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 206 1
Light Heavyweight 215 lbs. vacant — — —
Cruiserweight 190 lbs. Kyle Dake August 30, 2025 206 2
Middleweight 175 lbs. Dean Hamiti December 20, 2025 94 0
Welterweight 165 lbs. David Carr October 25, 2025 150 1
Lightweight 155 lbs. Yianni Diakomihalis August 30, 2025 206 0
Featherweight 145 lbs. vacant — — —
Bantamweight 135 lbs. Austin DeSanto January 10, 2026 73 0

Women

Division Weight Champion Since Days Defenses
Middleweight 150 lbs. Kennedy Blades November 29, 2025 115 1
Flyweight 130 lbs. Helen Maroulis October 25, 2025 150 0
Strawweight 120 lbs. Sarah Hildebrandt August 30, 2025 206 0

Men's championship history

Heavyweight Championship

216 to 285 lbs. (98 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 206 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Mason Parris at RAF 04 on Dec 20, 2025[2]

Light Heavyweight Championship

191 to 215 lbs. (87 to 98 kg)

No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 Bo Nickal
def. Jacob Cardenas[1] 		RAF 01
Cleveland, OH, US 		Aug 30, 2025 181 days
— 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]
Nickal was stripped of the title on February 27, 2026, after the weight class changed from 205 lbs. to 215 lbs.[4]

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 206 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Boris Makoev at RAF 02 on Oct 25, 2025[5]

2. def. Mahamedkhabib Kadzimahamedau at RAF 05 on Jan 10, 2026[6]

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 94 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[5] 		RAF 02
State College, PA, US 		Oct 25, 2025 150 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Bubba Jenkins at RAF 06 on Feb 28, 2026[7]

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 206 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[8] 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[5]
2 Austin DeSanto[6] RAF 05
Sunrise, FL, US 		Jan 10, 2026 73 days
(incumbent)

Women's championship history

Women's Middleweight Championship

141 to 150 lbs. (64 to 68 kg)

No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 Kennedy Blades
def. Alejandra Rivera[8] 		RAF 03
Chicago, IL, US 		Nov 29, 2025 115 days
(incumbent)
 1. def. Alara Boyd at RAF 04 on Dec 20, 2025[2]

Women's Flyweight Championship

121 to 130 lbs. (55 to 59 kg)

No. Name Event Date Reign
(Total)		 Defenses
1 Helen Maroulis
def. Samantha Stewart[5] 		RAF 02
State College, PA, US 		Oct 25, 2025 150 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 206 days
(incumbent)

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h 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. ^ a b c d 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. ^ a b 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. ^ Real American Freestyle (February 27, 2026). "Huge news for the Light Heavyweight division. We're adjusting the class to better align with the Olympic weight structure. All other divisions remain unchanged". Instagram. Retrieved February 27, 2026.
  5. ^ a b c d Immel, Richard (October 26, 2025). "Olympic champions Maroulis, Varner among RAF 02 winners at Penn State". USA Wrestling. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  6. ^ a b Riggs, Drake (January 11, 2026). "RAF 5 results: Colby Covington, Arman Tsarukyan dominate; Yoel Romero gets shut out". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved January 11, 2026.
  7. ^ Dawson, Alan (March 1, 2026). "RAF 6 results: Henry Cejudo blanks Urijah Faber; Arman Tsarukyan erupts with post-match punches". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved March 1, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Immel, Richard (November 30, 2025). "Blades, Oliver earn championship belts, Lee upset at RAF 03 in Chicago". USA Wrestling. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
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