# Pat Downey (wrestler)

James Patrick Downey III (born August 7, 1992) is an American wrestler and professional mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division. As a freestyle wrestler, Downey competed at 86 kilograms and was a 2019 Pan American Games medalist and the 2019 US Open national champion. In collegiate wrestling, he was an NCAA Division I All-American in 2016 for the Iowa State Cyclones and an NJCAA champion for Iowa Central Community College.

## Folkstyle career
### High school

Downey attended North County High School and Loch Raven High School, where he was a three-sport athlete, competing in wrestling, football and lacrosse. After placing third at the MPSSAA championships as a freshman, he went on to win the tournament every year and also won the NHSCA and USAW National Championships before his graduation in 2011. As a football player, he set a school record for total offense in a game with 420 total yards on 315 yards passing and 105 yards rushing his senior year and was one of three Maryland prep quarterbacks selected to the prestigious Super-22 Team. A legally problematic high schooler, Downey was multiple times denied of wrestling and playing football due to multiple charges.

### College
#### University of Nebraska

After being invited to train at the United States Olympic Training Center by Bobby Douglas, he started residing and training in there. During his stay, he met Olympic Gold medalist and University of Nebraska graduate Jordan Burroughs, who played a big part on Downey's recruiting. He was accepted by the Nebraska Cornhuskers and was supposed to attend the University of Nebraska, but as a recently turned 21 year–old, he got sidetracked on partying. This caused head coach Mark Manning's decision of cutting Downey off the team, suggesting him to start a mixed martial arts career after breaking his thumb in a street fight.

#### Iowa Central Community College

After his deflected time at UNL, Downey attended Iowa Central Community College, an NJCAA level school. As a redshirt freshman competing at 197 pounds, he compiled an undefeated record and became the '15 NJCAA champion (helping the Tritons reach the team championship). He also went 10–1 against NCAA Division I competition, recording notable victories over Hawkeyes, Cornhuskers, Quakers, Sun Devils, etc.

#### Iowa State University

After putting things back on track, Downey was given two options; Iowa State University and University of Iowa. He ended up deciding to wear the Cyclones' cardinal and gold clothes, stating that some of the factors of his decision were his connections with coaches Kevin Jackson and Trent and Travis Paulson and his preference of the teammates. During his sophomore season (2015–16), he competed just three times and lost one of the matches, but still was the starter for the post-season at 197 pounds. He placed third at the Big 12 Conference championships and entered the NCAA championships unseeded. He performed well, taking out multiple high-seeded wrestlers to place fifth, earning All-American honors.
As a junior, he was finding high success at 184 pounds during the regular season, posting seven wins and no losses. On February 23, 2017, it was announced that Downey had been kicked off the wrestling team due to "repeated violations of team rules", as quoted by head coach Kevin Jackson. Despite some talks about a potential run as an Iowa Hawkeye, this finished Downey's collegiate wrestling career and he earned his degree from ISU via online courses.

## Freestyle career
### Junior level

Downey was a standout junior level freestyle wrestler until 2014, year in which his eligibility to compete at this level expired. After failing to make the 2012 Senior US Olympic Team, he made the Junior World Team and went on to win a silver medal at the World Championships. He was also a FILA and USAW National Champion.

### Senior level
#### 2011–2016

He made his debut in 2011 (fresh out of high school) at the OTT qualifiers in an attempt to make the Olympic Team, but was unsuccessful after losing in the first round to eventual UFC champion and then NCAA DII champion Kamaru Usman. He competed just once between 2012 and 2013 and made his return in 2014. In this year, he won the Northern Plains tournament, placed sixth at the University Nationals and attended the World Team Trials. A year later, he competed at the ASICS US Nationals, the Northern Plains and the Bill Farrell Memorial but did not place, unlike the University Nationals in where he placed fourth. In 2016, he just wrestled one match.

#### 2017–2018

In 2017, he made a return to freestyle in big fashion with a fifth-place finish at the US Open, which qualified him for the World Team Trials. At the WTT, he defeated two-time All-American turned MMA fighter Kyle Crutchmer but subsequently dropped his next two bouts. To close the year, he racked up a bronze medal from the Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational. In 2018, he once again placed at the US Open and (unlike the previous year) at the World Team Trials.

#### 2019–2020

Downey completed his best year of competition as of now in 2019, as he racked up titles from the Dave Schultz Memorial International and the US Open and made the World Team after defeating Nick Heflin in the challenge finals and the defending World Champion David Taylor could not make it to Final X. After successfully making the team, Downey won a prestigious Pan American Games medal and went 2–1 at the World Championships. He then participated in a Super Fight against the accomplished submission grappler Nick Rodriguez, whom he tech'd after scoring 12 points to none.
In 2020, he won a bronze medal at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series in Italy and had a brief appearance at the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix. In February 2020, Downey competed at a special event where he faced the often referred as "Greatest Submission Grappler of All Time" Gordon Ryan. This event consisted of a freestyle wrestling match and a submission grappling match. In the wrestling match, Downey tech'd Ryan in seconds. In the sub only portion of the match, Downey tapped out to Ryan via 3/4 nelson.
Downey was scheduled to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4 at State College, Pennsylvania. However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.
After the Olympic Trials were postponed, Downey participated in the first wrestling event of the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic on June 28, at Rumble on the Rooftop. He faced Greco-Roman World Team Member Joe Rau in a mixed-rules match, this consisted in one period of Greco-Roman rules and other of freestyle rules, with no technical falls. After choosing Greco-Roman in the first period, Downey was down 9 points to none and could just pick up four points during the freestyle period, dropping the match 4–9.

##### Controversies

After several tweets where he made comments towards Greco-Roman and women's wrestling, Downey was dropped by the NJRTC, terminated by Paradigm Sport Management and Barbarian Appel and also lost his spot at the FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo card where he was supposed to wrestle 2018 World Champion David Taylor on July 25, in a 5–day period.

#### 2021

After more than a year of inactiveness, Downey wrestled at the UWW Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series on March 7, at 92 kilograms, where he went 0–4. Downey then competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April, finishing fourth after going 1–2.
Downey was scheduled to face two-time US Open National champion at 97 kg Kyven Gadson on August 13 in an adapted folkstyle match at the Stalemates Street League event. However, Downey did not show up to the event. He was then scheduled to trim down to 79 kilograms and compete at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, but once again did not show up.

## Legal issues

In November 2009, Downey was charged with first-degree assault, after Baltimore Police stated he had beaten up a Towson University student in a parking lot. According to police, Downey broke the student's jaw and knocked off four of his teeth. In June 4 of 2010, Downey was once again charged with second-degree assault along with former teammate from North County HS Patrick Carey, after allegedly brawling with two Navy football players at a night club. Downey was also charged with assault and robbery in September 2010, when he was accused of beating up a classmate who sold him and two of Downey's friends marijuana after refusing to pay him, however, charges were dropped due to repeated changes in the victim's testimony.
After a trial that took place in July 2011, where Downey was facing up to 35 years of prison, Downey pled guilty to his crimes committed in November 2009, spending six days in jail. In 2017, Downey referred to his antics as a high schooler:
   "The whole street thug persona that I was getting labeled as, there was no doubt about it. I wasn’t running with the right crew, and I wasn’t living right. You don’t catch three felony assault charges if you’re doing everything right. Obviously, I was in the wrong places at the wrong times with the wrong people. I cleaned my act up tenfold. I had to change to get the results I wanted. If I didn’t, I was going to lose my life.”

## Mixed martial arts career
### Bellator MMA

Downey was formerly signed with Paradigm Sport Management and is now signed with SuckerPunch Entertainment. Downey first announced his intentions of pursuing mixed martial arts in 2018 and was scheduled to make his amateur debut in 2019 in a cancelled bout. Downey was rumored to make his professional debut on May 21, 2021, at LFA 108, in a middleweight bout, but an appearance never materialized.
On January 6, 2022, it was announced that Downey had signed with Bellator MMA and will reportedly make his debut later in the year. Downey was scheduled to make his MMA debut against Daniel Compton on April 15, 2022, at Bellator 277. After developing Red skin syndrome, Downey was forced to pull out of the bout.
Downey made his MMA and Bellator debut, facing Keyes Nelson, on August 12, 2022, at Bellator 284. He won the fight via arm-triangle choke 36 seconds into the bout.
Downey faced Christian Echols on December 9, 2022, at Bellator 289. Despite being a nearly 20-to-1 favorite, he lost the fight via knockout in the first round.
In February 2023, it was announced that Downey was released from Bellator.

## Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown :
| 2 matches | 1 win | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 1 | 0 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
| Loss | 1–1 | Christian Echols | KO (punches) | Bellator 289 | December 9, 2022 | 1 | 2:27 | Uncasville, Connecticut, United States | |
| Win | 1–0 | Keyes Nelson | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | Bellator 284 | August 12, 2022 | 1 | 0:36 | Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States | Middleweight debut. |

## Submission grappling career

In February 2020, Downey competed at a special event where he faced the often referred as "Greatest Submission Grappler of All Time" Gordon Ryan in two matches, one consisting of wrestling rules and the other of grappling rules. In the grappling match, the unexperienced Downey tapped out to a half nelson hold. He was then slated to face Nick Rodriguez with submission grappling rules on March, in a rematch from their freestyle wrestling match in 2019, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Downey made his return to the sport at Subversiv 5 on May 1, 2021, defeating Rasheed Perez by unanimous decision and scoring a highlight reel suplex. Downey then competed at the prestigious Third Coast Grappling Middleweight Grand Prix on June 19, being eliminated in the first match by multiple time color belt World Champion Pedro Marinho. He was then scheduled to compete at a Sub Spectrum event on August 14, one day after a wrestling match with Kyven Gadson, but did not show up to either event.
Downey competed in the over 80 kg division of the Craig Jones Invitational on August 16–17, 2024. He defeated Luke Rockhold by decision in the opening round and lost to Adam Bradly in the quarter-final by decision. He was later awarded the first stripe on his Brazilian jiu-jitsu white belt after the performance.
Downey entered the IBJJF No Gi World Championship 2024 as a blue belt. He won all five matches but was disqualified in the final due to unsportsmanlike conduct after a fight broke out between him and his opponent. Downey was later suspended from IBJJF competition for five years as a result of his conduct.
Downey competed against Andre Petroski in the co-main event of Fury Pro Grappling 12 on December 28, 2024. He won the match by golden score in overtime. Downey entered the Mat Assassin Grand Prix on January 19, 2025. He won his first two matches before being submitted in the semi-finals.
Downey was scheduled to face Deron Winn in a no gi submission grappling superfight at Spokane Submission Series 4 on March 1, 2025. Both Downey and Winn withdrew from the match.

## Submission grappling record

3 Matches, 1 Win, 2 Losses (2 Submissions) :
| Result | Rec. | Opponent | Method | Event | Division | Type | Year | Location |
| 2021 3CG Grand Prix IV DNP at 85 kg |||||||||
| Loss | 1–2 | Pedro Marinho | Submission (heel hook) | 3CG 7: The Middleweights | 85 kg | Nogi | June 19, 2021 | Houston, Texas |
| Win | 1–1 | Rasheed Perez | Decision (unanimous) | Subversiv 5 | Superfight | Nogi | May 2, 2021 | Miami, Florida |
| Loss | 0–1 | Gordon Ryan | Submission (half nelson) | BJJ Fanatics | Superfight | Nogi | February 29, 2020 | Beverly, Massachusetts |

## Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| 2020 US Olympic Team Trials 4th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 61–40 | Zahid Valencia | TF 1–11 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 61–39 | Aaron Brooks | TF 11–0 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Loss | 60–39 | Bo Nickal | TF 3–13 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| 2021 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series DNP at 92 kg |||||||
| Loss | 60–38 | Selim Yaşar | 1–6 | March 7, 2021 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | Rome, Italy |
| Loss | 60–37 | Erhan Yaylacı | 2–11 | March 7, 2021 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2021 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 60–36 | Gordon Ryan | TF 11–0 | February 29, 2020 | 2020 BJJ Fanatics Grand Prix | Beverly, Massachusetts |
| 2020 Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix 14th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 59–36 | Soslan Ktsoyev | 6–6 | January 23–26, 2020 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2020 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 2020 Matteo Pellicone RS at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 59–35 | Illia Archaia | 13–7 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Loss | 58–35 | Alex Dieringer | 2–3 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 58–34 | Ethan Ramos | 9–5 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 57–34 | Osman Göcen | 12–5 | January 15–18, 2020 | Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020 | Rome, Italy |
| Win | 56–34 | Nick Rodriguez | TF 12–0 | October 4–5, 2019 | 2019 Who's Number One | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2019 World Championships 9th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 55–34 | Ahmed Dudarov | TF 0–13 | September 21–22, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 55–33 | Zbigniew Baranowski | 8–2 | September 21–22, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| Win | 54–33 | Hovhannes Mkhitaryan | TF 11–1 | September 21–22, 2019 | 2019 World Championships | Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan |
| 2019 Pan American Games at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 53–33 | Alexander Moore | Fall | August 10, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Games | Lima, Peru |
| Loss | 52–33 | Yurieski Torreblanca | 2–7 | August 10, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Games | Lima, Peru |
| Win | 52–32 | Angus Arthur | TF 14–3 | August 10, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Games | Lima, Peru |
| 2019 Yasar Dogu 5th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 51–32 | Osman Göcen | 6–7 | July 11–14, 2019 | 2019 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Loss | 51–31 | Deepak Punia | 5–11 | July 11–14, 2019 | 2019 Yasar Dogu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2019 US World Team Trials at 86kg |||||||
| Win | 51–30 | Nick Heflin | 4–0 | May 17–19, 2019 | 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Win | 50–30 | Nick Heflin | 6–2 | May 17–19, 2019 | 2019 US World Team Trials Challenge | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| 2019 US Open at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 49–30 | Nick Heflin | 10–4 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 48–30 | Myles Martin | 9–7 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 47–30 | Kenneth Courts | 9–4 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 46–30 | Kevin Parker | Fall | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 45–30 | Pat Romero | TF 13–0 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 44–30 | Cameron Caffey | 10–4 | April 24–27, 2019 | 2019 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado 7th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 43–30 | Yorli Jimenez | | February 15–23, 2019 | 2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado International | Havana, Cuba |
| Loss | 43–29 | Yurieski Torreblanca | | February 15–23, 2019 | 2019 Granma y Cerro Pelado International | Havana, Cuba |
| 2019 Dave Schultz M. International at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 43–28 | Kenneth Courts | TF 12–2 | January 24–26, 2019 | 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Win | 42–28 | Brett Pfarr | 7–4 | January 24–26, 2019 | 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Win | 41–28 | Josh Asper | 6–4 | January 24–26, 2019 | 2019 Dave Schultz Memorial International | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2018 Alany International 12th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 40–28 | Slavik Naniev | 4–7 | December 7–9, 2018 | 2018 Alany International | Vladikavkaz, Russia |
| 2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 40–27 | Richard Perry | 4–7 | July 23, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials True Thirds | Bethlehem, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 40–26 | Joe Rau | 7–0 | May 18–20, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Win | 39–26 | Ryan McWatters | 10–5 | May 18–20, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Loss | 38–26 | Joe Rau | 2–7 | May 18–20, 2018 | 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge | Rochester, Minnesota |
| 2018 US Open 7th at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 38–25 | Brandon Supernaw | TF 10–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 37–25 | Nick Reenan | Fall | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 37–24 | Noe Garcia | Fall | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 36–24 | Anthony Lodermeier | TF 12–2 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 35–24 | Dominic Ducharme | 10–18 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2017 Dave Schultz M. Invitational at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 35–23 | Takahiro Murayama | TF 10–0 | November 1–4, 2017 | 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Loss | 34–23 | Richard Perry | 1–2 | November 1–4, 2017 | 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Win | 34–22 | Kim Gwan-uk | 2–1 | November 1–4, 2017 | 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Loss | 33–22 | Aleksander Musalaliev | 2–3 | November 1–4, 2017 | 2017 Dave Schultz Memorial Invitational | Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| 2017 US World Team Trials DNP at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 33–21 | Austin Trotman | 5–14 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Loss | 33–20 | David Taylor | TF 0–10 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 33–19 | Kyle Crutchmer | TF 14–1 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2017 US Open 5th at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 32–19 | Kyle Crutchmer | 7–3 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 31–19 | Bo Nickal | TF 2–12 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 31–18 | Gabe Dean | 7–6 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 30–18 | Josh Asper | 7–2 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 29–18 | David Taylor | TF 0–10 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 29–17 | Peter Renda | 9–6 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 28–17 | Ryan McWatters | TF 14–4 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 27–17 | Vic Avery | 6–4 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2016 Poland Open 14th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 26–17 | Fırat Binici | 3–6 | June 15–17, 2016 | 2016 Poland Open | Spala, Poland |
| 2015 Bill Farrell International Open DNP at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 26–16 | Richard Perry | 7–8 | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 26–15 | Tyler Caldwell | 7–4 | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 25–15 | Tyrel Todd | 11–6 | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 24–15 | Alireza Asadinia | Fall | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| Loss | 23–15 | Ryan Loder | 12–16 | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 23–14 | Gwon Hyeok-beom | 9–5 | November 5–7, 2015 | 2015 Bill Farrell International Open | New York City, New York |
| 2015 US University Nationals 4th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 22–14 | Ryan Loder | 5–5 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 22–13 | Sam Brooks | 7–7 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 21–13 | Aaron Studebaker | TF 10–0 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 20–13 | Glenn Climmons | 8–5 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Loss | 19–13 | Hayden Zillmer | 5–8 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 19–12 | Montrail Johnson | TF 10–0 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 18–12 | Nicholas Veling | TF 12–2 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 17–12 | Lawrence Thomas | 8–4 | May 28–31, 2015 | 2015 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| 2015 Northern Plains DNP at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 16–12 | Victor Terrell | 3–7 | May 14–16, 2015 | 2015 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| Win | 16–11 | Cody Caldwell | TF 12–1 | May 14–16, 2015 | 2015 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| Win | 15–11 | Dane Pestano | TF 10–0 | May 14–16, 2015 | 2015 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 2015 ASICS US Nationals DNP at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 14–11 | Richard Perry | Fall | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 14–10 | Robert Hamlin | 6–5 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 13–10 | Adam Fierro | 7–2 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 12–10 | Deron Winn | 1–7 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 12–9 | Quentin Wright | Fall | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 ASICS US Senior Nationals | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2014 US World Team Trials DNP at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 11–9 | Enock Francois | Fall | May 29 – June 1, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Loss | 11–8 | Robert Hamlin | 4–7 | May 29 – June 1, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 2014 University Nationals 6th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 11–7 | Chris Perry | 4–10 | May 22–25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 11–6 | John Lampe | TF 10–0 | May 22–25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 10–6 | Kenneth Courts | 17–13 | May 22–25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 9–6 | Rory Bonner | TF 11–1 | May 22–25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 8–6 | Trent Noon | 6–4 | May 22–25, 2014 | 2014 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| 2014 Northern Plains Regionals at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 7–6 | Bruce Toal | TF 11–1 | May 8–10, 2014 | 2014 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| Win | 6–6 | Justin Koethe | TF 11–0 | May 8–10, 2014 | 2014 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| Win | 5–6 | Dan Olsen | Fall | May 8–10, 2014 | 2014 Northern Plains Regional Championships | Waterloo, Iowa |
| 2012 NYAC International DNP at 84 kg |||||||
| Loss | 4–6 | Tamerlan Tagziev | 0–5, 0–5 | November 8–10, 2012 | 2012 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 4–5 | Mathieu Deschatelets | 4–1, 6–0 | November 8–10, 2012 | 2012 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| Loss | 3–5 | Selim Yaşar | 0–3, 2–1, 0–1 | November 8–10, 2012 | 2012 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| 2011 US OTT Qualifier DNP at 84 kg |||||||
| Loss | 3–4 | Evan Brown | 1–0, 0–1, 0–4 | December 3, 2011 | 2011 US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 3–3 | Cody Powers | Fall | December 3, 2011 | 2011 US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Loss | 2–3 | Kamaru Usman | 1–1, 3–3, 0–4 | December 3, 2011 | 2011 US Olympic Team Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2011 NYAC International DNP at 84 kg |||||||
| Loss | 2–2 | Kurt Brenner | 1–3, 4–0, 3–5 | November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 2–1 | Eyad Abujaradeh | 1–0, 5–0 | November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| Loss | 1–1 | Bryce Hasseman | 1–1, 0–4 | November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |
| Win | 1–0 | Nathanael Ackerman | 1–0, 4–3 | November 11–13, 2011 | 2011 NYAC Holiday International Open | New York City, New York |

## NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event |
| End of 2016-2017 Season (junior year) ||||||
| Win | 17–4 | Drew Foster | 9–5 | January 20, 2017 | Northern Iowa - Iowa State Dual |
| Win | 16–4 | Daniel Chaid | 6–4 | January 14, 2017 | Iowa State - North Carolina Dual |
| Win | 15–4 | Conner Small | MD 19–7 | January 6, 2017 | Arizona State - Iowa State Dual |
| Win | 14–4 | Casey Crawford | Fall | November 13, 2016 | Harold Nichols Open |
| Win | 13–4 | Tyler McNutt | Fall | November 6, 2016 | Iowa State - North Dakota State Dual |
| Win | 12–4 | Nate Rotert | 8–6 | November 4, 2016 | Iowa State - South Dakota State Dual |
| Start of 2016-2017 Season (junior year) ||||||
| End of 2015-2016 Season (sophomore year) ||||||
| 2016 NCAA Championships 5th at 197 lbs ||||||
| Win | 11–4 | Jared Haught | Fall | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Loss | 10–4 | Nathan Burak | SV-1 1-3 | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 10–3 | Brett Harner | 3-2 | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 9–3 | Shawn Scott | 5-3 | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Loss | 8–3 | Brett Pfarr | MD 3-12 | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 8–2 | Jared Haught | TB-1 Fall | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 7–2 | Phil Wellington | SV-1 3-1 | March 15–17, 2016 | 2016 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| 2016 Big 12 Championships at 197 lbs ||||||
| Win | 6–2 | Trent Noon | 3–1 | March 3–6, 2016 | 2016 Big 12 Conference Championships |
| Win | 5–2 | Derek Thomas | 4–1 | March 3–6, 2016 | 2016 Big 12 Conference Championships |
| Loss | 4–2 | Preston Weigel | 2–6 | March 3–6, 2016 | 2016 Big 12 Conference Championships |
| Win | 4–1 | Jake Smith | 4–1 | March 3–6, 2016 | 2016 Big 12 Conference Championships |
| Win | 3–1 | Brad Johnson | 8–5 | March 3–6, 2016 | 2016 Big 12 Conference Championships |
| Loss | 2–1 | Brett Pfarr | MD 1–12 | February 19, 2016 | Iowa State - Minnesota Dual |
| Win | 2–0 | Bubba Scheffel | 5–4 | February 14, 2016 | West Virginia - Iowa State Dual |
| Win | 1–0 | Cody Krumwiede | 5–2 | February 5, 2016 | Iowa State - Northern Iowa Dual |
| Start of 2015-2016 Season (sophomore year) ||||||
| End of 2014-2015 Season (freshman year) ||||||

### Stats

| Season | Year | School | Rank | Weigh Class | Record | Win | Bonus |
| 2017 | Junior | Iowa State University | #7 (DNQ) | 184 | 7–0 | 100.00% | 57.14% |
| 2016 | Sophomore | Iowa State University | #5 (5th) | 197 | 11–4 | 73.33% | 13.33% |
| 2015 | Freshman | Iowa Central Community College | #1 (NJCAA) | 197 | 10–1 | 90.91% | 36-36% |
| Career | Career | Career | Career | Career | 28–5 | 84.85% | 30.30% |