David Taylor
Country
USA
Weight
74kg
Style
FS
Overall Record
158-23
Win Percentage
87.29
Pins
28
Techs
69
About David Taylor
David Taylor is an Olympic and World Champion freestyle wrestler and a 2-time NCAA Champion for Penn State University, where he was a 4-time NCAA finalist. On the senior level, he won Olympic gold in 2020, is a 3-time World Champion (2018, 2022, 2023), and also earned World silver in 2021 and bronze in 2024. Taylor is a 3-time U.S. Open champion, 3-time Pan American champion, and an Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix champion, cementing his status as one of the most dominant American wrestlers of his era.
Notable Wins:
World Championships
92kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
158-23
Kamran Ghasempour
Iran
6-2
Win
157-23
Lars Schaefle
Germany
11-1 Tech
Win
156-23
Abubakar Abakarov
Azerbaijan
3-1
Loss
155-23
Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Russia
7-0
World Team Trials
92kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
155-22
Zahid Valencia
USA
Pin
Win
154-22
Zahid Valencia
USA
3-3
Win
153-22
Trent Hidlay
USA
10-6
Win
152-22
Michael Macchiavello
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
151-22
Marcus Coleman
USA
Pin
Win
150-22
Aidan Brenot
USA
10-0 Tech
Olympic Team Trials
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
149-22
Aaron Brooks
USA
3-1
Loss
149-21
Aaron Brooks
USA
4-1
World Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
149-20
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
Pin
Win
148-20
Azamat Dauletbekov
Kazakhstan
7-0
Win
147-20
Magomed Sharipov
Bahrain
12-2 Tech
Win
146-20
Benjamin Greil
Austria
10-0 Tech
Win
145-20
Sofiane Padiou Belmir
Morocco
Pin
Final X Newark - World Team Qualifier
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
144-20
Aaron Brooks
USA
5-4
Win
143-20
Aaron Brooks
USA
6-0
World Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
142-20
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
7-1
Win
141-20
Azamat Dauletbekov
Kazakhstan
11-0 Tech
Win
140-20
Ethan Ramos
Puerto Rico
11-0 Tech
Win
139-20
Aron Caneva
Italy
10-0 Tech
Final X World Team Trials
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
138-20
Zahid Valencia
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
137-20
Zahid Valencia
USA
4-2
World Championships
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
136-20
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
6-2
Win
136-19
Abubakr Abakarov
Azerbaijan
Pin
Win
135-19
Akmed Aibuev
France
10-0 Tech
Win
134-19
Boris Makojev
Slovakia
11-0 Tech
2020 Olympic Games
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
133-19
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
4-3
Win
132-19
Deepak Punia
India
10-0 Tech
Win
131-19
Myles Amine
San Marino
12-2 Tech
Win
130-19
Ali Shabanau
Belarus
11-0 Tech
Pan American Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
129-19
Slayton Pye
Canada
10-0 Tech
Win
128-19
Juan Rivera Garcia
Colombia
10-0 Tech
Win
127-19
Noel Alfonso Torres Chacon
Mexico
10-0 Tech
2020 Olympic Team Trials
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
126-19
Bo Nickal
USA
6-0
Win
125-19
Bo Nickal
USA
4-0
Win
124-19
Gabe Dean
USA
4-0
Win
123-19
Brett Pfarr
USA
11-0 Tech
Flowrestling Card
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
122-19
Jordan Burroughs
USA
4-4
Rofkin Nittany Lion RTC Dual 3
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
121-19
Gabe Dean
USA
6-2
Flo Freestyle Friday
91kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
120-19
Myles Martin
USA
11-0 Tech
Pan American Olympic Qualifier
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
119-19
Pool Edison Ambrocio Greifo
Peru
Injury Default
Win
118-19
Yurieski Torreblanca
Cuba
8-0
Win
117-19
Pedro Ceballos Fuentes
Venezuela
10-0 Tech
Beat the Streets
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
116-19
Drew Foster
USA
Injury Default
Pan American Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
116-18
Pedro Ceballos Fuentes
Venezuela
10-0 Tech
Win
115-18
Lazaro Hernandez Luis
Cuba
10-0 Tech
Win
114-18
Meruzhan Nikoyan
Argentina
Pin
Win
113-18
Rashi Mackey
Bahamas
Pin
World Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
112-18
Fatih Erdin
Turkey
12-2 Tech
Win
111-18
Dauren Kurugliev
Russia
7-5
Win
110-18
Yurieski Torreblanca
Cuba
8-0
Win
109-18
Hajy Rajabau
Belarus
10-0 Tech
Win
108-18
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
11-6
Yasar Dogu
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
107-18
Murad Suleymanov
Azerbaijan
Pin
Win
106-18
Ahmet Bilici
Turkey
Pin
Win
105-18
Boris Makojev
Slovakia
Pin
Win
104-18
Azamat Dauletbekov
Kazakhstan
Pin
Final X World Team Trials
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
103-18
Nick Reenan
USA
12-0 Tech
Win
102-18
Nick Reenan
USA
13-2 Tech
Pan American Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
101-18
Julio Rafael Rodriguez Romero
Dominican Republic
Pin
Win
100-18
Pool Edison Ambrocio Greifo
Peru
11-0 Tech
Win
99-18
Eduardo Ivan Gajardo Meneses
Chile
12-2 Tech
Win
98-18
Yurieski Torreblanca
Cuba
3-2
US Open
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
97-18
Richard Perry
USA
8-0
Win
96-18
Timothy Dudley
USA
12-2 Tech
Win
95-18
Noe Garcia
USA
Pin
Win
94-18
Austin Coburn
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
93-18
Evan Hansen
USA
10-0 Tech
World Cup
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
92-18
Aleksandr Gostiyev
Azerbaijan
12-2 Tech
Win
91-18
Davit Khutsishvili
Georgia
11-1 Tech
Win
90-18
Masao Matsusaka
Japan
12-2 Tech
Win
89-18
Pawan Kumar
India
10-0 Tech
Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
88-18
Fatih Erdin
Turkey
6-2
Win
87-18
Artur Naifonov
Russia
14-4 Tech
Win
86-18
Selim Yasar
Turkey
4-1
Win
85-18
Yurieski Torreblanca
Cuba
4-4
World Clubs Cup
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
84-18
Pawan Kumar
India
10-0 Tech
Win
83-18
Alexander Moore
Canada
14-4 Tech
Win
82-18
Petar Savakov
Bulgaria
Pin
Win
81-18
Gankhuyag Ganbataar
Mongolia
Pin
Win
80-18
Alireza Karimi
Iran
3-1
US World Team Trials
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
79-18
J'den Cox
USA
5-3
Loss
79-17
J'den Cox
USA
4-3
Win
79-16
J'den Cox
USA
9-3
Beat the Streets
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
78-16
Takahiro Murayama
Japan
Pin
US Open
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
77-16
Richard Perry
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
76-16
Nick Heflin
USA
15-4 Tech
Win
75-16
Patrick Downey
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
74-16
Chance McClure
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
73-16
Anthony Cress
USA
5-0
World Cup
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
72-16
Hassan Yazdani
Iran
Pin
Win
71-16
Sharif Sharifov
Azerbaijan
12-2 Tech
Win
70-16
Vladislav Valiev
Russia
14-4 Tech
Win
69-16
Dato Marsagishvili
Georgia
8-3
Paris Grand Prix
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
68-16
Richard Perry
USA
8-5
Win
67-16
Akhmed Aibuev
France
12-2 Tech
Win
66-16
Istvan Vereb
Hungary
10-0 Tech
Win
65-16
Mihaly Nagy
Hungary
10-0 Tech
World Clubs Cup
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
64-16
Alireza Karimi
Iran
12-6
Win
63-16
Bogdan Bohdan
Ukraine
15-4 Tech
Win
62-16
Nika Kentchadze
Georgia
Pin
Loss
61-16
Dmitri Rochnyak
Ukraine
6-2
Grand Prix of Spain
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
61-15
Istvan Vereb
Hungary
8-6
Win
60-15
Orgodol Uitumen
Mongolia
14-7
Win
59-15
Zahid Valencia
USA
10-3
Win
58-15
Vahid Shahmohamadizad
Iran
6-2
Olympic Team Trials Finals
86kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
57-15
Jake Herbert
USA
13-3 Tech
Win
56-15
Keith Gavin
USA
10-0 Tech
Loss
55-15
Kyle Dake
USA
4-3
Win
55-14
Austin Trotman
USA
4-3
US Open - Olympic Trials Qualifier
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
54-14
Kyle Dake
USA
11-4
Win
54-13
Richard Perry
USA
11-0 Tech
Win
53-13
Ed Ruth
USA
13-0 Tech
Win
52-13
Tyler Caldwell
USA
6-0
Golden Grand Prix
86kg
5th
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
51-13
Ehsan Lashgari
Iran
10-0 Tech
Loss
51-12
Nurmangomed Gadzhiev
Azerbaijan
6-0
Win
51-11
Umidyon Ismanov
Uzbekistan
Injury Default
Stepan Sarkisyan
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
50-11
Kakhaber Khubezhety
Russia
8-0
Win
49-11
Aimbek Aydinov
Russia
12-2 Tech
Win
48-11
Gia Chikladze
Ukraine
10-0 Tech
Win
47-11
Ruslan Rubaev
Russia
10-0 Tech
Grand Prix of Spain
74kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
46-11
Carmelo Lumia
Italy
Pin
Win
45-11
Zhang Chongyao
China
9-1
Win
44-11
Gong Byung-Min
South Korea
Pin
Win
43-11
Rafael Mota
Spain
13-0 Tech
World Team Trials Finals
74kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
42-11
Andrew Howe
USA
6-0
Loss
41-11
Kyle Dake
USA
8-2
Win
41-10
Tyler Caldwell
USA
5-2
Beat the Streets
74kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
40-10
Livan Lopez
Cuba
18-7 Tech
US Open
74kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
39-10
Andrew Howe
USA
2-0
Win
38-10
Tyler Caldwell
USA
12-2 Tech
Win
37-10
Nestor Taffur
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
36-10
Jacob Butenhoff
USA
Pin
Win
35-10
Richard McCarty
USA
Pin
Yasar Dogu
74kg
5th
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
34-10
Khetag Tsabolov
Russia
9-1
Loss
34-9
Denis Tsargush
Russia
10-0 Tech
Win
34-8
Dauletmurat Orazgylyov
Turkmenistan
3-2
Win
33-8
Ender Coskun
Turkey
Pin
Win
32-8
Marad Zoidze
Georgia
10-0 Tech
World Team Trials Finals
74kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
31-8
Jordan Burroughs
USA
6-5
Loss
31-7
Jordan Burroughs
USA
6-2
Win
31-6
Andrew Howe
USA
3-1
Win
30-6
Quinton Godley
USA
10-0 Tech
Beat the Streets
74kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
29-6
Jabrayil Hasanov
Azerbaijan
6-0
US Open
74kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
28-6
Jordan Burroughs
USA
7-6
Win
28-5
Tyler Caldwell
USA
4-0
Win
27-5
Paul Rademacher
USA
Pin
Win
26-5
Marcus Bausaman
USA
13-0 Tech
World University Championships
74kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
25-5
Gamborj Dorjvaanchig
Mongolia
10-3
Win
24-5
Reza Afzali Paemani
Iran
Pin
Loss
23-5
Denis Tsargush
Russia
8-0
Win
23-4
Apostolos Taskourdis
Greece
8-0
Win
22-4
Zurabi Erbotsonashvili
Georgia
4-1
World Team Trials Finals
74kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
21-4
Trent Paulson
USA
4-0
Win
20-4
Ryan Morningstar
USA
4-2
Loss
19-4
Kyle Dake
USA
7-4
Win
19-3
Moza Fay
USA
9-1
University Nationals
74kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
18-3
Ian Miller
USA
14-4 Tech
Win
17-3
Logan Molina
USA
Pin
Win
16-3
Geno Morelli
USA
13-3 Tech
Win
15-3
Jesse Stafford
USA
Pin
Win
14-3
Robert Schlitt
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
13-3
Santonio Catherly
USA
11-0 Tech
Rumble on the Rails - Beat the Streets
74kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
12-3
Magomed Kurbanaliev
Russia
Pin
US Open
74kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
11-3
Jordan Burroughs
USA
3-1, 1-0
Win
11-2
Nick Marable
USA
2-0, 4-0
Win
10-2
Ryan Morningstar
USA
1-0, 1-0
Win
9-2
Holton Packard
USA
9-0, 7-0 Tech
Olympic Team Trials Finals
74kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
8-2
Kyle Dake
USA
Pin
Win
8-1
Colton Sponseller
USA
2-0, 1-1, 4-2
Win
7-1
Mike Poeta
USA
4-3, 3-1
Loss
6-1
Andrew Howe
USA
1-0, 5-0
Win
6-0
Moza Fay
USA
0-4, 5-3, 3-1
University Nationals
70kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
5-0
Dean Pavlou
USA
7-0, 6-0 Tech
Win
4-0
Seth Vernon
USA
1-0, 4-3
Win
3-0
Matt Ballweg
USA
2-1, 1-1, 3-1
Win
2-0
Timmy Boone
USA
2-2, 3-0, 8-2
Win
1-0
Nathan Millman
USA
7-0, 6-0 Tech