2023 World Championship Rankings

79 kg - Akhmed Usmanov

Akhmed Usmanov comes in at #1 after winning Russian Nationals in June and for the year he's put together highlighted by wins over Magomedkhabib Kadimagomedov, Radki Valiev (2021 world bronze medalist), and Ali Savadkouhi. 

Iran's Mohammad Nokhodi earned the 79kg world team spot and comes in at #2 after winning gold in Budapest by defeated Chance Marsteller and Vladimeri Gamkrelidze. 

RankNameCountryPreviousProjected Seed
1Akhmed UsmanovAIN (RUS)1
2Mohammad NokhodiIRI21
3Chance MarstellerUSA38
4Zhiger ZakirovKAZ4
5Vasyl MykhailovUKR52
6Sabuhi AmiraslanovAZE7
7Vladimeri GamkrelidzeGEO84
8Arsalan BudazhapovKGZ96
9Khetik TsabolovSRB10
10Bekzod AbdurakhomonovUZBNR3