Bekzod Makhamadzhonovich Abdurakhmonov (; born 15 March 1990) is an Uzbekistani

freestyle wrestler Freestyle wrestling is a style of wrestling. It is one of two styles of wrestling contested in the Olympic Games, along with Greco-Roman wrestling, Greco-Roman. scholastic wrestling, High school wrestling and men's collegiate wrestling in the U ...

and

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. He won the gold medal at the

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in Men's 70 kg Freestyle wrestling. At the

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he beat former gold medalist

Jordan Burroughs Jordan Ernest Burroughs (born July 8, 1988) is an American freestyle wrestler and former folkstyle wrestler who currently competes at 74 kilograms. In freestyle, Burroughs was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and is a six-time world champion ...

of the United States 11–1, but lost in the bronze-medal match to

Jabrayil Hasanov Jabrayil Hasanov (, born on 24 February 1990 in Suparibağ, Astara, Azerbaijan, Soviet Union) is a male freestyle wrestler from Azerbaijan who has competed in the 66, 74 and 79 kg categories. He is an Olympic bronze ...

of Azerbaijan. He won one of the bronze medals in the men's 74 kg event at the

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held in Tokyo, Japan. In 2017, he won the gold medal in the men's 74 kg event at the

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in New Delhi, India. In the finals, he defeated Muslim Evloev of Kyrgyzstan. He competed at the 2024 Asian Wrestling Olympic Qualification Tournament in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan and he earned a quota place for Uzbekistan for the

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in Paris, France. Abdurakhmonov also wrestled under folkstyle rules in America's NCAA D1 where he achieved

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status for Pennsylvania's Clarion University in 2012, finishing in 3rd place.

Mixed martial arts record

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 5–0 , Andrew Osborne , Submission (rear-naked choke) , CES MMA 21 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 3:54 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 4–0 , Christian Leonard , Submission (arm-triangle choke) , CFFC 29: Smith vs. Kelleher , , align=center, 3 , align=center, 2:12 ,

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, United States , , - , Win , align=center, 1–0 , Eric Calderon , Submission (rear-naked choke) , Gladiators of the Cage: The North Shore's Rise to Power 2 , , align=center, 1 , align=center, 1:46 ,

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, United States ,

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* * 1990 births Living people Uzbekistani male sport wrestlers Clarion Golden Eagles wrestlers Uzbekistani male mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing freestyle wrestling Mixed martial artists utilizing collegiate wrestling Olympic wrestlers for Uzbekistan Olympic medalists in wrestling Olympic bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Asian Games gold medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games wrestlers for Uzbekistan Asian Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Wrestlers at the 2014 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2018 Asian Games Wrestlers at the 2022 Asian Games Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Medalists at the 2018 Asian Games Medalists at the 2022 Asian Games World Wrestling Championships medalists Asian Wrestling Championships medalists Islamic Solidarity Games medalists in wrestling 21st-century Uzbekistani sportsmen Medalists at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games Islamic Solidarity Games bronze medalists for Uzbekistan Asian Games gold medalists in wrestling Asian Games bronze medalists in wrestling {{Uzbekistan-wrestling-bio-stub