamadov (FRA) in the quarterfinals. #14 (79) Magomet Evloev (TJK) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling tournament over Suhe Gang (CHN) with Nan Cao (CHN) and Bobur Islomov (UZB) taking bronze.

92 KG

2024 92 KG Russian Nationals champion #20 (97) Alan Bagaev (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over 2025 Senior World bronze medalist Osman Nurmagomedov (AZE) with 2022 Russian Nationals runner-up #19 (97) Azamat Zakuev (RUS) and Shamkhan Jabrailov (MDA) taking bronze. Bagaev, Nurmagomedov, Zakuev are all staples of the 92 kilogram weight class who’d been up at 97 KG for the past year and upon their return, they slot back in at #6 (Bagaev), #7 (Nurmagomedov), and #8 (Zakuev) respectively.

2018 92 KG U23 World Champion Shamil Zubairov (AZE) is back in the rankings at #11 for beating U23 Russian National champion #13 (86) Arslan Bagaev (RUS) in the quarterfinals of the Khadartsev Brothers Cup; Bagaev is back in the rankings at #12. 2025 Umakhanov Memorial runner-up Shamkhan Jabrailov (MDA) is in the rankings at #16 for beating #8 (now #17) Mongolia Open champion Ashkab Saadulaev (RUS) in the quarterfinals of the Khadartsev Brothers Cup.

Khamzat Chimaev (UAE) beat Tyron Woodley (USA) in the main event of RAF Moscow. Sharabutdin Magomedov (UAE) beat Neiman Gracie (BRA) at RAF Moscow. #1 Levi Haines (USA) won the Ziolkowski Open over Luka Chkhitunidze (GEO) with Patrick Kennedy (USA) and Stas Wolf (GER) taking bronze.

97 KG

Michael Boyle (USA) beat Rodion Sanakoev (RUS) with Konstantine Petriashvili (GEO) and Noah Leibowitz (JPN) taking bronze. #4 Kyle Snyder beat #11 Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN) at RAF Moscow. #1 Abdulrashid Sadulaev beat Zac Braunagel (USA) at RAF Moscow. Bo Nickal (USA) beat 2008 Olympic Champion Shirvani Muradov (RUS) at RAF Moscow. Dauren Kurugliev (GRE) won the Mediterranean Games over Redjep Hajdari (MKD) with Rasul Gune (TUR) taking bronze. Sherzod Poyonov (UZB) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling tournament over Awusayiman Habila (CHN) with Pureun Kim (KOR) and Tuxige (CHN) taking bronze.

Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) won the Ziolkowski Open over Massoma Endene (USA) with #14 Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) and Ivan Prymachenko (UKR) taking bronze. Baranowski is back in the rankings at #13 for beating #14 (now #17) Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) and #6 Stephen Buchanan (USA) at the Ziolkowski; Buchanan did not place at the Ziolkowski after his loss to Baranowski as he also lost to Uri Kalashnikov (ISR) but does not fall in the rankings due to his pair of top ten wins over #4 Kyle Snyder (USA) and #7 Hassan Yazdani (IRI).

#18 Mustafagadzhi Malachdibirov (RUS) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over #15 Alikhan Ktsoev (RUS) with #10 Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) and Magomedsharif Biyakaev (RUS) taking bronze. #18 Mustafagadzhi Malachdibirov (RUS) moves up three spots in the rankings to #15 for his wins over #10 Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) and #15 Alikhan Ktsoev (RUS).

#17 Magomedgadzhi Magomedov (RUS) moves up three spots to #14 for his win over Malachdibirov in the bronze medal match of Russian Nationals; #10 Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) and #15 Alikhan Ktsoev (RUS) fall to #16 and #18 respectively. An additional factor mitigating Malachdibirov’s debut in the top ten with a pair of top fifteen wins is the impressive performance of #13 Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) at the Ziolkowski coupled with the trio of World medalists #10 Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ), #11 Akhmed Tazhudinov (BRN), and #12 Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) blocking his path.

125 KG

Abofazl Mohammad Nezhad (IRI) won the Junior World Championships over #14 Dreshaun Ross (USA) with Yusif Dursunov (AZE) and Soslan Gabuev (RUS) taking bronze. Nezhad debuts in the rankings at #14 for beating #14 Dreshaun Ross (USA) in the junior world finals; Ross takes the number 15 spot after his loss to Nezhad.

#11 Robert Baran (POL) beat #19 Mohsen Siyar (GER) to win the Ziolkowski Open with Jordan Wood (USA) and Volodymyr Khochanov (UKR) taking bronze. #11 Robert Baran (POL) moves up one spot to #10 for his wins over #10 Kamil Kosciolek (POL) and #19 Mohsen Siyar (GER) at the Ziolkowski Open; Kosciolek didn’t place as he took fifth after a loss to Volodymyr Khochanov (UKR).

#8 Giorgi Meshvildishvili (AZE) won the Khadartsev Brothers Cup over Khetag Karsanov (AZE) with Muhammad Gantemirov (AZE) taking bronze. #18 Hakan Buyukcingil (TUR) won the Mediterranean Games over Abdelrahman Mohamad Sheyatan (EGY) with Azamat Khoshonov (GRE) taking bronze. Buheerdun (CHN) won the China-Central Asia Elite Wrestling tournament over Namoz Abdurashidov (UZB) with Sardorbek Kholmatov (UZB) taking bronze. Pouya Rahmani (IRI) beat Anatoly Malykhin (RUS) at RAF Moscow.

Pound for Pound

#20 Anzor Zakuev is out of the pound for pound due to losing to Kurban Shiraev in the 74 KG finals of the Khadartsev Brothers Cup. Shiraev is in at #25 for beating Zakuev, Shiraev also has wins over David Baev, Soslan Ramonov, James Green, Viktor Rassadin, and Sina Khalili.

2025 86 KG Senior World champion Zahid Valencia (USA) is back in the pound for pound rankings at #19 after upsetting #8 Ibragim Kadiev (RUS) at RAF Moscow. Valencia can not climb higher due to losses this year to #6 (86) Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO), #4 (86) Kyle Dake (USA), and #5 (86) Parker Keckeisen (USA).