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Abdulrashid Sadulaev Абдулрашид Садулаев ГІабдулрашид Садулаев | |
Fullname: | Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev |
Nickname: | The Russian Tank |
Birth Date: | 9 May 1996[1] [2] [3] |
Birth Place: | Tsurib, Dagestan, Russia |
Alma Mater: | Dagestan State University |
Height: | 1.77m (05.81feet) |
Weight: | 92kg (203lb) |
Sport: | Wrestling |
Event: | Freestyle |
Club: | Gamid Gamidov Wrestling Club Urojai Wrestling Club Sadulaev Sport School |
Rank: | No. 1 in the ranking UWW at 92kg No. 1 at 97kg No. 1 P4P FloWrestling (2015)[4] Grand Master of Sports |
Coach: | Shamil Omarov, Magomed Magomedov, Anvar Magomedgadzhiev, Sazhid Sazhidov |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Abdulrashid Bulachevich Sadulaev (Russian: 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.[5] Sadulaev is widely regarded as one of the most dominant active freestyle wrestlers in the world.[6] [7] [8]
Nicknamed the "Russian Tank,"[9] 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).[10] He is also a six-time Russian national champion.[11] Sadulaev is one of two wrestlers to win world titles in 3 weight classes.
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.[12]
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.[13] [14] [15] At the 2013 Memorial Heydar Aliyev, he lost by technical fall to Gamzat Osmanov.[16] 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.[17]
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.[18] 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.[19]
Sadulaev faced on 7 November wrestlers from Belarus, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Poland at the European Nations Cup (Alrosa Cup).[20] He beat number one Georgian wrestler Elizbar Odikadze via technical fall (11–0).
On 29 January, Sadulaev was expected to participate at the international tournament Golden Grand-Prix Ivan Yarygin 2016,[21] [22] but he pulled out in late January citing a minor shoulder injury.
Sadulaev returned to wrestling in the U23 European Championships in Ruse, Bulgaria on 3 April,[23] and then he participated at the Wenceslas Ziolkowski Memorial XXV on 18 June 2016.[24] 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.[25]
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.[26] 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.
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.
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.[27] As a result, Ingushetian president Yunus-bek Yevkurov bestowed him a Toyota Land Cruiser 200.[28]
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.[29]
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.[30]
On 3 August 2018, Sadulaev won his fourth national title at the Russian Nationals, knocking down Vladislav Baitcaev for gold by score (8–1).[31]
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.[32]
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 Azerbhaijan'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.[33]
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.[34]
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.[35] Sadulaev once again defeated his rival Snyder to claim gold at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships.
On October 15, 2022 Sadulaev faced Belarusian Aliaksandr Hushtyn at Poddubny wrestling league 2. He won this match by score (7–0).[36]
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.[37] [38] 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.[39]
On January 28th 2024, Sadulaev won the Ivan Yarygin cup held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia.[40] [41] A few months later, he won the Russian Nationals for a sixth time at 97kg.[42] After been 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.[43] 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.[44]
! Res.! Record[45] ! Opponent! Score! Date! Event! Location|-|Win|160–3|align=left| 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| Tirana|-|Win|159–3|align=left| Kamran Ghasempour|style="font-size:88%"|5–3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|30 October, 2024|-|Win|158–3|align=left| Lars Schäfle|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|157–3|align=left| Abubakr Abakarov|style="font-size:88%"|3–1|-|Win|156–3|align=left| David Taylor|style="font-size:88%"|7–0|-|Win|155–3|align=left| 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| Vladikavkaz|-|Win|154–3|align=left| 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| Krasnoyarsk|-|Win|153–3|align=left| Awusayiman Habila|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|27 January, 2024|-|Win|152–3|align=left| Shakhman Nukhaev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0|-|Win|151–3|align=left| Ramazan Shabanov|style="font-size:88%"|8–1 |-|Loss||align=left| 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| Belgrade|-|Loss||align=left| Kyle Snyder|style="font-size:88%"|Forfeit|-|Loss|150–3|align=left| Akhmed Tazhudinov|style="font-size:88%"|2–9 (injury default)|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|19 September, 2023|-|Win|150–2|align=left| Mojtaba Goleij|style="font-size:88%"|4–4 (fall)|-|Win|149–2|align=left| Vladislav Baitsaev|style="font-size:88%"|4–2|-|Win|148–2|align=left| Nicolaas de Lange|style="font-size:88%"|7–0|-|Win|147–2|align=left| 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| Vladikavkaz|-|Win|146–2|align=left| Shamil Musaev|style="font-size:88%"|6–1|-|Win|145–2|align=left| 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%;"| Moscow|-|Win|144–2|align=left| 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%;"| Moscow|-|Win|143–2|align=left| 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| Oslo|-|Win|142–2|align=left| Mahamed Zakariiev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|4 October, 2021|-|Win|141–2|align=left| Aliaksandr Hushtyn|style="font-size:88%"|9–4|-|Win|140–2|align=left| Takashi Ishiguro|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|139–2|align=left| 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| Tokyo|-|Win|138–2|align=left| Reineris Salas|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|6 August, 2021|-|Win|137–2|align=left| Elizbar Odikadze|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|136–2|align=left| Sharif Sharifov|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-|Loss||align=left| 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| Kaspiysk|-|Win|135–2|align=left| Vladislav Baitcaev|style="font-size:88%"|5–1|-|Win|134–2|align=left| Magomedkhan Magomedov|style="font-size:88%"|9–6|-|Win|133–2|align=left| Mojtaba Goleij|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|-|Win|132–2|align=left| David Kabisov|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2|-|Win|131–2|align=left| 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| Belgrade|-|Win|130–2|align=left| Valeriy Andriytsev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|17 December, 2020|-|Win|129–2|align=left| Radosław Baran|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2|-|Win|128–2|align=left| Süleyman Karadeniz|style="font-size:88%"|8–0|-|Win|127–2|align=left| 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| Naro-Fominsk|-|Win|126–2|align=left| Rasul Magomedov|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|125–2|align=left| David Dzugaev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|124–2|align=left| Erik Dzhioev|style="font-size:88%"|TF 15–2|-|Win|123–2|align=left| 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| Rome|-|Win|122–2|align=left| Elizbar Odikadze|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|14 February, 2020|-|Win|121–2|align=left| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev|style="font-size:88%"|10–4|-|Win|120–2|align=left| İbrahim Bölükbaşı|style="font-size:88%"|9–4|-|Win|119–2|align=left| Magomedgadzhi Nurov|style="font-size:88%"|8–2|-|Win|118–2|align=left| 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| Nur-Sultan|-|Win|117–2|align=left| Alisher Yergali|style="font-size:88%"|8–1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|21 September, 2019|-|Win|116–2|align=left| Magomedgadzhi Nurov|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|-|Win|115–2|align=left| Nicolae Ceban|style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall|-|Win|114–2|align=left| 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%" | Sochi, Krasnodar Krai|-|Win|113–2|align=left| 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| Minsk|-|Win|112–2|align=left| Aliaksandr Hushtyn|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|26 June, 2019|-|Win|111–2|align=left| Magomedgadzhi Nurov|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|-|Win|110–2|align=left| Mihaly Szabo|style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall|-|Win|109–2|align=left| 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| Bucharest|-|Win|108–2|align=left| Magomedgadzhi Nurov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 4:39|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|8 April, 2019|-|Win|107–2|align=left| Gennadij Cudinovic|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 0:21|-|Win|106–2|align=left| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev|style="font-size:88%"|3–0|-|Win|105–2|align=left| 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| Budapest|-|Win|104–2|align=left| Elizbar Odikadze|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 2:35|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|22 October, 2018|-|Win|103–2|align=left| Magomed Ibragimov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 4:51|-|Win|102–2|align=left| Mamed Ibragimov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 3:23|-|Win|101–2|align=left| Magomedgadzhi Nurov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech.Fall; 1:42|-|Win|100–2|align=left| 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| Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast|-|Win|99–2|align=left| Batraz Gazzaev|style="font-size:88%"|11–2|-|Win|98–2|align=left| Georgy Gogaev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall|-|Win|97–2|align=left| Zaynulla Kurbanov|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-|Win|96–2|align=left| 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| Kaspiysk|-|Win|95–2|align=left| Irakli Mtsituri|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:10|-|Win|94–2|align=left| Kyrylo Mieshkov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:39|-|Win|93–2|align=left| Dominic Peter|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:15|-|Win|92–2|align=left| 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| Sofia|-|Win|91–2|align=left| Ivan Yankouski|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:25|-|Win|90–2|align=left| Pavel Oleynik|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:44|-|Win|89–2|align=left| Nicolae Ceban|style="font-size:88%"|6–0|-|Win|88–2|align=left| 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| Krasnoyarsk|-|Win|87–2|align=left| Nicholas Heflin|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:17|-|Win|86–2|align=left| Turtogtokh Luvsandorj|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:26|-|Win|85–2|align=left| 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| Teheran|-|Win|84–2|align=left| Alisher Yergali|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Loss|83–2|align=left| 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| Paris|-|Win|83–1|align=left| Georgy Ketoyev|style="font-size:88%"|2–0|-|Win|82–1|align=left| Elizbar Odikadze|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:59|-|Win|81–1|align=left| Mateusz Filipczak|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:10|-|Win|80–1|align=left| Reineris Salas|style="font-size:88%"|3–0|-|Win|79–1|align=left| 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| Nazran, Ingushetia|-|Win|78–1|align=left| Tamerlan Rasuev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:51|-|Win|77–1|align=left| Stanislav Gadzhiev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:27|-|Win|76–1|align=left| Umar Kudliev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:57|-|Win|75–1|align=left| Yuri Belonovskiy|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:07|-|Win|74–1|align=left| 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| Rio de Janeiro|-|Win|73–1|align=left| Sharif Sharifov|style="font-size:88%"|8–1|-|Win|72–1|align=left| Pedro Ceballos|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-|Win|71–1|align=left| István Veréb|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:34|-|Win|70–1|align=left| 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| Dąbrowa Górnicza|-|Win|69–1|align=left| Sebastian Jezierzanski|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:41|-|Win|68–1|align=left| István Veréb|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 4:25|-|Win|67–1|align=left| Omargadzhi Magomedov|style="font-size:88%"| 7–1|-|Win|66–1|align=left| Aleksey Mushtin|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:25|-|Win|65–1|align=left| 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| Ruse|-|Win|64–1|align=left| Aliaksandr Hushtyn|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:27|-|Win|63–1|align=left| Gergely Gyrits|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:26|-|Win|62–1|align=left| Stefan Reichmuth|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 1:59|-|Win|61–1|align=left| 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%;"| Moscow|-|Win|60–1|align=left| 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| Las Vegas, NV|-|Win|59–1|align=left| Alireza Karimi|style="font-size:88%"| 6–2|-|Win|58–1|align=left| Mihail Ganev|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:34|-|Win|57–1|align=left| Orgodolyn Üitümen|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 2:15|-|Win|56–1|align=left| David Radchenko|style="font-size:88%"| Fall; 0:30|-|Win|55–1|align=left| Shinya Matsumoto|style="font-size:88%"| Tech. Fall; 3:33|-|Win|54–1|align=left| 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| Baku|-|Win|53–1|align=left| Radosław Marcinkiewicz|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:59|-|Win|52–1|align=left| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:28|-|Win|51–1|align=left| Tudor Zuz|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:46|-|Win|50–1|align=left| 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| Makhachkala, Dagestan|-|Win|49–1|align=left| Akhmed Magomedov|style="font-size:88%"|3–0|-|Win|48–1|align=left| Anzor Urishev|style="font-size:88%"|7–0|-|Win|47–1|align=left| Vyacheslav Sugako|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall|-|Win|46–1|align=left| Georgy Rubaev|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-|Win|45–1|align=left| 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| Minsk|-|Win|44–1|align=left| Richard Perry|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:55|-|Win|43–1|align=left| Piotr Ianulov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:02|-|Win|42–1|align=left| Haji Alijanov|style="font-size:88%"|5–0|-|Win|41–1|align=left| Evgeny Aliashkevich|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 3:10|-|Win|40–1|align=left| 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| Tashkent|-|Win|39–1|align=left| Aslan Kakhidze|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:59|-|Win|38–1|align=left| Mihail Ganev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:28|-|Win|37–1|align=left| Dzhambul Tsitadze|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:27|-|Win|36–1|align=left| Selim Yasar|style="font-size:88%"|9–2|-|Win|35–1|align=left| 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| Dąbrowa Górnicza|-|Win|34–1|align=left| Aliaksandr Hushtyn|style="font-size:88%"|8–3|-|Win|33–1|align=left| Zbigniew Baranowski|style="font-size:88%"|8–3|-|Win|32–1|align=left| Javad Mohammad Ebrahimi|style="font-size:88%"|9–3|-|Win|31–1|align=left| Radosław Marcinkiewicz|style="font-size:88%"|3–2|-|Win|30–1|align=left| 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| Yakutsk, Sakha|-|Win|29–1|align=left| Soslan Ktsoyev|style="font-size:88%"|4–3|-|Win|28–1|align=left| Dauren Kurugliev|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|-|Win|27–1|align=left| Albert Ikaev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall|-|Win|26–1|align=left| Said Dakhkilgov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall|-|Win|25–1|align=left| 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| Vantaa|-|Win|24–1|align=left| István Veréb|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 2:05|-|Win|23–1|align=left| Dato Marsagishvili|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 4:52|-|Win|22–1|align=left| Ștefan Gheorghiță|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:34|-|Win|21–1|align=left| Sebastian Jezierzanski|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:29|-|Win|20–1|align=left| 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| Istanbul|-|Win|19–1|align=left| Clayton Foster|style="font-size:88%"|6–2|-|Win|18–1|align=left| Ahmet Bilici|style="font-size:88%"|10–10|-|Win|17–1|align=left| Jalal Zaman|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:59|-|Win|16–1|align=left| Javad Mohammad Ebrahimi|style="font-size:88%"|8–2|-|Win|15–1|align=left| 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| Krasnoyarsk|-|Win|14–1|align=left| Soslan Ktsoyev|style="font-size:88%"|4–2|-|Win|13–1|align=left| Anzor Urishev|style="font-size:88%"|4–2|-|Win|12–1|align=left| Dauren Kurugliev|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|-|Win|11–1|align=left| Shamil Katinovasov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall|-|Win|10–1|align=left| 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| Baku|-|Win|9–1|align=left| Keith Gavin|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 5:05|-|Loss|8–1|align=left| Gamzat Osmanov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:42|-|Win|8–0|align=left| 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| Zrenjanin|-|Win|7–0|align=left| Nurmagomed Gadzhiev|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:20 (2)|-|Win|6–0|align=left| Hossein Shahbazi-Gazvar|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:51|-|Win|5–0|align=left| Peaveen Praveen|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:59|-|Win|4–0|align=left| 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| Baku|-|Win|3–0|align=left| Turmunkh Ganbold|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 1:35 (2)|-|Win|2–0|align=left| Shota Shirai|style="font-size:88%"|9–2|-|Win|1–0|align=left| Faruh Sharipov|style="font-size:88%"|Tech. Fall; 0:23 (2)|-
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.[55] [56]