# 2018 World Judo Championships – Men's 73 kg

The Men's 73 kg competition at the 2018 World Judo Championships was held on 22 September 2018.

## Results
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Soichi Hashimoto | 10 |
| Hidayat Heydarov | 00 | | |
| Hidayat Heydarov | 00 | Soichi Hashimoto | 00 |
| | | An Chang-rim | 10 |
| An Chang-rim | 11 | An Chang-rim | 10 |
| Mohammad Mohammadi | 00 | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Zhansay Smagulov | 00 |
| Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 01 | | |
| Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 01 | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 00 |
| | | Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 |
| Repechage | Repechage | Third place | Third place |
| Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 10 |
| Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 00 | | |
| Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 00 | Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 00 |
| | | Hidayat Heydarov | 01 |

### Pool A
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Nicholas Delpopolo | 11–00 | Ayton Siquir |
| Lukas Reiter | 01–11 | Magdiel Estrada |
| Claudio Nunes Dos Santos | 00–11 | Martin Hojak |
| Sam van't Westende | 00–01 | Miklós Ungvári |
| Alonso Wong | 00–01 | Nils Stump |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Soichi Hashimoto | 10 | | | | |
| Tirelo Lekoko | 00 | | | | |
| Tirelo Lekoko | 00 | Soichi Hashimoto | 01 | | |
| | | Nicholas Delpopolo | 00 | | |
| Faye Njie | 00 | Nicholas Delpopolo | 00 | | |
| Nicholas Delpopolo | 10 | | | | |
| Nicholas Delpopolo | 10 | | | Soichi Hashimoto | 10 |
| | | | | Guillaume Chaine | 00 |
| Magdiel Estrada | 10 | | | Guillaume Chaine | 00 |
| Alexandru Raicu | 00 | | | | |
| Alexandru Raicu | 00 | Magdiel Estrada | 00 | | |
| | | Guillaume Chaine | 11 | | |
| Guillaume Chaine | 01 | Guillaume Chaine | 11 | | |
| Martin Hojak | 00 | | | | | | |
| Martin Hojak | 00 | | | | | Soichi Hashimoto | 10 |
| | | | | | | Zhansay Smagulov | 00 |
| Akil Gjakova | 10 | | | | | Zhansay Smagulov | 00 |
| Magner Mendes | 00 | | | | | | |
| Magner Mendes | 00 | Akil Gjakova | 10 | | | | |
| | | Miklós Ungvári | 00 | | | | |
| Antoine Bouchard | 00 | Miklós Ungvári | 00 | | | | |
| Miklós Ungvári | 01 | | | | | | |
| Miklós Ungvári | 01 | | | Akil Gjakova | 00 | | |
| | | | | Zhansay Smagulov | 10 |
| Safouane Boutit | 00 | | | Zhansay Smagulov | 10 |
| Nikola Gardašević | 10 | | | | |
| Nikola Gardašević | 10 | Nikola Gardašević | 00 | | |
| | | Zhansay Smagulov | 10 | | |
| Zhansay Smagulov | 11 | Zhansay Smagulov | 10 | | |
| Nils Stump | 00 | | | | |

### Pool B
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Anthony Zingg | 10–00 | Dirk Van Tichelt |
| Keisei Nakano | 00–10 | Victor Sterpu |
| Lee Kwok Wing | 00–10 | Ahmed Ayash |
| Lucas Diallo | 00–10 | Behruzi Khojazoda |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 10 | | | | |
| Anthony Zingg | 00 | | | | |
| Anthony Zingg | 00 | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 10 | | |
| | | Khikmatillokh Turaev | 01 | | |
| Georgios Azoidis | 00 | Khikmatillokh Turaev | 01 | | |
| Khikmatillokh Turaev | 11 | | | | |
| Khikmatillokh Turaev | 11 | | | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 10 |
| | | | | Ahn Joon-sung | 00 |
| Victor Sterpu | 10 | | | Ahn Joon-sung | 00 |
| Mod Reshad Aryan | 00 | | | | |
| Mod Reshad Aryan | 00 | Victor Sterpu | 00 | | |
| | | Ahn Joon-sung | 10 | | |
| Ahn Joon-sung | 10 | Ahn Joon-sung | 10 | | |
| Jorge Fernandes | 00 | | | | | | |
| Jorge Fernandes | 00 | | | | | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | 00 |
| | | | | | | Hidayat Heydarov | 01 |
| Hidayat Heydarov | 11 | | | | | Hidayat Heydarov | 01 |
| Sajjad Sehen | 00 | | | | | | |
| Sajjad Sehen | 00 | Hidayat Heydarov | 10 | | | | |
| | | Cédric Bessi | 00 | | | | |
| Ahmed Ayash | 00 | Cédric Bessi | 00 | | | | |
| Cédric Bessi | 10 | | | | | | |
| Cédric Bessi | 10 | | | Hidayat Heydarov | 01 | | |
| | | | | Behruzi Khojazoda | 00 |
| Qing Daga | 00 | | | Behruzi Khojazoda | 00 |
| Michał Bartusik | 10 | | | | |
| Michał Bartusik | 10 | Michał Bartusik | 00 | | |
| | | Behruzi Khojazoda | 10 | | |
| Behruzi Khojazoda | 10 | Behruzi Khojazoda | 10 | | |
| Calvin Knoester | 00 | | | | |

### Pool C
#### Preliminary round fights

| | Score | |
| Victor Scvortov | 10–00 | Jeffrey Ruiz |
| Nuno Saraiva | 11–00 | Fabio Basile |
| Jakub Ječmínek | 10–00 | Arthur Margelidon |
| Alexander Turner | 00–01 | Fethi Nourine |
| Sulaiman Hamad | 11–01 | Philippe Metellus |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Rustam Orujov | 10 | | | | |
| Mohamed Mohyeldin | 00 | | | | |
| Mohamed Mohyeldin | 00 | Rustam Orujov | 10 | | |
| | | Victor Scvortov | 00 | | |
| Wiktor Mrówczyński | 00 | Victor Scvortov | 00 | | |
| Victor Scvortov | 01 | | | | |
| Victor Scvortov | 01 | | | Rustam Orujov | 00 |
| | | | | Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 01 |
| Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 01 | | | Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 01 |
| Nuno Saraiva | 00 | | | | |
| Nuno Saraiva | 00 | Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 01 | | |
| | | Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 | | |
| Giyosjon Boboev | 00 | Somon Makhmadbekov | 00 | | |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 01 | | | | | | |
| Somon Makhmadbekov | 01 | | | | | Tsend-Ochiryn Tsogtbaatar | 00 |
| | | | | | | An Chang-rim | 10 |
| An Chang-rim | 01 | | | | | An Chang-rim | 10 |
| Jakub Ječmínek | 00 | | | | | | |
| Jakub Ječmínek | 00 | An Chang-rim | 10 | | | | |
| | | Fethi Nourine | 00 | | | | |
| Nikola Gušić | 00 | Fethi Nourine | 00 | | | | |
| Fethi Nourine | 01 | | | | | | |
| Fethi Nourine | 01 | | | An Chang-rim | 10 | | |
| | | | | Artem Khomula | 00 |
| Sulaiman Hamad | 00 | | | Artem Khomula | 00 |
| Frigyes Szabó | 10 | | | | |
| Frigyes Szabó | 10 | Frigyes Szabó | 00 | | |
| | | Artem Khomula | 01 | | |
| Emmanuel Nartey | 00 | Artem Khomula | 01 | | |
| Artem Khomula | 10 | | | | |

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

| | Score | |
| Kim Chol-gwang | 00–11 | Mohammad Mohammadi |
| Christopher Wagner | 00–10 | Igor Wandtke |
| Mamadou Samba Bah | 00–11 | Fang Hongyuan |
| Leider Navarro | 11–00 | Eyal Younis |
| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals |
| Tommy Macias | 10 | | | | |
| Tohar Butbul | 00 | | | | |
| Tohar Butbul | 00 | Tommy Macias | 00 | | |
| | | Mohammad Mohammadi | 01 | | |
| Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 | Mohammad Mohammadi | 01 | | |
| Ishen Amanov | 00 | | | | |
| Ishen Amanov | 00 | | | Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 |
| | | | | Iulian Peaticovschi | 00 |
| Iulian Peaticovschi | 10 | | | Iulian Peaticovschi | 00 |
| Roudolf Kourtidis | 01 | | | | |
| Roudolf Kourtidis | 01 | Iulian Peaticovschi | 10 | | |
| | | Igor Wandtke | 00 | | |
| Igor Wandtke | 10 | Igor Wandtke | 00 | | |
| Thato Lebang | 00 | | | | | | |
| Thato Lebang | 00 | | | | | Mohammad Mohammadi | 10 |
| | | | | | | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 00 |
| Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 10 | | | | | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 00 |
| Khalil Rebahi | 00 | | | | | | |
| Khalil Rebahi | 00 | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 10 | | | | |
| | | Vadzim Shoka | 00 | | | | |
| Vadzim Shoka | 01 | Vadzim Shoka | 00 | | | | |
| Fang Hongyuan | 00 | | | | | | |
| Fang Hongyuan | 00 | | | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | 01 | | |
| | | | | Benjamin Axus | 00 |
| Benjamin Axus | 10 | | | Benjamin Axus | 00 |
| Bekadil Shaimerdenov | 00 | | | | |
| Bekadil Shaimerdenov | 00 | Benjamin Axus | 10 | | |
| | | Leider Navarro | 00 | | |
| Leider Navarro | 10 | Leider Navarro | 00 | | |
| Timo Allemann | 01 | | | | |

## 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€ |