Abdulrashid Sadulaev

{{Short description|Russian freestyle wrestler (born 1996)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

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| name = Abdulrashid Sadulaev
Абдулрашид Садулаев
ГІабдулрашид Садулаев

| image = Abdulrashid Sadulaev 2021.jpg

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| caption = Sadulaev in 2021

| fullname = Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev

| nickname = The Russian Tank

| nationality =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|05|09|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/SADULAEV-Abdulrashid-1004286/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923182018/http://www.baku2015.com/athletes/athlete/SADULAEV-Abdulrashid-1004286/index.html?intcmp=ev-brackets |url-status=usurped |archive-date=23 September 2015 |title=Baku 2015 |publisher=baku2015.com |access-date=24 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://wrestdag.ru/users/4521/ |title=Sadulaev year's |publisher=wrestdag.ru |access-date=10 December 2015 |archive-date=22 August 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150822140532/http://wrestdag.ru/users/4521 |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |url=https://www.jrio2016.com/en/athlete/abdulrashid-sadulaev |title=Sadulaev's profile at the Olympics |website=Rio2016.com |publisher=Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games |access-date=5 August 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806040346/https://www.rio2016.com/en/athlete/abdulrashid-sadulaev |archive-date=6 August 2016}}

| birth_place = Tsurib, Dagestan, Russia

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| alma_mater = Dagestan State University

| height = {{convert|1.77|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| weight = {{convert|92|kg|lb|abbr=on}}

| country = {{RUS}}

| sport = Wrestling

| event = Freestyle

| collegeteam =

| club = Gamid Gamidov Wrestling Club
Urojai Wrestling Club
Sadulaev Sport School

| team =

| turnedpro =

| rank = No. 1 in the ranking UWW at 92kg No. 1 at 97kg
No. 1 P4P FloWrestling (2015){{cite web |url=http://www.flowrestling.org/article/35933-Freestyle-Pound-For-Pound-Rankings#.VmmKytKLSUk |title=Freestyle Pound For Pound Rankings |publisher=flowrestling.com |access-date=5 October 2015}}
Grand Master of Sports

| coach = Shamil Omarov, Magomed Magomedov, Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Sazhid Sazhidov

| medaltemplates =

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|Olympic Games|2|0|0

|World Championship|6|1|0

|European Championships|4|0|0

|European Games|2|0|0

|Ivan Yarygin Tournament|3|0|0

|Other|9|1|2

|Total|27|2|2

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{{MedalSport | Men's freestyle wrestling}}

{{Medal|Country| Individual Neutral Athletes }}

{{Medal|Competition|World Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold|2024 Tirana|92 kg}}

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{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Tokyo|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |World Championships }}

{{Medal|Gold| 2021 Oslo | 97 kg }}

{{MedalCountry|{{RUS}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalGold | 2016 Rio de Janeiro | 86 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |World Championships }}

{{MedalGold|2014 Tashkent|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Las Vegas|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Budapest|97 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Nur-Sultan|97 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Paris|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |European Championships }}

{{MedalGold|2014 Vantaa|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Kaspiysk|92 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Bucharest|97 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Rome|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Individual World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2020 Belgrade|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Games}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Baku|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Minsk|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Nations Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Moscow|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Krasnoyarsk|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Krasnoyarsk|92 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2024 Krasnoyarsk|97 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition |Yasar Dogu Tournament|Yasar Dogu Tournament]] }}

{{MedalGold|2014 Istanbul|86 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Sofia|92 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Golden Grand Prix}}

{{MedalBronze|2013 Bakü|84 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|Grand Prix}}

{{MedalGold|2014 Dabrowa|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Minsk|86 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Spala|86 kg}}

{{MedalSilver|2021 Kaspisk|97 kg}}

{{MedalBronze|2012 Makhachkala|84 kg}}

{{MedalCompetition|European U23 Championship}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Russe|86 kg}}

{{Medal|Competition|World Cadets Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2012 Baku|76 kg}}

{{MedalGold|2013 Zrenjanin|85 kg}}

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Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev ({{lang-rus|Абдулрашид Булачевич Садулаев||ɐbdʊɫrɐˈʂɨts sədʊˈɫa(ɪ̯)ɪf}}; born 9 May 1996) is a Russian freestyle wrestler who competes at 92 kilograms and formerly at 97 and 86 kilograms.{{cite web |title=Abdulrashid Sadulaev: Breaking new ground in wrestling |url=https://olympics.com/en/news/abdulrashid-sadulaev-instagram-popularity |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=Olympics.com}} Sadulaev is widely regarded as one of the most dominant active freestyle wrestlers in the world as well as one of the greatest freestyle wrestlers of all time.{{cite web |title=Meet Abdulrashid "The Russian Tank" Sadulaev |url=http://www.newyorkwrestlingnews.com/news_article/show/639581-meet-abdulrashid-the-russian-tank-sadulaev |access-date=5 April 2014 |publisher=wrestling-ec2014.com}}{{cite web |title=Rio 2016: 'Russian tank' promises 'I'm coming for your heads' as he grapples for gold |date=9 August 2016 |url=http://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/536618/Russian-Tank-Abdulrashid-Sadulaev-Rio-2016-Olympic-Games-Wrestler-Middleweight-86kg-UFC |access-date=9 August 2016 |publisher=Daily Star}}{{cite web |date=7 January 2015 |title=Russian wrestlers lead first UWW Freestyle Rankings of 2015 |url=http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2015/January/07/Russians-top-UWW-Freestyle-Rankings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150108014349/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Wrestling/Features/2015/January/07/Russians-top-UWW-Freestyle-Rankings |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 January 2015 |publisher=teamusa.org}}

Nicknamed the "Russian Tank,"{{cite web |url=http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/novosti_regiona/hasavyurt/russkij_tank_smetaet_vseh_na_svoem_puti/ |title=nickname Abdulrashid's |publisher=wrestdag.ru |date=12 September 2015 |access-date=12 September 2015 |archive-date=7 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200107230101/http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/novosti_regiona/hasavyurt/russkij_tank_smetaet_vseh_na_svoem_puti/ |url-status=dead}} he is a two time Olympic gold medalist (2016, 2020), a six–time World Champion (2014, 2015, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024), the Individual World Cup champion (2020), a four–time European Continental Champion (2014, 2018, 2019, 2020), three-time Ivan Yarygin Grand Prix winner (2014, 2018, 2024), a two-time European Games Champion (2015, 2019) and also a two–time Cadet World Champion (2012, 2013).{{cite web |last=Gallo |first=Ed |date=30 August 2019 |title=Wrestling breakdown: Pound-for-pound king Abdulrashid Sadulaev |url=https://www.bloodyelbow.com/2019/8/30/20836604/wrestling-breakdown-pound-for-pound-king-abdulrashid-sadulaev |access-date=1 June 2021 |website=Bloody Elbow |language=en}} He is also a six-time Russian national champion.{{Cite web |title=Садулаев стал шестикратным чемпионом России по вольной борьбе |url=https://tass.ru/sport/20713861/amp |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=tass.ru |language=ru}} Sadulaev is one of two wrestlers to win world titles in three different weight classes.

Background and personal life

Sadulaev was born in 1996 in the village of Tsurib, Charodinsky District, Dagestan, Russia. He belongs to the Avar ethnic group, is from a devout Sunni Muslim family, and is the youngest of four siblings. He did not start wrestling seriously until the age of 13, but quickly won a regional title and 300 ₽ ($4.69). After finishing the eleventh grade, he began training in the Gamid Gamidov Wrestling Club in Makhachkala, Dagestan's sports school of Olympic reserve. When he was 16 years old, he won his first World title in the cadet level in 2012. Sadulaev only has two social networking accounts, on Instagram and on VK. He stated that as he has no account on Twitter; other accounts on Twitter that use his identity must be fake.

Sadulaev is a graduate of the faculty of Law at Dagestan State University.{{Cite web |title=Студенты ДГУ – чемпион и призер Олимпийских игр в Токио |url=https://old.dgu.ru/newsarchive/1-2010-10-26-10-20-47/9542-2021-08-09-12-54-44.html |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=old.dgu.ru}}

Career

=2012-14: World Champion, European Champion=

Sadulaev's senior level debut was at the 2012 XLIII Ali Aliyev Memorial when he was 16 years old. He was defeated in the semifinals by Shamil Kudiyamagomedov, but ended up winning bronze.{{cite web |url=http://www.rgvktv.ru/news/17063 |title=16 old years won bronze medal |publisher=rgvktv.ru |date=4 December 2012 |access-date=8 May 2015 |archive-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211175756/http://www.rgvktv.ru/news/17063 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |last=Лещев |first=Андрей |date=2012-12-01 |title=Новости спортивной борьбы Дагестана » Турнир «Али Алиев»: пока побеждают только хозяева (видео). WrestDag.ru |url=https://wrestdag.ru/news/turnir-ali-aliev-poka-pobezhdayut-tolko-khozyaeva-video/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=wrestdag.ru |language=ru-RU}}{{Cite web |date=2021-06-22 |title=Абдулрашид Садулаев поборется на турнире имени Али Алиева |url=https://riadagestan.ru/news/sports/abdulrashid_sadulaev_poboretsya_na_turnire_imeni_ali_alieva/ |access-date=2024-10-30 |website=Информационный портал РИА "Дагестан" |language=ru}} At the 2013 Memorial Heydar Aliyev, he lost by technical fall to Gamzat Osmanov.{{Cite web |last=Андреев |first=Илья |date=2021-08-07 |title=Непобедимый Садулаев. Абдулрашид снова разобрался со Снайдером — теперь в финале Олимпиады |url=https://www.sport-express.ru/olympics/tokyo2020/freestyle-wrestling/reviews/olimpiada-2021-volnaya-borba-abdulrashid-sadulaev-rossiya-kayl-snayder-ssha-6-3-obzor-finalnogo-poedinka-v-kategorii-do-97-kg-1821741/ |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=sport-express.ru |language=ru}} At the 2014 Russian National Championships, Sadulaev defeated Kudiyamagomedov and won his first national title. After the Russian Nationals, he participated at the 2014 World Wrestling Championships, where Sadulaev defeated Reineris Salas of Cuba 11–0 by technical fall.{{cite web |url=http://www.championat.com/other/news-1922220-rossijanin-sadulaev-vyigral-zoloto-chm-po-borbe-v-kategorii-do-86-kg.html |title=Russia's Sadualev won gold medal WC 2014 in 86 kg category |publisher=championat.com |date=8 September 2014}}

=2015: World Champion=

On 8 May 2015, Sadulaev won the Russian Freestyle Wrestling Nationals again and took part in the European Games in Baku, Azerbaijan, and World Championships in Las Vegas, Nevada. In the Games he outscored four opponents 42–1 (4–0) by technical fall and won gold medal. On 11 September 2015, he won World Championships, in the final knocking down Koloi Kartoev (Selim Yaşar) of Turkey, overall scoring 47–2 (6–0) in the championships.{{cite web |url=http://www.vesti.ru/doc.html?id=2663305 |title=Abdulrashid is world champ again |publisher=vesti.ru |date=12 September 2015}} As a result, he was given a Mercedes-Benz G-Class G63 and Toyota Land Cruiser 200 by Dagestani business magnate Gadzhiev brothers and Ziyavudin Magomedov.{{cite web |url=http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/inomarka_dostojnaja_chempiona_mira/ |title=Foreign car worthy world champion |publisher=wrestdag.ru |date=26 December 2014 |access-date=11 July 2015 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824083853/http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/inomarka_dostojnaja_chempiona_mira/ |url-status=dead}}

Sadulaev faced on 7 November wrestlers from Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Poland at the European Nations Cup (Alrosa Cup).{{cite web |url=http://www.sport-express.ru/wrestling/news/935203/ |title=Russian tank in Moscow Lights |publisher=sport-express.ru |date=6 November 2015}} He beat number one Georgian wrestler Elizbar Odikadze via technical fall (11–0).{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

=2016: Olympic Champion=

On 29 January, Sadulaev was expected to participate at the international tournament Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016,{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/turnirs/203 |title=Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016 |publisher=wrestrus.ru |date=13 January 2016 |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-date=7 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015043/http://www.wrestrus.ru/turnirs/203 |url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/mahachkala_cop_sbori |title=Dagestan team train for Ivan Yarygin 2016 |publisher=wrestdag.ru |date=11 January 2016 |access-date=13 January 2016 |archive-date=24 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181024152739/http://wrestdag.ru/news/ru/news/mahachkala_cop_sbori |url-status=dead }} but he pulled out in late January citing a minor shoulder injury.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

Sadulaev returned to wrestling in the U23 European Championships in Ruse, Bulgaria on 3 April,{{cite web |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/sites/default/files/media/document/event/program/infos_03_ruse.pdf |title=Sadulaev in European U23 (program/info) |publisher=unitedworldwrestling.org |date=28 March 2016}} and then he participated at the Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XXV on 18 June 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_evropi_2016/dzambolat_tedeev_skazal_borcam_esli_vi_na_evrope_sobiraetes_borot_sja_za_medal_skazhite_mi_sdelaem_rokirovku_povezem_drugogo_borca_kotorij_budet_borot_sja_za_zoloto |title=Dzhambolat Tedeyev: Sadulaev go to Bulgaria and Poland |publisher=wrestrus.ru |date=1 February 2016 |access-date=4 March 2016 |archive-date=28 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211028145841/http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_evropi_2016/dzambolat_tedeev_skazal_borcam_esli_vi_na_evrope_sobiraetes_borot_sja_za_medal_skazhite_mi_sdelaem_rokirovku_povezem_drugogo_borca_kotorij_budet_borot_sja_za_zoloto |url-status=dead}} At the European Championships he defeated Stefan Reichmuth of Switzerland in the eightfinals, Hungarian Gergely Gyrits in the quarterfinals, Belarusian Aliaksandr Hushtyn in the semifinals and finally Georgian Irakli Mtsituri; all victories were by technical superiority. On 18 June, Sadulaev won the Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial LII, beating Aleksey Mushtin, teammate Omargadzhi Magomedov, István Veréb of Hungary, Sebastian Jezierzanski and Zbigniew Baranowski, both from Poland, by technical superiority.{{cite web |url=http://www.championat.com/other/news-2496958-mahov-i-sadulaev-pobedili-na-memoriale-ciolkovskogo-po-volnoj-borbe.html |title=Sadualev and Makhov won Poland open |publisher=championat.com |date=19 June 2016}}

Sadulaev competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics without Russian Olympic Trials, that news was announced by the head coach of the Russian freestyle wrestling team Dzhambolat Tedeyev.{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/fsbrnews/Vesti_s_kovra/abdulrashid_sadulaev_nad_fizpodgotovkoj_porabotal_s_dzjudoistami |title=Abdulrashid Sadulaev: physical training with judokas |publisher=wrestrus.ru |date=27 March 2016 |access-date=27 March 2016 |archive-date=24 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210824083854/http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/fsbrnews/Vesti_s_kovra/abdulrashid_sadulaev_nad_fizpodgotovkoj_porabotal_s_dzjudoistami |url-status=dead}} Sadualev beat István Veréb by technical superiority, then Pedro Ceballos of Venezuela by points, fellow countryman Sharif Sharifov of Azerbaijan and in the gold medal match Selim Yasar, 5–0.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}

After Sadulaev's return to Russia, he was greeted by a rowdy welcome victory in Moscow. The Olympic athletes were also given a reception of the Russian medalists in the Kremlin, with the traditional ceremonial meeting being presided by President Vladimir Putin. The champions received BMW luxury crossovers, with the BMW X6 luxury crossovers being awarded for the gold medalists. Sadulaev was also greeted as a national hero in his native Dagestan. Aside from receiving financial reward for his Olympic achievements, Dagestan's Head of the Region Ramazan Abdulatipov presented Sadulaev an Akhal-Teke horse (native to Turkmenistan), which has a reputation for having speed, endurance and intelligence, and is highly valued in Dagestan.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}

=2017: Weight class changes, WC runner-up, European Champion=

Sadulaev competed in the Russian Nationals, defeating 2011 European runner-up Vladislav Baitcaev by decision (8–7). Sadulaev became the new Russian national champion in the 97 kg weight category. Before the final match he easily beat Yuri Belonovskiy, Umar Kudliev, Stanislav Gadzhiev and Tamerlan Rasuev by technical superiority.{{cite web |url=http://russiawrestling.com/russian-tank-abdulrashid-sadulaev-won-97kg-russia-wrestling-national-championships-2017/ |title=The Russian Tank Abdulrashid Sadulaev won 97 kg Russian freestyle wrestling nationals 2017 |publisher=russiawrestling.com |date=14 June 2017}} As a result, Ingushetian president Yunus-bek Yevkurov bestowed him a Toyota Land Cruiser 200.{{cite web |url=http://kavtoday.ru/36337 |title=A little gift for Russian champion |publisher=kavtoday.ru |date=18 June 2017 |access-date=25 June 2017 |archive-date=20 September 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920201438/http://kavtoday.ru/36337 |url-status=dead}}

At the World Championships, Sadulaev participated in the 97 kg weight category. En route he defeated Reineris Salas, Mateusz Filipczak, Elizbar Odikadze and Georgy Ketoyev. In the final he lost to Kyle Snyder in a close match.{{Cite web |date=2017-08-27 |title=Kyle Snyder Upends 'Russian Tank' Abdulrashid Sadulaev to Earn Second World Championship |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-wrestling/2017/08/84553/ohio-state-kyle-snyder-russian-tank-abdulrashid-sadulaev-world-championship |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Eleven Warriors |language=en}}

=2018: World Champion, rematch against Snyder=

After that he debuted in the weight category 92 kg at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018. In the final match, he beat 2012 Olympian and countryman Anzor Urishev.{{cite web |url=https://unitedworldwrestling.org/article/sadulaev-and-snyder-win-second-yarygin-titles |title=Sadulaev and Snyder Win Second Yarygin Titles |publisher=unitedworldwrestling.org |date=28 January 2018}}

On 3 August 2018, Sadulaev won his fourth national title at the Russian Nationals, knocking down Vladislav Baitcaev for gold by score (8–1).{{cite web |url=http://www.wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_rossii_po_vol_noj_bor_be_2018/abdulrashid_sadulaev_obichno_v_jeto_vremja_ja_splju_a_segodnja_viigral_chempionat_rossii |title=Sadulaev won his a fourth national title |publisher=wrestrus.ru |date=4 August 2018 |access-date=5 August 2018 |archive-date=20 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020120640/http://wrestrus.ru/news/Novosti_turnirov/chempionat_rossii_po_vol_noj_bor_be_2018/abdulrashid_sadulaev_obichno_v_jeto_vremja_ja_splju_a_segodnja_viigral_chempionat_rossii |url-status=dead}}

Sadulaev was chosen to represent Russia in his weight class for the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, facing countrymen Magomedgadzhi Nurov, Mamed Ibragimov, Magomed Ibragimov, who he all beat by technical fall. In the semi-final he defeated Elizbar Odikadze from Georgia, and in the final in a rematch he faced American Kyle Snyder, finishing him by pin fall.{{Cite web |last=Vance |first=Andy |date=2018-10-23 |title=Abdulrashid Sadulaev Pins Defending World Champion Kyle Snyder to Avenge 2018 World Title Loss |url=https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio-state-wrestling/2018/10/98068/abdulrashid-sadulaev-pins-defending-world-champion-kyle-snyder-to-avenge-2018-world-title-loss |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=Eleven Warriors |language=en}}

=2019: European Games gold medalist and World Championships=

Sadulaev won European Games in Minsk, Belarus where he didn't give up a single point. After made world team trials, he repeated the success of last year at the world championships in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, in the final match he beat Azerbaijan's Sharif Sharifov by score (4–0). The rematch against USA's Kyle Snyder did not take place due to the loss of the American to Sharif Sharifov in the semifinals.{{cite web |url=https://www.championat.com/other/news-3856167-borec-volnik-sadulaev-v-4-j-raz-stal-chempionom-mira-odolev-v-finale-sharifova.html |title=Sadulaev won 4th gold world medal |publisher=championat.com |date=22 September 2019}}

=2020=

In 2020, he won the gold medal in the men's 97 kg event at the 2020 Individual Wrestling World Cup held in Belgrade, Serbia.{{Cite news |last=Shefferd |first=Neil |date=18 December 2020 |title=Russia close UWW Individual Championships in style with four more golds on final day |work=InsideTheGames.biz |url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102178/russia-close-uww-champs-with-more-golds |url-status=live |access-date=19 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201218224649/https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1102178/russia-close-uww-champs-with-more-golds |archive-date=18 December 2020}}

=2021=

Sadulaev clinched gold at the 2020 Summer Olympics by defeating his rival Snyder in the final. For that achievement, a member of the Russian State Duma rewarded him with a $1 million.{{cite web |author=Елена Чистова |url=https://www.championat.com/olympic/news-4427699-abdulrashidu-sadulaevu-podarili-1-mln-za-pobedu-na-olimpiade-2020.html |title=Абдулрашиду Садулаеву подарили $ 1 млн за победу на Олимпиаде-2020 – Чемпионат |publisher=Championat.com |date= |accessdate=15 September 2021}} Sadulaev once again defeated his rival Snyder to claim gold at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.

=2022=

On October 15, 2022 Sadulaev faced Belarusian Aliaksandr Hushtyn at Poddubny wrestling league 2. He won this match by score (7–0).{{cite web |author=Ислам Рамазанов |url=https://riadagestan.ru/news/sports/abdulrashid_sadulaev_stal_pobeditelem_mezhdunarodnogo_turnira_ligi_poddubnogo/ |title=Абдулрашид Садулаев стал победителем международного турнира Лиги Поддубного |publisher=riadagestan.ru |date=15 October 2022 |accessdate=15 October 2022}}

=2023=

On September 18, 2023 he competed at the 2023 World Championships held in Belgrade, Serbia. In the quarterfinals, he got a neck injury against his opponent Akhmed Tazhudinov of Bahrain and retired from the championships, being down 2–9 prior to retirement.{{Cite web |language=ru |url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/17352 |title=Белград-2023: подвиг и травма Садулаева, трехкратный Сидаков, уверенность Усманова |website=wrestrus.ru |access-date=2023-09-19}}{{Cite web |language=ru |url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/17354 |title=Белград-2023: Абдулрашид Садулаев снят врачом |website=wrestrus.ru |access-date=2023-09-19}} It was only Sadulaev's fourth loss at the senior level, and the first since his loss in the final of the 2017 World Championships to Snyder.{{Cite web |date=2023-09-18 |title=Kyle Dake takes silver at wrestling worlds; Snyder, Sadulayev stunned |url=https://www.nbcsports.com/olympics/news/kyle-dake-kyle-snyder-sadulaev-wrestling-world-championships |access-date=2023-09-26 |website=NBC Sports |language=en-US}}

=2024=

On January 28th 2024, Sadulaev won the Ivan Yarygin cup held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-27 |title=Онлайн-табло. Кубок Ивана Ярыгина по вольной и женской борьбе — 2024|url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/17689|website=NBC Sports |language=ru}}{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/17686|title=Результаты Кубка Ивана Ярыгина — 2024 (ОБНОВЛЯЮТСЯ)|publisher=wrestrus.ru|accessdate=2024-01-27}} A few months later, he won the Russian Nationals for a sixth time at 97kg.{{Cite web |date=2024-05-04 |title=Абдулрашид Садулаев стал шестикратным чемпионом России по вольной борьбе |url=https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/volnaya_borba/spbnews_NI2052266_Abdulrashid_Sadulajev_stal_shestikratnym_chempionom_Rossii_po_volnoj_borbe |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=news.sportbox.ru |language=ru}} After he was barred from competing at the 2024 Olympics, Sadulaev defeated the 92 kg Russian Nationals champion Alan Bagaev in a special wrestle-off to qualify for the 2024 World Wrestling Championships.{{Cite web |last=Карин |first=Никита |title=Садулаев победил Багаева и отобрался на чемпионат мира в неолимпийских весовых категориях |url=https://mma.metaratings.ru/amp/news/sadulaev-pobedil-bagaeva-i-otobralsya-na-chempionat-mira-v-neolimpiiskikh-vesovykh-kategoriyakh-407841/ |access-date=2024-10-27 |website=MMA |language=ru}} There, he won his 6th world title at 92 kilos, defeating World and Olympic champion David Taylor 7-0 and World champion Kamran Ghasempour 5-3. With this victory, he became the second wrestler in history to win world titles in three different weight classes.{{cite web|url=https://www.wrestrus.ru/news/18588|title=Результаты чемпионата мира по спортивной борьбе|language=ru|trans-title=2024 World championships results|publisher=wrestrus.ru|accessdate=2024-10-31}}

Championships and accomplishments

  • 2012 Cadet World Champion – 76 kg
  • 2012 Ali Aliyev Memorial Bronze Medalist – 84 kg
  • 2013 Cadet World Champion – 85 kg
  • 2013 Heydar Aliyev Memorial Bronze Medalist – 84 kg
  • 2014 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin – 86 kg
  • 2014 Golden Grand-Prix Yaşar Doğu – 86 kg
  • 2014, 2015 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Champion – 86 kg
  • 2014 European Champion – 86 kg
  • 2014 Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XXIII – 86 kg
  • 2014 World Champion – 86 kg
  • 2015 Alexander Medved International – 86 kg
  • 2015 European Games – 86 kg
  • 2015 World Champion – 86 kg
  • 2015 European Nations Cup (Moscow Lights-Alrosa Cup) – 97 kg
  • 2016 European Championships U23 – 86 kg
  • 2016 Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial LII – 86 kg
  • 2016 Summer Olympics – 86 kg
  • 2017 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Champion – 97 kg
  • 2017 World Championships Silver Medalist – 97 kg
  • 2018 Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin – 92 kg
  • 2018 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov international – 92 kg
  • 2018 World Champion – 97 kg
  • 2019 European Champion – 97 kg
  • 2019 European Games Champion – 97 kg
  • 2019 World Champion – 97 kg
  • 2020 European Champion – 97 kg
  • 2020 Russian National Freestyle Wrestling Champion – 97 kg
  • 2020 Summer Olympics – 97 kg
  • 2021 World Champion – 97 kg
  • 2024 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin – 97 kg
  • 2024 World Champion – 92 kg

Freestyle wrestling record

{{s-start}}

! Res.

! Record{{cite web |url=https://whatsmat.uww.org/daten.php?spid=348BFF9B35A44904A610204F1C981262 |title=International Wrestling Database |publisher=Iat.uni-leipzig.de |date= |accessdate=15 September 2021}}

! Opponent

! Score

! Date

! Event

! Location

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|160–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Miriani Maisuradze

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|31 October, 2024

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2024 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|ALB}} Tirana

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|159–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Kamran Ghasempour

|style="font-size:88%"|5–3

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|30 October, 2024

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|158–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Lars Schäfle

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|157–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Abubakr Abakarov

|style="font-size:88%"|3–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|156–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} David Taylor

|style="font-size:88%"|7–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|155–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Arslan Bagaev

|style="font-size:88%"|10–7

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|2 October, 2024

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|2024 Russian World Team Wrestle-offs

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=1|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladikavkaz

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|154–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shamil Musaev

|style="font-size:88%"|5–2

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=1|28 January, 2024

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2024 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|153–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|CHN}} Awusayiman Habila

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|27 January, 2024

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|152–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shakhman Nukhaev

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|151–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Ramazan Shabanov

|style="font-size:88%"|8–1

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} İbrahim Çiftçi

|style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|20 September, 2023

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2023 World Wrestling Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6|{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Snyder

|style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|150–3

|align=left|{{flagicon|BHR}} Akhmed Tazhudinov

|style="font-size:88%"|2–9 (injury default)

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|19 September, 2023

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|150–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Mojtaba Goleij

|style="font-size:88%"|4–4 (fall)

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|149–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Vladislav Baitsaev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|148–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RSA}} Nicolaas de Lange

|style="font-size:88%"|7–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|147–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Sergey Kozyrev

|style="font-size:88%"|5–2

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|28 July, 2023

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2023 Poddubny wrestling league

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladikavkaz

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|146–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shamil Musaev

|style="font-size:88%"|6–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|145–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|7–0

|style="font-size:88%"|15 October, 2022

|style="font-size:88%"|2022 Poddubny wrestling league 2

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|144–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgaji Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|5–1

|style="font-size:88%"|2 December, 2021

|style="font-size:88%"|2021 Alrosa Cup

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|143–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Snyder

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%"|5 October, 2021

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2021 World Wrestling Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|NOR}} Oslo

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|142–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Mahamed Zakariiev

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|4 October, 2021

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|141–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|9–4

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|140–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Takashi Ishiguro

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|139–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Snyder

|style="font-size:88%"|6–3

|style="font-size:88%"|7 August, 2021

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 Summer Olympics

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|JPN}} Tokyo

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|138–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Reineris Salas

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|6 August, 2021

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|137–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Elizbar Odikadze

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|136–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Sharif Sharifov

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|

|align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Magomed Ibragimov

|style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|25 June, 2021

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2021 Ali Aliev Memorial

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kaspiysk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|135–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Vladislav Baitcaev

|style="font-size:88%"|5–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|134–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Magomedkhan Magomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|9–6

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|133–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Mojtaba Goleij

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|132–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} David Kabisov

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|131–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit

|style="font-size:88%"|18 December, 2020

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 Individual World Cup

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|SRB}} Belgrade

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|130–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Valeriy Andriytsev

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|17 December, 2020

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|129–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Baran

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|128–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Süleyman Karadeniz

|style="font-size:88%"|8–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|127–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Aslanbek Sotiev

|style="font-size:88%"|8–2

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|18 October, 2020

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2020 Russian Nationals

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|RUS}} Naro-Fominsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|126–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Rasul Magomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|125–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} David Dzugaev

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|124–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Erik Dzhioev

|style="font-size:88%"|TF 15–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|123–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} Albert Saritov

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" |15 February, 2020

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2020 European Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|ITA}} Rome

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|122–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Elizbar Odikadze

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|14 February, 2020

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|121–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Nurmagomed Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|10–4

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|120–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} İbrahim Bölükbaşı

|style="font-size:88%"|9–4

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|119–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgadzhi Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|8–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|118–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Sharif Sharifov

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|style="font-size:88%" |22 September, 2019

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Nur-Sultan

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|117–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Alisher Yergali

|style="font-size:88%"|8–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|21 September, 2019

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|116–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgadzhi Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|115–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolae Ceban

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|114–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Vladislav Baitcaev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall

|style="font-size:88%" |16 August 2019

|style="font-size:88%" |2019 Russian World Team Wrestle-offs

|style="font-size:88%" |{{flagicon|Krasnodar Krai}} Sochi, Krasnodar Krai

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|113–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Nurmagomed Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|Injury

|style="font-size:88%" |27 June, 2019

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 European Games

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|BLR}} Minsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|112–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|26 June, 2019

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|111–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgadzhi Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|110–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Mihaly Szabo

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|109–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|3–1

|style="font-size:88%"|9 April, 2019

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2019 European Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|ROM}} Bucharest

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|108–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgadzhi Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 4:39

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|8 April, 2019

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|107–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} Gennadij Cudinovic

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 0:21

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|106–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Nurmagomed Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|3–0

|-

|{{Yes2}}Win

|105–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Snyder

|style="font-size:88%"|Fall; 1:10

|style="font-size:88%" |23 October, 2018

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2018 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|HUN}} Budapest

|-

|{{Yes2}}Win

|104–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Elizbar Odikadze

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 2:35

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|22 October, 2018

|-

|{{Yes2}}Win

|103–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|UZB}} Magomed Ibragimov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 4:51

|-

|{{Yes2}}Win

|102–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Mamed Ibragimov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 3:23

|-

|{{Yes2}}Win

|101–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MKD}} Magomedgadzhi Nurov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 1:42

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|100–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Vladislav Baitcaev

|style="font-size:88%"|8–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|3 August, 2018

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 Russian Nationals

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|Moscow Oblast}} Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|99–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Batraz Gazzaev

|style="font-size:88%"|11–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|98–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Georgy Gogaev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|97–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Zaynulla Kurbanov

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|96–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Sharif Sharifov

|style="font-size:88%"|2–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|5 May, 2018

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 European Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|RUS}} Kaspiysk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|95–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Mtsituri

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:10

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|94–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Kyrylo Mieshkov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:39

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|93–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|AUT}} Dominic Peter

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:15

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|92–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Mtsituri

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:36

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|23 March, 2018

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|Nikola Petrov and Dan Kolov international

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|BUL}} Sofia

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|91–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Ivan Yankouski

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:25

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|90–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Pavel Oleynik

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:44

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|89–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Nicolae Ceban

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|88–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anzor Urishev

|style="font-size:88%"|6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|28 January, 2018

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|{{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|87–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Nicholas Heflin

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:17

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|86–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|MGL}} Turtogtokh Luvsandorj

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:26

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|85–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Abzar Eslami

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|7 December, 2017

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|World Clubs Cup 2017

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|{{flagicon|IRI}} Teheran

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|84–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Alisher Yergali

|style="font-size:88%"|Fall

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|83–2

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Kyle Snyder

|style="font-size:88%"|6–5

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|26 August, 2017

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2017 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|FRA}} Paris

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|83–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ARM}} Georgy Ketoyev

|style="font-size:88%"|2–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|82–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Elizbar Odikadze

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|81–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Mateusz Filipczak

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:10

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|80–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Reineris Salas

|style="font-size:88%"|3–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|79–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia-Alania}} Vladislav Baitcaev

|style="font-size:88%"|8–7

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|14 June, 2017

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2017 Russian Nationals

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|Ingushetia}} Nazran, Ingushetia

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|78–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Chechnya}} Tamerlan Rasuev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:51

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|77–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Leningrad Oblast}} Stanislav Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:27

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|76–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Umar Kudliev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:57

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|75–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Krasnoyarsk Krai}} Yuri Belonovskiy

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:07

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|74–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Selim Yasar

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|20 August, 2016

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2016 Summer Olympics

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|73–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Sharif Sharifov

|style="font-size:88%"|8–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|72–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Pedro Ceballos

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|71–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} István Veréb

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:34

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|70–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Baranowski

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 1:36

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|18 June, 2016

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial LII

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|POL}} Dąbrowa Górnicza

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|69–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Sebastian Jezierzanski

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:41

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|68–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} István Veréb

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 4:25

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|67–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Omargadzhi Magomedov

|style="font-size:88%"| 7–1

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|66–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aleksey Mushtin

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:25

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|65–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Irakli Mtsituri

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 5:01

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|3 April, 2016

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|European Championship U23

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|BUL}} Ruse

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|64–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:27

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|63–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} Gergely Gyrits

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:26

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|62–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|SUI}} Stefan Reichmuth

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 1:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|61–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Elizbar Odikadze

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 5:33

|style="font-size:88%"|7 November, 2015

|style="font-size:88%"|European Nations Cup 2015 (Moscow Lights)

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;"|{{flagicon|RUS}} Moscow

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|60–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Selim Yasar

|style="font-size:88%"| 6–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|11 September, 2015

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2015 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=6|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, NV

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|59–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Alireza Karimi

|style="font-size:88%"| 6–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|58–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Mihail Ganev

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:34

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|57–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|MGL}} Orgodolyn Üitümen

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:15

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|56–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ISR}} David Radchenko

|style="font-size:88%"| Fall; 0:30

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|55–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shinya Matsumoto

|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:33

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|54–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Piotr Ianulov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:38

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|18 June, 2015

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2015 European Games

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|AZE}} Baku

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|53–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Marcinkiewicz

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|52–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Nurmagomed Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:28

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|51–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ITA}} Tudor Zuz

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:46

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|50–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Shamil Kudiyamagomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|8 May, 2015

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2015 Russian Nationals

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Makhachkala, Dagestan

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|49–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Akhmed Magomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|3–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|48–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Kabardino-Balkaria}} Anzor Urishev

|style="font-size:88%"|7–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|47–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Kaliningrad Oblast}} Vyacheslav Sugako

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|46–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia–Alania}} Georgy Rubaev

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|45–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|Fall; 0:54

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|7 March, 2015

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Alexander Medved International

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|BLR}} Minsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|44–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Richard Perry

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:55

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|43–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|MDA}} Piotr Ianulov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:02

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|42–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Haji Alijanov

|style="font-size:88%"|5–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|41–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Evgeny Aliashkevich

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:10

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|40–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|CUB}} Reineris Salas

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:25

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|8 September, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2014 World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|UZB}} Tashkent

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|39–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|KAZ}} Aslan Kakhidze

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|38–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} Mihail Ganev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:28

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|37–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Dzhambul Tsitadze

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:27

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|36–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Selim Yasar

|style="font-size:88%"|9–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|35–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} István Veréb

|style="font-size:88%"|12–4

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|3 August, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XXIII

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|POL}} Dąbrowa Górnicza

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|34–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Aliaksandr Hushtyn

|style="font-size:88%"|8–3

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|33–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Zbigniew Baranowski

|style="font-size:88%"|8–3

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|32–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Javad Mohammad Ebrahimi

|style="font-size:88%"|9–3

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|31–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Radosław Marcinkiewicz

|style="font-size:88%"|3–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|30–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Shamil Kudiyamagomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|3–1

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|22 June, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2014 Russian Nationals

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|Sakha Republic}} Yakutsk, Sakha

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|29–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia–Alania}} Soslan Ktsoyev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–3

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|28–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Dagestan}} Dauren Kurugliev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|27–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|North Ossetia–Alania}} Albert Ikaev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|26–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|Ingushetia}} Said Dakhkilgov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|25–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|BLR}} Murad Gaidarov

|style="font-size:88%"|5–2

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|4 April, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2014 European Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|FIN}} Vantaa

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|24–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|HUN}} István Veréb

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:05

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|23–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|GEO}} Dato Marsagishvili

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:52

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|22–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} Ștefan Gheorghiță

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:34

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|21–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Sebastian Jezierzanski

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:29

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|20–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Phil Keddy

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:44

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|16 February, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Golden Grand Prix Yaşar Doğu 2014

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|TUR}} Istanbul

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|19–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Clayton Foster

|style="font-size:88%"|6–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|18–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Ahmet Bilici

|style="font-size:88%"|10–10

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|17–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Jalal Zaman

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|16–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Javad Mohammad Ebrahimi

|style="font-size:88%"|8–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|15–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shamil Kudiyamagomedov

|style="font-size:88%"|13–7

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|26 January, 2014

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin 2014

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|{{flagicon|RUS}} Krasnoyarsk

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|14–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Soslan Ktsoyev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|13–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Anzor Urishev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|12–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Dauren Kurugliev

|style="font-size:88%"|4–0

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|11–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} Shamil Katinovasov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|10–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Alexander Gostiev

|style="font-size:88%"|5–4

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|22 November, 2013

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|Memorial Heydar Aliyev 2013

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3|{{flagicon|AZE}} Baku

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|9–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Keith Gavin

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:05

|-

|{{no2}}Loss

|8–1

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Gamzat Osmanov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:42

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|8–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|TUR}} Muhammed Enes Altun

|style="font-size:88%"|Fall; 0:46

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|24 August, 2013

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2013 Cadet World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|SRB}} Zrenjanin

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|7–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|AZE}} Nurmagomed Gadzhiev

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:20 (2)

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|6–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|IRI}} Hossein Shahbazi-Gazvar

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:51

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|5–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|IND}} Peaveen Praveen

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:59

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|4–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} Ruslan Ruchko

|style="font-size:88%"|12–9

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|22 August, 2012

|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2012 Cadet World Championships

|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|{{flagicon|AZE}} Baku

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|3–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|MGL}} Turmunkh Ganbold

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:35 (2)

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|2–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|JPN}} Shota Shirai

|style="font-size:88%"|9–2

|-

|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0

|align=left|{{flagicon|TJK}} Faruh Sharipov

|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:23 (2)

|-

{{end}}

Awards

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  • Order of Honour (11 September 2021)
  • Master of Sports of International Class (25 March 2019){{cite web |url=https://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/33476/ |title=Приказ "О присвоении спортивного звания "Мастер спорта России международного класса" |publisher=Minsport.gov.ru |date=25 March 2019 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Hero of Dagestan (18 November 2018){{cite web |url=https://riadagestan.ru/nw/news/sports/abdulrashid_sadulaev_stal_narodnym_geroem_dagestana/ |title=Абдулрашид Садулаев стал "Народным героем Дагестана" |publisher=Riadagestan.ru |date=31 May 2017 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Master of Sports (17 October 2016){{cite web |url=https://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/29582/ |title=Приказ "О присвоении спортивного звания Мастер спорта России" |publisher=Minsport.gov.ru |date=18 October 2016 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Order of Friendship (25 August 2016){{cite web |url=https://dag.aif.ru/sport/prezident_rossii_nagradil_abdulrashida_sadulaeva_ordenom_druzhby |title=Президент России наградил Абдулрашида Садулаева орденом Дружбы |publisher=Dag.aif.ru |date=25 August 2016 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Order of Merit for the Republic of Dagestan (26 August 2016){{cite web |url=https://ria.ru/20160826/1475364621.html |title=Власти Дагестана наградили борца Садулаева орденом |publisher=Ria.ru |date= |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Order of Honour "Al-Fakhr" (26 August 2016){{cite web |url=http://dagpravda.ru/novosti/orden-pocheta-al-fahr-vruchili-olimpijskomu-chempionu-po-volnoj-borbe-abdulrashidu-sadulaevu/ |title=Орден почета "Аль Фахр" вручили олимпийскому чемпиону по вольной борьбе Абдулрашиду Садулаеву |publisher=Dagpravda.ru |date=5 May 2021 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Merited Master of Sports (11 April 2016){{cite web |url=https://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/28584/ |title=Приказ "О присвоении почетного спортивного звания "Заслуженный мастер спорта России" |publisher=Minsport.gov.ru |date=26 April 2016 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Master of Sports of International Class (5 August 2015){{cite web |url=https://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/27298/ |title=Приказ "О присвоении спортивного звания "Мастер спорта России международного класса" |publisher=Minsport.gov.ru |date= |accessdate=15 September 2021}}
  • Master of Sports of International Class (18 September 2014){{cite web |url=https://minsport.gov.ru/documents/awards/7389/ |title=Приказ "О присвоении спортивного звания "Мастер спорта России международного класса" |publisher=Minsport.gov.ru |date=26 September 2014 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}

In June 2015, Sadulaev was voted best Russian sportsman of June at the TV project "Golden Pedestal" (on the now-defunct Rossiya 2), earning 55.6% of votes and trumping Aliya Mustafina, who got 44.4% of votes.{{cite web |url=http://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Sport/Zolotoy_Pjedestal/spbnews_NI546507_Sadulajev___luchshij_sportsmen_ijuna_ |title=Садулаев — лучший спортсмен июня! |publisher=News.sportbox.ru |date=7 July 2015 |accessdate=15 September 2021}}{{cite web |url=http://www.riadagestan.ru/news/sports/borets_abdulrashid_sadulaev_priznan_luchshim_rossiyskim_sportsmenom_po_itogam_iyunya/ |title=Борец Абдулрашид Садулаев признан лучшим российским спортсменом по итогам июня |publisher=Riadagestan.ru |date= |accessdate=15 September 2021}}

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{{cite web |url=http://riadagestan.com/news_en/sport/dagestan_to_meet_abdulrashid_sadulaev_as_national_hero_/ |title=Dagestan to meet Abdulrashid Sadulaev as national hero |publisher=Ria Dagestan |access-date=24 August 2016}}

{{cite web |url=http://tass.com/sport/895870 |title=Russia's Olympic champs to be awarded BMW luxury crossovers |publisher=Itar Tass |access-date=25 August 2016}}

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