Roman Bravo-Young Explained

Roman Bravo-Young
Headercolor:Gold
Fullname:Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young
Nickname:RBY
Birth Date:January 28, 1999[1]
Birth Place:Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
Country: (2023–present)
(2016–2023)
Sport:Wrestling
Weight Class:57kg (126lb)
Event:Freestyle and Folkstyle
Collegeteam:Penn State
Club:Cowboy Wrestling Club RTC
Nittany Lion Wrestling Club (formerly)
Coach:David Taylor
Medaltemplates: Penn State Nittany Lions
Show-Medals:yes

Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young (born January 28, 1999) is a Mexican-American freestyle and graduated folkstyle wrestler who competes at 57 kilograms.[2] In freestyle, he represented Mexico at the 2024 Summer Olympics and has won multiple international tournaments.[3]

In folkstyle, Bravo-Young was the 2021 and 2022 NCAA Division I National champion at 133 pounds and a four-time All-American for the Pennsylvania State University.[4] [5] [6]

Career

High school

Bravo-Young attended Sunnyside High School in Tucson, Arizona, where he was an undefeated four-time state champion with a 182–0 record.[7] Also a US U17 World Team member in freestyle, Bravo-Young committed to the Pennsylvania State University.[8]

Pennsylvania State University

2018–2019

Before the folkstyle season started, Bravo-Young placed second at the US U23 National championships in freestyle.[9]

As a true freshman at 133 pounds, he earned a Keystone Classic title and placed third at the Southern Scuffle.[10] [11] After placing fifth at the Big Ten Championships, Bravo-Young became an All-American with an eighth-place finish at the NCAA National Championships, closing out the year with a 25–7 record.[12] [13]

Bravo-Young then placed second at the U20 US Open and grabbed a gold medal from the U20 Pan American Championships in freestyle.[14] [15]

2019–2020

As a sophomore, Bravo-Young won the Black Knight Invitational and Wilkes Open and only lost one match during regular season, to top-ranked Seth Gross.[16] [17] After improving to a second-place finish at the Big Ten Championships, the NCAA National Championships were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, cutting his season short with a 20–2 record.[18] [19]

2020–2021

During the pandemic, Bravo-Young competed in freestyle, taking out NCAA finalist Jack Mueller at FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo, Shelton Mack at the NLWC II, and eventual UFC champion Aljamain Sterling at the NLWC IV.[20] [21] [22]

Going back to folkstyle, Bravo-Young had an undefeated regular season, and claimed his first Big Ten title with a win over rival Austin DeSanto from Iowa.[23] At the NCAA Championships, Bravo-Young became a national champion with a hard-fought win in sudden-victory over NCAA finalist Daton Fix from Oklahoma State, after an undefeated tournament.[24] He closed out the season with a 14–0 record and was named the Penn State Male Athlete of the Year.[25]

2021–2022

After another undefeated regular season, Bravo-Young claimed his second Big Ten title with another win over Austin DeSanto.[26] At the NCAA Championships, Bravo-Young became a two-time national champion with another win over Daton Fix, capping yet another perfect season with a 22–0 record.[27]

2022–2023

In his extra season, granted to athletes due to the 2020 season being cut short, Bravo-Young once again went undefeated during regular season and claimed his third Big Ten title.[28] At the NCAA Championships, he advanced to the finals, but was defeated by Vito Arujau from Cornell to claim runner-up honors, ending his season with a 20–1 record.[29] Bravo-Young graduated as a two-time NCAA national champion, four-time All-American, and three-time Big Ten champion, with an overall record of 100–10.[30]

In June, Bravo-Young competed in submission grappling against UFC veteran Alex Perez at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4, with the match ending in a draw.[31] [32]

Mexico

2023

In July, Bravo-Young announced he would transfer and represent Mexico in freestyle, his grandparents' native country.[33] By the end of the month, Bravo-Young claimed the Mexican National Qualifier title, wearing the Mexican singlet for the first time.[34]

In December, Bravo-Young claimed the Mexico Grand Prix title down at 57 kilograms, defeating all three opponents by technical fall.[35]

2024

To start off January, Bravo-Young claimed a gold medal from the Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane, scoring wins over African champion Diamantino Iuna Fafé and US National Team member Daniel Deshazer.[36]

In March, Bravo-Young competed at the Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament, in an attempt to qualify Mexico for the Summer Olympics.[37] After victories over Enrique Herrera and Pedro Mejías to make the semifinals, Bravo-Young was able to defeat Óscar Tigreros to become an Olympian, and will now be competing in the 2024 Summer Olympics.[38]

In June, Bravo-Young competed at the Poland Open, where he grabbed wins over African champions Gamal Mohamed and Diamantino Iuna Fafé on his way to a championship.[39]

In August, Bravo-Young made his Olympic debut at the 2024 Summer Olympics, where after dropping his opening match to four-time European champion and two-time U23 World champion Arsen Harutyunyan from Armenia, he was eliminated from the tournament.[40]

Wrestling style

Bravo-Young is known for his fancy footwork, speed, and ability to explode from a relaxed and elusive stance into a takedown.[41] [42] [43] Defensively, he is known for employing explosive acrobatic flips to get out of dangerous situations.[44] [45] [46] Bravo-Young trains with former UFC champion Dominick Cruz from time to time, who has some of the most versatile footwork in mixed martial arts.[47] [48]

Freestyle record

! colspan="7"| Senior Freestyle Matches|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score! Date! Event! Location|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|22–5|align=left| Arsen Harutyunyan|style="font-size:88%"|TF 3–13|style="font-size:88%"|August 8, 2024|style="font-size:88%"|2024 Summer Olympics|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" | Paris, France|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|22–4|align=left| Diamantino Iuna Fafé|style="font-size:88%"|TF 13–2|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|June 23, 2024|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2024 Poland Open|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Warsaw, Poland|-|Win|21–4|align=left| Gamal Mohamed|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|20–4|align=left| Óscar Tigreros|style="font-size:88%"|TF 14–4|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 1, 2024|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2024 Pan American Olympic Qualification Tournament|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Acapulco, Mexico|-|Win|19–4|align=left| Pedro Mejías|style="font-size:88%"|10–6|-|Win|18–4|align=left| Enrique Herrera|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|17–4|align=left| Daniel Deshazer|style="font-size:88%"|2–1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|January 20, 2024|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|Grand Prix de France Henri Deglane 2024|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4| Nice, France|-|Win|16–4|align=left| Diamantino Iuna Fafé|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Win|15–4|align=left| Kael Lauridsen|style="font-size:88%"|TF 14–4|-|Win|14–4|align=left| Ben Hachem Tarik|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|13–4|align=left| M García|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|December 2, 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2023 Mexico Grand Prix|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=3| Mexico City, Mexico|-|Win|12–4|align=left| Jorge Olvera|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–0|-|Win|11–4|align=left| Pedro Flores Salazar|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Win|10–4|align=left| Jorge Olvera|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|July 29, 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2023 4th Mexican National Qualifier|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Oaxtepec, Mexico|-|Win|9–4|align=left| Hugo Calderón|style="font-size:88%"|TF 10–0|-|Win|8–4|align=left| Aljamain Sterling|style="font-size:88%"|6–4|style="font-size:88%"|December 22, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|NLWC IV|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| State College, Pennsylvania|-|Win|7–4|align=left| Shelton Mack|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|style="font-size:88%"|October 20, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|NLWC II|-|Win|6–4|align=left| Jack Mueller|style="font-size:88%"|8–1|style="font-size:88%"|July 25, 2020 |style="font-size:88%"|FloWrestling: Dake vs. Chamizo|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" | Austin, Texas|-! style=background:white colspan=7 ||-|Loss|5–4|align=left| Vitali Arujau|style="font-size:88%"|TF 0–10|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|June 1–3, 2018|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|2018 US U23 National Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=7| Akron, Ohio|-|Loss|5–3|align=left| Vitali Arujau|style="font-size:88%"|TF 4–15|-|Win|5–2|align=left| Charles Tucker|style="font-size:88%"|4–2|-|Win|4–2|align=left| Sean Fausz|style="font-size:88%"|TF 11–0|-|Win|3–2|align=left| Larry Henderson|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2|-|Win|2–2|align=left| Mikel Perales|style="font-size:88%"|TF 13–2|-|Win|1–2|align=left| Drew West|style="font-size:88%"|TF 12–2|-! style=background:white colspan=7 | |-|Loss|0–2|align=left| Jarrod Patterson|style="font-size:88%"|5–12|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|April 26–29, 2017|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2017 US Open National Championships|style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2| Las Vegas, Nevada|-|Loss|0–1|align=left| Tony Ramos|style="font-size:88%"|TF 2–12|-

NCAA record

! colspan="8"| NCAA Division I Record|-! Res.! Record! Opponent! Score ! Date! Event|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2022–2023 Season (senior year+)|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2023 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs|-|Loss|100–10|align=left| Vito Arujau|style="font-size:88%"|4–10|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|March 16–18, 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Win|100–9|align=left| Michael McGee|style="font-size:88%"|SV–1 6–4|-|Win|99–9|align=left| Aaron Nagao|style="font-size:88%"|4–1|-|Win|98–9|align=left| Brayden Palmer|style="font-size:88%"|5–2|-|Win|97–9|align=left| Ethan Oakley|style="font-size:88%"|MD 12–3|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2023 Big Ten Conference at 133 lbs|-|Win|96–9|align=left| Aaron Nagao|style="font-size:88%"|5–2|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 9–10, 2023|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2023 Big Ten Conference Championships|-|Win|95-9|align=left| Dylan Ragusin|style="font-size:88%"|8–2|-|Win|94-9|align=left| Brody Teske|style="font-size:88%"|MD 13–2|-|Win|93–9|align=left| Mason Prinkey|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|February 19, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Clarion - Penn State Dual |-|Win|92–9|align=left| King Sandoval|style="font-size:88%"|TF 29–13|style="font-size:88%"|February 12, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Maryland Dual |-|Win|91–9|align=left| Jesse Mendez|style="font-size:88%"|8–2|style="font-size:88%"|February 3, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Ohio State Dual |-|Win|90–9|align=left| Brody Teske|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|January 27, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Iowa - Penn State Dual |-|Win|89–9|align=left| Rayvon Foley|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|January 22, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Michigan State - Penn State Dual |-|Win|88–9|align=left| Dylan Ragusin|style="font-size:88%"|4–2|style="font-size:88%"|January 20, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Michigan - Penn State Dual |-|Win|87–9|align=left| Taylor LaMont|style="font-size:88%"|MD 14–5|style="font-size:88%"|January 6, 2023|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Wisconsin Dual |-|Win|86–9|align=left| Ramazan Attasauov|style="font-size:88%"|MD 10–2|style="font-size:88%"|December 20, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Iowa State - Penn State Dual |-|Win|85–9|align=left| Jace Palmer|style="font-size:88%"|TF 26–11|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 19, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - North Carolina Dual |-|Win|84–9|align=left| Vince Perez|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|Central Michigan - Penn State Dual |-|Win|83–9|align=left| Gabe Whisenhunt|style="font-size:88%"|MD 17–8|style="font-size:88%"|December 11, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Oregon State - Penn State Dual |-|Win|82–9|align=left| Richie Koehler|style="font-size:88%"|MD 23–9|style="font-size:88%"|December 2, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Rider Dual|-|Win|81–9|align=left| Gable Strickland|style="font-size:88%"|TF 23–8|style="font-size:88%"|November 11, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Lock Haven - Penn State Dual |-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2022–2023 Season (senior year+)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2021–2022 Season (senior year)|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2022 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs|-|Win|80–9|align=left| Daton Fix|style="font-size:88%"|3–2|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|March 17–19, 2022|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Win|79–9|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|3–2|-|Win|78–9|align=left| Brian Courtney|style="font-size:88%"|13–6|-|Win|77–9|align=left| Josh Koderhandt|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Win|76–9|align=left| Dominic LaJoie|style="font-size:88%"|MD 16–4|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2022 Big Ten Conference at 133 lbs|-|Win|75–9|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|3–1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 5–6, 2022|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2022 Big Ten Conference Championships|-|Win|74-9|align=left| Dylan Ragusin|style="font-size:88%"|4–0|-|Win|73-9|align=left| Matt Ramos|style="font-size:88%"|MD 11–3|-|Win|72–9|align=left| Richie Koehler|style="font-size:88%"|TF 26–11|style="font-size:88%"|February 20, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Rider - Penn State Dual |-|Win|71–9|align=left| Dominick Serrano|style="font-size:88%"|TF 23–8|style="font-size:88%"|February 6, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Nebraska - Penn State Dual |-|Win|70–9|align=left| Brady Koontz|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|February 4, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Ohio State - Penn State Dual |-|Win|69–9|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|3–2|style="font-size:88%"|January 28, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Iowa Dual |-|Win|68–9|align=left| Dylan Ragusin|style="font-size:88%"|8–1|style="font-size:88%"|January 21, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Michigan Dual |-|Win|67–9|align=left| Joey Olivieri|style="font-size:88%"|11–5|style="font-size:88%"|January 16, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Rutgers - Penn State Dual |-|Win|66–9|align=left| King Sandoval|style="font-size:88%"|TF 17–1|style="font-size:88%"|January 7, 2022|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Maryland Dual |-|Win|65–9|align=left| Michael McGee|style="font-size:88%"|6–2|style="font-size:88%"|December 21, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Arizona State Dual |-|Win|64–9|align=left| Dominic LaJoie|style="font-size:88%"|MD 21–9|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|December 20, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Cornell - Penn State Dual |-|Win|63–9|align=left| Kyle Biscoglia|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|Northern Iowa - Penn State Dual |-|Win|62–9|align=left| Sheldon Seymour|style="font-size:88%"|MD 19–7|style="font-size:88%"|December 5, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Lehigh - Penn State Dual|-|Win|61–9|align=left| Dominice Carone|style="font-size:88%"|TF 26–11|style="font-size:88%"|November 18, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Army - Penn State Dual|-|Win|60–9|align=left| Anthony Petrillo|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|November 13, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Sacred Heart - Penn State Dual|-|Win|59–9|align=left| Jason Shaner Jr.|style="font-size:88%"|8–3|style="font-size:88%"|Oregon State - Penn State Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2021–2022 Season (senior year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2020–2021 Season (junior year)|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2021 NCAA Championships at 133 lbs|-|Win|58–9|align=left| Daton Fix|style="font-size:88%"|SV 4–2|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|March 18–20, 2021|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Win|57–9|align=left| Korbin Myers|style="font-size:88%"|5–3|-|Win|56–9|align=left| Louie Hayes|style="font-size:88%"|4–1|-|Win|55–9|align=left| Kyle Burwick|style="font-size:88%"|MD 11–3|-|Win|54–9|align=left| Sean Carter|style="font-size:88%"|TF 20–5|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2021 Big Ten Conference at 133 lbs|-|Win|53–9|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|5–2|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 6–7, 2021|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2021 Big Ten Conference Championships|-|Win|52-9|align=left| Chris Cannon|style="font-size:88%"|8–3|-|Win|51-9|align=left| Jacob Rundell|style="font-size:88%"|9–3|-|Win|50–9|align=left| Jackson Cockrell|style="font-size:88%"|MD 24–13|style="font-size:88%"|February 21, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Maryland - Penn State Dual|-|Win|49–9|align=left| Jordan Decatur|style="font-size:88%"|TF 27–8|style="font-size:88%"|February 19, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Ohio State Dual|-|Win|48–9|align=left| Dylan Ragusin|style="font-size:88%"|9–2|style="font-size:88%"|February 14, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Michigan Dual|-|Win|47–9|align=left| Kyle Burwick|style="font-size:88%"|11–6|style="font-size:88%"|February 2, 2021|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Wisconsin Dual|-|Win|46–9|align=left| Dylan Utterback|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|January 30, 2021|style="font-size:88%"| Penn State - Northwestern Dual|-|Win|45–9|align=left| Kyle Luigs|style="font-size:88%"|11–8|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Indiana Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2020-2021 Season (junior year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2019-2020 Season (sophomore year)|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2020 Big Ten Conference at 133 lbs|-|Loss|44–9|align=left| Sebastian Rivera|style="font-size:88%"|2-7|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|March 8, 2020|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2020 Big Ten Championships|-|Win|44–8|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|3-2|-|Win|43–8|align=left| Sammy Alvarez|style="font-size:88%"|5-2|-|Win|42–8|align=left| Josh Vega|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|February 23, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|American - Penn State Dual|-|Win|41–8|align=left| Jordan Decatur|style="font-size:88%"|10-4|style="font-size:88%"|February 15, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Ohio State - Penn State Dual|-|Win|40–8|align=left| Boo Dryden|style="font-size:88%"|TF 23-8|style="font-size:88%"|February 9, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Minnesota Dual|-|Loss|39–8|align=left| Seth Gross|style="font-size:88%"|5-6|style="font-size:88%"|February 7, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Wisconsin Dual|-|Win|39–7|align=left| King Sandoval|style="font-size:88%"|TF 24-9|style="font-size:88%"|February 2, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Maryland - Penn State Dual|-|Win|38–7|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|Injury|style="font-size:88%"|January 31, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Iowa Dual|-|Win|37–7|align=left| Ridge Lovett|style="font-size:88%"|MD 11-3|style="font-size:88%"|January 24, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Nebraska Dual|-|Win|36–7|align=left| Sammy Alvarez|style="font-size:88%"|SV-2 4-2|style="font-size:88%"|January 19, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Rutgers - Penn State Dual|-|Win|35–7|align=left| Dylan Utterback|style="font-size:88%"|TF 23-8|style="font-size:88%"|January 12, 2020|style="font-size:88%"|Northwestern - Penn State Dual|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 Wilken Open at 133 lbs|-|Win|34–7|align=left| Jaret Lane|style="font-size:88%"|9-3|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|December 22, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2019 Wilken Open|-|Win|33–7|align=left| Brandon Loperfido|style="font-size:88%"|MD 14-5|-|Win|32–7|align=left| Justin Mastroianni|style="font-size:88%"|TF 23-7|-|Win|31–7|align=left| Carmen Ferrante|style="font-size:88%"|MD 21-9|style="font-size:88%"|December 8, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Pennsylvania - Penn State Dual|-|Win|30–7|align=left| Jaret Lane|style="font-size:88%"|7-2|style="font-size:88%"|December 6, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Lehigh Dual|-|Win|29–7|align=left| Josh Kramer|style="font-size:88%"|7-6|style="font-size:88%"|November 22, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Arizona State Dual|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 Black Knight Invite at 133 lbs|-|Win|28–7|align=left| Austin Assad|style="font-size:88%"|MD 17-9|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|November 17, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2019 Black Knight Invitational|-|Win|27–7|align=left| Andrew Wert|style="font-size:88%"|9-4|-|Win|26–7|align=left| Shawn Orem|style="font-size:88%"|MD 20-9|-|Win|25–7|align=left| Casey Cobb|style="font-size:88%"|MD 17-6|style="font-size:88%"|November 10, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Navy - Penn State Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2019-2020 Season (sophomore year)|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |End of 2018-2019 Season (freshman year)|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 NCAA Championships 8th at 133 lbs|-|Loss|24–7|align=left| Ethan Lizak|style="font-size:88%"|5-8|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|March 22, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=7|2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships|-|Loss|24–6|align=left| John Erneste|style="font-size:88%"|MD 0-10|-|Win|24–5|align=left| Micky Phillippi|style="font-size:88%"|4-3|-|Win|23–5|align=left| Ben Thornton|style="font-size:88%"|3-1|-|Win|22–5|align=left| Charles Tucker|style="font-size:88%"|6-2|-|Loss|21–5|align=left|Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|2-7|-|Win|21–4|align=left| Mario Guillen|style="font-size:88%"|8-2|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 Big Ten Conference 5th at 133 lbs|-|Win|20–4|align=left| Stevan Mićić|style="font-size:88%"|MFOR|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|March 10, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2019 Big Ten Championships|-|Loss|19–4|align=left| Austin DeSanto|style="font-size:88%"|8-13|-|Win|19–3|align=left| Dylan Duncan|style="font-size:88%"|3-2|-|Win|18–3|align=left| Jens Lantz|style="font-size:88%"|MD 14-5|-|Loss|17–3|align=left| Luke Pletcher|style="font-size:88%"|5-8|-|Win|17–2|align=left| Jevon Parrish|style="font-size:88%"|MD 17-5|-|Win|16–2|align=left| Derek Spann|style="font-size:88%"|MD 14-5|style="font-size:88%"|February 24, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Buffalo - Penn State Dual|-|Win|15–2|align=left| Luke Pletcher|style="font-size:88%"|TB-2 2-1|style="font-size:88%"|February 8, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Ohio State Dual|-|Loss|14–2|align=left| Ben Thornton|style="font-size:88%"|3-7|style="font-size:88%"|January 25, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Purdue Dual|-|Win|14–1|align=left| Jevon Parrish|style="font-size:88%"|MD 20-7|style="font-size:88%"|January 20, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Nebraska - Penn State Dual|-|Win|13–1|align=left| Jens Lantz|style="font-size:88%"|MD 12-4|style="font-size:88%"|January 13, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Wisconsin - Penn State Dual|-|Win|12–1|align=left| Colin Valdiviez|style="font-size:88%"|15-9|style="font-size:88%"|January 11, 2019|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Northwestern Dual|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2019 Southern Scuffle at 133 lbs|-|Win|11–1|align=left| Sean Nickell|style="font-size:88%"|MD 10-1|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|January 2, 2019|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=6|2019 Southern Scuffle|-|Win|10–1|align=left| Mason Pengilly|style="font-size:88%"|11-4|-|Loss|9–1|align=left| Austin Gomez|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Win|9–0|align=left| Collin Gerardi|style="font-size:88%"|8-6|-|Win|8–0|align=left| Nick Farro|style="font-size:88%"|4-1|-|Win|7–0|align=left| Dalton Young|style="font-size:88%"|4-3|-|Win|6–0|align=left| Ryan Millhof|style="font-size:88%"|MD 14-1|style="font-size:88%"|December 14, 2018|style="font-size:88%"|Arizona State - Penn State Dual|-|Win|5–0|align=left| Brandon Paetzell|style="font-size:88%"|MD 13-5|style="font-size:88%"|December 2, 2018|style="font-size:88%"|Lehigh - Penn State Dual|-|Win|4–0|align=left| David Campbell|style="font-size:88%"|MD 21-7|style="font-size:88%"|November 30, 2018|style="font-size:88%"|Penn State - Bucknell Dual|-! style=background:white colspan=6 |2018 Keystone Classic at 133 lbs|-|Win|3–0|align=left| Chandler Olson|style="font-size:88%"|TF 24-9|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|November 18, 2018|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=3|2018 Keystone Classic|-|Win||align=left| Lukus Stricker|style="font-size:88%"|INJ|-|Win|2–0|align=left|Jon Guevara|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|-|Win|1–0|align=left| Tim Rooney|style="font-size:88%"|Fall|style="font-size:88%"|November 11, 2018|style="font-size:88%"|Kent State - Penn State Dual|-! style=background:lighgrey colspan=6 |Start of 2018-2019 Season (freshman year)

Stats

! Season! Year! School! NCAA! Weight Class! Record! Win|-|2022|Senior+|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|Pennsylvania State University|1st|style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|133|20–1|95.24%|-|2022|Senior|1st|22–0|100.00%|-|2021|Junior|1st|14–0|100.00%|-|2020|Sophomore|N/A |20–2|90.91%|-|2019|Freshman|8th|24–7|77.42%|-|colspan=5 bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|Career|bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|100–10|bgcolor="LIGHTGREY"|90.91%

Submission grappling record

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1 Match, 0 Wins, 0 Losses, 1 Draw
ResultRec.OpponentMethodEventDivisionTypeYearLocation
Draw0–0–1Draw (time limit)UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 145 lbs Nogi June 29, 2023 Las Vegas, Nevada

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  13. Web site: Penn State Wrestling's Lee Takes Fifth, Bravo-Young Takes Eighth At NCAA Championships. 2019-03-23. Onward State. en-US. 2020-05-12.
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