#4 ranked at 92 kg Kollin Moore (Photos/Kostadin Andonov/UWW)57 KG
2021 U23 world champion Aliabbas Rzazade (AZE) won the Zagreb Open over Yuto Nishiuchi (JPN), with Beka Bujiashvili (GEO) and Aman Aman (IND) taking bronze. 2022 Junior World bronze medalist Ahmad Javan (IRI) returns to the rankings at #18 for beating #11 Ramiz Gamzatov (RUS) 11-5 in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Yunus Yavbatirov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Ramazan Shahbanov (RUS), with Arsen Abdulaev (RUS) and Nazir Shehuev (RUS) taking bronze.
2019 Senior World runner-up Suleyman Atli (TUR) made a successful return to 57 KG, where he took gold at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over #20 Andrey Yatsenko (UKR). Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were Bekzat Almaz Uulu (KGZ) and #19 Rakhat Kalzhan (KAZ). Atli returns to the 57 KG rankings at #17 for his wins over Kalzhan and #20 Yatsenko.
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#4 Reza Atri (IRI) won the Zagreb Open over #9 Narankhuu Narmandakh (MGL), with Gamzatgadzhi Khalidov (HUN) and Emrah Ormanoglu (TUR) taking bronze. #1 Muslim Mekhtikhanov (RUS) won a 10-4 match in the finals of the Iranian Pro League over Atri. Eldar Akhmadudinov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Magomedrasul Dagirov (RUS), with Ramazan Shamilov (RUS) and Gadzhimagomed Akhmedov (RUS) taking bronze. #7 Eduard Grigoriev (POL) and #8 Islam Dudaev (ALB) have been removed from the rankings due to their moving up to 65 KG. #20 Andrey Yatsenko (UKR) is out of the rankings as he moved down to 57 KG.
#13 Taiyrbek Zhumashbek Uulu (KGZ) was incredible in winning the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament, avenging his loss in the 2022 U23 world finals to #3 Arsen Harutyunyan (ARM) with a 10-0 tech fall and winning gold 9-2 over Taras Markovych (UKR). For his shutout win over Harutyunyan, Zhumashbek Uulu skyrockets up the rankings to #3. Harutyunyan falls one spot to #4 for his loss to Zhumashbek Uulu. Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were Harutyunyan and Austin DeSanto (USA).
Austin DeSanto (USA) makes a major impact in the rankings, slotting in at #13 after taking bronze at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament where he got his first major international win over 2019 U23 world champion #14 Ulukbek Zholdoshbekov (KGZ) in the quarterfinals. Taras Markovych (UKR) returns to the rankings at #11 for beating #13 Austin DeSanto (USA) in the semifinals of the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament. Markovych also has past wins over #11 Fedor Baltuev (RUS) and three-time World/Olympic medalist Nurislam Sanayev (KAZ).
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#8 Tulga Tumur Ochir (MGL) won the Zagreb Open over Joey McKenna (USA), with Evan Henderson (USA) and Ali Rahimzada (AZE) taking bronze. Tumur Ochir moves up five spots in the rankings to #3 for his semifinal victory at the Zagreb Open over #3 Ismail Musukaev (HUN). Musukaev ended up taking fifth at the Zagreb Open, losing by pin in the bronze medal match to Henderson. Henderson, who took fifth at the Henri Deglane Grand Prix after a semifinal loss to Kizhan Clarke (GER), makes his debut in the rankings at #12 for upsetting #3 Ismail Musukaev (HUN) in the bronze medal match of the Zagreb Open. Musukaev falls five spots to #8 for his losses to Tumur Ochir and Henderson). #4 Haji Aliyev (AZE) moved up to 70 KG where he took silver at the Zagreb Open to #3 (70) Alec Pantaleo (USA).
#6 Shamil Mamedov (RUS) avenged his loss from the finals of the 2022 Dmitri Korkin tournament to #5 Abdulmazhid Kudiev (RUS) with a comeback pin victory in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Mamedov moves up two spots in the rankings to #4. Rahman Mintullaev (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Rasul Gazuev (RUS), with Magomed Magomedov (RUS) and Ramazan Chankaev (RUS) taking bronze. #17 Vazgen Tevanyan (ARM) won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over McKenna, with Erik Arushanian (UKR) and Umidjon Jalolov (UZB).
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#3 Alec Pantaleo (USA) won the Zagreb Open over #4 (65) Haji Aliyev (AZE), with #12 Giorgi Elbakidze (GEO) and Khadzhimurad Gadzhiev (AZE) taking bronze. Aliyev debuts in the 70 KG rankings at #8 for his win over 2022 U23 world champion Elbakidze in the quarterfinals of the Zagreb Open.
#17 (74) Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov, a two-time world champion at 70 KG in 2015 and 2018, made his return to the weight with a successful showing at the Iranian Pro League, beating Yarygin champion #6 Evgheni Zherbaev (RUS) 6-3. Gazimagomedov takes the #6 spot in the rankings upon his return to 70 KG, with Zherbaev going down one spot to #7.
#5 Ernazar Akmataliev (KGZ) won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Cody Chittum (USA). Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were #14 Giorgi Elbakidze (GEO) and Ihor Nykyforuk (UKR). Akhmed Nurakhmaev (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Taygib Hasanov (RUS), with Akhmed Kamidov (RUS) and Akhmed Kasumov (RUS) taking bronze. #20 Jordan Oliver (USA) has been removed from the rankings as he will be competing in Mixed Martial Arts for Bellator at the featherweight weight class.
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#10 Jason Nolf (USA) won the Zagreb Open over #19 Younes Emami (IRI), with Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) and Fazli Eryilmaz (TUR) taking bronze. The big story of the Zagreb Open was the upset losses of two-time world runner-up #3 Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK), as the talented Slovakian lost in the round of 16 to Emami and was shockingly eliminated from competition in the first round of repechage by Kojiro Shiga (JPN). Emami moves up thirteen spots to #6 for his victory over Salkazanov while Nolf moves up five spots to #5 for his finals victory over Emami. Shiga does not get ranked after his win over Salkazanov, because he lost his next repechage match to Joey Lavallee and Lavallee lost his bronze medal match to Fazli Eryilmaz (TUR). Salkazanov falls four spots in the rankings to #7 due to his losses to Emami and Shiga. 2022 Junior World champion Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) is back in the rankings at #20 for taking bronze at the Zagreb Open over Murad Kuramagomedov (HUN).
Turan Bayramov (AZE) returns to the rankings at #11 due to the recent surge from Emami. Bayramov wasn't ranked even with a win over #9 Mohammadsadegh Firouzpour (IRI) because he had a loss to Emami when Emami was #19 and Bayramov had fallen out because of it. Bayramov's top fifteen spot is warranted based on a win from the 2022 Islamic Solidarity Games over Firouzpour and a runner-up finish at the 2022 Matteo Pellicone where he beat #20 Dzhabrail Gadzhiev (AZE) and Mitch Finesilver (ISR).
Emami followed his impressive showing at the Zagreb Open with a ranked win in the finals of the Iranian Pro League over #8 Timur Bizhoev (RUS). Kamil Abdulvagabov (RUS) debuts in the rankings at #13 for winning the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over #11 Iman Ganishov (RUS). Bronze medalists at the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament were Omarashkab Tazhudinov (RUS) and Ramadan Muradov (RUS).
#17 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (RUS) cut back down to 70 KG for the Iranian Pro League finals, where he beat #7 (70) Evgheni Zherbaev (RUS). Gazimagomedov is ranked sixth at 70 kg. #13 Kasum Kasumov (RUS) moved up to 79 KG, where he won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament.
Iakub Shikhdzhamalov (ROM) won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Vincenzo Joseph (USA) by medical forfeit. Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were Mitch Finesilver (ISR) and #18 Soner Demirtas (TUR). Shikhdzhamalov takes the #19 spot in the rankings after upsetting Demirtas in the semifinals. Demirtas falls out of the rankings for his loss to Shikhdzhamalov.
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#3 Akhmed Usmanov (RUS) takes over the number one spot in the rankings after upsetting #1 Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. #2 Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) won the Zagreb Open over #13 Avtandil Kentchadze (GEO), with #12 Chance Marsteller (USA) and #15 Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) taking bronze. Both Savadkouhi and Kentchadze put up ranked wins, Kentchadze in the form of #12 Marsteller in the semifinals and Savadkouhi over #15 Vladimeri Gamkrelidze (GEO) in the semis. 2022 Senior World bronze medalist #10 Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR) has been removed from the rankings due to having moved up to 86 KG, where he took gold at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over #5 Zahid Valencia (USA).
Kasum Kasumov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Abdulkerim Abdullaev (RUS), with Dibir Magomedov (RUS) and Ramazan Aliyev (RUS) taking bronze.
Kentchadze rebounded from his runner-up finish at the Zagreb Open to finish February with a title at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Amirhossein Kavousi (IRI). Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were Marsteller and Bekzod Abdurakhmanov (UZB). The changes in the latter of the top ten and top half of the top fifteen come from both the Zagreb Open and the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament. First, Kentchadze moves up three spots to #10. Kavousi debuts in the rankings at #11 for beating #11 Bolat Sakaev (KAZ) and Marsteller to make the finals of the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament. Finally, Sakaev falls two spots to #13 for losing to Kavousi and Chance Marsteller at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament.
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#2 Hassan Yazdani Charati (IRI) won the Zagreb Open over Hayato Ishiguro (JPN), with #5 Zahid Valencia (USA) and Mark Hall (USA) taking bronze. Ishiguro debuts in the rankings at #5 for beating Valencia and #10 Myles Amine (SMR) to make the finals of the Zagreb Open. Hall debuts in the 86 KG rankings at #16 for his wins over two-time world medalist #14 Boris Makoev (SVK) and 2021 Senior World bronze medalist Abubakar Abakarov (AZE) at the Zagreb Open. Valencia drops down two spots to #7 for his losses to Ishiguro and #6 Vasyl Mykhailov (UKR). 2021 Senior world bronze medalist Abakarov is back in the rankings at #19 for beating #15 Sebastian Jezierzanski (POL) in the repechage bracket of the Zagreb Open. Jezierzanski falls five spots to #20.
Yazdani Charati tech falled Yarygin champion #13 Arslan Bagaev (RUS) 10-0 in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. Shaikh Javatkhanov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over 2019 79 KG world bronze medalist Gadzhi Nabiev (RUS), with Ali Nurov (RUS) and Sagadula Agaev (RUS) taking bronze.
Mykhailov makes his debut in the 86 KG international rankings at #6 after winning gold at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Valencia. Bronze medalists at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament were Jezierzanski and Tariel Gaphrindashvili (GEO). Gaphrindashvili debuts in the rankings at #17 for beating Makoev in the bronze medal match of the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament.
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Kollin Moore (USA) won the Zagreb Open over Miriani Maisuradze (GEO), with Gankhuyag Ganbaatar (MGL) and #5 Osman Nurmagomedov (AZE) taking bronze. Moore takes the #4 spot in the rankings for his quarterfinal win over #5 Osman Nurmagomedov (AZE) from the Zagreb Open. #1 Kamran Ghasempour (IRI) tech falled #10 Ashkab Saadulaev (RUS) 11-0 in the finals of the Iranian Pro League.
Gadzhimagomed Nazhmudinov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Magomed Abdulnasyrov (RUS), with Shahban Surkhaev (RUS) and Abdula Abdulgasanov (RUS) taking bronze. Moore won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament by forfeit over #3 Nathan Jackson (USA), with #13 Feyzullah Akturk (TUR) and Miriani Maisuradze (GEO) taking bronze.
#7 Amirhossein Firouzpour (IRI) moved up to 97KG where he took bronze at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament after a loss in the semifinals to #15 Zbigniew Baranowski (POL). Firouzpour debuts in the 97 KG rankings at #19. Rizabek Aitmukhan (KAZ) debuts in the rankings at 92KG for beating 2022 Senior Russian Nationals bronze medalist Magomed Sharipov (BRN) in the quarterfinals of the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series. Sharipov returns to the rankings at #20 after beating Illia Archaia (UKR) in the opening round of the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament. Sharipov made his first appearance in the rankings in June 2022 at #14 when he finished with silver at the Poddubny Tournament to #3 (97) Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) and beat #12 Guram Chertkoev (RUS) while competing at the Poddubny.
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#2 Kyle Snyder (USA) won the Zagreb Open over #6 Amirali Azarpira (IRI), with #9 Magomedkhan Magomedov (AZE) and Awusayimam Habila (CHN) taking bronze. Radoslaw Baran (POL) and Zbigniew Baranowski (POL) enter the rankings at #14 and #15, after Baranowski upset #11 Vladislav Baitsaev (HUN) in the qualification round and Baran beat Baranowski in the quarterfinals. Baitsaev (HUN) drops five spots in the rankings to #16 for his loss to Baranowski.
#3 Magomed Kurbanov (RUS) won 4-1 in the finals of the Iranian Pro League against #9 Mohammad Mohammadian (IRI). Gasan Shamkhalov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Suleiman Omarov (RUS), with Ramazan Sharipov (RUS) and Gadzhimurad Kadilov (RUS) taking bronze.
#7 Batyrbek Tsakulov (SVK) won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Baranowski, with Baitsaev and Firouzpour taking bronze. #8 Givi Matcharashvili (GEO) drops ten spots in the rankings to #18 for his qualification round loss to Tazhudinov. Tazhudinov, a Russian Nationals bronze medalist in 2022, makes his rankings debut for Bahrain at #17 for beating Matcharashvili at the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament. Four-time age-group world champion Firouzpour makes his 97 KG rankings debut at #19 for losing to Baranowski in the semifinals and rallying for bronze over 2017 U23 world bronze medalist Murazi Mchedlidze (UKR).
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#2 Amir Zare (IRI) won the Zagreb Open by injury default over Giorgi Meshvildishvili (AZE). Bronze medalists at the Zagreb Open were Daniel Ligeti (HUN) and Robert Baran (POL). Zare followed up his performance in Zagreb with a 10-0 tech fall win in the finals of the Iranian Pro League against #12 Erik Dzhioev (RUS). Shamil Sharipov (RUS) won the Zagalava Abdulbekov Memorial Tournament over Umar Israilov (RUS) with Magomed Alichuev (RUS) and Sharap Alikhanov (RUS) taking bronze. #1 Taha Akgul (TUR) won the Ibrahim Moustafa Ranking Series Tournament over Kamil Kosciolek (POL) with Khasanboy Rakhimov (UZB) and Yusup Batirmurzaev (KAZ) taking bronze.
Pound for Pound
#12 Akhmed Usmanov (RUS) moves up five spots in the rankings to #7 for beating #7 Ali Savadkouhi (IRI) in the finals of the Iranian Pro League. #9 Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK) drops sixteen spots in the rankings to #25 for failing to place at the 74KG Zagreb Open with losses to Younes Emami (IRI) and Kojiro Shiga (JPN). Two-time world bronze medalist Emami makes his debut in the pound-for-pound rankings at #24 for beating #25 Taimuraz Salkazanov (SVK) at the 74KG Zagreb Open. Jason Nolf (USA) makes his pound-for-pound debut at #23 for beating #24 Younes Emami (IRI) in the finals of the 74KG Zagreb Open.
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