# Masanosuke Ono

Masanosuke Ono (小野正之助, Masanosuke Ono, born 10 February 2004) is a Japanese freestyle wrestler who competes in the 61 kilogram class. In 2024, Ono became the World Champion, the Japan National champion and the U20 World champion.

## Early life

Ono was born in Shimano Prefecture, where he started wrestling at three years old. He attended Tosu Technical High School. During his teenage years, he won the Japan National tournament in different age-groups multiple times.

## Career
### 2022–2023

In June 2022, Ono placed eleventh at the Japan National Championships, making his senior level debut. In December 2023, he went up to 65 kilograms and earned a silver medal at the tournament, only losing in the finals to eventual Olympic champion Kotaro Kiyooka.

### 2024

In March, Ono made his international debut at the Yasar Dogu International, earning the championship at 61 kilograms. In April, he earned a bronze medal at the Asian Championships, up at 65 kilograms. In May, Ono became the Japanese National champion at 61 kilograms, earning the right to compete at the World Championships in October.
After making the U20 team earlier in the year, Ono became the U20 World champion at 61 kilograms in September, notably defeating Marcus Blaze in the semifinals.
In October, Ono competed at the World Championships in Albania, becoming the gold medalist at 20 years old. Outscoring his opposition 55–2, he notably defeated Olympic champion Zaur Uguev from Russia, reigning World champion Vito Arujau from the United States, and U23 World finalist Ahmet Duman from Turkey on his way to first World title.

### 2025

On February 26, Ono dropped down to 59.5 kilograms and defeated Olympic silver medalist Spencer Lee from the United States on points, in the main event of FloWrestling: Night in America.

## Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches :
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Score | Date | Event | Location |
| Win | 20–3 | Spencer Lee | 3–2 | February 26, 2025 | FloWrestling: Night in America – 59.5 kg | Coralville, Iowa |
| 2024 World Championships at 61 kg |||||||
| Win | 19–3 | Ahmet Duman | TF 10–0 | October 30–31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 18–3 | Vito Arujau | TF 12–0 | October 30–31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 17–3 | Arman Eloyan | TF 11–0 | October 30–31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 16–3 | Li Weiyu | TF 12–0 | October 30–31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| Win | 15–3 | Zaur Uguev | 10–2 | October 30–31, 2024 | 2024 World Championships | Tirana, Albania |
| 2024 Japan Nationals at 61 kg |||||||
| Win | 14–3 | Taichi Yamaguchi | TF 10–0 | May 23–26, 2024 | 2024 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 13–3 | Yuto Nishiuchi | 3–2 | May 23–26, 2024 | 2024 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 12–3 | Rin Sakamoto | TF 10–0 | May 23–26, 2024 | 2024 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2024 Asian Championships at 65 kg |||||||
| Win | 11–3 | Rohit Singh | 5–3 | April 11, 2024 | 2024 Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Win | 10–3 | Han Hyon-song | TF 10–0 | April 11, 2024 | 2024 Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| Loss | 9–3 | Tömör-Ochiryn Tulga | Fall | April 11, 2024 | 2024 Asian Championships | Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| 2024 Yasar Dogu International at 61 kg |||||||
| Win | 9–2 | Emre Kural | TF 10–0 | March 10, 2024 | 2024 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Antalya, Turkey |
| Win | 8–2 | Reza Atri | 4–0 | March 10, 2024 | 2024 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Antalya, Turkey |
| Win | 7–2 | Reza Momeni | TF 11–0 | March 10, 2024 | 2024 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Antalya, Turkey |
| Win | 6–2 | Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu | TF 11–0 | March 10, 2024 | 2024 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Antalya, Turkey |
| Win | 5–2 | Ossimzhan Dastanbek | 6–2 | March 10, 2024 | 2024 Yasar Dogu Tournament | Antalya, Turkey |
| 2023 Japan Nationals at 65 kg |||||||
| Loss | 4–2 | Kotaro Kiyooka | TF 0–11 | December 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 4–1 | Ryoma Anraku | 8–4 | December 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 3–1 | Ryuto Sakaki | 6–0 | December 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 2–1 | Takumi Akiyama | 6–2 | December 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| Win | 1–1 | Shotaro Suwama | TF 10–0 | December 21–24, 2023 | 2023 Japan National Championships – Emperor's Cup | Tokyo, Japan |
| 2022 Japan Nationals 11th at 57 kg |||||||
| Loss | 0–1 | Rikuto Arai | 0–4 | June 16–19, 2022 | 2022 Japan National Championships – Meiji Cup | Tokyo, Japan |