January 2026 U.S. Men's Freestyle Wrestling Rankings
57 KG
Lucas Kauffmann and Czar Quantilla both got fifth at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. Both athletes compete for the Elite Accelerator Program with the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
61 KG
#5 Austin DeSanto won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over #10 (INT) Leonid Colesnic (MDA). #5 DeSanto also notched a victory over #9 Nathan Tomasello who would go on to take fifth. Jeremiah Waldschmidt took fifth. DeSanto also beat Tomasello at RAF 05 to win the RAF Bantamweight title.
65 KG
Jordan Oliver is back in the rankings at #1 after his second win over #1 Real Woods at RAF 05. I had not put in Oliver for his first win over Woods at RAF 03 in November due to his long period of inactivity prior. Michael Saba got seventh at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #9 Bo Bassett beat Cayden Henschel at RAF 05.
70 KG
#6 (70) James Green moved up to 74 KG where he got bronze at the Yasar Dogu after a semifinal loss to eventual runner-up Ali Abbas Rezaei (IRI). In his bronze medal match, Green beat #9 Yahya Thomas. Green slots in at the #6 spot in the 74 KG rankings. #5 (74) Quincy Monday won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Ali Abbas Rezaei (IRI).
Vasile Diacon (MDA) won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over #10 Ed Scott with Alec Pantaleo being the only other American to place at the weight, taking bronze. With Green’s departure to 74 KG, Pantaleo is able to take the #9 spot in the rankings behind #8 Jackson Arrington, who defeated Pantaleo in the 6th round of consolations at the 2025 World Team Trials. Of note, Diacon was responsible for both Scott’s and Pantaleo’s only losses at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix.
74 KG
#6 (70) James Green moved up to 74 KG where he got bronze at the Yasar Dogu after a semifinal loss to eventual runner-up Ali Abbas Rezaei (IRI). In his bronze medal match, Green beat #9 Yahya Thomas. Green slots in at the #6 spot in the 74 KG rankings. #5 Quincy Monday won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Ali Abbas Rezaei (IRI).
2024 Olympic Trials runner-up Jason Nolf beat Andy Varela at RAF 04. #1 David Carr won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Seyfulla Itaev (FRA) with #7 Will Lewan and Terrell Barraclough taking bronze. Joey Bianchi took fifth at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #1 David Carr beat Belal Muhammed at RAF 04.
79 KG
#3 Dean Hamiti Jr. moves up one spot to #2 for beating #2 (now #3) Evan Wick at RAF 04. Ben Smith and Kendall Drake both got seventh at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix.
86 KG
#2 Kyle Dake beat #15 (INT) Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov (BLR) at RAF 05 to avenge his loss from the 2020 74 KG Olympics. Parker Keckeisen climbs up four spots in the rankings to #3 for his upset win over #1 Zahid Valencia at RAF 04. Reese Spiro got eighth at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #1 Zahid Valencia beat #5 Nate Jackson at RAF 05. Dustin Plott lost to #15 (INT) Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov (BLR) at RAF 04.
92 KG
Jacob Cardenas lost to #1 Trent Hidlay at RAF 04. Jacob Cardenas won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix with a 4-1 record and a strong victory over #4 Michael Macchiavello to take the #2 spot in the rankings. This is due to Cardenas’ three U23 world medals (‘22 silver, ‘23 bronze, ‘24 silver) that saw him beat 2024 Senior Russian National champion #17 (INT) Alan Bagaev (RUS) and 2024 Senior World runner-up #11 Miriani Maisuradze (GEO).
97 KG
Stephen Buchanan tech falled Yoel Romero at RAF 05. Buchanan also won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over Radu Lefter (MDA). #8 Zane Lanham took bronze at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. Pat Downey was tech falled by Yoel Romero at RAF 04.
125 KG
#2 Wyatt Hendrickson beat #1 Mason Parris at RAF 04 to take the top spot. #2 Mason Parris won the Henri Deglane Grand Prix over #6 Coby Merrill. #6 Coby Merrill got silver at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. Ceron Francisco got seventh at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix. #5 Jordan Wood won the Yasar Dogu by injury default over Greg Kerkvliet. #7 Christian Lance took eighth at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix after a quarterfinal loss to Hakan Buyukcingil (TUR).
Pound for Pound
Jordan Oliver is back in the pound for pound rankings at #15 for his two wins at RAF 03 and RAF 05 over 2025 Senior World Bronze medalist #7 Real Woods, who falls eight spots to #16 for his loss to Oliver. Parker Keckeisen enters the pound for pound rankings at #14 for his upset win over #1 Zahid Valencia at RAF 04. He can’t rise higher due to losses to #2 Kyle Dake at 2025 U.S. Open semis, Marcus Coleman at the Bill Farrell Memorial, and #17 Chance Marsteller in the 2025 U.S. Open bronze medal match. Dean Hamiti Jr. is back in the rankings at #21 for beating #19 (now #22) Evan Wick at RAF 04.