World Championships Day 8: Freestyle Results & Highlights

ASTANA, Kazakhstan (October 31) -- The final full day of the 2026 World Championships will see action in Freestyle 57kg, 74kg, 79kg and 92kg.

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14:15: Roman BRAVO YOUNG (MEX), looking to become Mexico's first-ever world medalist, keeps the dream alive by scoring a takedown with :08 left for a dramatic 4-3 victory over Munkh Erdene BATKHUYAG (MGL) to make the 57kg semifinals. The U.S.-born Bravo Young, a two-time NCAA champion at Penn State, takes a 2-1 lead with a takedown in the second period, only to concede one to Batkhuyag with 1:10. Bravo Young keeps in constant motion looking for an opening, and when it comes, he spins behind for the winning score.

14:11: Spencer LEE (USA) stays on full throttle in his bid for an elusive senior gold, overwhelming Abubakar MUTALIEV (RUS) with an 11-0 victory in their 57kg quarterfinal. The Paris Olympic silver medalist, a decade removed from his world U20 title from 2016, takes a 5-0 lead into the second period and needs just 44 seconds to finish up the match with a takedown and two lace-lock rolls. 

15:18: World champion Chongsong HAN (PRK) back into the semifinals at 57kg after a 7-3 win over Aryan TSIUTRYN (BLR). He was down 3-1 before hitting a leg attack for two and then a turn to lead 5-3. He tries defending the before Tsiutryn tries to throw him at the end but Han blocks him and scores two points to win the quarterfinals.

15:15: Islam BAZARGANOV (AZE) unleashes his deadly gut-wrench and turns Yamato OGAWA (JPN) five times to win the 57kg quarterfinals 12-2. He will face Spencer LEE (USA) for a place in the final.

15:03: In a rematch of this year's Asian final, Yoshinosuke AOYAGI (JPN) repeats his victory over Magomedrasul ASLUEV (BRN), scoring a takedown in each period for a 5-2 victory to advance to the 74kg semifinals.

15:00: Taimuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK), looking for his first world title, moves into the 74kg semifinals with a 10-0 win over Omar MOURAD (EGY). After leading 2-0, Salkazanov hits a four and then a takedown to win the bout via technical superiority

14:58: Inalbek SHERIEV (RUS) sticks Amirmohammad YAZDANI (IRI) with a pancake soon into their 74kg quarterfinal. While the Iranian holds out for some time, eventually he succumbs and Sheriev secures the fall in 1:41. 

14:55: Former world champion for Kazakhstan Nurkozha KAIPANOV (KAZ) locks up the lace against Viktor RASSADIN (TJK) and rolls to an 11-0 victory and reaches the semifinals.

14:52: Amanula GADZHIMAGOMEDOV (RUS) gives up a 4-point throw early in the second period that gives Samuel SCHERRER (SUI) the lead on criteria, but comes back strong and walks off with an 11-4 win and a place in the 92kg quarterfinals.

14:50: Azamat DAULETBEKOV (KAZ) comes about a centimeter away from pulling off a miracle victory over Miriani MAISURADZE (GEO). That's how far Maisuradze's knee was away from the mat, preventing what would have been a match-winning takedown in their 92kg quarterfinal. Maisuradze led 4-0 late in the second period when Dauletbekov cut the lead with takedown. In the final seconds, spurred by the frenzied crowd, Dauletbekov gets behind and, for an instant, appears to get Maisuradze's knee down as the referee gives him 2. But a challenge takes away the points, giving Maisuradze a 4-2 win. 

14:46: Amirhossein FIROUZPOUR (IRI) returns to the 92kg semifinals after a 7-4 win over Ahmed BATAEV (BUL). At one point, Bataev led 2-2 on criteria but Firouzpour, a returning bronze medalist, never looked in trouble and scored two takedowns in the second to win the bout

14:45: Defending champion Trent HIDLAY (USA) beats European champion Ali TCOKAEV (AZE), 5-1, in the 92kg quarterfinals. Tcokaev got the first point with Hidlay's inactivity but Hidlay bounces back with two takedowns. He also gets a stepout to extend his score

14:37: Mohammad NOKHODI (IRI) survives an intense battle with Mahamedkhabib KADZIMAHAMEDAU (BLR), scoring all of his points in a first-period scramble and coming away with a 5-4 win to advance to the 79kg quarterfinals. In the first period, Kadzimahamedau hits a counterlift for 2, but Nokohdi immediately reverses and rolls him twice for a 5-2 lead. In the second period, Kadzimahamedau can't complete a counterlift, but spins behind for a takedown. Nokhodi then manages to run out the clock for the win. 

14:32: Levi HAINES (USA) plays the counter game to perfection, consistently turning deep shots by Ismail KHANIEV (RUS) into takedowns by breaking the grip and getting behind. The result is four takedowns, an 8-1 victory and a spot in the 79kg semifinals. 

14:31: Dzhabrail GADZHIEV (AZE) put on the clock against Okan TAHTACI (TUR) and both exchange takedowns and Tahtaci leads 3-2 at the break. But Gadzhiev levels up with a two different takedowns and stepout. He moves into the 79kg semifinals with a 9-3 win

14:30: Suldkhuu OLONBAYAR (MGL) with a four to start against Cesar ALVAN (BRA). He then hits another four with stepout to lead 9-0 at the break. He gives up two points in the second period but that is all and he moves in the 79kg semifinals

14:05: Kazakhstan's biggest hope for a Freestyle medal and former world champion Nurkozha KAIPANOV (KAZ) holds off Turan BAYRAMOV (AZE), 4-0, after a takedown in each period. The Barys Arena crowd loves it as Kaipanov advances to quarterfinals at 74kg 

14:02: Spencer LEE (USA) is into the 57kg quarterfinals, and helps the U.S. in the team standings by eliminating an Iranian. Lee, taking a 4-2 lead into the second period, hits a 4-point takedown, then spins behind for a takedown and reels off two lace-lock rolls for a 12-2 win over Asian champion Milad VALIZADEH (IRI).

14:02: Yoshinosuke AOYAGI (JPN), looking to add the 74kg title to the one he won last year at 70kg, has trouble breaking through the defense of a much-taller Mohammad MOTTAGHINIA (ESP), but puts together three stepouts -- the last one while Mottaghinia is on the activity clock, in a 4-1 win to advance to the quarterfinals. Mottaghinia's point comes when he is on the verge of a takedown, but Aoyagi slips out and limits it to a stepout.

14:00: Amirmohammad YAZDANI (IRI), thanks to his two counter four-point throws, manages to beats Geannis GARZON (CUB), 15-10. Yazdani opened with a 6-0 lead but Garzon used a takedown to reduce the deficit. However, Garzon hits a double leg blast which is awarded four to Yazdani and then again a similar sequence is awarded four again to Yazdani. He gives up a couple of stepouts and is cautioned twice but survives to reach the quarterfinals

13:49: Omar MOURAD (EGY) scores three takedowns to end the campaign of Olympic Refugee Team member Farhad NOURI (EOR) with a 6-2 win at 74kg. With Mourad leading 4-0 in the second period, Nouri cuts the gap with a takedown. But Mourad scores a defensive takedown in the last 20 seconds to clinch the win.

13:36: Reigning European champion Ali TCOKAEV (AZE) is into the 92kg quarterfinals with a 10-0 win over Redjep HAJDARI (MKD), taking a 7-0 lead into the second period, when he scores a takedown before finishing it up with a stepout with :58 left. 

13:30: Viktor RASSADIN (TJK) gives up an activity point in the first period to Gan Erdene BAATARKHUU (MGL), then gets in gear in the second and rolls to an 11-1 victory to advance to the 74kg quarterfinals. After scoring a takedown with Baatarkhuu on the activity clock, Rassidin slips out of a single-leg attempt, then comes back for double-leg takedown. He finishes it off with a pair of lace-lock rolls. 

13:30: Taimuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) with another controlled win to enter the 74kg quarterfinals. He scores two stepouts against Cuneyt BUDAK (TUR) and led 4-0 when Budak tries to go for a throw but Salkazanov counters and posts a 6-0 win

13:23: Inalbek SHERIEV (RUS), a 2024 world bronze medalist at 70kg, advances to the 74kg quarterfinals with a 10-0 win over James GREEN (USA). Sheriev scores a takedown and gut wrench to lead 4-0 in the first period. In the second, another takedown is followed by a pair of lace-lock rolls after a little over a minute.

13:16: Veteran and crowd favorite Azamat DAULETBEKOV (KAZ), a two-time world bronze medalist and three-time Asian champion at 86kg, starts his day at 92kg by facing Olympic bronze medalist Dauren KURUGLIEV (GRE). Kurugliev strikes first with a sweeping low single for a takedown, but Dauletbekov responds with a lift-and-drive takedown to leave it 2-2 at the break. That gives him the criteria when the second period goes scoreless, sending the crowd into a frenzy.

13:10: Trent HIDLAY (USA), the defending champion at 92kg, gets a great warm up win over Jesaia UERA (NRU) via fall.

13:06: Returning world silver medalist Levi HAINES (USA) blocks a flip from Szymon WOJTKOWSKI (POL) and then controls the whole bout to win 10-0 and enter the quarterfinals at 79kg against Ismail KHANIEV (RUS)

13:05: As the arena announcer puts it in a reference to American football, 'three touchdowns beat two touchdowns' as Thomas EPP (SUI) posts a wild 21-14 victory over Makaya KATENDI (ANG) at 57kg, outscoring the African 5-2 over the final minute and a half to clinch the win.

13:03: Roman BRAVO YOUNG (MEX) gives up two stepouts in the last 30 seconds to Meirambek KARTBAY (KAZ) but has enough lead to win 5-2 and advance at 57kg

12:53: Defending world champion Chongsong HAN (PRK) builds his lead and then spends time working on a cradle to eventually get the fall over Muhammet KARAVUS (TUR) at 57kg.

12:42: European silver medalist Mahamedkhabib KADZIMAHAMEDAU (BLR), the Tokyo Olympics silver medalist at 74kg, scores four consecutive steoputs to finish up a 12-2 victory at 79kg over Shamsat TAIR (KAZ) with two seconds to spare.

12:37: Three-time European medalist Azamat TUSKAEV (SRB) goes to the lace-lock roll off a takedown and spins to a 10-0 win over Isaac WONG (HKG) in 1:19 at 57kg. 

12:30: Paris Olympic silver medalist Spencer LEE (USA) launches his bid for a 57kg gold with a quick 11-0 win over Edwin SEGURA GUERRA (GUA). After a stepout, Lee grabs a low single for takedown and immediately goes to a lace-lock roll, then transitions to a gut wrench for another 2. He eventually ends it at 1:33.

12:27: Viktor RASSADIN (TJK) continues his quest at 74kg, scoring two takedowns in the first period and conceding just a late steoput in the second for a 4-1 victory over Nikita DMITRIJEVS MAYEUSKI (BLR). 

12:22: Amirmohammad YAZDANI (IRI) and dramatic wrestling matches go hand in hand. He takes a 2-0 lead against Murad KURAMAGOMEDOV (HUN) but the Hungary wrestler gets a takedown of his to take a 2-2 criteria lead. He manages to make it 3-2 when Yazdani steps out. Yazdani thought he got a takedown with 8 seconds left but it is not confirmed on review. However, Yazdani manages to push Kuramagomedov out and get the 3-3 criteria lead. Hungary challenges but that is lost and Yazdani wins 4-3

12:08: The crowd comes alive at the entrance of Nurkozha KAIPANOV (KAZ), who completed the full collection of world golds when he took a bronze last year in Zagreb. The two-time Asian champion gets a quick takedown and gut wrench against Egzon XHONI (KOS) to start their 74kg bout, then another takedown and two rolls, and it's a 10-0 victory in the books

12:05: Farhad NOURI (EOR) starts with a 9-1 win over Jin su JEON (KOR) after scoring all his points in the first period. He gets three takedowns, two fleeing points and one activity point. He gave up a stepout in the second period but managed to defend well   

11:54: James GREEN (USA), at 33 nearly a decade removed from winning a second world medal at 70kg, defeats two-time Asian medalist Orozobek TOKTOMAMBETOV (KGZ) in their opening match at 74kg. Green gets an activity point for the lone score of the first period. In the second, Toktomambetov in on the clock again when Green stops a throw attempt for a takedown. The Kyrgyz side challenges, but the call is confirmed, and the combination of points puts Green ahead 5-0. That's how it ends.

11:45: Taimuraz SALKAZANOV (SVK) with his typical controls of the ties and he wins 4-0 against Constantin CHIRILOV (MDA) to advance at 74kg. The four-time world silver medalist is looking for his first world title

11:29: Dauren KURUGLIEV (GRE), a Paris Olympic bronze medalist at 86kg who won his fourth European title this year, cruises to a 10-0 victory over SACHIN (IND) at 92kg. A takedown and four lace-lock rolls and that's it for the Indian.

11:15: U20 world champion Ismail KHANIEV (RUS), making his senior world debut, is off to a dominant start with an 11-0 win over Hrayr ALIKHANYAN (ARM) at 79kg. 

11:11: Returning silver medalist Levi HAINES (USA) gets his campaign at 79kg off to rocking start, pinning Mohammed BOUAZOUNI (MAR) midway through the first period. Haines begins with a stepout, then scores a double-leg takedown. From there he hooks a leg and goes to the cross-face for a 2-point exposure, then switches up to a half-nelson and secures the fall.

11:00: Mahamedkhabib KADZIMAHAMEDAU (BLR), looking for his first world title, starts with a 12-1 win over Mirzo KHAYITOV (UZB) after two big four-point throws to advance at 79kg.

10:55: Two-time Asian bronze medalist Viktor RASSADIN (TJK), looking to become just the third wrestler from Tajikistan to medal at a World Championships, starts the long road to the podium with an 11-1 victory over Javohir CHULIBOEV (UZB) in their qualification-round match at 74kg.

10:37: In a 61kg repechage match to start the action on Mat B, Paris Olympic 57kg bronze medalist Gulomjon ABDULLAEV (UZB) will leave Astana empty-handed, as he is dealt a stunning loss by fall to Asian champion Kwang Myong KIM (PRK). Abdullaev, looking to avenge a loss by fall to Kim in the semifinals at the Asian Championships, is leading 6-2 when Kim puts him on his back and secures the fall 1:37. He will fight for the bronze later tonight.