January 2026 Russian Men's Freestyle Wrestling Rankings

57 KG

#1 Musa Mekhtikhanov beat Artem Gobaev in the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. Gobaev returns to the 57 KG at #10. Yunus Yavbatirov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Shamsedin Babayev with Kurban Salikhov and Magomedkhan Amirchupanov taking bronze.

61 KG

#1 Zavur Uguev beat Azamat Tuskaev (SRB) in the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. #10 Khabib Mekhtikhanov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Musa Alibulatov with Magomedgadzhi Kochakaev and Musa Payzulaev taking bronze.

65 KG

#1 Shamil Mamedov successfully transferred to compete for Bulgaria and has been removed from the rankings. Everyone moves up one spot and the new number one is 2025 Senior World fifth place finisher Ibragim Ibragimov. Ibragim Ibragimov beat #15 (INT) Joey McKenna (USA) at PWL-Sakhalin and beat #4 Dzhambulat Kizinov at the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. Said Khunkerov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Ramazan Shamilov with Magomedarif Magomedov and Imam Umarov taking bronze.

70 KG

#4 David Baev moves up two spots to #2 for beating #3 Abdurakhman Dalgatov 11-0 at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet. #3 Abdurakhman Dalgatov falls six spots in the rankings to #9 for his loss to #2 David Baev and to #8 Muhammad Dadaev at the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial. Taking silver at the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial was Adam Gadzhimagomedov and taking bronze along with Dalgatov was Gadzhimagomed Gadzhiev.

74 KG

#1 Zaurbek Sidakov beat #5 Magomed Dibirgadzhiev at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet. Khabib Zavurbekov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Ali Makhachev with Agadzhi Magomedov and Ramazan Muradov taking bronze.

79 KG

#7 Kasum Kasumov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Nadyrali Arsanaliev with #5 Malamagomed Gamzatov and Ramazan Gadzhibekov taking bronze. #7 Kasum Kasumov moves up two spots to #5 for beating #5 Malamagomed Gamzatov at the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial.

#6 (74) Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK) beat #1 Akhmed Usmanov at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet.

86 KG

#2 Artur Naifonov moves up one spot to #1 for beating #1 Ibragim Kadiev at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet. Majidgadzhi Aliyev won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Magomednabi Magomedov with Magomed Yusupov and Magomed Idrisov taking bronze.

92 KG

#1 Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) avenged his loss to #4 (86) Arslan Bagaev from the 2023 86 KG Russian Nationals finals with a victory in the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. Shakhban Surkhaev won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Magomed Gadzhimagomedov with Muhammad Gamzatov and Gamzat Gasanov taking bronze.

97 KG

#1 Abdulrashid Sadulaev beat #5 Soslan Dzhagaev at the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. Zagid Karimov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over Omar Ziyautdinov with Gadzhimurad Kadilov and Murad Magomedov taking bronze.

125 KG

#1 Abdulla Kurbanov lost to Junior European Champion Inal Gagloev (RUS) in the Dagestan vs. North Ossetia duel meet. Gagloev takes the #2 spot in the rankings for his victory over three-time Russian Nationals Champion #1 Abdulla Kurbanov. Gamzat Alizhudinov won the Zagalav Abdulbekov Memorial over #4 Bagautdin Zaynutdinov with Magomed Magomedov and Yunus Khamoev taking bronze.

Pound for Pound

#4 Shamil Mamedov is out of the rankings due to transferring to Bulgaria. #6 Artur Naifonov moves up two spots to #4 for beating #5 Ibragim Kadiev at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet. 2025 86 KG U23 World Champion Arsen Balayan is in the rankings at #24 and Inal Gagloev is in the rankings at #25 for beating #8 Abdulla Kurbanov at the North Ossetia vs. Dagestan duel meet.