List of Real American Freestyle champions

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Real American Freestyle (RAF) is an American freestyle wrestling promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class.

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Current champions

Men

DivisionWeightChampionSinceDaysDefenses
Heavyweight285 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Hendrickson August 30, 20251341
Light Heavyweight205 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Bo Nickal August 30, 20251340
Cruiserweight190 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dake August 30, 20251342
Middleweight175 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Dean Hamiti December 20, 2025220
Welterweight165 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg David Carr October 25, 2025780
Lightweight155 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis August 30, 20251340
Featherweight145 lbs.vacant
Bantamweight135 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Austin DeSantoJanuary 10, 202610

Women

DivisionWeightChampionSinceDaysDefenses
Middleweight150 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Blades November 29, 2025431
Flyweight120 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Helen Maroulis October 25, 2025780
Strawweight120 lbs. Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Hildebrandt August 30, 20251340

Men's championship history

Heavyweight Championship

206 to 285 lbs. (93 to 129 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Wyatt Hendrickson
def. Mostafa Elders [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025134 days
(incumbent)
1. def. Mason Parris at RAF 04 on Dec 20, 2025 [2]

Light Heavyweight Championship

191 to 205 lbs. (87 to 93 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Bo Nickal
def. Jacob Cardenas [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025134 days
(incumbent)
Flag of Cuba.svg Yoel Romero
def. Pat Downey for interim title [2]
RAF 04
Fishers, IN, US
Dec 20, 2025
Romero was stripped of the interim title on January 10, 2026, after missing weight at RAF 05. [3]

Cruiserweight Championship

176 to 190 lbs. (80 to 86 kg)

No.NameEventDateReignDefenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kyle Dake
def. Dean Hamiti [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025134 days
(incumbent)
1. def. Boris Makoev at RAF 02 on Oct 25, 2025 [4]

2. def. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at RAF 05 on Jan 10, 2026 [5]

Middleweight Championship

166 to 175 lbs. (75 to 79 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Evan Wick
def. Jason Nolf [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025112 days
2 Flag of the United States.svg Dean Hamiti [2] RAF 04
Fishers, IN, US
Dec 20, 202522 days
(incumbent)

Welterweight Championship

156 to 165 lbs. (71 to 75 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg David Carr
def. Amr Reda Hussen [4]
RAF 02
State College, PA, US
Oct 25, 202578 days
(incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

146 to 155 lbs. (66 to 70 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Yianni Diakomihalis
def. Bajrang Punia [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025134 days
(incumbent)

Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lbs. (62 to 66 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Real Woods
def. Darrion Caldwell [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 202591 days
2 Flag of the United States.svg Jordan Oliver [6] RAF 03
Chicago, IL, US
Nov 29, 202542 days
Oliver was stripped of the title on January 10, 2026, after missing weight at RAF 05. [3]

Bantamweight Championship

126 to 135 lbs. (57 to 61 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Nathan Tomasello
def. Matt Ramos [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025133 days 1. def. Matt Ramos at RAF 02 on Oct 25, 2025 [4]
2 Flag of the United States.svg Austin DeSanto [5] RAF 05
Sunrise, FL, US
Jan 10, 20261 day
(incumbent)

Women's championship history

Women's Middleweight Championship

121 to 150 lbs. (55 to 68 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Kennedy Blades
def. Alejandra Rivera [6]
RAF 03
Chicago, IL, US
Nov 29, 202543 days
(incumbent)
1. def. Alara Boyd at RAF 04 on Dec 20, 2025 [2]

Women's Flyweight Championship

111 to 120 lbs. (50 to 54 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Helen Maroulis
def. Samantha Stewart [4]
RAF 02
State College, PA, US
Oct 25, 202578 days
(incumbent)

Women's Strawweight Championship

111 to 120 lbs. (50 to 54 kg)

No.NameEventDateReign
(Total)
Defenses
1 Flag of the United States.svg Sarah Hildebrandt
def. Zeltzin Hernandez [1]
RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US
Aug 30, 2025134 days
(incumbent)

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Howard, Leah (August 31, 2025). "2025 World Team members Woods, Hendrickson, Olympic champion Hildebrandt shine in RAF 01 in Cleveland". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Immel, Richard (December 21, 2025). "Hendrickson tops Parris; Blades, Carr defend titles; Hamiti, Romero earn belts at RAF 04". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  3. 1 2 Heck, Mike (January 10, 2026). "Bo Nickal vs. Yoel Romero scrapped from RAF 5 at last minute after weight miss". MMA Fighting . Retrieved January 10, 2026.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Immel, Richard (October 26, 2025). "Olympic champions Maroulis, Varner among RAF 02 winners at Penn State". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. 1 2 Riggs, Drake (January 11, 2026). "RAF 5 results: Colby Covington, Arman Tsarukyan dominate; Yoel Romero gets shut out". Yahoo Sports . Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  6. 1 2 Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.