List of Real American Freestyle champions

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

Current champions

Men

Division	Weight	Champion	Since	Days	Defenses
Heavyweight	285 lbs.	Wyatt Hendrickson	August 30, 2025	134	1
Light Heavyweight	205 lbs.	Bo Nickal	August 30, 2025	134	0
Cruiserweight	190 lbs.	Kyle Dake	August 30, 2025	134	2
Middleweight	175 lbs.	Dean Hamiti	December 20, 2025	22	0
Welterweight	165 lbs.	David Carr	October 25, 2025	78	0
Lightweight	155 lbs.	Yianni Diakomihalis	August 30, 2025	134	0
Featherweight	145 lbs.	vacant	—	—	—
Bantamweight	135 lbs.	Austin DeSanto	January 10, 2026	1	0

Women

Division	Weight	Champion	Since	Days	Defenses
Middleweight	150 lbs.	Kennedy Blades	November 29, 2025	43	1
Flyweight	120 lbs.	Helen Maroulis	October 25, 2025	78	0
Strawweight	120 lbs.	Sarah Hildebrandt	August 30, 2025	134	0

Men's championship history

Heavyweight Championship

206 to 285 lbs. (93 to 129 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (total)	Defenses
1	Wyatt Hendrickson def. Mostafa Elders [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	134 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.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Bo Nickal def. Jacob Cardenas [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	134 days (incumbent)
—	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.	Name	Event	Date	Reign	Defenses
1	Kyle Dake def. Dean Hamiti [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	134 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.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Evan Wick def. Jason Nolf [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	112 days
2	Dean Hamiti [2]	RAF 04 Fishers, IN, US	Dec 20, 2025	22 days (incumbent)

Welterweight Championship

156 to 165 lbs. (71 to 75 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	David Carr def. Amr Reda Hussen [4]	RAF 02 State College, PA, US	Oct 25, 2025	78 days (incumbent)

Lightweight Championship

146 to 155 lbs. (66 to 70 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Yianni Diakomihalis def. Bajrang Punia [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	134 days (incumbent)

Featherweight Championship

136 to 145 lbs. (62 to 66 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Real Woods def. Darrion Caldwell [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	91 days
2	Jordan Oliver [6]	RAF 03 Chicago, IL, US	Nov 29, 2025	42 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.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Nathan Tomasello def. Matt Ramos [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	133 days	1. def. Matt Ramos at RAF 02 on Oct 25, 2025 [4]
2	Austin DeSanto [5]	RAF 05 Sunrise, FL, US	Jan 10, 2026	1 day (incumbent)

Women's championship history

Women's Middleweight Championship

121 to 150 lbs. (55 to 68 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Kennedy Blades def. Alejandra Rivera [6]	RAF 03 Chicago, IL, US	Nov 29, 2025	43 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.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Helen Maroulis def. Samantha Stewart [4]	RAF 02 State College, PA, US	Oct 25, 2025	78 days (incumbent)

Women's Strawweight Championship

111 to 120 lbs. (50 to 54 kg)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Reign (Total)	Defenses
1	Sarah Hildebrandt def. Zeltzin Hernandez [1]	RAF 01 Cleveland, OH, US	Aug 30, 2025	134 days (incumbent)

References

1. 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. 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. 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. Immel, Richard (October 26, 2025). "Olympic champions Maroulis, Varner among RAF 02 winners at Penn State". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.
5. 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. Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling . Retrieved January 9, 2026.