# 2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 81 kg

The Men's 81 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 23 September 2018.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Saeid Mollaei | 01 |
| Vedat Albayrak | 00 | | |
| Vedat Albayrak | 00 | Saeid Mollaei | 10 |
| | | Sotaro Fujiwara | 01 |
| Sotaro Fujiwara | 10 | Sotaro Fujiwara | 01 |
| Dominic Ressel | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Matthias Casse | 00 |
| Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 | | |
| Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 | Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 |
| | | Dominic Ressel | 00 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Damian Szwarnowiecki | 10 |
| Khasan Khalmurzaev | 00 | | |
| Khasan Khalmurzaev | 00 | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 00 |
| | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 |

### Pool A

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Saeid Mollaei | 10 | | | | |
| Etienne Briand | 00 | | | | |
| Etienne Briand | 00 | Saeid Mollaei | 10 | | |
| | | Iura Sveinbjörn | 00 | | |
| Cedrick Kalonga | 01 | Iura Sveinbjörn | 00 | | |
| Iura Sveinbjörn | 10 | | | | |
| Iura Sveinbjörn | 10 | | | Saeid Mollaei | 10 |
| | | | | Anri Egutidze | 00 |
| Anri Egutidze | 01 | | | Anri Egutidze | 00 |
| Zebeda Rekhviashvili | 00 | | | | |
| Zebeda Rekhviashvili | 00 | Anri Egutidze | 01 | | |
| | | Lee Seung-su | 00 | | |
| Aziz Kalkamanuly | 00 | Lee Seung-su | 00 | | |
| Lee Seung-su | 10 | | | | | | |
| Lee Seung-su | 10 | | | | | Saeid Mollaei | 01 |
| | | | | | | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| Matthias Casse | 10 | | | | | Matthias Casse | 00 |
| Terence Kouamba | 00 | | | | | | |
| Terence Kouamba | 00 | Matthias Casse | 10 | | | | |
| | | Filip Štancel | 00 | | | | |
| Filip Štancel | 10 | Filip Štancel | 00 | | | | |
| David Guillen | 00 | | | | | | |
| David Guillen | 00 | | | Matthias Casse | 10 | | |
| | | | | Akmal Murodov | 00 |
| Eoin Coughlan | 00 | | | Akmal Murodov | 00 |
| Emmanuel Lucenti | 10 | | | | |
| Emmanuel Lucenti | 10 | Emmanuel Lucenti | 00 | | |
| | | Akmal Murodov | 11 | | |
| Akmal Murodov | 10 | Akmal Murodov | 11 | | |
| Steven Azar | 00 | | | | |

### Pool B

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar | 00 | | | | |
| Eduardo Santos | 01 | | | | |
| Eduardo Santos | 01 | Eduardo Santos | 01 | | |
| | | Alexios Ntanatsidis | 00 | | |
| Alexios Ntanatsidis | 01 | Alexios Ntanatsidis | 00 | | |
| Dorin Gotonoaga | 00 | | | | |
| Dorin Gotonoaga | 00 | | | Eduardo Santos | 00 |
| | | | | Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 |
| Stuart McWatt | 00 | | | Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 |
| Alexander Wieczerzak | 11 | | | | |
| Alexander Wieczerzak | 11 | Alexander Wieczerzak | 01 | | |
| | | Antonio Esposito | 00 | | |
| Ivaylo Ivanov | 00 | Antonio Esposito | 00 | | |
| Antonio Esposito | 10 | | | | | | |
| Antonio Esposito | 10 | | | | | Alexander Wieczerzak | 00 |
| | | | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 |
| Aslan Lappinagov | 10 | | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 |
| Phedias Konnaris | 00 | | | | | | |
| Phedias Konnaris | 00 | Aslan Lappinagov | 11 | | | | |
| | | Jaromír Musil | 00 | | | | |
| Abdelaziz Ben Ammar | 00 | Jaromír Musil | 00 | | | | |
| Jaromír Musil | 01 | | | | | | |
| Jaromír Musil | 01 | | | Aslan Lappinagov | 00 | | |
| | | | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 |
| | | Bilgee Bayanaa | 00 | | |
| | | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | |
| Vedat Albayrak | 10 | Vedat Albayrak | 10 | | |
| Srđan Mrvaljević | 00 | | | | |

### Pool C

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Frank de Wit | 00 | | | | |
| Medickson del Orbe | 10 | | | | |
| Medickson del Orbe | 10 | Medickson del Orbe | 00 | | |
| | | Kristjan Toniste | 10 | | |
| Kristjan Toniste | 10 | Kristjan Toniste | 10 | | |
| Alain Aprahamian | 00 | | | | |
| Alain Aprahamian | 00 | | | Kristjan Toniste | 00 |
| | | | | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 01 |
| Mohamed Abdelaal | 00 | | | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 01 |
| Alfonso Urquiza | 01 | | | | |
| Alfonso Urquiza | 01 | Alfonso Urquiza | 00 | | |
| | | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 10 | | |
| Joshter Andrew | 00 | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 10 | | |
| Damian Szwarnowiecki | 10 | | | | | | |
| Damian Szwarnowiecki | 10 | | | | | Damian Szwarnowiecki | 00 |
| | | | | | | Sotaro Fujiwara | 10 |
| Sotaro Fujiwara | 10 | | | | | Sotaro Fujiwara | 10 |
| Vladimir Zoloev | 00 | | | | | | |
| Vladimir Zoloev | 00 | Sotaro Fujiwara | 01 | | | | |
| | | Alpha Djalo | 00 | | | | |
| Nebojša Gardašević | 00 | Alpha Djalo | 00 | | | | |
| Alpha Djalo | 10 | | | | | | |
| Alpha Djalo | 10 | | | Sotaro Fujiwara | 01 | | |
| | | | | Sami Chouchi | 00 |
| Sami Chouchi | 10 | | | Sami Chouchi | 00 |
| Kouami Sacha Denanyoh | 00 | | | | |
| Kouami Sacha Denanyoh | 00 | Sami Chouchi | 10 | | |
| | | İlker Güldüren | 00 | | |
| Nai Rigaqi | 00 | İlker Güldüren | 00 | | |
| İlker Güldüren | 10 | | | | |

### Pool D
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Baker Al-Zidaneen | 10–00 | Samuel Kwitonda |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Khasan Khalmurzaev | 01 | | | | |
| Robin Pacek | 00 | | | | |
| Robin Pacek | 00 | Khasan Khalmurzaev | 01 | | |
| | | Didar Khamza | 00 | | |
| Willy Ngouozeu | 00 | Didar Khamza | 00 | | |
| Didar Khamza | 10 | | | | |
| Didar Khamza | 10 | | | Khasan Khalmurzaev | 10 |
| | | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 00 |
| Victor Penalber | 10 | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 00 |
| Achraf Moutii | 00 | | | | |
| Achraf Moutii | 00 | Victor Penalber | 00 | | |
| | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 11 | | |
| Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 10 | Sharofiddin Boltaboev | 11 | | |
| Baker Al-Zidaneen | 00 | | | | | | |
| Baker Al-Zidaneen | 00 | | | | | Khasan Khalmurzaev | 00 |
| | | | | | | Dominic Ressel | 01 |
| Dominic Ressel | 10 | | | | | Dominic Ressel | 01 |
| Ivan Petr | 00 | | | | | | |
| Ivan Petr | 00 | Dominic Ressel | 10 | | | | |
| | | Tomás Morales | 00 | | | | |
| Tomás Morales | 10 | Tomás Morales | 00 | | | | |
| Andrew Kaswanga | 00 | | | | | | |
| Andrew Kaswanga | 00 | | | Dominic Ressel | 10 | | |
| | | | | Sagi Muki | 00 |
| Attila Ungvári | 00 | | | Sagi Muki | 00 |
| Sagi Muki | 10 | | | | |
| Sagi Muki | 10 | Sagi Muki | 11 | | |
| | | Jack Hatton | 00 | | |
| Jack Hatton | 01 | Jack Hatton | 00 | | |
| Adrián Gandía | 00 | | | | |

## Prize money

The sums listed bring the total prizes awarded to 57,000€ for the individual event.
| Medal | Total | Judoka | Coach |
| Gold | 26,000€ | 20,800€ | 5,200€ |
| Silver | 15,000€ | 12,000€ | 3,000€ |
| Bronze | 8,000€ | 6,400€ | 1,600€ |