Armfighter updates Missouri rankings, spotlighting deep state armwrestling talent
Missouri’s July 8 Armfighter update packed the 155-, 172-, 190- and heavyweight ladders, with Isaac Edgar’s committee setting up fresh title pressure before RIVALS 7.
Armfighter’s Missouri rankings page got a July 8 overhaul that put the state’s depth on full display, with a committee-based system headed by Isaac Edgar now sorting a crowded field instead of a casual fan poll. The top of the 155-pound class is packed with Tryston Jackson, Landon Gray, Kyle Brautigam, Tyson Zimmer, Tommy Joles, Charles Barrett and Andy Freukes, while the 172-pound group features Sam Taylor, Nolan Grooms, Zack Espey, Greg Allen, Josh Lingenfelter, Bruce Pickett, Jim Taylor and Kenny Thomas.
That kind of congestion shows up again as the weights climb. The 190-pound class includes Billy Bradley, Ronnie Shawley, Ryan Johnston, Bill Logsdon, Matt Ellis, Tony Soiab, Garrett Flynn and Crozet Duplantier, and the 210-pound bracket is loaded with Steven Logsdon, Beau Edgar, Austin Wood, David Ostberg, Dom Schilling, Justin Straussner, Collin Boehmer and Aidan Wolter. In the heavy classes, Chris Mace, Russ Schrader, Logan Mifflin, Mirzad Kablic, Orrin Rohrer, Collin Burns, Josh Reno and Dean Ballinger fill the 242-pound list, while Dustin Tomlinson, Matt Lively, Cody Crump, Ruben Varnado, Aaron Shields, Thomas Gholston, Jason Molleman and Zach Jonson sit in the 243-plus group.
The right-hand side is just as dense. Eric Cunningham, Isaac Edgar, Tryston Jackson, Kyle Brautigam, Landon Gray, Tyson Zimmer, Shane Hubbs, Andy Freukes, Sam Taylor, Nolan Grooms, Landon Longstreth, Quinton Geist, Kayden Koehler and Kenny Thomas all appear across the Missouri divisions, giving the state a depth chart that can shuffle fast when a few names move up or down. The rankings map also places Missouri alongside Illinois, reinforcing that the state is being tracked inside a broader Midwest armwrestling corridor rather than as an isolated list.
Armfighter’s U.S. rankings page was updated five days later, on July 13, and says the national board is built from collective submissions by the Armfighter Rankings Committee. That makes the Missouri page part of a live national pipeline, where state placement can feed directly into bigger visibility and tougher matchups. OpenArmwrestling uses a different model, describing its system as source-backed and based on Glicko-2 ratings, which underlines how much methodology can shape who gets pushed forward.
The practical impact lands quickly on the calendar. Gateway Armsports, which represents eastern Missouri and western Illinois and runs recurring practices in the St. Louis area, sits inside the same ecosystem that is preparing for a Missouri RIVALS 7 card on July 25 at Highland Pistol & Rifle Club in Highland, Illinois, followed by Rumble by the River 2 on August 8 at Southbound Bar & Grill in Missouri. With those cards ahead and several classes crowded from top to bottom, Missouri’s refreshed rankings now read like a live map of who is closest to forcing the next marquee pull.
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