# 2022 World Taekwondo Championships – Men's lightweight

The men's lightweight is a competition featured at the 2022 World Taekwondo Championships, and was held at the Acuático Code Metropolitano in Guadalajara, Mexico on 17 November 2022. Lightweights were limited to a maximum of 74 kilograms in body mass.

## Results
### Legend

* DQ — Won by disqualification
* P — Won by punitive declaration

### Finals

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Edival Pontes (BRA) | 1 | 2 | 5 | | | |
| Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 4 | 0 | 3 | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 1 | 4 |
| Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 0 | 6 | 6 | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 5 | 8 |
| Stefan Takov (SRB) | 4 | 2 | 0 | | | |

### Top half
#### Section 1

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 2 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| Oleksandr Chumachenko (UKR) | 11 | 4 | 3 | Oleksandr Chumachenko (UKR) | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| Kaloyan Binev (BUL) | 4 | 5 | 3 | | | | | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 10 | 4 | | | |
| Farzad Mansouri (RTA) | 7 | 12 | 13 | | | | | Farzad Mansouri (RTA) | 2 | 3 | | | |
| Adam Jochman (CZE) | 10 | 0 | 12 | Farzad Mansouri (RTA) | 1 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| Lamine Sidibé (CIV) | 7 | 8 | 3 | Ahmad Bahlool (PLE) | 0 | 5 | | | | | | | |
| Ahmad Bahlool (PLE) | 15 | 7 | 4 | | | | | | | | Edival Pontes (BRA) | 3 | 6 |
| Muhammed Emin Yıldız (TUR) | 12 | 0 | | | | | | | | | Zurab Kintsurashvili (GEO) | 1 | 0 |
| Isiah Pollard (TTO) | 5 | 0 | | Muhammed Emin Yıldız (TUR) | 6 | 4 | 4 | | | | | | |
| Dewayale Gedara Darshana (SRI) | | | | Arbnor Bajra (KOS) | 2 | 7 | 0 | | | | | | |
| Arbnor Bajra (KOS) | D | Q | | | | | | Muhammed Emin Yıldız (TUR) | 3 | 3 | | | |
| Zurab Kintsurashvili (GEO) | D | Q | | | | | | Zurab Kintsurashvili (GEO) | 5 | 10 | | | |
| Arnold Nkoy (COD) | | | | Zurab Kintsurashvili (GEO) | 2 | 0 | 7 | | | | | | |
| Robert Zink (STP) | 2 | 0 | | Badr Achab (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | |
| Badr Achab (BEL) | 10 | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | |

#### Section 2

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 1 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Kasra Mehdipournejad (RTA) | | | | Cui Yang (CHN) | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Cui Yang (CHN) | D | Q | | | | | | Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 5 | 9$^P$ | 14 | | | | |
| Brandon Sealy (JAM) | 8 | 12 | | | | | | Taeku Park (CAN) | 5 | 0 | 2 | | | | |
| Stefano Crescentini (SMR) | 0 | 0 | | Brandon Sealy (JAM) | 9 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Hasanein Khafaji (IRQ) | 1 | 3 | | Taeku Park (CAN) | 6 | 4 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
| Taeku Park (CAN) | 11 | 10 | | | | | | | | | | Firas Katoussi (TUN) | 2 | 10$^P$ | 10$^P$ |
| Sebastian Thune (NOR) | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | Dave Cea (PHI) | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniel Martínez (HON) | 0 | 1 | | Sebastian Thune (NOR) | 0 | 3 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| Tosh van Dijk (SUR) | 3 | 6 | 3 | Juan Valencia (COL) | 6 | 3 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| Juan Valencia (COL) | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | Juan Valencia (COL) | 1 | 2 | | | | | |
| Dave Cea (PHI) | 6 | 2 | 5 | | | | | Dave Cea (PHI) | 2 | 10 | | | | | |
| Yasuhiro Hamada (JPN) | 0 | 4 | 3 | Dave Cea (PHI) | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | René Lizárraga (MEX) | 0 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |

### Bottom half
#### Section 3

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 8 | 3 | 14 | | | | | | |
| Kelvin Calderón (CUB) | 1 | 1 | | Nurkanat Kozhakhmet (KAZ) | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | |
| Nurkanat Kozhakhmet (KAZ) | 4 | 3 | | | | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 9 | 12 | | | |
| Leroy Nsilu Dilandu (IRL) | D | Q | | | | | | Leon Sejranovic (AUS) | 0 | 0 | | | |
| Hassan Abakar (CHA) | | | | Leroy Nsilu Dilandu (IRL) | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Francisco Lara (ESA) | 5 | 0 | | Leon Sejranovic (AUS) | 2 | 16 | | | | | | | |
| Leon Sejranovic (AUS) | 6 | 12 | | | | | | | | | Daniel Quesada (ESP) | 2 | 10 |
| Mirhashem Hosseini (IRI) | | | | | | | | | | | Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 2 | 3 |
| Ilia Ruderman (ISR) | D | Q | | Ilia Ruderman (ISR) | 2 | 7 | | | | | | | |
| Boubacar Mangue (NIG) | | | | Mohamad Chehade (SWE) | 7 | 10 | | | | | | | |
| Mohamad Chehade (SWE) | D | Q | | | | | | Mohamad Chehade (SWE) | 4 | 3 | | | |
| Sohwon Kim (HAI) | 9 | 2 | 8 | | | | | Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 9 | 8 | | | |
| Kiel Buenaventura (USA) | 5 | 10 | 5 | Sohwon Kim (HAI) | 1 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Nedžad Husić (BIH) | 14 | 10 | | | | | | | |

#### Section 4

| Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 64 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | | | Stefan Takov (SRB) | 6 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
| Omar Dawoud (DEN) | 3 | 0 | | Dimitrios Peltekis (GRE) | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
| Dimitrios Peltekis (GRE) | 3 | 1 | | | | | | Stefan Takov (SRB) | 3 | 10 | | | | | |
| Lin Kovačič (SLO) | 7 | 5 | | | | | | Jasurbek Jaysunov (UZB) | 2 | 5 | | | | | |
| Juan Carlos Sastre (PUR) | 0 | 3 | | Lin Kovačič (SLO) | 0 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| Evans Oduor (KEN) | | | | Jasurbek Jaysunov (UZB) | 4 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
| Jasurbek Jaysunov (UZB) | D | Q | | | | | | | | | | Stefan Takov (SRB) | 5 | 9 | 4 |
| Rami Eissa (EGY) | 10 | 5$^P$ | | | | | | | | | | Marko Golubić (CRO) | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Maickol Orozco (DOM) | 3 | 0 | | Rami Eissa (EGY) | 5 | 5 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Wei Cheng-chi (TPE) | 3 | 2 | 5 | Wei Cheng-chi (TPE) | 0 | 9 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| Eltaj Gafarov (AZE) | 1 | 4 | 2 | | | | | Rami Eissa (EGY) | 3 | 6 | 11 | | | | |
| Lakchai Hauihongthong (THA) | 2 | 4 | | | | | | Marko Golubić (CRO) | 6 | 6 | 14 | | | | |
| Jang Eun-seok (KOR) | 8 | 7 | | Jang Eun-seok (KOR) | 4 | 3 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Marko Golubić (CRO) | 3 | 9 | 7 | | | | | | | | |