RAF Rankings
WrestleHero rankings for Real American Freestyle, from every RAF bout. The league names champions; these rankings are ours.
Men: pound for pound
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev | RUS | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 2001 |
| 2 | Kyle Snyder champion | USA | 5-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1975 |
| 3 | Kyle Dake champion | USA | 6-0 | Cruiserweight | 1914 |
| 4 | Masanosuke Ono | JPN | 1-0 | Bantamweight | 1888 |
| 5 | Zahid Valencia | USA | 4-1 | Cruiserweight | 1850 |
| 6 | Jason Nolf champion | USA | 7-1 | Middleweight | 1839 |
| 7 | Geno Petriashvili | GEO | 1-0 | Heavyweight | 1837 |
| 8 | Arsen Harutyunyan champion | ARM | 3-0 | Bantamweight | 1832 |
| 9 | Gable Steveson | USA | 2-0 | Heavyweight | 1829 |
| 10 | Razambek Zhamalov | RUS | 1-0 | 1823 | |
| 11 | Jesse Mendez | USA | 1-0 | Featherweight | 1818 |
| 12 | Jordan Burroughs | USA | 2-1 | Middleweight | 1790 |
| 13 | David Carr champion | USA | 4-0 | Welterweight | 1786 |
| 14 | Parker Keckeisen | USA | 2-1 | Cruiserweight | 1774 |
| 15 | Wyatt Hendrickson champion | USA | 3-0 | Heavyweight | 1772 |
| 16 | Rizabek Aitmukhan | KAZ | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 1771 |
| 17 | Ridge Lovett champion | USA | 2-0 | Lightweight | 1761 |
| 18 | Chance Marsteller | USA | 1-0 | Cruiserweight | 1748 |
| 19 | Keegan O'toole | USA | 2-1 | Middleweight | 1743 |
| 20 | Givi Matcharashvili | GEO | 2-1 | Heavyweight | 1738 |
| 21 | Trent Hidlay | USA | 3-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1737 |
| 22 | Timur Bizhoev | RUS | 1-0 | Welterweight | 1733 |
| 23 | Magomed Ramazanov | BUL | 1-0 | Cruiserweight | 1729 |
| 24 | Dean Hamiti | USA | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1725 |
| 25 | Bo Bassett | USA | 3-0 | Featherweight | 1724 |
Women: pound for pound
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Maroulis champion | USA | 3-0 | Bantamweight | 1880 |
| 2 | Kennedy Blades champion | USA | 6-0 | Middleweight | 1602 |
| 3 | Lucia Yepez champion | ECU | 5-0 | Strawweight | 1567 |
| 4 | Alexis Gomez | MEX | 1-0 | Middleweight | 1457 |
| 5 | Bella Mir | USA | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1437 |
| 6 | Sarah Hildebrandt | USA | 1-1 | Strawweight | 1433 |
| 7 | Alejandra Rivera | MEX | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1422 |
Light Heavyweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abdulrashid Sadulaev | RUS | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 2001 |
| 2 | Kyle Snyder champion | USA | 5-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1975 |
| 3 | Rizabek Aitmukhan | KAZ | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 1771 |
| 4 | Trent Hidlay | USA | 3-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1737 |
| 5 | Max McEnelly | USA | 1-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1688 |
| 6 | Stephen Buchanan | USA | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 1660 |
| 7 | Bo Nickal | USA | 2-1 | Light Heavyweight | 1643 |
| 8 | Joe Pyfer | USA | 1-0 | Light Heavyweight | 1461 |
| 9 | Zac Braunagel | USA | 1-1 | Light Heavyweight | 1456 |
| 10 | Akhmed Tazhudinov | BHR | 1-2 | Light Heavyweight | 1449 |
Cruiserweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kyle Dake champion | USA | 6-0 | Cruiserweight | 1914 |
| 2 | Zahid Valencia | USA | 4-1 | Cruiserweight | 1850 |
| 3 | Parker Keckeisen | USA | 2-1 | Cruiserweight | 1774 |
| 4 | Chance Marsteller | USA | 1-0 | Cruiserweight | 1748 |
| 5 | Magomed Ramazanov | BUL | 1-0 | Cruiserweight | 1729 |
| 6 | Aeoden Sinclair | USA | 1-2 | Cruiserweight | 1597 |
| 7 | Colby Covington champion | USA | 5-0 | Cruiserweight | 1579 |
| 8 | Khamzat Chimaev | UAE | 4-0 | Cruiserweight | 1549 |
| 9 | Kadik | BLR | 2-3 | Cruiserweight | 1482 |
| 10 | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov | RUS | 1-0 | Cruiserweight | 1473 |
Bantamweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Masanosuke Ono | JPN | 1-0 | Bantamweight | 1888 |
| 2 | Arsen Harutyunyan champion | ARM | 3-0 | Bantamweight | 1832 |
| 3 | Austin Desanto | USA | 3-1 | Bantamweight | 1706 |
| 4 | Andrii Yatsenko | UKR | 1-0 | Bantamweight | 1649 |
| 5 | Nathan Tomasello | USA | 2-1 | Bantamweight | 1643 |
| 6 | Lucas Byrd | USA | 1-0 | Bantamweight | 1629 |
| 7 | Anastasia Nichita | MDA | 1-0 | Bantamweight | 1457 |
Middleweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jason Nolf champion | USA | 7-1 | Middleweight | 1839 |
| 2 | Jordan Burroughs | USA | 2-1 | Middleweight | 1790 |
| 3 | Keegan O'toole | USA | 2-1 | Middleweight | 1743 |
| 4 | Dean Hamiti | USA | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1725 |
| 5 | Evan Wick | USA | 2-2 | Middleweight | 1650 |
| 6 | Arman Tsarukyan champion | ARM | 8-1 | Middleweight | 1556 |
| 7 | Cesar Alvan | USA | 1-0 | Middleweight | 1536 |
| 8 | Michael Caliendo | USA | 2-1 | Middleweight | 1497 |
| 9 | Yusuf Raisov | RUS | 1-0 | Middleweight | 1465 |
| 10 | Michael Chandler | USA | 1-0 | Middleweight | 1457 |
Heavyweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geno Petriashvili | GEO | 1-0 | Heavyweight | 1837 |
| 2 | Gable Steveson | USA | 2-0 | Heavyweight | 1829 |
| 3 | Wyatt Hendrickson champion | USA | 3-0 | Heavyweight | 1772 |
| 4 | Givi Matcharashvili | GEO | 2-1 | Heavyweight | 1738 |
| 5 | Mason Parris | USA | 1-1 | Heavyweight | 1671 |
| 6 | Yonger Bastida | CUB | 1-1 | Heavyweight | 1649 |
| 7 | Jake Varner | USA | 1-1 | Heavyweight | 1535 |
| 8 | Shamil Sharipov | BHR | 2-0 | Heavyweight | 1504 |
| 9 | Pouya Rahmani | IRN | 1-0 | Heavyweight | 1457 |
| 10 | Mostafa Elders | EGY | 1-2 | Heavyweight | 1409 |
Featherweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jesse Mendez | USA | 1-0 | Featherweight | 1818 |
| 2 | Bo Bassett | USA | 3-0 | Featherweight | 1724 |
| 3 | Vito Arujau | USA | 1-1 | Featherweight | 1705 |
| 4 | Brock Hardy | USA | 1-0 | Featherweight | 1676 |
| 5 | Andrew Alirez | USA | 2-0 | Featherweight | 1648 |
| 6 | Vladimer Khinchegashvili | GEO | 2-2 | Featherweight | 1645 |
| 7 | Real Woods champion | USA | 3-2 | Featherweight | 1615 |
| 8 | Pat Lugo | MEX | 1-0 | Featherweight | 1615 |
| 9 | Sebastian Rivera | PRI | 2-0 | Featherweight | 1533 |
| 10 | Cayden Henschel champion | USA | 3-2 | Featherweight | 1465 |
Welterweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | David Carr champion | USA | 4-0 | Welterweight | 1786 |
| 2 | Timur Bizhoev | RUS | 1-0 | Welterweight | 1733 |
| 3 | Bryce Meredith | USA | 1-1 | Welterweight | 1583 |
| 4 | Tajmuraz Salkazanov | SVK | 2-1 | Welterweight | 1502 |
| 5 | Adeline Gray | USA | 1-0 | Welterweight | 1457 |
Lightweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ridge Lovett champion | USA | 2-0 | Lightweight | 1761 |
| 2 | Austin Gomez | MEX | 2-0 | Lightweight | 1668 |
| 3 | Jordan Oliver | USA | 4-1 | Lightweight | 1665 |
| 4 | Zain Retherford | USA | 1-1 | Lightweight | 1576 |
| 5 | Jacori Teemer | USA | 1-0 | Lightweight | 1568 |
| 6 | Enazar Akhmataliev | KGZ | 1-0 | Lightweight | 1474 |
| 7 | Henry Cejudo champion | USA | 2-1 | Lightweight | 1472 |
| 8 | Aaron Pico | USA | 1-0 | Lightweight | 1456 |
| 9 | Merab Dvalishvili | GEO | 2-1 | Lightweight | 1442 |
| 10 | Frankie Edgar | USA | 1-1 | Lightweight | 1422 |
Women's Bantamweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Helen Maroulis champion | USA | 3-0 | Bantamweight | 1880 |
Women's Middleweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kennedy Blades champion | USA | 6-0 | Middleweight | 1602 |
| 2 | Alexis Gomez | MEX | 1-0 | Middleweight | 1457 |
| 3 | Bella Mir | USA | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1437 |
| 4 | Alejandra Rivera | MEX | 1-1 | Middleweight | 1422 |
Women's Strawweight
| Rank | Wrestler | Country | RAF record | Class | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lucia Yepez champion | ECU | 5-0 | Strawweight | 1567 |
| 2 | Sarah Hildebrandt | USA | 1-1 | Strawweight | 1433 |
How it works: every wrestler starts from their WrestleHero Hero Rating (international freestyle or college) when we have one, and every RAF result moves it, more for a tech fall or a fall. Tested on 180 past RAF bouts, each called from only the bouts before it: 73% right.