# 2018 European Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The men's 81 kg competition at the 2018 European Judo Championships was held on 28 April at the Expo Tel Aviv.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 |
| Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 00 | | |
| Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 00 | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 00 |
| | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 00 | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| Sagi Muki (ISR) | 10 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 00 |
| Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 | | |
| Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 00 |
| | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| İlker Güldüren (TUR) | 01 |
| László Csoknyai (HUN) | 00 | | |
| László Csoknyai (HUN) | 00 | İlker Güldüren (TUR) | 00 |
| | | Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 10 |

### Pool A

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Frank de Wit (NED) | 10 | | |
| Nicon Zaborosciuc (MDA) | 00 | | |
| | | Frank de Wit (NED) | 00 |
| | | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 11 |
| Logi Haraldsson (ISL) | 00 | | |
| Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Sami Chouchi (BEL) | 10 |
| | | | | Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 00 |
| Dominik Družeta (CRO) | 10 | | | | |
| Jaromír Musil (CZE) | 00 | | | | |
| | | Dominik Družeta (CRO) | 00 | | |
| | | Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 10 |
| Alpha Oumar Djalo (FRA) | 01 | | |
| Stuart McWatt (GBR) | 00 | | |

### Pool B

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 | | |
| Phedias Konnaris (CYP) | 00 | | |
| | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 10 |
| | | Arso Milić (MNE) | 00 |
| Robin Pacek (SWE) | 00 | | |
| Arso Milić (MNE) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Anri Egutidze (POR) | 00 |
| | | | | Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 01 |
| Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 10 | | | | |
| Artūras Maiboroda (LTU) | 00 | | | | |
| | | Vedat Albayrak (TUR) | 00 | | |
| | | Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 10 |
| Vartan Khachatryan (ARM) | 00 | | |
| Antonio Esposito (ITA) | 01 | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 01 | | |
| | | Sergii Krivchach (UKR) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 01 |
| | | | | Alexios Ntanatsidis (GRE) | 00 |
| | | Alexios Ntanatsidis (GRE) | 10 | | |
| | | Aristos Michael (CYP) | 00 | | |
| | | | | | | Aslan Lappinagov (RUS) | 10 |
| | | | | | | İlker Güldüren (TUR) | 00 |
| | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) | 01 | | | | |
| Srđan Mrvaljević (MNE) | 00 | Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) | 01 | | | | |
| Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) | 10 | | | | | | |
| Nugzar Tatalashvili (GEO) | 10 | | | Ivaylo Ivanov (BUL) | 00 | | |
| | | | | İlker Güldüren (TUR) | 10 |
| | | İlker Güldüren (TUR) | 01 | | |
| | | Dorin Gotonoaga (MDA) | 00 | | |

### Pool D

| Round of 32 | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Matthias Casse (BEL) | 10 | | |
| Christian Parlati (ITA) | 00 | | |
| | | Matthias Casse (BEL) | 00 |
| | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 01 |
| Sagi Muki (ISR) | 10 | | |
| Jonathan Allardon (FRA) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Sagi Muki (ISR) | 10 |
| | | | | László Csoknyai (HUN) | 00 |
| László Csoknyai (HUN) | 10 | | | | |
| Damian Szwarnowiecki (POL) | 00 | | | | |
| | | László Csoknyai (HUN) | 10 | | |
| | | Kristjan Toniste (EST) | 00 |
| Kristjan Toniste (EST) | 01 | | |
| Elemer Szocs (ROU) | 00 | | |