2022 70 Russian National Champion Israil Kasumov (Photo/Tony Rotundo; WrestlersAreWarriors.com)57 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #1 Zavur Uguev over #3 Nachyn Mongush 3-2
BRONZE: #4 Ramiz Gamzatov over Ramazan Abdurakhimov 15-13
BRONZE: Musa Mekhtikhanov over Amir Chamzyn 8-7
#1 Zavur Uguev won his fifth Russian Nationals title with a 3-2 victory over #3 Nachyn Mongush in a rematch of the 2021 Russian Nationals finals. Bronze medalists at Russian Nationals were #4 Ramiz Gamzatov and 2021 Yarygin runner-up Musa Mekhtikhanov. #5 Akhmed Idrisov moved up to 61 KG where he registered a national runner-up finish to #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov. Important results were Amir Chamzyn upsetting #2 Azamat Tuskaev in the quarterfinals and 2018 Russian Nationals runner-up Donduk-Ool Khuresh-Ool upsetting 2021 world team member #6 Abubakar Mutaliev in the round of 32 and then being beaten by eventual fifth-place finisher Ramazan Abdurakhimov in the round of 16 by 12-2 tech fall.
From the aftermath of Russian Nationals, Mongush and Gamzatov both move up one spot to #2 and #3, Musa Mekhtikhanov is back in the rankings for beating Chamzyn for bronze, Chamzyn is in the rankings at #5 for beating Tuskaev who drops to #6, and Abdurakhimov and Khuresh-Ool slot in at #7 and #8.
61 KG
Russian Nationals Finals Results
GOLD: #1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov over #5 (57) Akhmed Idrisov 4-2
BRONZE: Cherman Tavitov over Aldar Balzhinimaev 2-0
BRONZE: #3 Bashir Magomedov over Zhargal Damdinov by pin
#1 Abasgadzhi Magomedov won his third straight Russian Nationals title over 2020 57 KG Russian Nationals bronze medalist #5 (57) Akhmed Idrisov. Save for Idrisov moving up and slotting in at #2, this weight stayed according to numbers with Magomedov beating #3 Bashir Magomedov in the semis and Idrisov beating a pair of returning Russian Nationals bronze medalists in Cherman Tavitov and Aldar Balzhinimaev to make the finals.
65 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #7 Ibragim Ibragimov over Gadzhimurad Omarov 5-1
BRONZE: Aripgadzhi Abdulaev over Elbrus Valiev 11-10
BRONZE: Aykhaan Antonov forfeit over #1 Gadzhimurad Rashidov
The bracket at 65 KG was absolutely busted through by upsets, culminating in Yarygin bronze medalist #7 Ibragim Ibragimov taking gold. Right from the top, the biggest upset was returning fifth-place finisher Gadzhimurad Omarov upsetting returning national champion and 2021 Olympic bronze medalist #1 Gadzhimurad Rashidov 4-3 in the semifinals. Then into the quarterfinals, Aripgadzhi Abdulaev upset Yarygin champion #2 Shamil Mamedov by 4-4 decision and #7 Ibragim Ibragimov teched Ivan Poddubny tournament champion #4 Alik Khadartsev 12-0. The other final notable upset was #4 Alik Khadartsev upsetting 2021 world champion #3 Zagir Shakhiev 2-0 in the round of 16.
From the aftermath of Russian Nationals, Ibragimov rises six spots to #1 and Omarov skyrockets to #2. Rashidov falls two spots to #3. 2019 Cadet world champion Aripgadzhi Abdulaev debuts in the rankings at #4 after beating #2 Shamil Mamedov and Elbrus Valiev to take bronze. Mamedov falls three spots to #5, Khadartsev falls two spots to #6, and Shakhiev drops to #7.
70 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #4 Israil Kasumov over #7 Anzor Zakuev 6-3
BRONZE: #2 Viktor Rassadin over #3 Ruslan Zhendaev 7-2
BRONZE: #5 Kurban Shiraev over Kezhik Chimba 4-1
#4 Israil Kasumov won his second consecutive national title 6-3 over the breakthrough star of the tournament #7 Anzor Zakuev. Kasumov, who rebounded from a disappointing showing at the Ivan Poddubny, beat #3 Ruslan Zhendaev and #2 Viktor Rassadin in definitive fashion (13-0 and 12-3) to make his fifth national final. Zakuev upset two-time Russian Nationals bronze medalist #5 Kurban Shiraev in the quarterfinals and avenged his 2021 Russian Nationals bronze medal loss to Abdulla Akhmedov in the semifinals.
Other notable results were Alan Kudzoev beating Ivan Poddubny Tournament bronze medalist #6 Ruslan Bogatyrev in the qualification round and being beaten in the round of 32 by 2021 74 KG Yarygin champion Aznaur Tavaev. The changes to the rankings are #1 Evgheni Zherbaev being removed due to inactivity, Kasumov moving up three spots to #1 for winning Russian Nationals, Zakuev moving up four spots to #3, for beating #5 Kurban Shiraev and #9 Abdulla Akhmedov, plus his win from January over #3 Zhendaev at the Yarygin. Tavaev and Kudzoev are back in the rankings at #6 and #7 for Tavaev beating Kudzoev who beat #6 Ruslan Bogatyrev. #8 (70) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev moved up to 74 KG where he got bronze at Russian Nationals.
74KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #3 Razambek Zhamalov over #4 Cherman Valiev 3-2
BRONZE: #2 David Baev over Semen Tereschenko 4-0
BRONZE: #8 (70) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev over Robert Dzhukaev 3-0
#3 Razambek Zhamalov won his second Russian Nationals title beating 2020 70 KG Russian Nationals champ #4 Cherman Valiev in the finals. In the semis, Zhamalov beat #2 David Baev 9-3 to avenge his loss from the Ivan Poddubny Tournament and #4 Cherman Valiev beat #8 (70) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev. The other major upset from nationals was #8 (70) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev beating #6 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov 4-4 in the quarterfinals. The changes to the rankings are Zhamalov moving up one spot to #2, and #Dibirgadzhiev taking the #6 spot after taking bronze and beating Gazimagomedov.
79KG
Russian Nationals Finals Results
GOLD: #2 Malik Shavaev over #8 Magomed Magomaev 6-4
BRONZE: #1 Radik Valiev over Begkhan Misrikhanov 8-0
BRONZE: #10 Nikita Suchkov over #5 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev 4-2
#2 Malik Shavaev won his second-straight national title with victories over #8 Magomed Magomaev, #1 Radik Valiev and #6 Akhmed Usmanov. Shavaev moves up one spot to #1 for upsetting returning world bronze medalist #1 Radik Valiev in the quarterfinals. Valiev beat returning national runner-up #6 Akhmed Usmanov in the repechage bracket. Magomaev made the finals by beating a trio of Russian Nationals medalists in 2x Russian Nationals bronze medalist #10 Nikita Suchkov, Kakhaber Khubezhty, and 2020 Russian Nationals runner-up #5 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev.
Magomaev moves up five spots to #3 for beating Suchkov and Alikhmaev to make the finals. Suchkov moves up six spots to #4 for beating #5 Gadzhimurad Alikhmaev and his past win over #3 Atsamaz Sanakoev from 2017 Russian Nationals. 2021 Russian Nationals runner-up Usmanov fell two spots in the rankings as his 2022 campaign continues to falter as he didn't placed at the Yarygin or nationals and registered losses to #Valiev, Alikhmaev, and Shavaev.
86 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #1 Artur Naifonov over #5 Amanulla Rasulov 3-0
BRONZE: #9 Arsenali Musalaliev over Slavik Naniev 6-2
BRONZE: #3 Ada Bagomedov forfeit over #2 Dauren Kurugliev
#1 Artur Naifonov won his third Russian Nationals title over Yarygin runner-up #5 Amanulla Rasulov. Rasulov had a fantastic run at Russian Nationals, beating the likes of #2 Dauren Kurugliev in the semis, #4 Khabil Khashpakov in the quarters, and #3 Ada Bagomedov in the round of 16. Rasulov skyrockets up the rankings to #2. Bagomedov beat Khashpakov in the repechage and then got bronze after Kurugliev forfeited. #9 Arsenali Musalaliev earned his fourth Russian Nationals medal by beating 2018 Alans bronze medalist Slavik Naniev. Musalaliev moves up one spot to #8. 2018 79 KG world bronze medalist #6 Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov was removed from the rankings due to retiring from injuries. Kurugliev and Bagomedov fall one spot to #3 and #4 for losses to Rasulov.
92 KG
Russian Nationals Finals Results
GOLD: #1 Magomed Kurbanov over #4 Azamat Zakuev 2-0
BRONZE: #2 Vladislav Valiev over #5 Guram Chertkoev 7-0
BRONZE: #3 Magomed Sharipov over #6 Tamerlan Tapsiev 7-0
#1 Magomed Kurbanov won his second national title over 2021 U23 world bronze medalist #4 Azamat Zakuev. #4 Azamat Zakuev moves up two spots to #2 for beating #2 Vladislav Valiev and #5 Guram Chertkoev. #2 Vladislav Valiev falls one spot to #3 for his loss to Zakuev. #1 Magomed Kurbanov beat #4 Magomed Sharipov and #6 Tamerlan Tapsiev. The other notable result was #6 Tamerlan Tapsiev beating #7 Alan Bagaev 8-7 in the round of 16.
97 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #9 Aslanbek Sotiev over #4 Shamil Musaev 3-3
BRONZE: #5 Sergey Kozyrev over Igor Ovsyannikov 3-2
BRONZE: #2 Akhmed Tazhudinov over David Dzhugaev 9-3
Two-time Russian Nationals runner-up #9 Aslanbek Sotiev finally won his Russian Nationals title over 2019 Russian Nationals bronze medalist #4 Shamil Musaev. In the semis, Sotiev upset #2 Akhmed Tazhudinov in the semis and #4 Shamil Musaev beat 2021 125 KG Russian Nationals champion #5 Sergey Kozyrev. Other notable upsets were 2021 Russian Nationals bronze medalist Khokh Khugaev beating #7 Abdulla Kurbanov in the qualification round and losing to Maxim Tolmachev in the round of 16. Tolmachev and Khugaev are back in the rankings at #8 and #9 while Kurbanov falls three spots to #10.
125 KG
Russian Nationals Final Results
GOLD: #8 Alen Khubulov forfeit over Tamerlan Rasuev
BRONZE: #5 Baldan Tsyzhipov over Alan Khugaev 3-1
BRONZE: #3 Erik Dzhioev over Gamzat Alizhudinov 8-1
Yarygin bronze medalist #8 Alen Khubulov broke through to win his first Russian National title over Tamerlan Rasuev. Heavyweight, like 65 KG, was a weight highlighted by high-profile upsets. The most notable upsets occurred in the round of 16 against the Khizriev brothers with #1 Zelimkhan Khizriev being upset in the round of 16 by Tamerlan Rasuev and #2 Anzor Khizriev being upset by returning 5th place finisher Saipudin Magomedov. Magomedov was eliminated from competition by #5 Baldan Tsyzhipov in the quarterfinals. The other upset in the round of 16 was Nikita Khabarov beating #7 Vitali Goloev. In the qualification round, 2x Russian Nationals champion #9 Alan Khugaev beat #4 Ostap Pasenok. In the semifinals, #8 Alen Khubulov beat #5 Baldan Tsyzhipov and Rasuev beat #3 Erik Dzhioev.
In the aftermath of Russian Nationals, #8 Alen Khubulov moves up seven spots to #1 while Tamerlan Rasuev gets a career-high spot of #2 after beating formerly top-ranked Khizriev. Saipudin Magomedov is in the rankings at #7 for beating Khizriev who falls six spots to #8. #7 Vitali Goloev is out for losing to Nikita Khabarov and #4 Ostap Pasenok falls six spots to #10 for his loss to #9 Khugaev.
Pound for Pound
The biggest shakeup to the top ten in the pound-for-pound is 65 KG national champion Ibragim Ibragimov and 65 KG national runner-up Gadzhimurad Omarov debuting at #5 and #6. #3 Gadzhimurad Rashidov drops four spots to #7, due to his semifinal loss to #6 Gadzhimurad Omarov. Ibragimov is in for beating #6 Gadzhimurad Omarov, #12 Aripgadzhi Abdulaev and #14 Alik Khadartsev while Omarov gets in for beating #3 Gadzhimurad Rashidov in the semis. Aripgadzhi Abdulaev debuts in the rankings at #12 for beating #11 Shamil Mamedov in the 65 KG Russian Nationals quarterfinals. Alik Khadartsev debuts in the rankings at #14 for beating 2021 65 KG world champion #12 Zagir Shakhiev in the round of 16.
Outside of 65 KG, the other new faces in the rankings are a mix of vets and new breakthrough talent. 86 KG Russian Nationals runner-up Amanulla Rasulov slots in at #17 for beating #14 Dauren Kurugliev, who falls four spots to #18. Two-time Russian Nationals champion Malik Shavaev is back in the rankings at #19 after beating #15 Radik Valiev on his way to the 79 KG Russian National title. 70 KG Russian Nationals runner-up Anzor Zakuev returns to the rankings at #23 for beating #22 Kurban Shiraev in the quarterfinals of Russian Nationals and his win over #20 Ruslan Zhendaev from the Yarygin in January.
Notable removals from the rankings are as listed: #10 Magomedrasul Gazimagomedov (lost to #6(74) Magomed Dibirgadzhiev in the quarterfinals of 74 KG Russian Nationals, #16 Zelimkhan Khizriev (removed due to round of 16 loss to #2 (125) Tamerlan Rasuev at 125 KG Russian Nationals), #17 Azamat Tuskaev (removed due to quarterfinal loss at 57 KG Russian Nationals to #5 (57) Amir Chamyzn), #18 Evgheni Zherbaev (removed due to inactivity), #20 Ruslan Zhendaev (removed due to losses to #21 Israil Kasumov and #22 Viktor Rassadin at 70 KG Russian Nationals), #22 Kurban Shiraev (removed due to loss to #23 Anzor Zakuev at 70 KG Russian Nationals), and #25 Akhmed Idrisov (head to head loss to #25 Ramiz Gamzatov in 57 KG Yarygin Finals from January).
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