# Joseph McKenna (wrestler)

Joseph Christopher McKenna (born August 3, 1995) is an American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 65 kilograms. In freestyle, he is a two-time Pan American Continental champion, multiple-time Grand Prix medalist, and a U23 World medalist and US National champion.
As a folkstyle wrestler, he was a three-time NCAA Division I All-American, twice out of the Ohio State University and once out of Stanford University.

## Folkstyle career
### High school

McKenna attended Blair Academy, noted for its wrestling program, in his native New Jersey. During his time as a high schooler, he went on to rack up three Prep National titles while claiming multiple titles from prestigious tournaments such as the Beast of the East and Ironman. McKenna was the team captain during his last two years. He also competed at Who's Number One in 2013, falling to eventual Penn State great Jason Nolf. Going into his junior year (November 2013), McKenna committed to the Stanford Cardinal.

### College
#### Stanford University

After redshirting during the 2014–15 season, McKenna posted big success during his freshman year, going 19–2 during regular season with top–ranked Dean Heil being the only to beat him during this period of time. The second–ranked wrestler in the country, McKenna claimed the Pac-12 Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, only losing to Bryce Meredith in the latter and bouncing back to beat Anthony Ashnault in his last match of the season. After the season, McKenna was named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year.
As a sophomore (2016–17), McKenna posted an outstanding 26–1 record during regular season, and after claiming his second straight conference title, he was upset and failed to place at the NCAAs.

#### The Ohio State University

After the previous season, McKenna transferred from the Stanford University to the Ohio State University. During his first season as a Buckeye (2016–17), he went 12–1 during regular season, claimed the prestigious Big Ten Conference title and placed third at the NCAAs, notably defeating MAC Conference champion from Missouri Jaydin Eierman in the third–place match. In his senior year, McKenna had yet another successful regular season, claiming the Cliff Keen title and racking up a 16–2 record, before claiming his second straight B1G title and placing as the runner–up at the NCAA tournament, in his best season during college. Overall, McKenna racked up a 105–11 record in two seasons for the Buckeyes and two seasons for the Cardinal.

## Freestyle career
### 2014–2016

After a second–place finish at the Junior World Championships, McKenna made his senior freestyle debut in November 2014 at the age of 19, placing fourth at the Bill Farrell Memorial International. Afterwards, he placed third at the Brazil Cup, notably defeating future U23 World Champion from Russia Nachyn Kuular in the first round. McKenna competed in multiple tournaments throughout 2015, but only placed at the 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado, claiming the gold medal. In 2016, he only competed at the Polish Open, placing third.

### 2017–2019

After placing third at the 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon tournament in Romania, he made the US U23 World Team and went on to claim a bronze medal from the U23 World Championships. In 2018, he started off by claiming the US Open National Championship, defeating Jaydin Eierman after tech'ing his way to the finals. Due to his last result, McKenna sat out in the finals of the US World Team Trials, in where he was defeated twice in a row by '16 World Champion (61kg) and four–time NCAA champion for the Buckeyes Logan Stieber. To finish the year, he was defeated by three–time World Champion (61kg) from Azerbaijan Haji Aliyev at the prestigious Alexandr Medved Memorial International. In 2019, McKenna failed to qualify for the US World Team Trials, but qualified for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials after a second–place finish at the US Senior Nationals.

### 2020–2021

McKenna opened up the year with a seventh–place finish at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone and a ninth–place finish Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin. He was then scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials, however, the event was postponed as well as the 2020 Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After months of being unable to compete due to the pandemic, McKenna placed third at the US National Championships, going 7–1. To open up 2021, McKenna competed in back–to–back FloWrestling events, dominating NCAA champions Nahshon Garrett and Seth Gross. McKenna went back to competing overseas, first competing at the Ukraine Open, where he notably defeated '20 European Continental finalist from Belarus Niurgun Skriabin before falling to reigning U23 World Champion from Azerbaijan Turan Bayramov, failing to place. Next, he competed at the prestigious Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series, placing third.
McKenna then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 2–3, as the fifth seed, in an attempt of representing the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. McKenna performed outstandingly on his way to the finals, upseting fourth–seeded and '17 World Championship runner–up (70kg) James Green and top–seeded and defending US World Team Member Zain Retherford. In the best–of–three finale, he was defeated by '19 US National champion Jordan Oliver twice in a row, earning hard–fought runner–up honors.
As the other US Olympic Trials finalist, McKenna competed at the Pan American Continental Championships from May 27 to 30, replacing an injured Jordan Oliver. He captured the crown after tech'ing all of his four opponents, most notably four–time All–American for Rutgers and representative of Puerto Rico Sebastian Rivera, helping the USA reach all ten medals in freestyle. In a quick turnaround, McKenna competed at the prestigioys Poland Open on June 9. After a victory over a Ukrainian opponent, McKenna suffered back–to–back losses that came in hand of the highly accomplished Vasyl Shuptar and Yianni Diakomihalis, before earning a forfeit win over Shuptar to claim the bronze.
McKenna competed at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships. After a back-and-forth win over Evan Henderson to make the finals, McKenna beat rival Yianni Diakomihalis in another slugfest, before being downed twice convincingly, losing the series.

### 2022

To start off the year, McKenna placed fifth at the prestigious Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin, notably downing two-time World medalist Akhmed Chakaev. He then beat Kamal Begakov on February 12, at Bout at the Ballpark. McKenna competed at the prestigious Yasar Dogu International on February 27, claiming a bronze medal after going 4–1, only losing to World Champion Zagir Shakhiev in a close bout.
On May 8, McKenna defended his Pan American championship in Acapulco, Mexico, defeating Olympian Agustín Destribats and four-time All-American Sebastian Rivera in order to do so.
At the US World Team Trials, in May, McKenna suffered a first-round upset to Ian Parker, loss which he avenged in the bronze-medal bout to place third. He then placed third at the Poland Open and second at the D.A. Kunaev International, in July and November, respectively.

### 2023

To start off the year, McKenna racked up silver medals at the Grand Prix Zagreb Open and the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series, as well as a bronze at the Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament. In these tournaments, he earned notable wins over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Sebastian Rivera, U20 World Champion Erik Arushanian and European medalist Ali Rahimzade.
In April, McKenna placed second at the US Open, falling to two-time NCAA champion Nick Lee in the finals and failing to advance in the US World Team Trials process. In June, he beat Matthew Kolodzik in the true-third bout at Final X Neward.
At the Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial, in July, McKenna earned silver up at 70 kilograms after a notable win over eventual 2023 World silver medalist Amir Mohammad Yazdani in the semifinals. In November, McKenna became the champion at the D.A. Kunaev International, earning an important victory over fellow American and World silver medalist Yianni Diakomihalis in the semifinals.
McKenna wrestled at the US Senior Nationals on December 16, placing third and qualifying for the US Olympic Team Trials.

### 2024

In January, McKenna claimed a bronze medal from the Grand Prix Zagreb Open, soundly defeating returning World finalist Sebastian Rivera.

## Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 118–48 | Sebastian Rivera | TF 10–0 | January 10, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 117–48 | Khamzat Arsamerzouev | 3–3 | January 10, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Loss | 116–48 | Vazgen Tevanyan | 2–5 | January 10, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 116–47 | Ziraddin Bayramov | TF 11–0 | January 10, 2024 | 2024 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2023 US Nationals at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 115–47 | Seth Gross | 5–2 | December 16–17, 2023 | 2023 US Senior National Championships | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 114–47 | Austin DeSanto | 9–5 | December 16–17, 2023 | 2023 US Senior National Championships | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Loss | 113–47 | Beau Bartlett | 5–5 | December 16–17, 2023 | 2023 US Senior National Championships | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 113–46 | Jaydin Eierman | 10–8 | December 16–17, 2023 | 2023 US Senior National Championships | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 112–46 | Michael McGee | TF 10–0 | December 16–17, 2023 | 2023 US Senior National Championships | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2023 D.A. Kunaev International at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 111–46 | Adil Ospanov | 9–4 | November 3–4, 2023 | 2023 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 110–46 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 4–3 | November 3–4, 2023 | 2023 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 109–46 | Shattyk Alaidar | Fall | November 3–4, 2023 | 2023 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 108–46 | Khusniddin Erkabaev | 5–0 | November 3–4, 2023 | 2023 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 107–46 | Rustem Tolen | TF 11–0 | November 3–4, 2023 | 2023 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial at 70 kg |||||||
| Loss | 106–46 | Ihor Nykyforuk | 2–4 | July 13, 2023 | 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 106–45 | Amir Mohammad Yazdani | 9–8 | July 13, 2023 | 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 105–45 | Syrbaz Talgat | 10–6 | July 13, 2023 | 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 104–45 | Sanzhar Doszhanov | 8–4 | July 13, 2023 | 2023 Polyák Imre & Varga János Memorial Tournament | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2023 US World Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 103–45 | Matthew Kolodzik | TF 10–0 | June 10, 2023 | 2023 Final X Newark: True Third | Newark, New Jersey |
| 2023 US Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 102–45 | Nick Lee | 5–10 | April 26–30, 2023 | 2023 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 102–44 | Ridge Lovett | 8–3 | April 26–30, 2023 | 2023 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 101–44 | Anthony Ashnault | TF 10-0 | April 26–30, 2023 | 2023 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 100–44 | Hunter Pfantz | TF 10–0 | April 26–30, 2023 | 2023 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 99–44 | Josh Koderhandt | TF 10–0 | April 26–30, 2023 | 2023 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 98–44 | Stefan Coman | 6–2 | March 3–4, 2023 | 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Loss | 97–44 | Islam Dudaev | 3–10 | March 3–4, 2023 | 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Win | 97–43 | Bek Zhaqsybekov | 7–0 | March 3–4, 2023 | 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Win | 96–43 | Luka Janezashvili | TF 10–0 | March 3–4, 2023 | 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| Win | 95–43 | Changsu Kim | 6–2 | March 3–4, 2023 | 2023 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament | Sofia, Bulgaria |
| 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 94–43 | Vazgen Tevanyan | 2–8 | February 26, 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Win | 94–42 | Sebastian Rivera | 10–2 | February 26, 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Win | 93–42 | Erik Arushanian | 8–2 | February 26, 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Win | 92–42 | Timur Aitkulov | TF 11–0 | February 26, 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament | Alexandria, Egypt |
| Win | 91–42 | Zouheir Iftene | Fall | February 26, 2023 | 2023 Ibrahim Moustafa Tournament | Alexandria, Egypt |
| 2023 Zagreb Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 90–42 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | 1–4 | February 1, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 90–41 | Ryoma Anraku | 4–3 | February 1, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 89–41 | Ali Rahimzade | Fall | February 1, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| Win | 88–41 | Josh Finesilver | TF 10–0 | February 1, 2023 | 2023 Grand Prix Zagreb Open | Zagreb, Croatia |
| 2022 D.A. Kunaev International at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 87–41 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | 2–8 | November 3–5, 2022 | 2022 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 87–40 | Azamat Shagapuly | TF 10–0 | November 3–5, 2022 | 2022 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 86–40 | Nursultan Sadyk | TF 10–0 | November 3–5, 2022 | 2022 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 85–40 | Timur Shanbaev | TF 10–0 | November 3–5, 2022 | 2022 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 84–40 | Alpamys Kdirnuyazov | TF 11–0 | November 3–5, 2022 | 2022 D.A. Kunaev International | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| 2022 Poland Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 83–40 | Krzysztof Bienkowski | 3–1 | July 20, 2022 | 2022 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Loss | 82–40 | Tsogbadrakh Tseveensuren | 1–2 | July 20, 2022 | 2022 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Win | 82–39 | Nino Leutert | 9–2 | July 20, 2022 | 2022 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Win | 81–39 | Vasyl Shuptar | TF 10–0 | July 20, 2022 | 2022 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| 2022 US World Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 80–39 | Ian Parker | TF 11–0 | May 21, 2022 | 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 79–39 | Nick Lee | TF 13–3 | May 21, 2022 | 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 79–39 | Pat Lugo | TF 10–0 | May 21, 2022 | 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 78–39 | Josh Saunders | TF 10–0 | May 21, 2022 | 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge | Coralville, Iowa |
| Loss | 77–39 | Ian Parker | 5–8 | May 21, 2022 | 2022 US World Team Trials Challenge | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2022 Pan American Championships at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 77–38 | Sebastian Rivera | TF 10–0 | May 8, 2022 | 2022 Pan American Continental Championships | Acapulco, Mexico |
| Win | 76–38 | Agustín Destribats | 13–5 | May 8, 2022 | 2022 Pan American Continental Championships | Acapulco, Mexico |
| Win | 75–38 | Andre Quispe | TF 10–0 | May 8, 2022 | 2022 Pan American Continental Championships | Acapulco, Mexico |
| 2022 Yasar Dogu at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | | Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov | INJ | February 27, 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 74–38 | Nikolay Okhlopkov | Fall | February 27, 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Loss | 73–38 | Zagir Shakhiev | 9–11 | February 27, 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 73–37 | Evan Henderson | 17–9 | February 27, 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 72–37 | Bekzat Yermekbay | TF 15–4 | February 27, 2022 | 2022 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 71–37 | Kamal Begakov | TF 10–0 | February 12, 2022 | 2022 Bout at the Ballpark | Arlington, Texas |
| 2022 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 5th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 70–37 | Ibragim Ibragimov | 4–6 | January 27–30, 2022 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 70–36 | Akhmed Chakaev | 10–8 | January 27–30, 2022 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 69–36 | Ibragim Abutalimov | TF 10–0 | January 27–30, 2022 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Loss | 68–36 | Ramazan Ferzaliev | 1–6 | January 27–30, 2022 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 68–35 | Uladislau Koika | TF | January 27–30, 2022 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 2021 US World Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 67–35 | Yianni Diakomihalis | TF 2–12 | September 12, 2021 | 2021 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Loss | 67–34 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 2–5 | September 12, 2021 | 2021 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 67–33 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 8–7 | September 12, 2021 | 2021 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 66–33 | Evan Henderson | 10–9 | September 11, 2021 | 2021 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2021 Poland Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | | Vasyl Shuptar | FF | June 9, 2021 | 2021 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Loss | 65–33 | Yianni Diakomihalis | TF 4–15 | June 9, 2021 | 2021 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Loss | 65–32 | Vasyl Shuptar | 4–6 | June 9, 2021 | 2021 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| Win | 65–31 | Andriy Svyryd | 8–0 | June 9, 2021 | 2021 Poland Open | Warsaw, Poland |
| 2021 Pan American Championships at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 64–31 | Marcos de Brito | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Win | 63–31 | Sebastian Rivera | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Win | 62–31 | Albaro Rudesindo Camacho | TF 17–6 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Win | 61–31 | Juan Rodriguez Jovel | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 60–31 | Jordan Oliver | 2–5 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Loss | 60–30 | Jordan Oliver | 0–3 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 60–29 | Zain Retherford | 8–5 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 59–29 | James Green | TF 12–1 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 58–29 | Selim Kozan | 8–2 | March 6, 2021 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | Rome, Italy |
| Loss | 57–29 | Bajrang Punia | 3–6 | March 6, 2021 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 57–28 | David Habat | 7–3 | March 6, 2021 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | Rome, Italy |
| 2021 Ukrainian Memorial International DNP at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 56–28 | Turan Bayramov | 1–5 | February 26, 2021 | XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Win | 56–27 | Niurgun Skriabin | 10–3 | February 26, 2021 | XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Win | 55–27 | Amar Laissaoui | TF 12–2 | February 26, 2021 | XXIV Outstanding Ukrainian Wrestlers and Coaches Memorial | Kyiv, Ukraine |
| Win | 54–27 | Seth Gross | TF 10–0 | January 13, 2021 | FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor | Austin, Texas |
| Win | 53–27 | Nahshon Garrett | TF 12–2 | January 9, 2021 | FloWrestling: Mensah-Stock vs. Gray | Austin, Texas |
| 2020 US Nationals at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 52–27 | Yahya Thomas | 6–1 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 51–27 | Jaydin Eierman | TF 10–0 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 50–27 | Nick Dardanes | 8–2 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 49–27 | Chad Red | TF 14–4 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Loss | 48–27 | Andrew Alirez | 4–6 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 48–26 | Jaden Abas | TF 10–0 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 47–26 | Kevon Davenport | TF 11–0 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Win | 46–26 | Caleb Craig | TF 10–0 | October 10–11, 2020 | 2020 US Senior Nationals | Coralville, Iowa |
| Loss | 45–26 | Tyler Berger | 2–8 | August 30, 2020 | Chael Sonnen's Wrestling Underground I | United States |
| 2020 Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix 9th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 45–25 | Dasha Sharastepanov | 2–4 | January 23–26, 2020 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 45–24 | Tulga Tumur | 4–3 | January 23–26, 2020 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 44–24 | Muslim Saidulaev | 5–2 | January 23–26, 2020 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 7th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 43–24 | Zain Retherford | 5–10 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Loss | 43–23 | Bajrang Punia | 2–4 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 43–22 | Abdellatif Mansour | TF 12–2 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| 2019 US Nationals at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 42–22 | Jordan Oliver | TF 0–10 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 42–21 | Yianni Diakomihalis | 6–5 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 41–21 | Evan Henderson | TF 11–1 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 40–21 | Jayson Ness | 8–2 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 39–21 | Rob Mathers | TF 10–0 | December 20–22, 2019 | 2019 Senior Nationals - US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2019 Bill Farrell M. International Open 4th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 38–21 | Evan Henderson | 12–14 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 38–20 | Ben Whitford | TF 10-0 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| Loss | 37–20 | Jordan Oliver | 3–5 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 37–19 | Dean Heil | TF 10-0 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 36–19 | Byambasuren Uuganbayar | TF 11–0 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 35–19 | Mario Mason | 4–0 | November 15–16, 2019 | 2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International Open | New York City, New York |
| 2019 US Last Chance WTT at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 34–19 | Dean Heil | 2–5 | May 3, 2019 | 2019 US Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 34–18 | Evan Henderson | 10–6 | May 3, 2019 | 2019 US Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 33–18 | Jake Jones | TF 11–0 | May 3, 2019 | 2019 US Senior Last Chance World Team Trials Qualifier | East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania |
| 2019 US Open DNP at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 32–18 | Frank Molinaro | 3–6 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 32–17 | Bryce Meredith | TF 10–0 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 31–17 | Ben Freeman | TF 10–0 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 30–17 | Dean Heil | 9–12 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 30–16 | Chris Deloza | TF 10–0 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes 14th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 29–16 | Haji Aliyev | TF 0–10 | September 14–16, 2018 | 2018 Alexander Medved Prizes | Minsk, Belarus |
| 2018 US World Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 29–15 | Logan Stieber | 0–8 | June 15–16, 2018 | 2018 Final X: State College | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Loss | 29–14 | Logan Stieber | 8–8 | June 15–16, 2018 | 2018 Final X: State College | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 2018 US Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 29–13 | Jaydin Eierman | 7–3 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 28–13 | Evan Henderson | TF 10–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 27–13 | Robbie Mathers | TF 11-0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 26–13 | Darren Wynn | TF 12–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 25–13 | Darick Lapaglia | TF 10–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2017 U23 World Championships at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 24–13 | Heorhi Kaliyeu | 2–0 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Win | 23–13 | Tulga Tumur Ochir | 6–1 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Win | 22–13 | Maxim Saculțan | 9–6 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Loss | 21–13 | Nachyn Kuular | TF 0–10 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| Win | 21–12 | Patryk Olenczyn | TF 11–0 | November 21–26, 2017 | 2017 U23 World Wrestling Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland |
| 2017 US U23 World Team Trials at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 20–12 | Boo Lewallen | 8–4 | October 7–8, 2017 | 2017 US U23 World Team Trials | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Win | 19–12 | Boo Lewallen | 5–1 | October 7–8, 2017 | 2017 US U23 World Team Trials | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Win | 18–12 | Brock Zacherl | 3–2 | October 7–8, 2017 | 2017 US U23 World Team Trials | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Win | 17–12 | Dylan Thurston | TF 10–0 | October 7–8, 2017 | 2017 US U23 World Team Trials | Rochester, Minnesota |
| 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 16–12 | Haydar Yavuz | 8–2 | July 21–23, 2017 | 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial | Bucharest, Romania |
| Win | 15–12 | Kilicsallayah Selahattin | 5–3 | July 21–23, 2017 | 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial | Bucharest, Romania |
| Loss | 14–12 | BJ Futrell | 0–6 | July 21–23, 2017 | 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial | Bucharest, Romania |
| Win | 14–11 | Maxim Saculțan | 9–2 | July 21–23, 2017 | 2017 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon Memorial | Bucharest, Romania |
| 2016 Poland Open at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 14311 | Masakazu Kamoi | 5–4 | June 17–19, 2016 | 2016 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International | Spala, Poland |
| Loss | 12–11 | Katai Yeerianbieke | 2–8 | June 17–19, 2016 | 2016 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International | Spala, Poland |
| Win | 12–10 | Mateuz Nejman | Fall | June 17–19, 2016 | 2016 Poland Open, Ziolkowski & Pytlasinski Memorial International | Spala, Poland |
| 2015 US World Team Trials DNP at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 11–10 | Jordan Oliver | TF 0–10 | June 14–15, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2015 US Senior Nationals 4th at 61 kg |||||||
| Loss | 11–9 | Coleman Scott | TF 0–10 | May 7–9, 2015 | 2015 US Senior National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 11–8 | Daniel Dennis | 4–6 | May 7–9, 2015 | 2015 US Senior National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 11–7 | Pat Garcia | TF 12–2 | May 7–9, 2015 | 2015 US Senior National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 10–7 | Curtis Hulstine | TF 10–0 | May 7–9, 2015 | 2015 US Senior National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2015 Alexander Medved Prizes 21st at 61 kg |||||||
| Loss | 9–7 | Ruslan Mammadov | 0–7 | March 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Alexander Medved Prizes | Minsk, Belarus |
| Win | 9–6 | Shota Phartenadze | 10–2 | March 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Alexander Medved Prizes | Minsk, Belarus |
| 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado at 61 kg |||||||
| Win | 8–6 | Dabian Quintana | 8–5 | February 11–15, 2015 | 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International | Havana, Cuba |
| Loss | 7–6 | Yowlys Bonne | TF 6–18 | February 11–15, 2015 | 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International | Havana, Cuba |
| Win | 7–5 | Maikel Perez | 9–5 | February 11–15, 2015 | 2015 Granma y Cerro Pelado International | Havana, Cuba |
| 2015 Dave Schultz M. International DNP at 61 kg |||||||
| Loss | 6–5 | Yo Nakata | 2–3 | January 28–31, 2015 | 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Loss | 6–4 | Bajrang Punia | 2–3 | January 28–31, 2015 | 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Win | 6–3 | Jim Gauntlett | TF 10–0 | January 28–31, 2015 | 2015 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2014 Brazil Cup at 61 kg |||||||
| Win | 5–3 | Juliano Carvalho | TF 14–3 | November 28–30, 2014 | 2014 Copa Brasil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Loss | 4–3 | Yo Nakata | 2–3 | November 28–30, 2014 | 2014 Copa Brasil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Win | 4–2 | Nachyn Kuular | 11–8 | November 28–30, 2014 | 2014 Copa Brasil | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| 2014 Bill Farrell M. International 4th at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 3–2 | Shikhsaid Dzhalilov | 2–5 | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | | Reece Humphrey | INJ | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 3–1 | Steven Pami | 11–6 | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 2–1 | Brett Robbins | 6–1 | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Win | 1–1 | Kojiro Kurimori | 3–1 | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |
| Loss | 0–1 | Shikhsaid Dzhalilov | 2–5 | November 7–9, 2014 | 2014 Bill Farrell Memorial International | New York City, New York |

## NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event |
| 2019 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs ||||||
| Loss | 17–5 | Yianni Diakomihalis | SV–1 4–6 | March 20–22, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 17–4 | Nick Lee | 4–3 | March 20–22, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 16–4 | Mitch McKee | MD 11–1 | March 20–22, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 15–4 | Kaid Brock | MD 14–1 | March 20–22, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 14–4 | Grant Willits | TF 20–5 | March 20–22, 2019 | 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| 2018 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs ||||||
| Win | 13–4 | Jaydin Eierman | 7–2 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 12–4 | Kevin Jack | 4–3 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Loss | 11–4 | Bryce Meredith | 0–1 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 11–3 | Tyler Smith | 8–3 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 10–3 | Luke Karam | TF 15–0 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 9–3 | Alex Madrigal | TF 16–1 | March 15–17, 2018 | 2018 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| 2017 NCAA Championships DNP at 141 lbs ||||||
| Loss | 8–3 | Jaydin Eierman | MD 0–8 | March 16–18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 8–2 | Randy Cruz | 4–3 | March 16–18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 7–2 | Ryan Diehl | MD 9–0 | March 16–18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Loss | 6–2 | Thomas Thorn | Fall | March 16–18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 6–1 | Dylan Caruana | 6–0 | March 16–18, 2017 | 2017 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| 2016 NCAA Championships at 141 lbs ||||||
| Win | 5–1 | Anthony Ashnault | 7–6 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 4–1 | Chris Mecate | 3–1 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Loss | 3–1 | Bryce Meredith | 3–5 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 3–0 | Solomon Chishko | 6–1 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 2–0 | Brock Zacherl | 4–2 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |
| Win | 1–0 | Zachary Horan | TB–1 2–1 | March 17–19, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I National Championships |

### Stats

| Season | Year | School | Rank | Weigh Class | Record | Win | Bonus |
| 2019 | Senior | Ohio State University | #3 (2nd) | 141 | 24–3 | 88.89% | 55.56% |
| 2018 | Junior | Ohio State University | #4 (3rd) | 141 | 21–2 | 91.30% | 39.13% |
| 2017 | Sophomore | Stanford University | #7 (DNP) | 141 | 32–3 | 91.43% | 51.43% |
| 2016 | Freshman | Stanford University | #4 (3rd) | 141 | 28–3 | 90.32% | 45.16% |
| Career | Career | Career | Career | Career | 105–11 | 90.52% | 49.14% |