Gable Steveson
Birth dateMay 31, 2000 (age 26)
Birth placePortage, Indiana, U.S.
HometownApple Valley, Minnesota, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota
Height6 ft 1 in
Weight265 lb
CountryUnited States
SportWrestling
EventFreestyle and Folkstyle
CollegeteamGopher WC[1]
ClubMinnesota Storm[2]
Gable Steveson
Height6ft 1in
Weight265 lb
BilledPortage, Indiana, U.S.
TrainerWWE Performance Center
Ken Anderson
DebutJuly 30, 2023
Gable Steveson
PositionDefensive tackle
Height6 ft
Height in1
Weight lb280
High schoolApple Valley (Minnesota)
CollegeMinnesota
Undraftedyear2024
Pastteams
Statseason2024
Gable Steveson
Height6 ft 1 in
Weight265 lb
Weight classHeavyweight
StyleWrestling
WrestlingNCAA Division I Wrestling
StanceOrthodox
Fighting out ofMinneapolis, Minnesota, US
TeamJackson Wink MMA Academy
TrainerJon Jones
MMA: Greg Johnson
Boxing: Brandon Gibson
Jiu-jitsu: Gordon Ryan
Sherdog483540
Mma win3
Mma kowin3

Minnesota Golden Gophers

Gable Dan Steveson (born May 31, 2000) is an American freestyle wrestler, professional mixed martial artist, former professional wrestler, and football defensive tackle. He is currently signed to the Heavyweight divisions of both Real American Freestyle and Ultimate Fighting Championship.[3][4]

In freestyle wrestling, Steveson was a 2020 Summer Olympic gold medalist, and was also a three-time age-group world champion.[5][6] In folkstyle wrestling, Steveson was a two-time Dan Hodge Trophy winner, a two-time NCAA Division I national champion, a four-time Big Ten Conference champion, and five-time All-American out of the University of Minnesota.[7][8]

Steveson made his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) debut at LFA 217 on September 12, 2025.[9]

He was previously signed to WWE from 2021 to 2024, but was released after a poorly-received televised match. Steveson was signed to the Buffalo Bills in 2024, but was released before the start of the 2024 NFL season.

Early life

Steveson was born in Portage, Indiana to a White father and an African American mother,[10][11] where he started wrestling as soon as he could walk, following his two older brothers’ footsteps.[12] His name Gable Dan was given by his mother after legendary wrestler Dan Gable.[13] He has an older brother, Bobby, who performed in WWE as Damon Kemp until his contract expired in July 2024.[14][15]

After winning multiple youth-level national tournaments, the Steveson family moved to Apple Valley, Minnesota when Gable was in the seventh grade, so he and his brother Bobby could compete for powerhouse Apple Valley High School.[12] At 13 years old, Steveson entered the 2014 MSHSL state finals with a 39–2 record, but ultimately claimed second place, losing the last match of his high school career in eighth grade.[16]

After that season, Steveson racked up four state titles and a 171 match win-streak, with his last two state tournament championship matches lasting a combined 28 seconds.[17] He holds the highest winning percentage in Minnesota high school wrestling history, at 98.59% (210–3).[18][19] For his 2017 performance, he received the Junior Schalles Award for best high school pinner.[20] The next year, he was named the Junior Hodge Trophy winner.[21]

In freestyle, Steveson claimed multiple age-group World Championships,[22] winning gold at the 2015 Cadet World Championships, 2016 Cadet World Championships, and the 2017 Junior World Championships.[23] The top-recruit in the country, he chose to remain local and attend the University of Minnesota.[24]

Collegiate and freestyle wrestling career

2018–2019

Steveson, a high school senior, placed fourth at the 2018 US Open Nationals and the US World Team Trials in April and May respectively, beating the likes of NCAA Division I All-American Tanner Hall and fellow Junior World Champion Dom Bradley in the freestyle tournaments.[25][26] Steveson started his collegiate wrestling freshman season using a redshirt, winning titles at the Daktronics and Bison Open tournaments. Since his redshirt was pulled in November,[27] he compiled an undefeated 14–0 record in dual meets and a Cliff Keen Invitational title during regular season, with multiple wins over high ranked opponents, most notably second-ranked Derek White in his collegiate debut.[28] Entering the B1G championships as the top-seed, he opened up with a technical fall and two decisions to make it to the finals, where he faced second-seeded Anthony Cassar from Penn State. He lost to Cassar by one point, marking his first defeat in folkstyle since eighth grade.[29] At the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championships, he made it to the semifinals, where he was once again defeated by Cassar by the same 4–3 score.[30] He then won two more matches to claim third place and All-American status.[31]

A recently crowned All-American, Steveson returned to freestyle in May 2019 and became a Final X contestant when he ran through the US World Team Trials Challenge, dismantling 2018 Greco-Roman World finalist Adam Coon, two-time NCAA National champion Tony Nelson, two-time All-American Dom Bradley, and two-time All-American Nick Nevills.[32] However, he lost to two-time World Medalist Nick Gwiazdowski twice by criteria and was unable to make the US World Team.[33]

On June 15, 2019, Steveson and a Minnesota teammate were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and were subsequently suspended from all team activities.[34]

Steveson then made his international senior debut at the Alexander Medved Prizes in August 2019, where he placed second to Khasanboy Rakhimov.[35] In his last freestyle competition of the year, Steveson added a gold medal to his credit from the Bill Farrell Memorial International in November 2019, after outscoring four opponents 32 points to 4, qualifying for the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials.[36]

2019–2020

Return

After his suspension was pulled and wrestling back to folkstyle, Steveson compiled 12 wins and no losses in duals during regular season,[37] becoming the top-ranked 285-pounder in the United States.[38] Despite being number one in the rankings, Steveson entered the B1G championships as the second seed.[39] At the tournament, he opened up with a fall over the tenth seed, and a decision over the third seed to make it to the finale, where he defeated the top-seeded Mason Parris from Michigan to claim the conference title.[40] Steveson was then scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the top-seed,[41] but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[42] After the season ended, he was named a first team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season.[43][44]

Steveson was slated to compete at the 2020 US Olympic Team Trials in early April 2020.[45] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[46]

After ten months out of freestyle competition, Steveson wrestled Trent Hillger at the annual Beat The Streets event on September 17, 2020, showing massive skill improvements and winning by technical fall in the first period.[47]

In October 2020, the NCAA granted an extra year of eligibility to winter athletes due to the last season being cut short, this led to Steveson getting an extra year of eligibility.[48]

Steveson represented the Gopher WC at 125 kilograms in the FloWrestling: RTC Cup from December 4 to 5, 2020, alongside graduated Gopher Tony Nelson.[49] After siting out in the dual against the Cliff Keen WC, Steveson faced the heavily accomplished Nick Gwiazdowski from the Wolfpack RTC in an anticipated rematch. He edged the two-time Pan American champion with a score of 4 to 1 points.[50] He then tech'd Jordan Wood to defeat him for the sixth time in freestyle competition and place sixth as a team.[51]

2020–2021

Competing as a junior during the regular season, he compiled a 9–0 record with a 100 percent bonus rate.[52] During the postseason, he continued his dominance, making his third consecutive Big Ten Championship final and winning his second title, dominating the second-ranked wrestler in the country and '19 Junior World Champion Mason Parris en route to a major decision.[53] At the NCAAs, Steveson compiled two bonus points victories en route to the quarterfinals, where he faced '17 Cadet World Champion from Penn State Greg Kerkvliet, whom he was able to shut down but fell short of bonus points. Later, he major'd the fourth seed from Iowa Tony Cassioppi for the second time in the season and advanced to the finals, where he once again shut down Mason Parris to claim the NCAA National Championship.[54] After the season, the dominant Steveson was awarded the prestigious Dan Hodge Trophy as the best college wrestler of the season, along with Spencer Lee from Iowa.[55]

The newly crowned NCAA champion and Dan Hodge Trophy winner, Steveson went back to freestyle and competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials from April 2 to 3 as the second seed, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[56] Steveson made his way to the best-of-three with dominant technical falls over two-time US Junior World Team Member Tanner Hall and Cadet World Champion Greg Kerkvliet, before facing 2019 Pan American Games Gold medalist and top-seed Nick Gwiazdowski.[57] In the first match, he racked up another technical fall over the two-time World Championship medalist and NCAA champion and in the second match he once again shut him down, this time by points, winning the championship bouts.[58] This result qualified Steveson to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games.[59] He also warmed up at the Pan American Continental Championships on May 30, dominating all five of his opponents and helping the team sweep all ten freestyle medals.[60]

On August 5, Steveson competed at the first date of the men's freestyle 125 kg event, where he outscored his three high-level opponents with a combined perfect score of 23–0 to secure himself a medal and advance to the finals, demolishing '15 Asian Champion Aiaal Lazarev from Kyrgyzstan, defending Olympic champion and multiple-time World Champion Taha Akgül from Turkey and '19 U23 World medalist Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel from Mongolia.[61] After stunning the field on his way to the finale, he faced three-time and reigning World Champion Geno Petriashvili from Georgia.[61] Onto the second period, Steveson was up 4–0 with two takedowns, though the Georgian scored two points of his own to Steveson's one to make it 5–2, before truly turning the tables and scoring a takedown and two gut-wrenches for six points (5–8) with a minute and a half left.[62] With ten seconds left, Steveson scored a takedown to make it 7–8, and still trailing behind by a point, he rallied and got another takedown with half a second left to top the World Champion with a 9–8 score.[63] After a failed challenge by Petriashvili's corner, Steveson earned the 2020 Summer Olympic Games gold medal with a hard-fought 10–8 score over the Georgian.[64] With this new championship, Steveson became the first American super-heavyweight to win freestyle Olympic gold since Bruce Baumgartner in 1992.[65][66] With his win, Gable Steveson became the youngest freestyle wrestler to win Olympic gold at super heavyweight (125 kg) at the age of 21 years, two months and six days.[67]

As an Olympic medalist, Steveson earned the right to automatically represent the United States at the 2021 World Championships without having to compete domestically to make the US World Team.[68] On August 15, 2021, Steveson notified USA Wrestling that he would reject the bid in order to pursue other ventures.[69]

2021–2023

In September 2021, it was announced that despite Steveson signing with WWE, he would return to college wrestling under an NIL deal.[70] Steveson ran through regular season and swept the B1G Championship not short of bonus points, earning his third and last conference title with a 13–0 record.[71] He was named the Big Ten Athlete of the Year for 2022.[72]

At the 2022 NCAA Division I National Championships, Steveson started off with two technical falls, before defeating Northwestern's Lucas Davison and Penn State's Greg Kerkvliet by decision to cruise to the finals.[73] In the finale, he defeated previously unbeaten in the season Cohlton Schultz from Arizona State University, six points to two.[74] After the win, Steveson gave his last signature backflip in a Minnesota singlet and, in an emotional moment, left his shoes on the center of the mat as a sign of respect for the sport and signaling retirement from amateur wrestling, followed by a standing ovation by the crowd.[74] After the tournament, Steveson was named the most outstanding wrestler.[75][76][77]

Steveson went out as one of the greatest and most dominant collegiate wrestlers in the history of the sport, as a Dan Hodge Trophy winner, two-time NCAA Division I National champion and three-time Big Ten Conference champion.[78] He is the first and only heavyweight wrestler to win the Dan Hodge Trophy multiple times.[79] He was also awarded the Big Ten Medal of Honor, which recognizes one male and one female student from the graduating class of each Big Ten member school for demonstrating joint athletic and academic excellence throughout their college career.[80]

Steveson returned to freestyle competition at the 2023 US Open Wrestling Championships, since last wrestling at the Tokyo Olympics. He won the tournament, dominating the competition, going 44–1 against his opponents.[81] He was also named the outstanding wrestler of the tournament.[82] He won the 2023 Final X, earning the right to represent the United States at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships.[83] He later decided not to compete in the competition.[84][85]

2024–2025

Steveson returned to wrestling for University of Minnesota in 2024.[86] On March 9, 2025, he became the first four-time Big Ten heavyweight champion, winning his fourth title with a win over the unbeaten Greg Kerkvliet of Penn State, who was also defending champion.[87] Steveson was named the most outstanding wrestler of the tournament.[88] He later became the first five-time All-American in University of Minnesota history, despite losing to Oklahoma State heavyweight Wyatt Hendrickson in the national championship match.[8][89] Steveson finished his career at the university with the highest winning percentage in the history of the school's wrestling program at 97.2% (103–3).[90][91]

2026–present

Steveson signed a multi-match contract with Real American Freestyle (RAF) on March 25, 2026.[3] He defeated Alexander Romanov in the main event of RAF 09 on May 30, 2026.[92]

Professional wrestling career

In late 2020, Steveson said pursuing a career in WWE as a professional wrestler in order to become a superstar is "a dream I've had since I was a kid".[93] Prior to the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, Steveson signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) marketing deal with MMA manager Dave Martin.[94] After winning the Olympic gold medal, Steveson gained massive notoriety on social media, and teased the public on whether he would continue wrestling or pursue a career in mixed martial arts or professional wrestling next.[95]

Steveson then made a brief appearance at WWE's SummerSlam event on August 21, 2021,[96] and then on September 4, it was announced that Steveson had reportedly signed a contract with WWE.[97] Five days later, WWE confirmed they had signed Steveson to an NIL (Next In Line) deal. Steveson was only the second Olympic gold medalist to be signed by the company after Kurt Angle.[98]

As part of the 2021 WWE Draft, a storyline process in which the company assigns the wrestlers to exclusively appear on a certain show, Steveson was drafted to the Raw brand,[99] which became effective October 22, 2021.[100] He made his first appearance in April 2022 at WrestleMania 38 Night 1, being introduced by Stephanie McMahon and, during the second night of the event, he confronted and performed a suplex on Chad Gable. He later appeared on the December 9, 2022, episode of SmackDown for Kurt Angle's birthday celebration. On the June 20, 2023, NXT special, Gold Rush, Steveson appeared in a backstage segment alongside Eddy Thorpe, giving him advice on how to beat Damon Kemp (Steveson's real life older brother).[15] Following this, Steveson was quietly moved to the NXT brand full-time, where he had his first match at against Baron Corbin. The match ended in a no contest after Corbin and Steveson threw each other over the announcers' desk. The match and its finish received heavy criticism from fans, who booed Steveson while cheering for Corbin, the heel. In September, Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Steveson was removed from the NXT roster, leaving his future with the company in question.[101][102] The following month, Senior Vice President of Talent Development Creative Shawn Michaels mentioned that there had been a scheduling issue and Steveson would be back when it worked for both parties.[103]

Steveson made his return on January 5, 2024, defeating Cedric Alexander in a dark match at SmackDown: New Year's Revolution.[104] However, on May 3, Steveson was among several NXT wrestlers and WWE Performance Center trainees who were released from their contract.[105]

Professional football career

On May 31, 2024, it was reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter that Steveson had signed a three-year deal with the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League and would play defensive line despite never playing football before. His first time putting on a pair of cleats was during his workout for the Bills.[106] On August 27, Steveson was released by the Bills.[107]

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Steveson made his MMA debut against Braden Peterson at LFA 217 on September 12, 2025.[108] He won the fight via technical knockout in round one.[109]

Steveson faced Kevin Hein on November 24, 2025, at Anthony Pettis' promotion "APFC 21". He won the fight via knockout in round one.[110]

Steveson faced Hugo Lezama on February 19, 2026, at the MFL 3 event of the promotion Mexico Fight League.[111] He beat Lezama via technical knockout in round one.[112]

Dirty Boxing

Steveson faced Billy Swanson on October 30, 2025 at Mike Perry's promotion "DBX-4". He beat Swanson by knockout in round one.[113]

Ultimate Fighting Championship

During the main card of UFC 327 on April 11, 2026, it was announced that Steveson had signed to the UFC. On May 16, 2026, it was announced that he would make his debut against Elisha Ellison on July 11, 2026 at UFC 329.[114]

Submission grappling career

Steveson was set to make his submission grappling debut against Craig Jones in a superfight at the Craig Jones Invitational 2 on August 31, 2025.[115] On August 25, 2025, Gable pulled out of CJI2 due to turf toe.[116] Steveson later claimed he withdrew from the event after Jones asked him to throw their superfight, which Jones denied.[117]

Allegations of sexual assault

On June 15, 2019, Steveson and a Minnesota teammate were arrested on suspicion of sexual assault and were subsequently suspended from all team activities.[34] In December, it was determined that they would not face criminal charges due to a lack of adequate evidence. When explaining the decision not to pursue charges, the county attorney also pointed to a lack of a law in Minnesota that would broaden discretion in charging sexual assaults against intoxicated victims.[118]

Mixed martial arts record

|Win |align=center|3–0 |Hugo Lezama |TKO (punches) |Mexico Fight League 3 |February 19, 2026 |align=center|1 |align=center|3:50 |Monterrey, Mexico | |- |Win |align=center|2–0 |Kevin Hein |KO (punch) |Anthony Pettis FC 21 |November 23, 2025 |align=center|1 |align=center|0:24 |Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | |- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Braden Peterson |TKO (punches) |LFA 217 |September 12, 2025 |align=center|1 |align=center|1:38 |Prior Lake, Minnesota, United States |Heavyweight debut. Performance of the Night. |-

Dirty Boxing record

|- |Win |align=center|1–0 |Billy Swanson |KO (punches) |Dirty Boxing Championship 4 |October 30, 2025 |align=center|1 |align=center|0:15 |Nashville, Tennessee, United States |Dirty Boxing debut.

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |Real American Freestyle at 285 lbs. |- |Win |41–6 |align=left| Alexander Romanov |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|May 30, 2026 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|RAF 09 |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=1| Arlington, Texas |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 US World Team Trials at 125 kg |- |Win |40–6 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|5–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|June 10, 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2023 Final X Newark |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Newark, New Jersey |- |Win |39–6 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|6–2 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2023 US Open at 125 kg |- |Win |38–6 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 27, 2023 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2023 US Open National Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| New York City, New York |- |Win |37–6 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–1 |- |Win |36–6 |align=left| Wyatt Hendrickson |style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0 |- |Win |35–6 |align=left| Malcolm Allen |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 Summer Olympics at 125 kg |- |Win |34–6 |align=left| Geno Petriashvili |style="font-size:88%"|10–8 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 5–6, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 Summer Olympics |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Tokyo, Japan |- |Win |33–6 |align=left| Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel |style="font-size:88%"|5–0 |- |Win |32–6 |align=left| Taha Akgül |style="font-size:88%"|8–0 |- |Win |31–6 |align=left| Aiaal Lazarev |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2021 Pan American Championships at 125 kg |- |Win |30–6 |align=left| Aly Barghout |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|May 30, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2021 Pan American Continental Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Guatemala City, Guatemala |- |Win |29–6 |align=left| Eduardo Garcia |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |28–6 |align=left| Aly Barghout |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |27–6 |align=left| Santiago Restrepo |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |26–6 |align=left| Christian Chajón |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2020 US Olympic Team Trials at 125 kg |- |Win |25–6 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|10–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|April 2–3, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 US Olympic Team Trials |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Fort Worth, Texas |- |Win |24–6 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |23–6 |align=left| Greg Kerkvliet |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Win |22–6 |align=left| Tanner Hall |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |FloWrestling RTC Cup 6th at 125 kg |- |Win |21–6 |align=left| Jordan Wood |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 4–5, 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|FloWrestling RTC Cup |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Austin, Texas |- |Win |20–6 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|4–1 |- |Win |19–6 |align=left| Trent Hillger |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |style="font-size:88%"|September 17, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|2020 Beat The Streets |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" | New York City, New York |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Bill Farrell Memorial at 125 kg |- |Win |18–6 |align=left| Dom Bradley |style="font-size:88%"|4–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|November 15–16, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Bill Farrell Memorial International |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| New York City, New York |- |Win |17–6 |align=left| Youssif Hemida |style="font-size:88%"|7–3 |- |Win |16–6 |align=left| AJ Nevills |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |15–6 |align=left| Jeremy Benton |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 Medved International at 125 kg |- |Loss |14–6 |align=left| Khasanboy Rakhimov |style="font-size:88%"|TF 0–12 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|August 9–11, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2019 Alexander Medved Prizes Ranking Series |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Minsk, Belarus |- |Win |14–5 |align=left| Jordan Wood |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- |Win |13–5 |align=left| Aleksander Kosenkov |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2019 US World Team Trials at 125 kg |- |Loss |12–5 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|3–3 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|June 7–8, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2019 Final X: Rutgers |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| New Brunswick, New Jersey |- |Loss |12–4 |align=left| Nick Gwiazdowski |style="font-size:88%"|4–4 |- |Win |12–3 |align=left| Adam Coon |style="font-size:88%"|8–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|May 17–19, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2019 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5| Raleigh, North Carolina |- |Win |11–3 |align=left| Adam Coon |style="font-size:88%"|TF 13–3 |- |Win |10–3 |align=left| Tony Nelson |style="font-size:88%"|5–1 |- |Win |9–3 |align=left| Dom Bradley |style="font-size:88%"|7–3 |- |Win |8–3 |align=left| Nick Nevills |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 US World Team Trials 4th at 125 kg |- |Loss |7–3 |align=left| Tony Nelson |style="font-size:88%"|4–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|May 18–20, 2018 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 US World Team Trials Challenge |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Rochester, Minnesota |- |Win |7–2 |align=left| Dom Bradley |style="font-size:88%"|5–4 |- |Win |6–2 |align=left| Tanner Hall |style="font-size:88%"|TF 15–2 |- ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 US Open 4th at 125 kg |- |Loss |5–2 |align=left| Dom Bradley |style="font-size:88%"|2–2 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|April 24–28, 2018 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|2018 US Open Championships |style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7| Las Vegas, Nevada |- |Win |5–1 |align=left| Tanner Hall |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Win |4–1 |align=left| Mike Kosoy |style="font-size:88%"|9–0 |- |Win |3–1 |align=left| Zachery Roseberry |style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0 |- |Loss |2–1 |align=left| Adam Coon |style="font-size:88%"|TF 0–11 |- |Win |2–0 |align=left| Shawn Streck |style="font-size:88%"|TF 14–0 |- |Win |1–0 |align=left| Dominic Balmer |style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0 |-

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Division I Matches |- ! Res. ! Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |Start of 2021–2022 Season (senior year) |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |End of 2020–2021 Season (junior year) |- ! style=background:white; color: #111; colspan=6 |2021 NCAA Championships at 285 lbs |- |Win |67–2 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|8–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|March 18–20, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2021 NCAA Division I National Championships |- |Win |66–2 |align=left| Tony Cassioppi |style="font-size:88%"|MD 16–6 |- |Win |65–2 |align=left| Greg Kerkvliet |style="font-size:88%"|9–4 |- |Win |64–2 |align=left| Wyatt Hendrickson |style="font-size:88%"|TF 17–2 |- |Win |63–2 |align=left| Taye Ghadiali |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- ! style=background:white;color: #111; colspan=6 |2021 Big Ten Conference at 285 lbs |- |Win |62–2 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|MD 12–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 6–7, 2021 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Big Ten Conference Championships |- |Win |61–2 |align=left| Christian Lance |style="font-size:88%"|INJ |- |Win |60–2 |align=left| Tate Orndorff |style="font-size:88%"|TF 19–4 |- |Win |59–2 |align=left| Jack Heyob |style="font-size:88%"|TF 16–1 |style="font-size:88%"|February 21, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Northwestern - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |58–2 |align=left| Peter Christensen |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|February 12, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Wisconsin Dual |- |Win |57–2 |align=left| Luke Luffman |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|February 5, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Illinois - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |56–2 |align=left| Boone McDermott |style="font-size:88%"|TF 17–2 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|January 31, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Rutgers Dual |- |Win |55–2 |align=left| Jamarcus Grant |style="font-size:88%"|TF 24–8 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Purdue Dual |- |Win |54–2 |align=left| Tony Cassioppi |style="font-size:88%"|MD 14–6 |style="font-size:88%"|January 22, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Iowa - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |53–2 |align=left| Brad Wilton |style="font-size:88%"|TF 23–8 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|January 16, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Michigan State Dual |- |Win |52–2 |align=left| Connor Bowes |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|Maryland - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |51–2 |align=left| Christian Lance |style="font-size:88%"|TF 23–8 |style="font-size:88%"|January 8, 2021 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Nebraska Dual |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |Start of 2020–2021 Season (junior year) |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |End of 2019–2020 Season (sophomore year) |- ! style=background:white; color: #111; colspan=6 |2020 Big Ten Championships at 285 lbs |- |Win |50–2 |align=left| Mason Parris |style="font-size:88%"|8–6 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 7–8, 2020 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2020 Big Ten Conference Championships |- |Win |49–2 |align=left| Tony Cassioppi |style="font-size:88%"|9–4 |- |Win |48–2 |align=left| Alex Esposito |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- |Win |47–2 |align=left| Christian Lance |style="font-size:88%"|MD 19–7 |style="font-size:88%"|February 21, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Nebraska - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |46–2 |align=left| Tony Cassioppi |style="font-size:88%"|7–5 |style="font-size:88%"|February 15, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Iowa Dual |- |Win |45–2 |align=left| Seth Nevills |style="font-size:88%"|MD 13–5 |style="font-size:88%"|February 9, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |44–2 |align=left| Brandon Streck |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|February 2, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Indiana Dual |- |Win |43–2 |align=left| Thomas Penola |style="font-size:88%"|TF 25–10 |style="font-size:88%"|January 31, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Purdue Dual |- |Win |42–2 |align=left| Gary Traub |style="font-size:88%"|MD 13–2 |style="font-size:88%"|January 26, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Ohio State - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |41–2 |align=left| Trent Hillger |style="font-size:88%"|10–5 |style="font-size:88%"|January 10, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|Wisconsin - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |40–2 |align=left| Brendan Furman |style="font-size:88%"|MD 12–3 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 30, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Cornell Dual |- |Win |39–2 |align=left| Jonah Niesenbaum |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|Duke - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |38–2 |align=left| Will Hilliard |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 29, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Old Dominion - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |37–2 |align=left| Jordan Wood |style="font-size:88%"|MD 8–0 |style="font-size:88%"|Lehigh - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |36–2 |align=left| Blake Wolters |style="font-size:88%"|MD 21–8 |style="font-size:88%"|December 20, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - South Dakota State Dual |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |Start of 2019–2020 Season (sophomore year) |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |End of 2018–2019 Season (freshman year) |- ! style=background:white;color:#111; colspan=6 |2019 NCAA Championships at 285 lbs |- |Win |35–2 |align=left|Jordan Wood |style="font-size:88%"|4–0 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|March 21–23, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2019 NCAA Division I National Championships |- |Win |34–2 |align=left| Youssif Hemida |style="font-size:88%"|6–2 |- |Loss |33–2 |align=left|Anthony Cassar |style="font-size:88%"|3–4 |- |Win |33–1 |align=left| Amar Dhesi |style="font-size:88%"|MD 11–1 |- |Win |32–1 |align=left| Brian Andrews |style="font-size:88%"|MD 21–8 |- |Win |31–1 |align=left| Zack Parker |style="font-size:88%"|TF 18–3 |- ! style=background:white;color:#111; colspan=6 |2019 Big Ten Championships at 285 lbs |- |Loss |30–1 |align=left| Anthony Cassar |style="font-size:88%"|3–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|March 9–10, 2019 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 Big Ten Conference Championships |- |Win |30–0 |align=left| Trent Hillger |style="font-size:88%"|10–4 |- |Win |29–0 |align=left| Sam Stoll |style="font-size:88%"|5–3 |- |Win |28–0 |align=left| Christian Colucci |style="font-size:88%"|TF 21–6 |- |Win |27–0 |align=left| Fletcher Miller |style="font-size:88%"|TF 20–5 |style="font-size:88%"|February 17, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Indiana - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |26–0 |align=left| Youssif Hemida |style="font-size:88%"|7–4 |style="font-size:88%"|February 10, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Maryland - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |25–0 |align=left| David Jensen |style="font-size:88%"|MD 13–5 |style="font-size:88%"|February 8, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Nebraska Dual |- |Win |24–0 |align=left| Jacob Aven |style="font-size:88%"|MD 16–6 |style="font-size:88%"|February 3, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Purdue - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |23–0 |align=left| Trent Hillger |style="font-size:88%"|MD 11–2 |style="font-size:88%"|January 25, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Wisconsin Dual |- |Win |22–0 |align=left| Conan Jennings |style="font-size:88%"|9–5 |style="font-size:88%"|January 20, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Northwestern Dual |- |Win |21–0 |align=left| Deuce Rachal |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|January 18, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Illinois Dual |- |Win |20–0 |align=left| Connor Corbin |style="font-size:88%"|MD 12–3 |style="font-size:88%"|January 13, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Iowa - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |19–0 |align=left| Christian Colucci |style="font-size:88%"|TF 17–2 |style="font-size:88%"|January 6, 2019 |style="font-size:88%"|Rutgers - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |18–0 |align=left| FF |style="font-size:88%"|FF |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 30, 2018 |style="font-size:88%"|Utah Valley - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |17–0 |align=left| Spencer Berthold |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%"|Kent State - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |16–0 |align=left| Cory Gillilland-Daniel |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 29, 2018 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - North Carolina Dual |- |Win |15–0 |align=left| Jordan Wood |style="font-size:88%"|9–4 |style="font-size:88%"|Lehigh - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |14–0 |align=left| FF |style="font-size:88%"|FF |style="font-size:88%"|December 8, 2018 |style="font-size:88%"|Minnesota - Fresno State Dual |- ! style=background:white;color: #111; colspan=6 |2018 Cliff Keen Invitational at 285 lbs |- |Win |13–0 |align=left| Tate Orndorff |style="font-size:88%"|MD 12–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|November 30 - December 1, 2018 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2018 Cliff Keen Invitational |- |Win |12–0 |align=left| Cory Daniel |style="font-size:88%"|9–3 |- |Win |11–0 |align=left| AJ Nevills |style="font-size:88%"|MD 15–6 |- |Win |10–0 |align=left| John Borst |style="font-size:88%"|TF 18–3 |- |Win |9–0 |align=left| Luke Ready |style="font-size:88%"|Fall |- |Win |8–0 |align=left| Blake Wolters |style="font-size:88%"|TF 18–3 |style="font-size:88%"|November 25, 2018 |style="font-size:88%"|South Dakota State - Minnesota Dual |- |Win |7–0 |align=left| Derek White |style="font-size:88%"|8–2 |style="font-size:88%"|November 18, 2018 |style="font-size:88%"|Oklahoma State - Minnesota Dual |- ! style=background:white;color: #111; colspan=6 |2018 Bison Open at 285 lbs |- |Win |6–0 |align=left| Tanner Hall |style="font-size:88%"|SV–1 3–1 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|November 10, 2018 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 Bison Open |- |Win |5–0 |align=left| Daniel Stibral |style="font-size:88%"|11–6 |- |Win |4–0 |align=left| Samuel Erckenbrack |style="font-size:88%"|TF 20–5 |- ! style=background:white;color: #111; colspan=6 |2018 Daktronics Open at 285 lbs |- |Win |3–0 |align=left| Rylee Streifel |style="font-size:88%"|8–4 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|November 4, 2018 |style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 Daktronics Open |- |Win |2–0 |align=left| Christian Lance |style="font-size:88%"|12–6 |- |Win |1–0 |align=left| Austin Emmerson |style="font-size:88%"|MD 15–6 |- ! style=background:lightgrey; color: #111; colspan=6 |Start of 2018-2019 Season (freshman year)

Stats

! Season ! Year ! School ! Rank ! Record ! Weight Class ! Bonus Wins |- |2022 |Senior |rowspan=4|University of Minnesota |#1 (1st) |17–0 |100.00% |82.4% |- |2021 |Junior |#1 (1st) |17–0 |100.00% |87.5% |- |2020 |Sophomore |#1[119] |15–0 |100.00% |73.33% |- |2019 |Freshman |#3 (3rd) |35–2 |94.59% |55.26% |- |colspan=4 bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|Career |bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|85-2 |bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|96.88% |bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|72.03%

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