July 2026 Men's Freestyle Wrestling International Rankings

#16 Amir Chamzyn (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Ertine Irgut (RUS) with #15 Dimchik Batamunkuev (BLR) and Lyubomir Ashein (RUS) taking bronze. #16 Amir Chamzyn (RUS) moves up one spot to #15 for beating #15 (now #16) Dimchik Batamunkuev (RUS) at the Baikal Open. Mahdi Veisi (IRI) won the University World Championships over Bekir Keser (TUR) with Gaspard Cheynoux (FRA) taking bronze.

61 KG

#3 Marcus Blaze (USA) beat #4 Jax Forrest (USA) to win Final X. #14 Austin DeSanto (USA) won true third at Final X by default over #5 Ben Davino (USA). Massimino Odiotti (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Matthew Lopes (BRA) with Irie Jackson (JAM) and Enrique Herrera Huarce (PER) taking bronze. #14 Austin DeSanto (USA) beat Reineri Andreu Ortega (CUB) at RAF 10. #2 Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM) beat Caleb Smith (PUR) at RAF 10.

Bato Sultimov (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Kezhin Seden (RUS) with Bair Bayanduev (RUS) and Artem Sleptsov (RUS) taking bronze. Mahdi Rahimi (IRI) won the University World Championships over Kuder Mongush (RUS) with Blayne Helou (CAN) taking bronze.

65 KG

The Final X matchup between #11 Real Woods (USA) and #12 Bo Bassett (USA) has been postponed due to a knee infection from Woods. Beau Bartlett (USA) won true third at Final X by forfeit over #13 Joey McKenna (USA). Omar Ayoub (PUR) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Noah Tolentino (USA) with Zachary Espalin Garcia (MEX) taking bronze.

Sebastian Rivera (PUR) beat Haji Aliyev (AZE) at RAF 10. Chayan Mongush (RUS) won the Baikal Open over #17 (61) Kezhik Mongush (RUS) with Yulian Grigoriev (RUS) and Ankh-Erdene Altangerel (MGL) taking bronze. Mohammad Hossein Jalvandi (IRI) won the University World Championships over Oezgur Goek (TUR) with Mathis Lelong (FRA) and Boris Barshuev (RUS) taking bronze.

70 KG

#6 Zain Retherford (USA) won Final X over #19 Ridge Lovett (USA). Landon Robideau (USA) won true third at Final X by forfeit over #20 Caleb Henson (USA). Jordan Williams won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Jazziel Balam Canul (MEX) with Victor Soto Rivera (PUR) taking bronze. Aaron Pico (USA) beat Lance Palmer (USA) at RAF 10. Andrew Alirez (USA) beat Jaydin Eierman (USA) at RAF 10.

Konstantin Kaprynov (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Igor Matveev (RUS) with Maxim Lee (RUS) and Anatoly Ivanov (RUS) taking bronze. Mohammad Bakhshi (IRI) won the University World Championships over Yura Airapetyan (RUS) with Denis Kodakov Gil (ESP) taking bronze. #4 Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL) beat #10 Abhimanyou Abhimanyou (IND) at the PWL showcase match at the Baikal Open.

74 KG

#10 James Green (USA) beat #6 David Carr (USA) to win Final X and move up four spots in the rankings to #6. Nicco Ruiz (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Rafael Garcia Morales (PUR) with Arnoldo Proboste (ARG) and LJ Araujo (BRA) taking bronze. Keegan O’Toole (USA) beat Bekzod Abdurakhman (UZB) at RAF 10. #8 (70) Viktor Rassadin (TJK) beat Evgheni Zherbaev at the PWL showcase match at the Baikal Open.

Tamir Eshinimaev (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Alexander Baltuev (RUS) with Sergey Yakimov (RUS) and Sayin Kazyryk (RUS) taking bronze. Dmitri Budazhapov (RUS) won the University World Championships over Magnus McCrackin (CAN) with Mehdi Abbaspour (IRI) and Elivaldo Feitosa Costa (BRA) taking bronze. #16 Amir Mohammad Yazdani (IRI) moves up six spots to #10 for beating #9 (now #11) Younes Emami (IRI) at Iranian World Team Trials.

79 KG

#3 Levi Haines (USA) won Final X over #4 Chance Marsteller (USA). #12 Evan Wick (USA) beat Patrick Kennedy (USA) for true third at Final X. Daschle Lamer (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Orlando Cruz Jr. (PUR) with Kydyn Correa Lima (BRA) taking bronze. I put Haines back up at #1 due to his past win over #1 Akhmed Usmanov along with his U23 world title run (wins over #8 Mahdi Yousefi and Davud Daudov) and beating #4 Chance Marsteller (USA) at Final X.

Tumen Bodiev (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Danil Krivov (RUS) with Erdeni Namdakov (RUS) and Suleyman Aliyev (RUS) taking bronze. Adel Panaeian (IRI) won the University World Championships over Said Saidulov (RUS) with Gregor Eigenbrodt (GER) taking bronze.

86 KG

#4 Kyle Dake (USA) beat #7 Zahid Valencia (USA) to win Final X. #5 Parker Keckeisen (USA) beat Aeoden Sinclair (USA) for true third. Bennett Berge (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Alek Ortiz Roman (PUR) with Owen Gudmundson (CAN) taking bronze.

#11 Arsen Balayan (RUS) won the Baikal Open over #9 (79) Suldkhuu Olonbayar (MGL) with Batbilgun Nadaambat (MGL) and #15 (79) Magomet Evloev (TJK) taking bronze. Alperen Atar (TUR) won the University World Championships over Mohammad Norouzian (IRI) with Gabriel Iglesias Ramos (ESP) and Buyanto Shadapov (RUS) taking bronze.

92 KG

#1 Trent Hidlay (USA) beat Michael Macchiavello (USA) to win Final X. Hayden Walters (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Lorenzo Pellot Vazquez (PUR) with Glean Gonzalez (ECU) taking bronze.

#3 Amirhossein Firouzpour (IRI) beat #2 Mohammad Azimi (IRI) to win Iranian World Team Trials and move up one spot to #2 in the rankings.

Magomed Sharipov (BHR) won the Baikal Open over Dmitri Zainidinov (RUS) with Ilya Zhibalov (RUS) and Ayur Zhigzhitov (RUS) taking bronze. Mohammad Salehi (IRI) won the University World Championships over Ion Demian (MDA) with Soslan Tokov (RUS) taking bronze.

A correction has been made from U23 Russian Nationals last month for an omitted result. 86 KG U23 European Champion #17 Bozigit Islamgereev (RUS) had beaten Yarygin bronze medalist #11 Akhmed Mirzabegov (RUS) in the quarterfinals before losing to #16 Gamzat Gasanov (RUS) in the semifinals. Both Gasanov and Islamgereev have been bought up five spots in the rankings to #11 and #12 respectively to correct for this error.

97 KG

#3 Kyle Snyder (USA) won a three match series against #15 Stephen Buchanan (USA) to win Final X. Stephen Buchanan moved up ten spots in the rankings to #5 after taking a match from #3 Kyle Snyder in their three match series at Final X and beating #6 Hassan Yazdani (IRI) this year at the Zagreb Open.

Hassan Yazdani (IRI) won the Iranian World Team Trials over 2025 Senior World runner-up #5 Amirali Azarpira (IRI) to take the #6 spot in the rankings behind #5 Stephen Buchanan (USA), who he lost to earlier this year in the Zagreb Open.

Justin Rademacher (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Mauro Pellot Vazquez (PUR) with Adrian Vasconcellos de Santana (BRA) taking bronze. #10 Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ) beat Hayden Zillmer at RAF 10.

Konstantine Pshenichnikov (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Alexander Hushtyn (BLR) with Ivan Kirillov (RUS) and Gurgen Simoyan (ARM) taking bronze. Erfan Alizadeh (IRI) won the University World Championships over Emirhan Kilic (TUR) with Kilab Musaev (RUS) taking bronze.

125 KG

#6 Wyatt Hendrickson (USA) beat #5 Mason Parris (USA) to win Final X. Hendrickson moves up one spot to #5 while Parris falls one to #6. Connor Mirasola (USA) won the U23 Pan-Am Championships over Jorawar Singh (CAN) with Ethan Vergara (PUR) taking bronze.

Erdem Tsyrenzhapov (RUS) won the Baikal Open over Igor Ovsyannikov (RUS) with Ostap Pasenok (RUS) and Nikita Khabarov (RUS) taking bronze. #3 Shamil Sharipov (BRN) beat Yonger Bastida (CUB) at RAF 10. #16 Hakan Buyukcingil (TUR) won the University World Championships over #8 Morteza-Jan Mohammad (IRI) with Irbeg Tavgazov (RUS) taking bronze. #8 Morteza-Jan Mohammad falls eight spots to sixteen for his loss to Buyukcingil while Buyukcingil moves up one spot to #15.

Pound for Pound

#7 Kyle Snyder (USA) stays put at #7 in the rankings even with his loss in match 2 of the 97 KG Final X series against #5 (97) Stephen Buchanan (USA). #5 (97) Stephen Buchanan (USA) isn’t in the rankings due to losses in May to #16 (97) Arturo Silot Torres (CUB) and in February to #13 (97) Givi Matcharashvili (GEO).

Seth PetarraJuly 11, 2026