2022 in combat sports

Boxing

International boxing events

May 8 – 20: 2022 IBA Women's World Boxing Championships in Istanbul^[1]

Fencing

International fencing events

July 15 – 23: 2022 World Fencing Championships in Cairo^[2]

2021–22 Fencing World Cup

November 19 – 21, 2021: WC #1 in Tallinn^[3]
- Women's Épée winner: Joséphine Jacques-André-Coquin
- Women's Team Épée winners: Russia
November 19 – 21, 2021: WC #2 in Bern
- Men's Épée winner: Rubén Limardo
- Men's Team Épée winners: Russia
December 10 – 12, 2021: WC #3 in Saint-Maur-des-Fossés
- Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi
- Women's Team Foil winners: Italy
January 14 – 16: WC #4 in Paris
- Men's Foil winner: Cheung Ka Long
- Men's Team Foil winners: Italy
January 14 – 16: WC #5 in Poznań
- Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi
- Women's Team Foil winners: United States
January 15 – 17: WC #6 in Tbilisi
- Men's Sabre winner: Sandro Bazadze
- Women's Sabre winner: Caroline Queroli
- Men's Team Sabre winners: South Korea
- Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea
January 28 – 30: WC #7 in Plovdiv
- Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta
- Women's Team Sabre winners: France
January 28 – 30: WC #8 in Doha
- Men's Épée winner: Yannick Borel
- Women's Épée winner: Katrina Lehis
February 11 – 13: WC #9 in Sochi
- Men's Épée winner: Valerio Cuomo
- Men's Team Épée winners: Russia
February 11 – 13: WC #10 in Barcelona
- Women's Épée winner: Song Se-ra
- Women's Team Épée winners: France
February 25 – 27: WC #11 in Cairo
- Men's Foil winner: Anton Borodachev
- Men's Team Foil winners: United States
February 25 – 27: WC #12 in Guadalajara
- Women's Foil winner: Alice Volpi
- Women's Team Foil winners: United States
March 4 – 6: WC #13 in Athens
- Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta
- Women's Team Sabre winners: Italy
March 4 – 6: WC #14 in Budapest
- Men's Épée winner: Rubén Limardo
- Women's Épée winner: Alberta Santuccio
March 18 – 20: WC #15 in Budapest
- Men's Sabre winner: Áron Szilágyi
- Men's Team Sabre winners: Hungary
March 18 – 20: WC #16 in Istanbul
- Women's Sabre winner: Manon Apithy-Brunet
- Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea
April 15 – 17: WC #17 in Paris
- Men's Épée winner: Nelson Lopez-Pourtier
- Men's Team Épée winners: Hungary
April 15 – 18: WC #18 in Belgrade
- Men's Foil winner: Tommaso Marini
- Women's Foil winner: Anne Sauer
- Men's Team Foil winners: Italy
- Women's Team Foil winners: France
April 29 – May 1: WC #19 in Plovdiv
- Men's Foil winner: Alessio Foconi
- Men's Team Foil winners: Italy
April 29 – May 1: WC #20 in Tauberbischofsheim
- Women's Foil winner: Lee Kiefer
- Women's Team Foil winners: Italy
April 29 – May 1: WC #21 in Cairo
- Men's Épée winner: Yannick Borel
- Women's Épée winner: Choi In-jeong
May 6 – 8: WC #22 in Madrid
- Men's Sabre winner: Oh Sang-uk
- Men's Team Sabre winners: South Korea
May 6 – 8: WC #23 in Hammamet
- Women's Sabre winner: Misaki Emura
- Women's Team Sabre winners: South Korea
May 12 – 14: WC #24 in Heidenheim an der Brenz
- Men's Épée winner: Romain Cannone
- Men's Team Épée winners: South Korea
May 13 – 15: WC #25 in Incheon
- Men's Foil winner: Tommaso Marini
- Women's Foil winner: Lee Kiefer
May 20 – 22: WC #26 in Padua
- Men's Sabre winner: Áron Szilágyi
- Women's Sabre winner: Anna Bashta
May 27 – 29: WC #27 in Katowice
- Women's Épée winner: Choi In-jeong
- Women's Team Épée winners: South Korea
May 27 – 29: WC #28 in Tbilisi
- Men's Épée winner: Volodymyr Stankevych
- Men's Team Épée winners: Switzerland

Judo

August 7 – 14: 2022 World Judo Championships in Tashkent^[4]

Judo World Tour

January 28 – 30: 2022 Judo Grand Prix Almada
- Extra-lightweight winners: Lee Ha-rim (m) / Catarina Costa (f)
- Half-lightweight winners: Denis Vieru (m) / Distria Krasniqi (f)
- Lightweight winners: Murodjon Yuldoshev (m) / Rafaela Silva (f)
- Half-middleweight winners: Matthias Casse (m) / Joanne van Lieshout (f)
- Middleweight winners: Jesper Smink (m) / Lara Cvjetko (f)
- Half-heavyweight winners: Jorge Fonseca (m) / Yoon Hyun-ji (f)
- Heavyweight winners: Kim Min-jong (m) / Kim Ha-yun (f)
February 5 & 6: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Paris
- Extra-lightweight winners: Ryuju Nagayama (m) / Natsumi Tsunoda (f)
- Half-lightweight winners: Yondonperenlein Baskhüü (m) / Amandine Buchard (f)
- Lightweight winners: Lasha Shavdatuashvili (m) / Haruka Funakubo (f)
- Half-middleweight winners: Sotaro Fujiwara (m) / Nami Nabekura (f)
- Middleweight winners: Sanshiro Murao (m) / Margaux Pinot (f)
- Half-heavyweight winners: Toma Nikiforov (m) / Audrey Tcheuméo (f)
- Heavyweight winners: Odkhüügiin Tsetsentsengel (m) / Wakaba Tomita (f)
February 17 – 19: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tel Aviv
- Extra-lightweight winners: Artem Lesiuk (m) / Shirine Boukli (f)
- Half-lightweight winners: Baruch Shmailov (m) / Astride Gneto (f)
- Lightweight winners: Hidayet Heydarov (m) / Priscilla Gneto (f)
- Half-middleweight winners: Matthias Casse (m) / Megumi Horikawa (f)
- Middleweight winners: Mammadali Mehdiyev (m) / Shiho Tanaka (f)
- Half-heavyweight winners: Ilia Sulamanidze (m) / Beata Pacut (f)
- Heavyweight winners: Guram Tushishvili (m) / Romane Dicko (f)
April 1 – 3: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Antalya
- Extra-lightweight winners: Yang Yung-wei (m) / Ganbaataryn Narantsetseg (f)
- Half-lightweight winners: Denis Vieru (m) / Réka Pupp (f)
- Lightweight winners: Giorgi Terashvili (m) / Jessica Klimkait (f)
- Half-middleweight winners: Guilherme Schimidt (m) / Lucy Renshall (f)
- Middleweight winners: Iván Felipe Silva Morales (m) / Marie-Ève Gahié (f)
- Half-heavyweight winners: Jorge Fonseca (m) / Anna-Maria Wagner (f)
- Heavyweight winners: Guram Tushishvili (m) / Léa Fontaine (f)
June 3 – 5: 2022 Judo Grand Slam Tbilisi

Judo Senior European Cup

March 19 & 20: Senior European Cup #1 in Riga
April 23 & 24: Senior European Cup #2 in Dubrovnik

Judo European Cup

February 11 – 13: European Cup #1 in Sarajevo
- Extra-lightweight winners: Turan Bayramov (m) / Gülkader Şentürk (f)
- Half-lightweight winners: Ejder Toktay (m) / Binta Ndiaye (f)
- Lightweight winners: Michel Adam (m) / Carla Ubasart Mascaró (f)
- Half-middleweight winners: Arnaud Aregba (m) / Sarai Padilla (f)
- Middleweight winners: Martin Matijass (m) / Lara Cvjetko (f)
- Half-heavyweight winners: Enrico Bergamelli (m) / Loriana Kuka (f)
- Heavyweight winners: Vito Dragič (m) / Valentine Marchand (f)
February 26 & 27: European Cup #2 in Warsaw

Judo European Open

March 5 & 6: European Open #1 in Prague

Judo African Open

March 12 & 13: African Open #1 in Tunis
March 19 & 20: African Open #2 in Algiers

Karate

May 25 – 29: 2022 European Karate Championships in Gaziantep
May 26 – 28: 2022 Pan American Karate Championships in Curaçao
June 4 – 5: 2022 Oceania Karate Championships in New Caledonia

2022 Karate1 Premier League

February 18 – 20: #1 in Fujairah
- Kata winners: Enes Özdemir (m) / Kiyou Shimizu (f)
- Men's −60 kg winner: Abdullah Hammad
- Men's −67 kg winner: Didar Amirali
- Men's −75 kg winner: Abdalla Abdelaziz
- Men's −84 kg winner: Youssef Badawy
- Men's +84 kg winner: Hazeem Mohamed
- Women's −50 kg winner: Moldir Zhangbyrbay
- Women's −55 kg winner: Anna Chernysheva
- Women's −61 kg winner: Alessandra Mangiacapra
- Women's −68 kg winner: Irina Zaretska
- Women's +68 kg winner:
  Nancy Garcia
April 22 – 24: #2 in Matosinhos
- Kata winners: Kakeru Nishiyama (m) / Kiyou Shimizu (f)
- Men's −60 kg winner: Christos-Stefanos Xenos
- Men's −67 kg winner: Steven Da Costa
- Men's −75 kg winner: Daniele De Vivo
- Men's −84 kg winner: Brian Timmermans
- Men's +84 kg winner: Babacar Seck
- Women's −50 kg winner: Yorgelis Salazar
- Women's −55 kg winner: Anzhelika Terliuga
- Women's −61 kg winner: Anita Serogina
- Women's −68 kg winner: Silvia Semeraro
- Women's +68 kg winner: Lucija Lesjak
May 13 – 15: #3 in Rabat
- Kata winners: Kazumasa Moto (m) / Hikaru Ono (f)
- Men's −60 kg winner: Abdel Ali Jina
- Men's −67 kg winner: Dionysios Xenos
- Men's −75 kg winner: Abdalla Abdelaziz
- Men's −84 kg winner: Youssef Badawy
- Men's +84 kg winner: Taha Tarek Mahmoud
- Women's −50 kg winner: Reem Ahmed Salama
- Women's −55 kg winner: Anzhelika Terliuga
- Women's −61 kg winner: Dahab Ali
- Women's −68 kg winner: Elena Quirici
- Women's +68 kg winner: Ayumi Uekusa
September 2 – 4: #4 in Baku

2022 Karate1 Series A

January 28 – 30: #1 in Pamplona
- Kata winners: Ryuji Moto (m) / Gema Morales (f)
- Kata Team winners: Kuwait (Mohammad Hussain, Sayed Salman Al-Mosawi, Mohammad Al-Mosawi) (m) / Spain (Raquel Roy Rubio, María López Pintado, Lidia Rodríguez Encabo) (f)
- Men's −60 kg winner: Danilo Greco
- Men's −67 kg winner: Ernest Sharafutdinov
- Men's −75 kg winner: Kilian Cizo
- Men's −84 kg winner: Dany Makamata
- Men's +84 kg winner: Ondřej Bosák
- Women's −50 kg winner: Valéria Kumizaki
- Women's −55 kg winner: Mia Bitsch
- Women's −61 kg winner: Elena Quirici
- Women's −68 kg winner: Lynn Snel
- Women's +68 kg winner: Tatiana Zyabkina
June 10 – 12: #2 in Cairo
September 23 – 25: #3 in Temuco
November 11 – 13: #4 in TBD

Mixed Martial Arts

UFC

The UFC promotional company has held a total of 33 events so far in 2022.

Bellator

In 2022 Bellator has held a total of 14 events so far.

ONE Championship

The ONE Championship has held a total of 32 events across the world in 2022.

Sambo

April 21 – 23: 2022 European Youth and Junior Sambo Championships in Tallinn
May 27 – 29: 2022 European Sambo Championships in Yekaterinburg
June 2 – 4: 2022 Asian Sambo Championships in Jounieh
June 2 – 4: 2022 Asian Youth and Junior Sambo Championships in Jounieh
July 15 – 17:
Yaounde
July 29 – 31: 2022 Pan American Sambo Championships in Puntarenas
August 27 & 28: 2022 World Beach Sambo Championships in Bat Yam
September 17 & 18: 2022 World Masters Sambo Championships in Yerevan
October 14 – 16: 2022 World Youth and Junior Sambo Championships in Panagyurishte
November 11 – 13: 2022 World Sambo Championships in Ashgabat
November 26 – 27: 2022 World Schools Sambo Championships in Tsaghkadzor
December 3 & 4: 2022 World Cadet Sambo Championships in Chișinău

2022 World Sambo Cup

March 24 & 25: World Super Cup "Memorial to the SAMBO Founders" in Moscow
May 14 & 15: WC #1 in Santo Domingo
June 18 & 19: WC #2 in Casablanca
August 20 & 21: WC #3 in Bishkek
September 17 & 18: WC #4 in Novi Sad

2022 European Sambo Cup

February 11 – 13: EC #1 in Minsk
- Women's 50 kg winner: Kristina Karekyan
- Women's 54 kg winner: Alena Kupava
- Men's 58 kg winner: Tigran Kirakosyan
- Women's 59 kg winner:
  Evgenia Pavlova
- Men's 64 kg winner: Alexander Pshenychnykh
- Women's 65 kg winner: Karina Cherevan
- Men's 71 kg winner: Mindia Liluashvili
- Women's 72 kg winner: Anastasia Filippovich
- Men's 79 kg winner: Besarioni Berulava
- Women's 80 kg winner: Nino Odzelashvili
- Women's 80+ kg winner: Maria Kondratieva
- Men's 88 kg winner: Vladimir Zhupikov
- Men's 98 kg winner: Sergey Kuznetsov
- Men's 98+ kg winner: Anton Brachev
September 10 & 11: EC #2 in Tbilisi
October 9 & 10: EC #3 in Kazan
December 9 – 11: EC #4 in Bucharest

2022 Asian Sambo Cup

TBD in July: AC #1 in Bali

Taekwondo

April 21 – 24: 2022 World Taekwondo Poomsae Championships in Goyang
May 19 – 22: 2022 European Taekwondo Championships and 2022 Para-European Taekwondo Championships in Manchester^[5]

Wrestling

2022 Wrestling Continental Championships

March 7–13:
2022 European U23 Wrestling Championship in Plovdiv
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Georgia
- Women wrestling winners: Turkey
March 26 – April 3: 2022 European Wrestling Championships in Budapest
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Women wrestling winners: Turkey
April 19–24: 2022 Asian Wrestling Championships in Ulaanbaatar
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Iran
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
- Women wrestling winners: Japan
May 10–13: Wrestling at the 2021 Summer Deaflympics in Caxias do Sul
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Turkey
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
May 5–8: 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships in Acapulco
- Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: United States
- Women wrestling winners: United States
May 17–19: Wrestling at the 2022 Southeast Asian Games in Hanoi
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Vietnam
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Vietnam
- Women wrestling winners: Vietnam
May 17–22: 2022 African Wrestling Championships in El Jadida
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Egypt
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Egypt
- Women wrestling winners: Tunisia
June 13–19: 2022 European Cadets Wrestling Championships in Bucharest
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Women wrestling winners: Ukraine
June 19–26: 2022 Asian U23 and Cadets Wrestling Championship in Bishkek
- Cadets (U-17)
  - Freestyle wrestling winners: India
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Kyrgyzstan
  - Women wrestling winners: India
- U-23
  - Freestyle wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Kyrgyzstan
  - Women wrestling winners: India
June 24–26: 2022 Pan American Cadets Wrestling Championships in Buenos Aires
- Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: United States
- Women wrestling winners: United States
June 27–30: Wrestling at the 2022 Mediterranean Games in Oran
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Turkey
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
- Women wrestling winners: Turkey
June 27 – July 3: 2022 European Juniors Wrestling Championships in Rome
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Georgia
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Georgia
- Women wrestling winners: Ukraine
July 2–10: 2022 Asian Juniors Wrestling Championships in Manama
- Schools (U-15)
  - Freestyle wrestling winners: India
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
  - Women wrestling winners: India
- Juniors U-20
  - Freestyle wrestling winners: Iran
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
  - Women wrestling winners: Japan
July 3–5: Wrestling at the 2022 Bolivarian Games in Valledupar
- - Freestyle wrestling winners: Venezuela
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Venezuela
  - Women wrestling winners: Ecuador
July 8–10: 2022 Pan American Juniors Wrestling Championships in Oaxtepec
- - Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: United States
  - Women wrestling winners: United States
July 16–19: 2022 European Schools Wrestling Championship in Zagreb
- - Freestyle wrestling winners: Georgia
  - Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
  - Women wrestling winners: Ukraine
July 25–31:
2022 World Cadets Wrestling Championships in Rome
- Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
- Women wrestling winners: Japan
August 5–6: Wrestling at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham
August 10–13: Wrestling at the 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games in Konya
August 15–21: 2022 World Junior Wrestling Championships in Sofia
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Iran
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
- Women wrestling winners: Japan
September 10–18: 2022 World Wrestling Championships in Belgrade
- Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
- Women wrestling winners: Japan
September 26-30: Wrestling at the FISU World Cup Combat Sports in Samsun
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Turkey
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
- Women wrestling winners: Turkey
October 4–9: 2022 Veterans World Wrestling Championships in Sofia
October 12–14: Wrestling at the 2022 South American Games in Asunción
October 17–23: 2022 U23 World Wrestling Championships in Pontevedra
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Georgia
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
- Women wrestling winners: Japan
November 5–6:
2022 Wrestling World Cup - Men's Greco-Roman in Baku
- Greco-Roman wrestling winners: Iran
December 10–11:
Iowa City
- Freestyle wrestling winners: United States
December 10–11:
Iowa City
- Women wrestling winners: Ukraine

2022 Wrestling Ranking Series

Ranking Series Calendar 2022:

24–27 February: 1st Ranking Series: 2022 Yasar Dogu Tournament and 2022 Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament in Istanbul
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Turkey
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
- Women wrestling winners: Russian Wrestling Federation
2–5 June: 2nd Ranking Series: 2022 Bolat Turlykhanov Cup in Almaty
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Iran
- Women wrestling winners: India
22–25 June: 3rd Ranking Series: Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2022 in Rome
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Azerbaijan
- Women wrestling winners: Ukraine
14–17 July: 4th Ranking Series: 2022 Tunis Ranking Series in Tunisia Tunis
- Freestyle wrestling winners: India
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
- Women wrestling winners: India

2022 Wrestling International tournament

January 20–23: Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2022 in Nice
- Competition cancelled.
January 26–30:
Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2022 in Krasnoyarsk
- Final medals rankings: 1st place: Russia, 2nd place: Dagestan, 3rd place: United States
January 29–30: 2022 Grand Prix Zagreb Open in Zagreb
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Turkey
February 17–20: 2022 Dan Kolov & Nikola Petrov Tournament in Veliko Tarnovo
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Belarus
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Georgia
- Women wrestling winners: Bulgaria
May 12–15: 2022 Muhamet Malo in Tirana
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Albania
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Italy
May 27–29: 2022 Pat Shaw Memorial in Guatemala City
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Guatemala
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Guatemala
- Women wrestling winners: Guatemala
June 10–12:
Radovish
- Freestyle wrestling winners: North Macedonia
July 8–10: 2022 Grand Prix of Spain in Madrid
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Germany
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Georgia
- Women wrestling winners: Canada
July 21–24: 2022 Ziolkowski, Pytlasinski, Poland Open in Warsaw
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Ukraine
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Hungary
- Women wrestling winners: China
July 29–31: 2022 Ion Cornianu & Ladislau Simon in Bucharest
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
- Women wrestling winners: China
August 6–7: 2022 Grand Prix of Germany in Dortmund
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Ukraine
August 12–13: 2022 Ljubomir Ivanovic Gedza Memorial in Mladenovac
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Hungary
August 19–21: 2022 Druskininkai Cup in Druskininkai
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Georgia
August 25-26:
Beer Sheva
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Israel
- Greco–Roman wrestling winners: Israel
September 30–1:
Nykobing Falster
November 2–6: 2022 Kunayev D.A. in Taraz City
- Freestyle wrestling winners: Kazakhstan
November 5–6: 2022 Kristjan Palusalu Memorial in Tallinn
December 3–4: 2022 Haparanda Cup in Haparanda
December 10–11: 2022 Arvo Haavisto in Ilmajoki