The race for the top spot in international freestyle wrestling is heating up ahead of the 2026 Senior World Championships. The latest rankings feature established world champions, rising stars and a deep international field across all 10 men's weight classes.
The United States leads the team rankings with 178 points, followed closely by Russia with 173 and Iran with 156.
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The individual rankings feature several familiar names, including Spencer Lee, Kyle Snyder, Kyle Dake and Trent Hidlay, while international stars such as Abdulrashid Sadulaev, Hassan Yazdani and Amir Zare remain among the top contenders.
Here is a breakdown of the individual freestyle rankings and team standings heading into the Senior World Championships.
57 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Spencer Lee | USA | 2 | 2 |
2 | Roman Bravo-Young | MEX | 4 | 3 |
3 | Milad Valizadeh | IRI | US | 5 |
4 | Munkh Erdene Batkhuyag | MGL | US | 6 |
5 | Chongsong Han | PRK | 1 | 7 |
6 | Meirambek Kartbay | KAZ | US | 9 |
7 | Abubakar Mutaliev | RUS | US | 8 |
8 | Islam Bazarganov | AZE | 3 | 10 |
9 | Manvel Khndzrtsyan | ARM | US | NR |
10 | Aryan Tsiutryn | BLR | 8 | NR |
Lee leads the 57-kilogram rankings, with Bravo-Young and Valizadeh rounding out the top three. Han is the top seed in the weight class at No. 5 in the rankings, while Khndzrtsyan and Tsiutryn enter the top 10 after being unranked previously.
61 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Zavur Uguev | RUS | 1 | 1 |
2 | Arsen Harutyunyan | ARM | US | 1 (at 57 kg) |
3 | Marcus Blaze | USA | US | 2 |
4 | Omurbek Asan Uulu | KGZ | US | 3 |
5 | Kwang Myong Kim | PRK | US | 4 |
6 | Aman Sehrawat | IND | US | 4 (at 57 kg) |
7 | Gulomjon Abdullaev | UZB | US | 5 (at 57 kg) |
8 | Ahmad Javan | IRI | 2 | 6 |
9 | Zelimkhan Abakarov | ALB | 4 | 7 |
10 | Allan Oralbek | KAZ | US | 8 |
Uguev holds the top spot at 61 kilograms, followed by Harutyunyan and Blaze. Harutyunyan, Sehrawat and Abdullaev previously appeared in the 57-kilogram rankings, reflecting movement between weight classes ahead of the championships.
65 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Rahman Amouzad | IRI | 1 | 1 |
2 | Sujeet | IND | 2 | 2 |
3 | Abasgadzhi Magomedov | RUS | US | 9 |
4 | Vazgen Tevanyan | ARM | US | 4 |
5 | Shamil Mamedov | BUL | 5 | 5 |
6 | Abdulmazhid Kudiev | TJK | US | 7 |
7 | Bo Bassett | USA | US | NR |
8 | Umidon Jalolov | UZB | 3 | 8 |
9 | Islam Guseinov | BLR | US | NR |
10 | Kaisei Tanabe | JPN | US | NR |
Amouzad and Sujeet retain the top two positions at 65 kilograms. Magomedov climbs to third, while American Bo Bassett enters the rankings at No. 7. Guseinov and Tanabe also make their first appearances in the top 10.
70 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Ernazar Akmataliev | KGZ | 2 | 1 |
2 | Zain Retherford | USA | US | 2 |
3 | Ibragim Ibragimov | RUS | US | 3 |
4 | Tulga Tumur-Ochir | MGL | 1 | 4 |
5 | Sina Khalili | IRI | US | 7 |
6 | Arman Andreasyan | ARM | 7 | 5 |
7 | Akaki Kemertelidze | GEO | 4 | 8 |
8 | Abhimanyou Mandwal | IND | 8 | 9 |
9 | Vasile Diacon | MDA | 5 | 10 |
10 | Kanan Heybatov | AZE | 6 | NR |
Akmataliev leads the 70-kilogram rankings, with Retherford and Ibragimov close behind. Khalili moves up to fifth, while Heybatov enters the top 10 for the first time.
74 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Yoshinosuke Aoyagi | JPN | 6 | 2 |
2 | Inalbek Sheriev | RUS | US | 3 |
3 | Taimuraz Salkazanov | SVK | 1 | 4 |
4 | Amir Yazdani | IRI | US | 5 |
5 | Razambek Jamalov | UZB | US | 1 |
6 | James Green | USA | US | 7 |
7 | Viktor Rassadin | TJK | US | 7 |
8 | Orozobek Toktomambetov | KGZ | 5 | 5 |
9 | Murad Kuramagomedov | HUN | 4 | 9 |
10 | Nurkozha Kaipanov | KAZ | US | 10 |
Aoyagi takes over the No. 1 ranking at 74 kilograms, moving ahead of Sheriev and Salkazanov. Jamalov, who previously held the top spot, ranks fifth in the latest update. American Green sits sixth.
79 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Levi Haines | USA | 3 | 1 |
2 | Ismail Khaniev | RUS | US | 2 |
3 | Mohammad Nokhodi | IRI | 4 | 3 |
4 | Keyvan Gharehdaghi | JPN | US | 4 |
5 | Suldkhuu Olonbayar | MGL | 2 | 5 |
6 | Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov | BLR | 5 | 6 |
7 | Dzhabrail Gadzhiev | AZE | 1 | 9 |
8 | Feng Lu | CHN | US | 8 (at 74 kg) |
9 | Luka Chkhitunidze | GEO | 6 | NR |
10 | Akhsarbek Gulaev | SVK | 8 | NR |
Haines leads the 79-kilogram field, with Khaniev and Nokhodi occupying the next two spots. Gadzhiev rises from ninth to seventh, while Chkhitunidze and Gulaev enter the top 10.
86 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Magomed Ramazanov | BUL | US | 1 |
2 | Ibragim Kadiev | RUS | 4 | 2 |
3 | Arsenii Dzhioev | AZE | 1 | 3 |
4 | Kamran Ghasempour | IRI | 3 | 4 |
5 | Kyle Dake | USA | US | 5 |
6 | Vladimeri Gamkrelidze | GEO | 6 | 6 |
7 | Malik Shavaev | KGZ | US | 10 |
8 | Georgios Kougioumtsidis | GRE | US | NR |
9 | Ismail Kucuksolak | TUR | US | NR |
10 | Rakhim Magamadov | FRA | 5 | 8 |
Ramazanov remains at No. 1 at 86 kilograms, followed by Kadiev and Dzhioev. American Dake holds fifth, while Shavaev moves up from 10th to seventh. Kougioumtsidis and Kucuksolak are new to the top 10.
92 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Trent Hidlay | USA | 1 | 1 |
2 | Amir Firouzpour | IRI | 4 | 2 |
3 | Ali Tcokaev | AZE | 8 | 3 |
4 | Amanula Gadzhimagomedov | RUS | 3 | 4 |
5 | Magomed Sharipov | BRN | US | 6 |
6 | Ahmed Bataev | BUL | 5 | 7 |
7 | Mukhammed Aliev | UKR | US | 10 |
8 | Miriani Maisuradze | GEO | 2 | 5 |
9 | Azamat Dauletbekov | KAZ | 7 | 9 (at 86 kg) |
10 | Fatih Altunbas | TUR | US | 9 |
Hidlay maintains the top ranking at 92 kilograms, with Firouzpour and Tcokaev following. Sharipov and Bataev each move up one position, while Aliev climbs from 10th to seventh. Maisuradze ranks eighth after previously sitting fifth.
97 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kyle Snyder | USA | 1 | 1 |
2 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev | RUS | 8 | 2 |
3 | Arash Yoshida | JPN | 3 | 3 |
4 | Rizabek Aitmukhan | KAZ | US | 4 |
5 | Akhmed Tazhudinov | BRN | 2 | 5 |
6 | Hassan Yazdani | IRI | US | 6 |
7 | Batyrbek Tsakulov | SVK | US | 7 |
8 | Zbigniew Baranowski | POL | 5 | NR |
9 | Givi Matcharashvili | GEO | US | 8 |
10 | Magomedkhan Magomedov | AZE | US | 9 |
Snyder remains No. 1 at 97 kilograms, with Sadulaev and Yoshida rounding out the top three. Tazhudinov and Yazdani hold fifth and sixth, respectively, while Baranowski enters the top 10 at eighth.
125 kg Freestyle Rankings
Rank | Wrestler | Country | Seed | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Amir Zare | IRI | 2 | 1 |
2 | Shamil Sharipov | BRN | 3 | 2 |
3 | Abdulla Kurbanov | RUS | US | 3 |
4 | Wyatt Hendrickson | USA | US | 4 |
5 | Giorgi Meshvilidishvili | AZE | 1 | 5 |
6 | Yedige Kassimbek | KAZ | US | 7 |
7 | Buheeerdun Buheeerdun | CHN | US | NR |
8 | Vladislav Baitsaev | HUN | 5 | 8 |
9 | Dinesh Dinesh | IND | US | 10 |
10 | Mohsen Siyar | GER | 6 | 9 |
Zare leads the heavyweight rankings, followed by Sharipov and Kurbanov. American Hendrickson sits fourth, while Kassimbek moves up to sixth. China's Buheeerdun enters the top 10 at seventh.
Team Rankings
Rank | Country | Points |
|---|---|---|
1 | United States | 178 |
2 | Russia | 173 |
3 | Iran | 156 |
4 | Azerbaijan | 58 |
5 | Japan | 57 |
6 | Kyrgyzstan | 54 |
7 | Armenia | 49 |
8 | Bulgaria | 45 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 43 |
10 | Bahrain | 40 |
10 | India | 40 |
10 | Mongolia | 40 |
13 | Georgia | 32 |
14 | Slovakia | 25 |
15 | Uzbekistan | 24 |
16 | Mexico | 20 |
16 | North Korea | 20 |
18 | Tajikistan | 18 |
19 | Belarus | 16 |
20 | China | 14 |
21 | Hungary | 10 |
22 | Ukraine | 8 |
23 | Greece | 6 |
23 | Poland | 6 |
23 | Türkiye | 6 |
26 | Albania | 4 |
26 | Moldova | 4 |
28 | France | 2 |
28 | Germany | 2 |
The United States holds a narrow five-point lead over Russia in the team standings, while Iran ranks third. Azerbaijan, Japan and Kyrgyzstan form the next group, with Bahrain, India and Mongolia tied for 10th.
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