Official U.S. Armwrestling Rankings
Official U.S. Rankings
Last Updated: 3.1.2026

U.S. TOP 15 – RIGHT HAND

1. Joseph Meranto
2. Cody Wood
3. Roman Gromov
4. Kevin Palko
5. Otha Loving
6. Cameron Williamson
7. Michael Hitt
8. Yeison Vanegas
9. Davit Stepanyan
10. Kris Mikels
11. Levi Knight
12. Garrett Tupper
13. Nolen Sellwood
14. Davit Nikabadze
15. Jamie Hoburn
* John “JayHey” Heynoski
* Brad Spine
* Ben Vance

1. Justin Bishop
2. Hunter Noffz
3. Corey Miller
4. George Whitfield
5. Eli Saidov
6. Josh Koenig
7. Bo McDowell
8. Isaiah Jones
9. Lane Perry
10. Zack Lee
11. Colton Kimbrough
12. Brandon Simpson
13. Brian Malek
14. Mike Lindner
15. Alexander Groot
* Jake Houston
* Dan Schwarz
* Isgander Mustafayev

1. Craig Tullier
2. David Egyan
3. Paul Talbott
4. Vrezh Sedrakyan
5. Austin Wade
6. Bob Brown
7. Artem Taranenko
8. Oleh Moisei
9. Zach Hayden
10. Ethan Mercer
11. Luke Kindt
12. Cole Kasper
13. Beau Horner
14. Billy Bradley
15. Luke Pulscher
* Merab Todadze
* Simon Berriochoa
* Will Clingman

1. Ryan Belanger
2. Adam Wawrzynski
3. Arsen Khachatryan
4. Andrei Sharkevich
5. Jason Merlo
6. Roby Russell
7. Brandon Ellsessor
8. Bo Oleson
9. Brent Rakers
10. Bill Sinks
11. Mykola Renitsa
12. Storm Chellino
13. Tim Tallmadge
14. Ryan Ballesteros
15. Scott Partington
* Dustin Jelliff
* Dan Mosier
* Dallas Langston

1. Todd Hutchings
2. John Brzenk
3. Marcio Barboza
4. Paul Linn
5. Paul Cruz
6. Jerome Loud
7. Josh Eleton
8. Clifton Erickson
9. Michael Bedwell
10. Jordan Sill
11. Jack Ceverha
12. Rod Mobley
13. Landen Anderson
14. Cory Bresnan
15. Doug Allen
* Logan Mifflin
* Ryan Carter
* Paul Passmore

1. Michael Todd
2. Jerry Cadorette
3. Dave Chaffee
4. Corey West
5. Wallace Dilley
6. Brad Grundy
7. Pavlo Derbedyenyev
8. Austin Jaggers
9. Tom Nelson
10. Derek Smith
11. Tim Bresnan
12. Chance Shaw
13. Kevin Buetts
14. Nic Stone
15. Ron Bath
* Karl Stanley
* Shane Owens
* Easton McCormick
U.S. TOP 15 – LEFT HAND

1. Cody Wood
2. Roman Gromov
3. Davit Stepanyan
4. Kris Mikels
5. Davit Nikabadze
6. Grant Pitcher
7. Garrett Tupper
8. Ben Vance
9. Kevin Palko
10. Roman Stroev
11. Vadim Gherman
12. Michael Hitt
13. Darin Schiavone
14. Owen Genereux
15. Joseph Meranto
* Eryk Sobota
* Christian Zepeda
* Hunter Braaton

1. Eli Saidov
2. Justin Bishop
3. Hunter Noffz
4. Lane Perry
5. Corey Miller
6. Colton Kimbrough
7. Josh Koenig
8. Isaiah Jones
9. George Whitfield
10. Sam Taylor
11. Josh Handeland
12. Mike Lindner
13. Albert Ding
14. Jon Shanks
15. Tony Weikle
* Zack Lee
* Ian Johnson
* Garrett Rees

1. Vrezh Sedrakyan
2. Paul Talbott
3. Artem Taranenko
4. David Egyan
5. Ethan Mercer
6. Oleh Moisei
7. Cole Kasper
8. Zach Hayden
9. Austin Wade
10. Bryan Fry
11. Billy Bradley
12. Shawn Webber
13. Craig Tullier
14. Ben Cellini
15. Grant Bundy
* Brian Calhoun
* Derrick Johnson
* Vince Gordon

1. Andrei Sharkevich
2. Jason Merlo
3. Max Khaperman
4. Dallas Langston
5. Brent Rakers
6. Arsen Khachatryan
7. Ronnie Morales
8. John Carlson
9. Mykola Renitsa
10. Roby Russell
11. Brandon Ellsessor
12. Seth Barnett
13. Tim Tallmadge
14. A.J. Henson
15. Alex Beziazykov
* Eli Brouhard
* David Pietrantonio
* Scott Ballinger

1. Jerome Loud
2. Josh Eleton
3. Danial Worley
4. Marcio Barboza
5. Cody Smith
6. Paul Passmore
7. Bryce Meadows
8. Roger Learned
9. Cory Bresnan
10. Steven Martinezdelacotera
11. Jordan Sill
12. Doug Allen
13. Quintin Murray
14. Ian Schmitt
15. Jack Ceverha
* Nicolas Mode
* Landen Anderson
* Jody Smith

1. Pavlo Derbedyenyev
2. Corey West
3. Kody Merritt
4. Austin Jaggers
5. Wallace Dilley
6. Josh Miller
7. Brad Grundy
8. Ryan Constantino
9. Dillon Williamson
10. Karl Stanley
11. Tony Thomlison
12. Dustin Tomlinson
13. Ernest Stranz
14. Eli Kerr
15. Easton McCormick
* Ilia Konstantinov
* Herman Stevens
* Logan Bittinger
Names in Red = Competitors at risk of being removed due to inactivity.
The Official U.S. Rankings are determined by the collective submissions of the Armfighter Rankings Committee.
Ranked athletes actively compete and reside in the United States, are listed at their most competitive weight class regardless of country of origin, and are assumed to be performing under IFA regulations.

Armfighter Rankings Committee
Josh Handeland | Alex Volteas | Sean Hancock | Corey Miller
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World Armwrestling Rankings
Alexandros Volteas | Alper Cosar | Leonardo Melo | Constantin Mihai | Kevin Wolf | Andrew Quade