Zahid Valencia
Country
USA
Weight
86kg
Style
FS
Overall Record
87-26
Win Percentage
77.1
Pins
1
Techs
45
About Zahid Valencia
Zahid Valencia is a 2-time NCAA Champion and 3-time All-American for Arizona State University. On the senior freestyle level, he won Senior Nationals in 2019, placed third at the 2020 Olympic Team Trials, and was a Final X runner-up in 2018 and 2022. Valencia is a 2-time U.S. Open champion (2023, 2025) and a 2-time Pan American champion (2022, 2025). His top international finish came in 2023, when he won a bronze medal at the World Championships.
Notable Wins:
Final X
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
87-26
Kyle Dake
USA
4-1
Win
86-26
Kyle Dake
USA
5-3
Pan-Am Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
85-26
Jorge Llano
Argentina
11-0 Tech
Win
84-26
Taran Goring
Canada
10-0 Tech
Win
83-26
Steven Rodriguez
Venezuela
11-0 Tech
CLAW US Open
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
82-26
Kyle Dake
USA
8-4
Win
81-26
Chance Marsteller
USA
4-2
Win
80-26
Reece Heller
USA
11-0 Tech
Win
79-26
Jaden Bullock
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
78-26
Adrian Chavez-Morales
USA
10-0 Tech
FloWrestling: Lee vs Ono
88kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
77-26
Trent Hidlay
USA
5-0
Zagreb Open
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
76-26
Arsenii Dzhioev
Azerbaijan
8-0
Win
75-26
Nate Jackson
USA
12-2 Tech
Win
74-26
Abolfazl Firouzjaei
Iran
5-2
Win
73-26
Matthew Finesilver
Israel
10-0 Tech
Dan Kolov
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
72-26
Chance Marsteller
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
71-26
Matt Finesilver
Israel
11-0 Tech
Win
70-26
Grigor Chernakov
Bulgaria
18-5 Tech
Win
69-26
Tornike Samkharadze
Georgia
12-2 Tech
World Team Trials
92kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
68-26
David Taylor
USA
Pin
Loss
68-25
David Taylor
USA
3-3
Olympic Team Trials
86kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
68-24
Trent Hidlay
USA
Injury Default
Loss
68-23
Aaron Brooks
USA
7-6
Win
68-22
Chance Marsteller
USA
3-0
Zagreb Open
86kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
67-22
Valentyn Babii
Ukraine
10-2
World Championships
92kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
67-21
Arash Yoshida
Japan
11-0 Tech
Win
66-21
Denis Sagaliyuk
Ukraine
6-0
Loss
65-21
Osman Nurmagomedov
Azerbaijan
5-1
Win
65-20
Amirali Azapira
Iran
12-9
Polyak Imre & Vargas Janos Memorial
92kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
64-20
Matthew Finesilver
Israel
10-0 Tech
Win
63-20
Rizabek Aitmukhan
Kazakhstan
10-0 Tech
Win
62-20
Miriani Maisuradze
Georgia
5-1
Win
61-20
Denis Sagaliyuk
Ukraine
8-1
Loss
60-20
Amirali Azarpira
Iran
3-3
Final X Newark - World Team Qualifier
92kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
60-19
Michael Macchiavelli
USA
9-2
Win
59-19
Michael Macchiavelli
USA
8-0
Senior World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
92kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
58-19
Kollin Moore
USA
12-1 Tech
Win
57-19
Tanner Sloan
USA
12-1 Tech
Win
56-19
Morgan McIntosh
USA
6-2
Ibrahim Moustafa
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
55-19
Vasil Mikhailov
Ukraine
8-6
Win
55-18
Ethan Ramos
Puerto Rico
10-0 Tech
Win
54-18
Bobur Islomov
Uzbekistan
7-0
Win
53-18
Sebastian Jezierzanski
Poland
12-0 Tech
Zagreb Open
86kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
52-18
Myles Amine
San Marino
Unknown
Loss
51-18
Hayato Ishiguro
Japan
Unknown
Win
51-17
Zushen Lin
China
Unknown
Win
50-17
Benjamin Greil
Austria
Unknown
World Cup
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
49-17
Alireza Karimi
Iran
5-3
Win
48-17
Sandro Aminashvili
Georgia
11-0 Tech
Win
47-17
Bat Erdene Byasgalan
Mongolia
10-0 Tech
Final X World Team Trials
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
46-17
David Taylor
USA
10-0 Tech
Loss
46-16
David Taylor
USA
4-2
World Team Trials Challenge
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
46-15
Mark Hall
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
45-15
Mark Hall
USA
6-0
Win
44-15
Trent Hidlay
USA
6-0
Win
43-15
Andrew Morgan
USA
10-0 Tech
Pan American Championships
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
42-15
Lazaro Hernandez Luis
Cuba
4-1
Win
41-15
Carlos Izquierdo
Colombia
14-4 Tech
Win
40-15
Christian Anguiano
Mexico
11-0 Tech
Win
39-15
Noel Torres
Mexico
10-0 Tech
Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix
86kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
38-15
Omar Ziyautdinov
Russia
10-0 Tech
Loss
37-15
Amanula Rasulov
Russia
5-2
Win
37-14
Azamat Dauletbekov
Kazakhstan
2-2
Win
36-14
Babuli Tsoloev
Russia
11-2
Ziolkowski Memorial International
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
35-14
Sandro Aminashvili
Georgia
10-0 Tech
Win
34-14
Myles Amine
San Marino
7-1
Win
33-14
Deepak Punia
India
Injury Default
Win
32-14
Sebastian Jezierzanski
Poland
6-5
2020 Olympic Team Trials
86kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
31-14
Pat Downey
USA
11-1 Tech
Win
30-14
Nate Jackson
USA
10-0 Tech
Loss
29-14
Bo Nickal
USA
12-5
Win
29-13
Aaron Brooks
USA
6-3
Matteo Pellcione International
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
28-13
Mark Hall
USA
11-0 Tech
Win
27-13
Fatih Erdin
Turkey
12-2 Tech
Win
26-13
Eskali Dauletkazi
Kazakhstan
11-1 Tech
Henri Deglane Challenge
86kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
25-13
Dato Marsagishvili
Georgia
10-0 Tech
Win
24-13
Damian Iglesias
Spain
10-0 Tech
Win
23-13
Andrian Grosul
Moldova
13-2 Tech
Loss
22-13
Magomed Ramazanov
Russia
8-7
Flo: Burroughs vs Zahid
86kg
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
22-12
Jordan Burroughs
USA
8-5
Matteo Pellicone International
86kg
Disqualified
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
22-11
Alex Dieringer
USA
7-5
Win
21-11
Fatih Erdin
Turkey
10-0 Tech
Win
20-11
William Raffi
Germany
11-1 Tech
US Senior Nationals
86kg
1st
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
19-11
Myles Martin
USA
7-5
Win
18-11
Aaron Brooks
USA
6-0
Win
17-11
Nate Jackson
USA
3-2
Win
16-11
Syed Ul-Hassan
USA
10-0 Tech
Win
15-11
Jeff Palmeri
USA
14-3 Tech
World Team Trials
79kg
3rd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
14-11
Alex Dieringer
USA
12-2 Tech
Loss
14-10
Alex Dieringer
USA
12-1 Tech
Win
14-9
Mark Hall
USA
5-0
Win
13-9
Geno Morelli
USA
10-0 Tech
Final X US Team Qualifier
79kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
12-9
Kyle Dake
USA
4-3
Loss
12-8
Kyle Dake
USA
4-0
World Team Trials
79kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Win
12-7
Alex Dieringer
USA
5-1
Win
11-7
Alex Dieringer
USA
7-0
Win
10-7
Joshua Asper
USA
10-0 Tech
Dave Schultz Memorial
86kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
9-7
Victor Terrell
USA
11-0 Tech
Loss
9-6
Deron Winn
USA
10-0 Tech
US Open - Olympic Trials Qualifier
86kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
9-5
Clayton Foster
USA
8-2
Win
9-4
Joshua Asper
USA
4-4
Win
8-4
Frank Richmond
USA
4-4
Loss
7-4
Keith Gavin
USA
13-2 Tech
Bill Farrell Memorial
86kg
DNP
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
7-3
Tyler Caldwell
USA
5-1
Win
7-2
Timmy McCall
USA
2-1
Win
6-2
Matthew Miller
Canada
Pin
Loss
5-2
Robert Hamlin
USA
7-3
Win
5-1
Grayson St-Laurent
Canada
10-0 Tech
Grand Prix of Spain
86kg
2nd
Result
Record
Opponent Name
Opp Nationality
Score
Loss
4-1
Taimuraz Friev
Spain
7-2
Win
4-0
Jasmit Phulka
Canada
10-0 Tech
Win
3-0
Vahid Shahmohamadizad
Iran
4-4
Win
2-0
Simone Iannottoni
Italy
11-0 Tech
Win
1-0
Shota Shirai
Japan
8-4