Georgio Poullas Last updated March 10, 2026 Early life Georgio Poullas was born in Canfield, Ohio , the son of George and Tammy Poullas. [ 1]
Takedown challenge Poullas became a social media influencer , uploading videos of people attempting to perform a takedown on him to win $1,000. [ 9]
He maintains that no one has ever taken him down, after online video surfaced to dispute his claim. [ 9]
Since 2024, Poullas has resided in Los Angeles as a client of the Creators Inc. talent agency, with its owner Andrew Bachman serving as his personal agent. [ 10]
Real American Freestyle Poullas debuted for Real American Freestyle (RAF) at RAF 05 on January 10, 2026. [ 11] He defeated fellow influencer Keelon Jimison by technical fall . [ 12]
At RAF 06 on February 28, 2026, Poullas lost to Arman Tsarukyan by 5–3 decision. [ 13] Tsarukyan punched Poullas following the match, sparking a brawl between both competitors and their cornermen . [ 13]
RAF has confirmed a rematch between Poullas and Tsarukyan will headline RAF 07 on March 28, 2026. [ 14] For taking part, Poullas will reportedly receive the highest salary ever paid for a single competitive wrestling bout. [ 10]
NCAA record NCAA Matches [ 15] [ 16] Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Loss 33–29 Tyler Barnes Fall January 1, 2020 2020 Southern Scuffle at 165 lbs Loss 33–28 Zane Mulder 3–7 Loss 33–27 Tracy Hubbard 2–3 December 8, 2019 Rider vs. Central Michigan dual meet at 165 lbs Loss 33–26 Nate Newberry 10–15 December 6, 2019 Rider vs. Bloomsburg dual meet at 165 lbs Loss 33–25 Ebed Jarrell 3–6 November 24, 2019 2019 Keystone Classic at 165 lbs Loss 33–24 Brandon Levesque 1–2 Win 33–23 Michael Kistler 10–4 Win 32–23 John Crawford Fall Win 31–23 Anthony Patsy MD 14–4 Loss 30–23 Bailee O'Reilly MD 9–17 November 15, 2019 Rider vs. Minnesota dual meet at 165 lbs Win 30–22 Tim Higginson Forfeit November 10, 2019 2019 East Stroudsburg Open at 165 lbs Win 29–22 Terrell White Fall Win 28–22 Henry Hague Fall Win 27–22 Wayne Stinson, Jr. Forfeit Win 26–22 Sean Kilrain TF 16–0 Loss 25–22 Nick Incontrera Fall November 3, 2019 2019 Princeton Open at 165 lbs Loss 25–21 Dale Tiongson 6–11 Win 25–20 Trevor Chippas Fall February 10, 2019 2019 John Carroll University Open at 165 lbs Loss 24–20 Eric Fasnacht 4–6 Win 24–19 Chase Moore Fall Win 23–19 Albert Taylor Fall Loss 22–19 Ryan Ford Forfeit December 29, 2018 2018 Lock Haven Classic at 165 lbs Loss 22–18 Cade Hepner 9–10 Win 22–17 Mitchell Hartman 4–0 Win 21–17 Larry Brown Fall Loss 20–17 Zach Finesilver Fall December 15, 2018 2018 Cleveland State Open at 165 lbs Win 20–16 Sammy Cokeley Fall Win 19–16 Brady Chrisman 10–9 Win 18–16 Noah Grover Fall Win 17–16 Jack Rogan SV-1 10–3 Loss 16–16 Max Wohlabaugh 4–6 March 3, 2018 2018 EWL Championships at 165 lbs Win 16–15 Nate Newberry 13–6 Loss 15–15 Chance Marsteller 3–7 Win 15–14 Max Wohlabaugh 5–2 Win 14–14 Fritz Hoehn 14–8 February 17, 2018 Cleveland State vs. Edinboro dual meet at 165 lbs Loss 13–14 Chance Marsteller Fall February 3, 2018 Cleveland State vs. Lock Haven dual meet at 165 lbs Loss 13–13 Nate Newberry Fall February 2, 2018 Cleveland State vs. Bloomsburg dual meet at 165 lbs Win 13–12 Max Wohlabaugh 8–3 January 28, 2018 Cleveland State vs. Clarion dual meet at 165 lbs Win 12–12 Ryan Yorkdale Fall January 27, 2018 Cleveland State vs. George Mason dual meet 165 lbs Loss 11–12 Chad Walsh Fall January 19, 2018 Cleveland State vs. Rider dual meet at 165 lbs Win 11–11 Ryan Ferro 7–6 January 14, 2018 2018 Purple Raider Open at 165 lbs Loss 10–11 Cody Burcher Fall Win 10–10 Bret Fedewa 8–2 Loss 9–10 Quentin Perez TF 2–17 January 1, 2018 2018 Southern Scuffle at 165 lbs Loss 9–9 Alexandre Lopouchanski Fall Loss 9–8 Austin Hiles Fall December 16, 2017 2017 Cleveland State Open at 165 lbs Loss 9–7 Brett Stein 4–9 Win 9–6 Nathan Russell 4–2 Win 8–6 Vittorio Santillo Fall December 9, 2017 Cleveland State vs. John Carroll dual meet at 165 lbs Loss 7–6 Zac Carson 5–7 December 8, 2017 Cleveland State vs. Eastern Michigan dual meet at 165 lbs Win 7–5 Caden McWhirter 10–6 December 2, 2017 Cleveland State vs. Northern Illinois dual meet at 157 lbs Loss 6–5 Casey Sparkman TF 3–18 November 21, 2017 Cleveland State vs. Kent State dual meet at 157 lbs Loss 6–4 Micah Jordan Fall November 21, 2017 Cleveland State vs. Ohio State dual meet at 157 lbs Win 6–3 Brady Barnett Forfeit November 11, 2017 2017 Eastern Michigan Open at 157 lbs Loss 5–3 Mason Kauffman 2–5 Win 5–2 Elijah Davis 7–2 Loss 4–2 Zachary Moore Forfeit November 5, 2017 2017 Clarion Open at 157 lbs Win 4–1 Cameron Coy Forfeit Win 3–1 Brady Barnett 11–4 Loss 2–1 Joe Lee MD 1–11 Win 2–0 Jacob Smith Fall Win 1–0 Avery Shay 6–4
References 1 2 Slanker, Abby (December 30, 2016). "Poullas commits to Cleveland State University" . The Vindicator . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ "Canfield's Poullas wins state title" . Tribune Chronicle . March 6, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ "Canfield wrestler wins at top event" . Tribune Chronicle . December 11, 2016. Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ "Georgio Poullas" . Cleveland State University . May 30, 2024. Retrieved March 5, 2026 . 1 2 Dzenis, Brian (March 12, 2017). "Poullas ends prep wrestling career with 176 wins" . The Vindicator . Retrieved March 7, 2026 . ↑ Simon, Joe (February 15, 2017). "Canfield wrestler likes fit with CSU" . Tribune Chronicle . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ "Wrestling Announces 2019-20 Recruiting Class" . Rider University . August 12, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ Hiner, Dan (February 17, 2026). "Poullas finds new avenue to continue wrestling" . Tribune Chronicle . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . 1 2 Nag, Sayan (February 24, 2026). "Social media sensation vows to score multiple takedowns on Arman Tsarukyan" . Sherdog . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . 1 2 Ryan, Matt (March 5, 2026). "Georgio Poullas Lands Record Purse For Competitive Wrestling Match, Power Broker Says" . Sports Illustrated . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ Erickson, Matt; Segura, Danny (January 12, 2026). "Georgio Poullas drops Logan Paul callout for RAF wrestling match" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ "RAF 5 full card results: Covington, Tsarukyan win easily" . MMA Junkie . January 11, 2026. Retrieved March 5, 2026 . 1 2 Dawson, Alan (March 1, 2026). "RAF 6 results: Henry Cejudo blanks Urijah Faber; Arman Tsarukyan erupts with post-match punches" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 5, 2026 . ↑ Al-Shatti, Shaheen (March 6, 2026). "Arman Tsarukyan vs. Georgio Poullas 2 set for RAF 7 rematch, one month after viral brawl" . Yahoo Sports . Retrieved March 6, 2026 . ↑ "Georgio Poullas (Unattached) Profile" . WrestleStat . Retrieved March 8, 2026 . ↑ "Georgio Poullas" . FloWrestling . Retrieved March 8, 2026 . This page is based on this
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