October 2026 Russian Men's Freestyle Wrestling Rankings
57 KG
#2 Musa Mekhtikhanov won the Kadyrov Cup over #5 (INT) Munkh Erdene Batkhuyag (MGL) to avenge his Yarygin finals loss. Kezhik Seden and #7 Yunus Yavbatirov took bronze at the Kadyrov Cup. #1 Abubakar Mutaliev took fifth at the 61 KG Stepan Sargsyan Cup after losses to #17 (INT) Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ) and Levik Mikaelyan (ARM).
#6 Tundzhai Verdiev beat Agashirin Agasherinov at PWL Sakhalin. Magomed Saipudinov beat Daulet Amirkhan (KAZ) at PWL Sakhalin. Shakhban Abdurakhmanov beat Jamal Bakaev at PWL Sakhalin. Magomed Gazigandov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Bashir Israilov with Shaikh Bagatov and Magomedkhan Amirchupanov taking bronze.
61 KG
Imam Umarov won the Kadyrov Cup over #2 Ramiz Gamzatov with #4 Muslim Mekhtikhanov taking bronze over Yunus Yasupov and Manchaary Ivanov taking bronze over Ali Ashgar Soltani (IRI). Imam Umarov takes the #2 spot in the rankings after winning the Kadyrov Cup, where he beat #2 Ramiz Gamzatov and #4 Muslim Mekhtikhanov. Both Gamzatov and Mekhtikhanov fall one spot to #3 and #5 after their losses to Umarov.
Magomedrasul Magomedov beat Ertine Irgit at PWL Sakhalin. Rasul Abdurakhmanov beat Zelimkhan Chaniev at PWL Sakhalin. Musa Alibulatov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Magomed Buriev with Ramazan Shamilov and Ramazan Chingelov taking bronze.
#1 (57) Abubakar Mutaliev took fifth at the 61 KG Stepan Sargsyan Cup after losses to #17 (INT, 57) Meirambek Kartbay (KAZ) and Levik Mikaelyan (ARM). #6 Kezhik Mongush got seventh at the Stepan Sargsyan Cup after a quarterfinal loss to Tigran Bunatyan (ARM).
65 KG
#1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov won the Stepan Sargsyan Cup over Ossimzhan Dastanbek (KAZ). #6 Adam Arkhiev won the Kadyrov Cup over Islam Huseynov (BLR) with Alaidar Shattyk (KAZ) and Zelimkhan Abakarov (ALB) taking bronze. Makhach Abdullaev beat Hussein Ismailov (AZE) at PWL Sakhalin. Gadzhimurad Omarov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Magomedrasul Gadzhiev with Gazimagomed Ahmadov taking bronze.
70 KG
#1 Ibragim Ibragimov injury defaulted out of the finals of the Stepan Sargsyan Cup; Ibragimov notched a strong win over 2024 European Champion #8 (INT) Arman Andreasyan (ARM) to make the finals. #2 Aznaur Tavaev beat #5 Magomed-Emi Eltemirov in the finals of the Kadyrov Cup with Maiis Aliyev (KAZ) and Shakhzodbek Yarashev (UZB) taking bronze. #2 Aznaur Tavaev beat Ferhad Kilic (TUR) at PWL Sakhalin.
Abdula Bagavudinov lost to Rustamzhan Karakhanov (KGZ) at PWL Sakhalin. Maxim Mongush lost to Maxim Dymov (MDA) at PWL Sakhalin. Gadzhimurad Gadzhiev beat 2020 Olympic bronze medalist Gadzhimurad Rashidov in the finals of the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial with Rustam Temirbulatov and Arslan Mirzaev taking bronze.
74 KG
#3 Imam Ganishov won the Stepan Sargsyan Cup over Cam Amine (USA). #8 Timur Bizhoev beat Michael Caliendo (USA) at RAF 13. #4 Kurban Shiraev beat Mustafo Akhmedov (TJK) at PWL Sakhalin. Inal Cheldiev beat Adiley Akylbekov (KGZ) at PWL Sakhalin. #5 Anzor Zakuev won the Kadyrov Cup over Gadzhimurad Gadzhiev with #3 (70) Konstantine Kaprynov and Khabib Zavurbekov taking bronze. Husein Magomednabiyev (RUS) won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Magomed Magomedov (RUS) with Omargadzhi Ramazanov (RUS) and Akram Boysungurov (RUS) taking bronze.
79 KG
#5 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev won the Stepan Sargsyan Cup over Izzak Olejnik (USA). Russian Nationals bronze medalist #6 Said Saidulov won the Kadyrov Cup over #5 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev to move up two spots in the rankings to #4. Bronze medalists at the Kadyrov Cup were Jamal Akhmadudinov and #7 Kasum Kasumov.
#2 Akhmed Usmanov beat #9 (INT) Zelimkhan Khadjiev (FRA) at PWL Sakhalin. #4 Said Saidulov beat Zhakshylyk Baytashov (KGZ) at PWL Sakhalin. #7 Kasum Kasumov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Amir Maksudov with Amirkhan Amirkhanov and Ramazan Muradov taking bronze.
86 KG
Magomed Nurov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Zagid Ramazanov with Majidgadzhi Aliyev and Zainula Magomedov taking bronze. Abdulla Tsatsaev won the Kadyrov Cup by forfeit over Magomednabi Magomedov. Turpal Ali Eldarov (ALB) and Alperen Atar (TUR) took bronze at the Kadyrov Cup. #1 Ibragim Kadiev lost at PWL 13 to #7 (INT) Zahid Valencia (USA).
92 KG
#1 Amanulla Gadzhimagomedov won the Stepan Sargsyan Cup by injury default over #2 (INT, 86) Magomed Ramazanov (BUL). #2 Alan Bagaev won the Kadyrov Cup over #12 (INT) Shamil Zubairov (AZE) with Abubakar Abakarov (AZE) and Yusup-Khadzhi Aidaev taking bronze. Dmitry Tulupov lost to Hussein Mammadtaghizade (AZE) at PWL Sakhalin. Sheikh Javakhanov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Labazan Abdulaev with Shamil Aliyev and Rustam Gadzhiev taking bronze.
97 KG
Shamil Tambiev took bronze at the Stepan Sargsyan Cup. Sharafudin Omarov beat Farhid Suleymanli (AZE) at PWL Sakhalin. #7 Magomedgadzhi Magomedov took ninth at the Stepan Sargsyan Cup after quarterfinal and repechage losses to Konstantine Petriashvili (GEO) and Aleksandr Hushtyn (BLR) respectively.
Osman Osmanov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov over Islam Gaidarov with Magomedarif Abdulkhalikov taking bronze. Mehdi Hajilouian (IRI) won the Kadyrov Cup over Shamil Tambiev with Alperen Tokgoz (TUR) and Ashkab Boltukaev taking bronze.
125 KG
Isagadzhi Bakhulov won the Sharaputdin Abdulgalimov Memorial over Ali Aliyev with Osman Tupaliev and Bagautdin Zaynutdinov taking bronze. Zelimkhan Khizriev won the Kadyrov Cup by injury default over #15 (97, INT) Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) with Morteza-Jan Mohammad (IRI) and Tamerlan Kumyshev taking bronze.
Pound for Pound
61 kilogram Kadyrov Cup champion Imam Umarov debuts in the pound for pound rankings at #24 after beating #24 (now #25) 61 kilogram Russian Nationals runner-up Ramiz Gamzatov in the finals of the Kadyrov Cup.