2025 World Wrestling Championships – Men's freestyle 65 kg

Men's freestyle 65 kg
at the 2025 World Championships
VenueArena Zagreb
Dates15–16 September 2025
Competitors34 from 32 nations
Medalists
gold medal    Iran
silver medal    Japan
bronze medal    United States
bronze medal    Uzbekistan

The men's freestyle 65 kilograms is a competition featured at the 2025 World Wrestling Championships, and was held in Zagreb, Croatia on 15 and 16 September 2025.[1]

This freestyle wrestling competition consists of a single-elimination tournament, with a repechage used to determine the winner of two bronze medals. The two finalists face off for gold and silver medals. Each wrestler who loses to one of the two finalists moves into the repechage, culminating in a pair of bronze medal matches, featuring the semifinal losers each facing the remaining repechage opponent from their half of the bracket.

Results

Legend

Finals

Semifinals Final
 Rahman Amouzad (IRI) 5
 Peiman Biabani (CAN) 0  Rahman Amouzad (IRI) 10
 Umidjon Jalolov (UZB) 0  Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) 0
 Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) 5

Top half

Section 1

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Rahman Amouzad (IRI) 13
 Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov (KGZ) 0
 Rahman Amouzad (IRI) 12
 Real Woods (USA) 1
 Real Woods (USA) 14
 Maxim Saculțan (MDA) 2
 Rahman Amouzad (IRI) 6
 Kim Kwang-jin (PRK) 2  Sujeet Kalkal (IND) 5
 Yun Jun-sik (KOR) 0  Kim Kwang-jin (PRK) 11
 Marian Sandu (ROU) 3
 Kim Kwang-jin (PRK) 2
 Sujeet Kalkal (IND) 9
 Cavit Acar (TUR) 5
 Sujeet Kalkal (IND) 15

Section 2

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Khamzat Arsamerzouev (FRA) 12
 Nico Megerle (GER) 1
 Khamzat Arsamerzouev (FRA) 1
 Peiman Biabani (CAN) 2
 Peiman Biabani (CAN) 5
 Krzysztof Bieńkowski (POL) 0
 Peiman Biabani (CAN) 5
 Andrii Biliichuk (UKR) 2
 Andrii Biliichuk (UKR) 9
 Mikyay Naim (BUL) 8
 Andrii Biliichuk (UKR) 14
Islam Guseinov (UWW) 11
Islam Guseinov (UWW) 5
 Ali Rahimzade (AZE) 4

Bottom half

Section 3

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
 Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM) 8
 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (TJK) 14
 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (TJK) 4
 Umidjon Jalolov (UZB) 8
 Umidjon Jalolov (UZB) 11
 Nino Leutert (SUI) 0
 Umidjon Jalolov (UZB) 5
 Sebastian Rivera (PUR) 3
 Goderdzi Dzebisashvili (GEO) 9
 Abdullah Assaf (PLE) 1
 Goderdzi Dzebisashvili (GEO) 0
 Sebastian Rivera (PUR) 10
 Chouaib Sahraoui (ALG) 1
 Sebastian Rivera (PUR) 12F

Section 4

Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals
Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW) 12
 Batbaataryn Gantulga (MGL) 0
Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW) 6
 Nachyn Kuular (KAZ) 0
 Wilfredo Rodríguez (VEN) 0
 Wei Tao (CHN) 0  Nachyn Kuular (KAZ) 10
 Nachyn Kuular (KAZ) 10 Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW) 0
 Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) 3
 Colin Realbuto (ITA) 0
 Ayub Musaev (BEL) 7
 Ayub Musaev (BEL) 4
 Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) 9
 Alibeg Alibegov (BRN) 2
 Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN) 13

Repechage

Repechage round 2Repechage round 3Bronze medals
 Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov (KGZ)0 Real Woods (USA)7 Real Woods (USA)3
 Real Woods (USA)10 Sujeet Kalkal (IND)5 Peiman Biabani (CAN)1
 Alibeg Alibegov (BRN)3 Alibeg Alibegov (BRN)0 Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW)3
 Ayub Musaev (BEL)3 Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW)3 Umidjon Jalolov (UZB)7

Final standing

Rank Athlete
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Rahman Amouzad (IRI)
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Kotaro Kiyooka (JPN)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Real Woods (USA)
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Umidjon Jalolov (UZB)
5  Peiman Biabani (CAN)
5 Ibragim Ibragimov (UWW)
7  Sebastian Rivera (PUR)
8  Sujeet Kalkal (IND)
9  Nachyn Kuular (KAZ)
10  Andrii Biliichuk (UKR)
11  Kim Kwang-jin (PRK)
12  Khamzat Arsamerzouev (FRA)
13  Ayub Musaev (BEL)
14  Abdulmazhid Kudiev (TJK)
15 Islam Guseinov (UWW)
16  Alibeg Alibegov (BRN)
17  Goderdzi Dzebisashvili (GEO)
18  Mikyay Naim (BUL)
19  Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM)
20  Cavit Acar (TUR)
21  Ali Rahimzade (AZE)
22  Marian Sandu (ROU)
23  Maxim Saculțan (MDA)
24  Abdullah Assaf (PLE)
25  Nico Megerle (GER)
26  Chouaib Sahraoui (ALG)
27  Yun Jun-sik (KOR)
28  Krzysztof Bieńkowski (POL)
29  Colin Realbuto (ITA)
30  Wilfredo Rodríguez (VEN)
31  Wei Tao (CHN)
32  Nino Leutert (SUI)
33  Batbaataryn Gantulga (MGL)
34  Ikromzhon Khadzhimurodov (KGZ)

References

  1. ^ "Freestyle – Seniors – 65 kg – Results". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 12 September 2025.