# David Taylor (wrestler, born 1990)

David Morris Taylor III (born December 5, 1990) is an American former freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competed in the 74, 86 and 92-kilogram categories. He is the current head coach of the Oklahoma State Cowboys.
With his most prestigious accolades coming at 86 kilograms, Taylor was most notably the 2020 Summer Olympic gold medalist, a World champion in 2018, 2022 and 2023, and held one of the biggest rivalries in the sport's history against Hassan Yazdani.
One of the most accomplished Nittany Lions in the history of the Penn State program, Taylor was twice the NCAA Division I National champion at 165 pounds, and earned the Dan Hodge Trophy two times during his collegiate years.

## Folkstyle career
### High school

Born in Reno, Nevada, Taylor attended Graham High School in St. Paris, Ohio. As a high schooler, Taylor became a four-time OHSAA state champion with an outstanding 180–2 record and graduated with a 4.0 GPA. He received the Dave Schultz High School Excellence Award in 2009 as the nation's top high school wrestler.

### College

During his time at Penn State (2009–2014), Taylor went on to become a two-time NCAA Division I national champion (four-time finalist), a four-time Big Ten Conference champion, and two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner. After a perfect freshman year to that point, Taylor was pinned by Arizona State's Bubba Jenkins at the NCAA finals. As a sophomore, he moved up from 157 pounds (71 kg) to 165 lb (75 kg), winning the NCAA title and being named the best college wrestler in the US as the Dan Hodge Trophy winner with a 70–1 overall record.
As a junior, he faced Kyle Dake from Cornell in the NCAA finals, who moved up to attempt to become the third four-time NCAA champion and the first to win titles at four different weight classes in the history of the NCAA. After a back-and-forth battle, Taylor was defeated 5–4. As a senior, he once again had an undefeated campaign, claimed his second NCAA title, helped clinch the team title for the Nittany Lions, and became the third multiple-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner in history. Taylor graduated with 134 wins and three losses, 50 pins, 42 technical falls, and 29 major decisions.

## Freestyle career
### 2010–2012

Taylor made his freestyle debut in April 2010, when he claimed a University US National title. In 2012, he competed at the US Olympic Team Trials, where he went 3–2.

### 2013–2014

In 2013, Taylor claimed runner-up honors at the US Open in April, defeating Nick Marable to reach the finals and then being downed by the defending Olympic champion Jordan Burroughs. After pinning '12 Junior World Champion Magomed Kurbanaliev from Russia at Beat the Streets, Taylor became a two-time US University National and made the US University World Team on May. At the '13 US World Team Trials Challenge of June, Taylor went 4–1 with a lone loss to four-time NCAA Division I National Kyle Dake to claim third-place. At the 2013 Summer Universiade, he claimed a bronze medal for the United States.
In 2014, last year's US Open results were repeated when Taylor fell to Jordan Burroughs, this rematch being much closer and forcing the now defending World Champion to come from behind to get the last minute comeback. After dominating the eventual '16 Olympic bronze medalist and at-the-time two-time World bronze medalist and two-time European Champion Jabrayil Hasanov at Beat the Streets, Taylor made the US World Team Trials finals, but was defeated twice in a row by Burroughs.

### 2015–2016

Now able to focus on freestyle full-time after graduating from college, Taylor opened up the 2015 year with a fifth-place finish at the Yasar Dogu, where he went 3–2. He then claimed his first US Open National title in May, followed up by a technical fall over Cuba's Liván López at Beat the Streets. In his fourth attempt to make the US World Team, Taylor was once again overpowered by Kyle Dake in the challenge tournament, but he came back and claimed the third place when he beat veteran Andrew Howe. Taylor then claimed Grand Prix of Spain and Stepan Sargsyan Cup gold medals in July, before making the decision to bulk up to the 86 kilogram division on September. Taylor took fifth-place at the Golden Grand Prix of November, and seemed overpowered in his first tournament at a new weight class. On December, Taylor competed at the US Senior Nationals, and after running through '14 US World Team member and teammate Ed Ruth, Taylor was defeated by long-time rival Kyle Dake.
In 2016, Taylor was unable to make the US Olympic Team, as he was defeated by Dake for the fifth time in the senior level, forcing Taylor to battle for the bronze medal, which he comfortably earned. He then claimed his second Spain Grand Prix title on July, and competed again at the World Clubs Cup of December, where he went 3-1 and helped TMWC reach the first-place, while also defeating the accomplished Alireza Karimi.

### 2017

In his first competition of the year, Taylor dominated the Grand Prix of Paris in January, and despite being initially banned by the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, he competed at the World Cup in February in Iran. At the World Cup, he defeated four top-level opponents: '12 Olympic bronze medalist and two-time European Champion Dato Marsagishvili in the first round (8-3), that year's World Championship bronze medalist Vladislav Valiev (TF 14–4), '12 Olympic Gold medalist Sharif Sharifov (TF 12–2), and '16 Olympic Gold medalist Hassan Yazdani (fall).
Taylor claimed his second US national title in April, with an overall score of 40–4 against five opponents. After a quick win at Beat the Streets, Taylor made the World Team Trials finals when he ran through '16 US OTT Greco-Roman champion Joe Rau and '12 Junior World Championship runner-up Pat Downey, and defeated three-time NCAA Division I All-American Nick Heflin to make the best-of-three, where he faced returning Olympic Bronze medalist J'den Cox. In the first match, Taylor rallied comfortably with a 9–3 win, but was closely defeated in the second match 4–3, leading to a controversial third bout due to Cox's sweat and alleged passivity, which caused Taylor to kick the challenge cube and his cornerman Cael Sanderson to throw items at the official and a chair onto the mat after losing 5–3.
He came back to competition at the World Clubs Cup on December, where he helped the TMWC to second place with notable victories over Alireza Karimi and Pawan Kumar.

### 2018

To start off the year, Taylor became only the 12th American to claim a gold medal at the Ivan Yarygin Golden Grand Prix, considered the toughest open tournament in the world. He opened with a win over two-time (and defending) Pan American champion Yurieski Torreblanca, followed by Selim Yaşar on points and a fall over '17 Junior World Champion Artur Naifonov to make the finals. In the finals, he got another fall, this time over Fatih Erdin, to claim the gold medal. On April, he claimed his second consecutive World Cup championship, recording four technical falls to help secure the gold medal for the United States. He also clinched his third US National title, with four victories over fellow Americans.
On May, he claimed his first Pan American title, with notable wins over Yurieski Torreblanca, Pool Ambrocio and Eduardo Gajardo. On his seventh attempt to make the US World/Olympic Team, Taylor finally and dominantly was able to punch tickets to the World Championships, when he defeated '18 Bill Farrell Memorial medalist Nick Reenan twice via technical fall on May, at Final X: State College. He then warmed up at the Yasar Dogu of July, with four dominant pins over foreigners.
At the World Championships, Taylor had a tough start, as he faced his biggest threat of the tournament in the first round, '16 Olympic Gold medalist and defending World champion Hassan Yazdani from Iran. After being down two points to six at the end of the first period, Taylor was able to overcome adversity and put on nine points on his side, finishing the legendary match 11–6. In the next round, he tech'd '18 Alexander Medved champion Hajy Rajabau from Belarus, to advance to the quarterfinals. Next, he picked apart the accomplished Cuban Yurieski Torreblanca, to pick up an 8–0 victory. In the semifinals, he had it harder, as he went to the distance against the '17 European Champion and Russia's best Dauren Kurugliev, but was able to score the comeback win 7–5. During the match, Taylor got briefly knocked out after Kurugliev accidentally wheel kicked him on the chin when escaping a single leg attempt by Taylor. In the finals, he dismantled Fatih Erdin from Turkey, overwhelming his opposition with 12 points to two, to claim the World Championship and help Team USA reach third place.
After the year was over, Taylor was named the UWW International Freestyle wrestler of the Year, and was awarded the John Smith Award winner as USA's Freestyle wrestler of the Year.

### 2019–2020

After time off competition, the returning World Champion came back in April 2019, when he claimed his second straight Pan American title, tournament in where he scored 34 points to none against his four opponents and Team USA claimed all ten medals in freestyle. On May, he competed at the annual Beat the Streets for charity, against Drew Foster, where he suffered a severe knee injury which led him to forfeit out of the match, and ultimately, forced him to stay inactive during the whole year, missing the opportunity to make his second US World Team (forfeiting it to Pat Downey instead, whom he had tech'd twice), to represent the United States at the 2019 Pan American Games or to defend his title at the World Championships.
After almost a full year of no competition, Taylor came back to wrestle in March 2020, at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament. He comfortably got three wins to win the bracket and internationally qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics. Taylor was then scheduled to compete at the US Olympic Team Trials on April 4 at State College, Pennsylvania, where he was a heavy favorite. 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.
Taylor was unable to compete for a couple of months due to the pandemic, but was scheduled to wrestle Pat Downey (whom he was unable to wrestle at the '19 US World Trials) on July 25, at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo. After Downey pulled out of the bout due to problems with the organization, Taylor wrestled and tech'd the accomplished Myles Martin. After more months of inactiveness, Taylor defeated two-time NCAA champion Gabe Dean by points on November 24, at the NLWC III.

### 2021

To start the year, Taylor was scheduled to face his former rival and five-time World and Olympic champion (at 74 kg) Jordan Burroughs, at 86 kilos, on January 9, while headlining FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor. However, it was announced on January 8 that Taylor was unable to travel to Austin, Texas due to COVID-19 restrictions and the bout was subsequently postponed for four days later and changed its location for Lincoln, Nebraska, thus moving to a different card also named FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor. After a 4–0 lead for Taylor in the first period, Burroughs rallied late to score four points of his own, but was unable to secure the victory as Taylor had criteria, defeating Burroughs for the first time in five matches. Taylor was also scheduled to compete at the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane on January 16, but was not able to travel due to the postponement of his match against Burroughs.
During April 2 to 3, Taylor competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials as the heavy favorite and top–seed. After cleaning out All–American Brett Pfarr in the quarterfinal round, Taylor flawlessly knocked off reigning US National champion Gabe Dean in a rematch from their match at the NLWC III, advancing to the best–of–three finals. In the finale, Taylor faced reigning U23 World Champion and Penn State legend Bo Nickal, whom he is close with as a friend and teammate at the Nittany Lion Wrestling Club. He defeated Nickal twice and did not allow him to score any points while scoring ten combined points of his own, becoming the US Olympic Team Member at 86 kilograms, and qualifying him to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics. In regards to his close relationship with Nickal, Taylor then stated:
   "It was a weird emotion," Taylor said. "We had a discussion leading up to it, and we have such a deep room in the wrestling club, especially at 86 kilos, so we're challenged every single day and none of us would be where we are without each other. Bo's amazing, and I wouldn't be where I am without Bo."
As a result, Taylor also competed at the Pan American Continental Championships on May 30. Taylor racked up 30 points against his three opponents while not getting scored on to claim the crown and help the USA reach all 10 freestyle medals.
On August 4, Taylor competed in the first date of men's freestyle 86 kg of the 2020 Summer Olympics, where he looked dominant enough to score technical falls over all of his three opponents on his way to the finals; four-time World Championship medalist Ali Shabanau from Belarus, '20 European Championship runner-up Myles Amine from San Marino and defending World silver medalist Deepak Punia from India. On the other side of the finale awaited rival and reigning Olympic and World Champion Hassan Yazdani from Iran, Taylor meeting him in a rubber match on August 5 after downing him twice earlier in his career. Down 0–2 to a step-out and a passivity point in the second period, Taylor scored the first takedown to tie it up, though Yazdani scored another step-out to make it 2–3 on his favor, before being blasted by Taylor for two points late in the match, resulting in the stunning upset comeback win, shocking the world as the underdog going into the match. This result gained Taylor the 2020 Summer Olympic Games gold medal and extended his win-streak to 54 matches.
As an Olympic medalist, Taylor earned the right to automatically represent the United States at the 2021 World Championships without having to compete domestically to make the US World Team, and did do so in October 2–3. On the first date, Taylor once again ran through his competition, dominating the likes of World Championship runner-ups Boris Makojev and Abubakr Abakarov to cruise to the finale. A fourth match with rival and reigning World Champion Hassan Yazdani took place in the finals, but this time the Iranian came up on top for the first time, nullifying Taylor and snapping his 57-match win streak, marking the series 3–1 in favor of Taylor and the latter leaving with a silver medal.

### 2022

In June, Taylor stopped two-time NCAA champion Zahid Valencia twice to make the US World Team once again, at Final X NYC. In September, after dominantly cruising to the finals, Taylor avenged his loss to Hassan Yazdani and claimed his second World championship.

### 2023

Repeating as Final X champion to become the US World Team member at the weight, Taylor defeated US National champion and teammate Aaron Brooks twice in a row in June. At the World Championships, Taylor dominated once again, defeating everyone on his way either by fall or technical fall, including Hassan Yazdani, leading 5–1 in the series.

### 2024

Competing at the US Olympic Trials in April, Taylor sat in the best-of-three finals as a 2023 World medalist, where he was upset twice in a row by now U23 World and four-time NCAA champion, as well as teammate, Aaron Brooks, losing the series and staying out of the 2024 Summer Olympics. In May, after becoming the head coach at Oklahoma State, Taylor expressed at a press conference that he had retired from the sport as a competitor, at the age of 33.
In September, Taylor, now the head coach of the Cowboys, announced he would come out of retirement to compete at the US World Team Trials up at 92 kilograms. After notorious wins on the first day over NCAA champion Michael Macchiavello and All-Americans Trent Hidlay and Marcus Coleman, Taylor made the best-of-three finals, where he faced returning World medalist Zahid Valencia. Then, after consecutive victories over Valencia, Taylor was back on the US World Team.
In October, he competed at his last World Championships, and in his first at 92 kilograms. In a battle of Tokyo Olympic champions, Taylor fell to seven–time World and Olympic champion Abdulrashid Sadulaev from Russia, in the first round. After being pulled back into repechage, Taylor bounced back defeating World medalist Abubakr Abakarov from Azerbaijan and Lars Schäfle from Germany to earn the right to contend for a bronze medal. In a battle of 2022 World champions, Taylor beat two-time World champion Kamran Ghasempour from Iran to earn the bronze medal, and subsequently retired from the sport as an athlete.

## Coaching career
### Oklahoma State University

In May, a month after a runner-up finish at the 2024 US Olympic Trials, it was announced that Taylor would become the head coach at Oklahoma State University, following John Smith's retirement.

## Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| 2024 World Championships at 92 kg |||||||
| Win | 161–22 | Kamran Ghasempour | 6–2 | October 31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 160–22 | Lars Schäfle | TF 11–1 | October 30, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 159–22 | Abubakr Abakarov | 3–1 | October 30, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Loss | 158–22 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev | 0–7 | October 30, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| 2024 US World Team Trials at 92 kg |||||||
| Win | 158–21 | Zahid Valencia | Fall | September 15, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 157–21 | Zahid Valencia | 3–3 | September 15, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 156–21 | Trent Hidlay | 10–6 | September 14, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 155–21 | Michael Macchiavello | TF 10–0 | September 14, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 154–21 | Marcus Coleman | Fall | September 14, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 153–21 | Aidan Brenot | TF 10–0 | September 14, 2024 | 2024 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| 2024 US Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 152–21 | Aaron Brooks | 1–3 | April 20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Team Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Loss | 152–20 | Aaron Brooks | 1–4 | April 20, 2024 | 2024 US Olympic Team Trials | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 2023 World Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 152–19 | Hassan Yazdani | Fall | September 17, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 151–19 | Azamat Dauletbekov | Fall | September 16, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 150–19 | Magomed Sharipov | TF 12–2 | September 16, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 149–19 | Benjamin Greil | TF 10–0 | September 16, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 148–19 | Sofiane Padiou Belmir | Fall | September 16, 2023 | 2023 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2023 US World Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 147–19 | Aaron Brooks | 5–4 | June 10, 2023 | 2023 Final X Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| Win | 146–19 | Aaron Brooks | 6–0 | June 10, 2023 | 2023 Final X Newark | Newark, New Jersey |
| 2022 World Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 145–19 | Hassan Yazdani | 7-1 | September 16, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 144–19 | Azamat Dauletbekov | TF 12–0 | September 15, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 143–19 | Ethan Ramos | TF 11–0 | September 15, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Win | 142–19 | Aron Caneva | TF 10–0 | September 15, 2022 | 2022 World Championships | Belgrade, Serbia |
| 2022 US World Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 141–19 | Zahid Valencia | TF 10–0 | June 8, 2022 | 2022 Final X NYC | New York City, New York |
| Win | 140–19 | Zahid Valencia | 4–2 | June 8, 2022 | 2022 Final X NYC | New York City, New York |
| 2021 World Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 139–19 | Hassan Yazdani | 2–6 | October 3, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Oslo, Norway |
| Win | 139–18 | Abubakr Abakarov | Fall | October 2, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Oslo, Norway |
| Win | 138–18 | Akhmed Aibuev | Fall | October 2, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Oslo, Norway |
| Win | 137–18 | Boris Makojev | TF 11–0 | October 2, 2021 | 2021 World Championships | Oslo, Norway |
| 2020 Summer Olympics at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 136–18 | Hassan Yazdani | 4–3 | August 5, 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 135–18 | Deepak Punia | TF 10–0 | August 4, 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 134–18 | Myles Amine | TF 12–2 | August 4, 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 133–18 | Ali Shabanau | TF 11–0 | August 4, 2021 | 2020 Summer Olympics | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2021 Pan American Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 132–18 | Clayton Pye | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Win | 131–18 | Juan Sebastián Rivera | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Win | 130–18 | Noel Alfonso Torres | TF 10–0 | May 30, 2021 | 2021 Pan American Continental Championships | Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| 2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 129–18 | Bo Nickal | 6–0 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 128–18 | Bo Nickal | 4–0 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 127–18 | Gabe Dean | 4–0 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 126–18 | Brett Pfarr | TF 11–0 | April 2–3, 2021 | 2020 US Olympic Team Trials | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Win | 125–18 | Jordan Burroughs | 4–4 | January 13, 2021 | FloWrestling: Burroughs vs. Taylor | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 124–18 | Gabe Dean | 6–2 | November 24, 2020 | NLWC III | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 123–18 | Myles Martin | TF 11–0 | July 25, 2020 | FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo | Austin, Texas |
| 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 122–18 | Pool Ambrocio | FF | March 15, 2020 | 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament | Ottawa, Canada |
| Win | 121–18 | Yurieski Torreblanca | 8–0 | March 15, 2020 | 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament | Ottawa, Canada |
| Win | 120–18 | Pedro Ceballos | Fall | March 15, 2020 | 2020 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament | Ottawa, Canada |
| 2019 Pan American Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 119–18 | Pedro Ceballos | TF 10–0 | April 19–21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | 118–18 | Lazaro Hernandez | TF 10–0 | April 19–21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | 117–18 | Meruzhan Nikoyan | 6–0 | April 19–21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Win | 116–18 | Rashji Mackey | 8–0 | April 19–21, 2019 | 2019 Pan American Continental Championships | Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| 2018 World Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 115–18 | Fatih Erdin | TF 12–2 | October 20–21, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 114–18 | Dauren Kurugliev | 7–5 | October 20–21, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 113–18 | Yurieski Torreblanca | 8–0 | October 20–21, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 112–18 | Hajy Rajabau | TF 10–0 | October 20–21, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| Win | 111–18 | Hassan Yazdani | 11–6 | October 20–21, 2018 | 2018 World Championships | Budapest, Hungary |
| 2018 Yaşar Doğu International at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 110–18 | Murad Suleymanov | Fall | July 27–29, 2018 | 2018 Yaşar Doğu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 109–18 | Ahmet Bilici | Fall | July 27–29, 2018 | 2018 Yaşar Doğu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 108–18 | Boris Makojev | Fall | July 27–29, 2018 | 2018 Yaşar Doğu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 107–18 | Azamat Dauletbekow | Fall | July 27–29, 2018 | 2018 Yaşar Doğu International | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2018 US World Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 106–18 | Nick Reenan | TF 12–0 | June 15–16, 2018 | 2018 Final X: State College | State College, Pennsylvania |
| Win | 105–18 | Nick Reenan | TF 13–2 | June 15–16, 2018 | 2018 Final X: State College | State College, Pennsylvania |
| 2018 Pan American Championships at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 104–18 | Yurieski Torreblanca | 3–2 | May 3–6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Continental Championships | Lima, Peru |
| Win | 103–18 | Julio Rodriguez Romero | 3–0 | May 3–6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Continental Championships | Lima, Peru |
| Win | 102–18 | Pool Ambrocio | TF 11–0 | May 3–6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Continental Championships | Lima, Peru |
| Win | 101–18 | Eduardo Gajardo | TF 12–2 | May 3–6, 2018 | 2018 Pan American Continental Championships | Lima, Peru |
| 2018 US Open at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 100–18 | Richard Perry | 8–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 99–18 | T.J. Dudley | TF 12–2 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 98–18 | Noe Garcia | 2–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 97–18 | Austin Coburn | TF 10–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 96–18 | Evan Hansen | TF 10–0 | April 24–28, 2018 | 2018 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2018 World Cup at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 95–18 | Aleksandr Gostiyev | TF 12–2 | April 7, 2018 | 2018 World Cup | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 94–18 | David Khutsishvili | TF 11–1 | April 7, 2018 | 2018 World Cup | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 93–18 | Masao Matsusaka | TF 12–2 | April 7, 2018 | 2018 World Cup | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 92–18 | Pawan Kumar | TF 10–0 | April 7, 2018 | 2018 World Cup | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2018 Ivan Yarygin Gran Prix at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 91–18 | Fatih Erdin | Fall | January 28, 2018 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 90–18 | Artur Naifonov | Fall | January 28, 2018 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 89–18 | Koloi Kartoev | 4–1 | January 28, 2018 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| Win | 88–18 | Yurieski Torreblanca | 4–4 | January 28, 2018 | Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018 | Krasnoyarsk, Russia |
| 2017 World Clubs Cup for TMWC at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 87–18 | Alireza Karimi | 3–1 | December 7–8, 2017 | 2017 World Clubs Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| Win | 86–18 | Gankhuyag Ganbaatar | Fall | December 7–8, 2017 | 2017 World Clubs Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| Win | 85–18 | Petar Savakov | 4–0 | December 7–8, 2017 | 2017 World Clubs Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| Win | 84–18 | Pawan Kumar | TF 10–0 | December 7–8, 2017 | 2017 World Clubs Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| Win | 83–18 | Alexander Moore | TF 14–4 | December 7–8, 2017 | 2017 World Clubs Cup | Tehran, Iran |
| 2017 US World Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 82–18 | J'den Cox | 3–5 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Loss | 82–17 | J'den Cox | 3–4 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 82–16 | J'den Cox | 9–3 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 81–16 | Nick Heflin | 13–9 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 80–16 | Pat Downey | TF 10–0 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 79–16 | Joe Rau | TF 13–0 | June 9–10, 2017 | 2017 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Win | 78–16 | Takahiro Murayama | Fall | May 17, 2017 | 2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square | New York City, New York |
| 2017 US Open at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 77–16 | Richard Perry | TF 10–0 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 76–16 | Nick Heflin | TF 15–4 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 75–16 | Pat Downey | TF 10–0 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 74–16 | Chance McClure | TF 10–0 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 73–16 | Anthony Cress | 5–0 | April 26–29, 2017 | 2017 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2017 World Cup at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 72–16 | Hassan Yazdani | Fall | February 16–17, 2017 | 2017 World Cup | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Win | 71–16 | Sharif Sharifov | TF 12–2 | February 16–17, 2017 | 2017 World Cup | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Win | 70–16 | Vladislav Valiev | TF 14–4 | February 16–17, 2017 | 2017 World Cup | Kermanshah, Iran |
| Win | 69–16 | Dato Marsagishvili | 8–3 | February 16–17, 2017 | 2017 World Cup | Kermanshah, Iran |
| 2017 Paris Grand Prix at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 68–16 | Richard Perry | 8–5 | January 28–29, 2017 | 2017 International Paris Grand Prix | Paris, France |
| Win | 67–16 | Akhmed Aibuev | TF 12–2 | January 28–29, 2017 | 2017 International Paris Grand Prix | Paris, France |
| Win | 66–16 | István Veréb | TF 10–0 | January 28–29, 2017 | 2017 International Paris Grand Prix | Paris, France |
| Win | 65–16 | Mihaly Nagy | TF 10–0 | January 28–29, 2017 | 2017 International Paris Grand Prix | Paris, France |
| 2016 World Clubs Cup for TMWC at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 64–16 | Alireza Karimi | 12–6 | November 30 – December 1, 2016 | 2016 World Clubs Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Win | 63–16 | Bohdan Hrytsay | TF 19–6 | November 30 – December 1, 2016 | 2016 World Clubs Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Loss | 62–16 | Dmytro Rochniak | 2–6 | November 30 – December 1, 2016 | 2016 World Clubs Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| Win | 62–15 | Nika Kentchadze | Fall | November 30 – December 1, 2016 | 2016 World Clubs Cup | Kharkiv, Ukraine |
| 2016 Spain Grand Prix at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 61–15 | István Veréb | 8–6 | July 9–10, 2016 | 2016 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 60–15 | Orgodolyn Üitümen | 14–7 | July 9–10, 2016 | 2016 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 59–15 | Anthony Valencia | 10–3 | July 9–10, 2016 | 2016 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 58–15 | Vahid Shahmohammadiizad | 6–2 | July 9–10, 2016 | 2016 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| 2016 US Olympic Team Trials at 86 kg |||||||
| Win | 57–15 | Andrew Howe | 5–2 | April 8–10, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Loss | 56–15 | Kyle Dake | 4–11 | April 8–10, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 56–14 | Austin Trotman | 5–2 | April 8–10, 2016 | 2016 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2015 US Nationals at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 55–14 | Kyle Dake | 4–11 | December 18–19, 2015 | 2015 US Nationals – US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 55–13 | Richard Perry | TF 11–0 | December 18–19, 2015 | 2015 US Nationals – US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 54–13 | Ed Ruth | TF 13–0 | December 18–19, 2015 | 2015 US Nationals – US Olympic Trials Qualifier | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2015 Golden Grand Prix 5th at 86 kg |||||||
| Loss | 53–13 | Ehsan Lashgari | TF 0–10 | November 27–29, 2015 | 2015 Golden Grand Prix | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Loss | 53–12 | Gardiiyev Nurmagomed | 0–6 | November 27–29, 2015 | 2015 Golden Grand Prix | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| Win | 53–11 | Umidjon Ismanov | 8–4 | November 27–29, 2015 | 2015 Golden Grand Prix | Baku, Azerbaijan |
| 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Cup at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 52–11 | Kakhaber Khubezhty | TF 12–2 | July 18–19, 2015 | 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Win | 51–11 | Giya Chikhladze | Fall | July 18–19, 2015 | 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament | Yerevan, Armenia |
| Win | 50–11 | Ruslan Rubaev | Fall | July 18–19, 2015 | 2015 Stepan Sargsyan Tournament | Yerevan, Armenia |
| 2015 Spain Grand Prix at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 49–11 | Carmelo Lumia | 12–6 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 48–11 | Zhang Chongyao | 9–1 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 47–11 | Gong Byung Min | 10–1 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| Win | 46–11 | Rafael Mota | TF 13–0 | July 11, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix of Spain | Madrid, Spain |
| 2015 US World Team Trials at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 45–11 | Andrew Howe | 6–0 | June 12–14, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Loss | 44–11 | Kyle Dake | 2–8 | June 12–14, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Win | 44–10 | Tyler Caldwell | 5–2 | June 12–14, 2015 | 2015 US World Team Trials Challenge | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Win | 43–10 | Liván López | TF 18–7 | May 12, 2015 | 2015 Beat The Streets: Salsa in the Square | New York City, New York |
| 2015 US Open at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 42–10 | Andre Howe | 2–0 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 41–10 | Tyler Caldwell | TF 12–2 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 40–10 | Nestor Tafur | TF 10–0 | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 39–10 | Jacob Butenhoff | Fall | May 5–9, 2015 | 2015 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu 5th at 74 kg |||||||
| Loss | 38–10 | Khetag Tsabolov | 3–9 | March 28–29, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Loss | 38–9 | Denis Tsargush | 3–6 | March 28–29, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 38–8 | Bahman Teymouri | Fall | March 28–29, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 37–8 | Abdullah Arslan | 12–4 | March 28–29, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Win | 36–8 | Marad Zoidze | 6–5 | March 28–29, 2015 | 2015 Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 2014 US World Team Trials at 74 kg |||||||
| Loss | 35–8 | Jordan Burroughs | 5–6 | May 30–31, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Loss | 35–7 | Jordan Burroughs | 2–6 | May 30–31, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Win | 35–6 | Andre Howe | 3–1 | May 30–31, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Win | 34–6 | Quinton Godley | TF 10–0 | May 30–31, 2014 | 2014 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament | Madison, Wisconsin |
| Win | 33–6 | Jabrayil Hasanov | 6–0 | May 7, 2014 | 2014 Beat The Streets: USA vs. The World | New York City, New York |
| 2014 US Open at 74 kg |||||||
| Loss | 32–6 | Jordan Burroughs | 6–7 | April 16–19, 2014 | 2014 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 32–5 | Tyler Caldwell | 6–0 | April 16–19, 2014 | 2014 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 31–5 | Paul Rademacher | Fall | April 16–19, 2014 | 2014 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 30–5 | Marcus Bausaman | TF 13–0 | April 16–19, 2014 | 2014 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2013 Universidae Games at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 29–5 | Gombodorj Dorjvaanchig | 10–3 | July 11–16, 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia |
| Win | 28–5 | Reza Afzali Paemami | 7–5 | July 11–16, 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia |
| Loss | 27–5 | Denis Tsargush | 4–7 | July 11–16, 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia |
| Win | 27–4 | Apostolos Taskoudis | Fall | July 11–16, 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia |
| Win | 26–4 | Zurab Erbotsonashvili | 8–4 | July 11–16, 2013 | 2013 Summer Universiade | Kazan, Russia |
| 2013 US World Team Trials at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 25–4 | Andrew Howe | TF 9-– | June 20–22, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Win | 24–4 | Trent Paulson | 4–0 | June 20–22, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Win | 23–4 | Ryan Morningstar | 4–2 | June 20–22, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Loss | 22–4 | Kyle Dake | 4–7 | June 20–22, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Win | 22–3 | Moza Fay | TF 9–1 | June 20–22, 2013 | 2013 US World Team Trials Challenge | Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| 2013 US University Nationals at 74 kg |||||||
| Win | 21–3 | Quinton Godley | Fall | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 20–3 | Quinton Godley | 3–0 | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 19–3 | Ian Miller | TF 14–4 | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 18–3 | Logan Molina | Fall | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 17–3 | Geno Morelli | TF 13–3 | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 16–3 | Jesse Stafford | Fall | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 15–3 | Robert Schlitt | TF 10–0 | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 14–3 | Santonio Cathery | TF 11–0 | May 24–26, 2013 | 2013 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 13–3 | Magomed Kurbanaliev | Fall | May 15, 2013 | 2013 Beat The Streets: Rumble on the Rails | New York City, New York |
| 2013 US Open at 74 kg |||||||
| Loss | 12–3 | Jordan Burroughs | 1–3, 0–1 | April 17–20, 2013 | 2013 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 12–2 | Nick Marable | 2–0, 4–0 | April 17–20, 2013 | 2013 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 11–2 | Ryan Morningstar | 1–0, 1–0 | April 17–20, 2013 | 2013 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Win | 10–2 | Holden Packard | TF 9–0, 7–0 | April 17–20, 2013 | 2013 US Open National Championships | Las Vegas, Nevada |
| 2012 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 74 kg |||||||
| Loss | 9–2 | Kyle Dake | Fall | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 9–1 | Colt Sponseller | 2–0, 1–1, 4–2 | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 8–1 | Mike Poeta | 4–3, 3–1 | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Loss | 7–1 | Andrew Howe | 0–1, 0–5 | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| Win | 7–0 | Moza Fay | 0–4, 5–3, 3–1 | April 21, 2012 | 2012 US Olympic Team Trials | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 2010 US University Nationals at 70 kg |||||||
| Win | 6–0 | Matt Lester | 3–0, 5–1 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 5–0 | Dean Pavlou | TF 7–0, 6–0 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 4–0 | Seth Vernon | 1–0, 4–3 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 3–0 | Matt Ballweg | 2–1, 1–1, 3–1 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 2–0 | Timmy Boone | 2–2, 3–0, 8–2 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |
| Win | 1–0 | Nathan Millman | TF 7–0, 6–0 | April 8–11, 2010 | 2010 US University National Championships | Akron, Ohio |

## NCAA record

NCAA Championships Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event |
| 2014 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs ||||||
| Win | 18-2 | Tyler Caldwell | 6-0 | March 20–22, 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 17-2 | Steve Monk | MD 13-5 | March 20–22, 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 16-2 | Michael Moreno | Fall | March 20–22, 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 15-2 | Jim Wilson | Fall | March 20–22, 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 14-2 | Joe Brewster | Fall | March 20–22, 2014 | 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| 2013 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs ||||||
| Loss | 13-2 | Kyle Dake | 4-5 | March 21–23, 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 13-1 | Peter Yates | Fall | March 21–23, 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 12-1 | Conrad Polz | Fall | March 21–23, 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 11-1 | Zachary Strickland | Fall | March 21–23, 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 10-1 | John Staudenmayer | Fall | March 21–23, 2013 | 2013 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| 2012 NCAA Championships at 165 lbs ||||||
| Win | 9-1 | Brandon Hatchett | TF 22-7 | March 15–17, 2012 | 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 8-1 | Bekzod Abdurakhmonov | Fall | March 15–17, 2012 | 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 7-1 | Robert Kokesh | Fall | March 15–17, 2012 | 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 6-1 | Brandon Wright | Fall | March 15–17, 2012 | 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 5-1 | Corey Lear | Fall | March 15–17, 2012 | 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| 2011 NCAA Championships at 157 lbs ||||||
| Loss | 4-1 | Bubba Jenkins | Fall | March 17–20, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 4-0 | Steven Fittery | 7-1 | March 17–20, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 3-0 | Derek St. John | 6-3 | March 17–20, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 2-0 | David Bonin | TF 20-5 | March 17–20, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |
| Win | 1-0 | Neil Erisman | MD 13-2 | March 17–20, 2011 | 2011 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships |

## Head coaching record

Year by year :
| Year | Team | Record | Conference | National |
| 2025 | Oklahoma State | 13-1 | 1st | |
Overall record :
| Dual Record | Conference Champions | All-Americans | National Champions |
| 13-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Record against rivals :
| Rival | Record |
| Oklahoma | 1-0 |
| Iowa | 0-1 |

## Awards and honors
### 2021

* Olympic games
* Pan American Championships

### 2019

* Pan American Championships

### 2018

* UWW Best Wrestler of the Year
* John Smith Award as the Freestyle Wrestler of the Year
* World Wrestling Championships
* World Cup Championships
* Pan American Championships
* Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix
* Yasar Dogu

### 2017

* World Cup Championships
* Grand Prix of Paris

### 2016

* Grand Prix of Spain

### 2015

* Stepan Sargsyan Tournament
* Grand Prix of Spain

### 2014

* Dan Hodge Trophy winner
* NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
* NCAA Division I
* Big Ten Conference

### 2013

* World University Games
* NCAA Division I
* Big Ten Conference

### 2012

* Dan Hodge Trophy winner
* NCAA Division I Championships Outstanding Wrestler
* NCAA Division I
* Big Ten Conference

### 2011

* NCAA Division I
* Big Ten Conference

## Endorsements

In 2015, Taylor and Adidas released a line of wrestling apparel labeled "M2" after Taylor's college nickname "Magic Man". Taylor received the nickname after a collegiate match in which he turned an unfavorable situation for himself into an advantage. The apparel line began with wrestling shoes and has since expanded to clothing, posters and Adidas sponsored events.