Mason Parris

Mason Mark Parris ( ; born October 1, 1999) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes at 125 kilograms. Parris is a 2019 U20 World champion, and a 2023 Pan American Games gold medalist. He represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

In folkstyle, he was the 2023 NCAA Division I national champion and Big Ten Conference champion at 285 pounds for the Michigan Wolverines, and the Dan Hodge Trophy winner.

He currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF), and defeated Alexander Romanov in the main event of RAF 02.

High school career Parris attended Lawrenceburg High School in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, where he was a three-sport athlete, participating in wrestling, football, and track and field. In wrestling, he won three Indiana state titles at 220 pounds in 2016, 2017, and 2018. He set an Indiana state record with 11 career pins at the state tournament. He finished his career with an overall record of 206–1, including a 152–0 recorded over his final three seasons. He also won the Junior Schalles Award for best high school pinner in 2018.

In football, he was a three-time First Team All-State as a linebacker, and a three-time TriState Football Indiana Defensive Player of the Year.

College career As a freshman at Michigan, Parris compiled a 32–9 record. He led the Wolverines with 32 wins and 13 falls. He was then scheduled to compete at the NCAA championships as the second-seed, however, the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After the season ended, he was named a first team NCAA Division I All-American due to his performance through the season.

As a junior he compiled a 12–2 record, after he missed half of the season due to a herniated disc in his neck that he suffered at the U.S. World Team Trials semi-finals in September 2021. At the Big Ten tournament, he finished as runner-up to Steveson. During the 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, he faced Steveson in a rematch of the Big Ten championships, and finished as runner-up, losing in the final 8–4. Parris only lost three matches over the last two seasons, all to Steveson. After the season ended, he was again named an All-American. In December 2021, he signed a NIL (Next In Line) deal with the WWE.

As a senior he compiled a 19–6 record. He finished in fourth place at the Big Ten Championships and in fifth place at the 2022 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. After the season ended, he was again named an All-American.

As a fifth-year senior he compiled an undefeated 33–0 record, with 21 bonus wins, 11 pins, three technical falls and seven major decisions. He Earned 17 wins over nationally ranked opponents and posted a combined 10–0 record over the 2023 NCAA heavyweights All-Americans. At the 2023 Big Ten Wrestling Championships, he won the heavyweight championship, defeating Greg Kerkvliet 5–3 in overtime of the final. He became the first Michigan wrestler to win a Big Ten heavyweight championship since Airron Richardson in 1998. At the 2023 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships he posted a perfect 5–0 record at the NCAA Championships as the top-seed, and outscored his opponents 49–6. During the final he again defeated Kerkvliet, 5–1, to win the NCAA heavyweight championship. He became the first Michigan heavyweight champion since Kirk Trost in 1986. Following an outstanding season he was named an All-American and awarded the Dan Hodge Trophy, as the best collegiate wrestler. He was also named the University of Michigan's Athlete of the Year.

Real American Freestyle Parris competes in the Heavyweight division of Real American Freestyle (RAF). He was originally scheduled to face Kyle Snyder in the main event of RAF 02, however, Snyder had to withdraw due to an injury. On October 25, 2025, he defeated Snyder's replacement, Alexander Romanov by a 10–0 technical fall.

He faced Wyatt Hendrickson for the RAF Heavyweight Championship in the main event at RAF 04 on December 20, 2025, and lost by technical fall 2–13.

International career During the 2019 World Junior Wrestling Championships, he posted a perfect 4–0 record and defeated his opponents 36–3. During the gold medal match, he pinned future Olympic medalist Amir Hossein Zare in the first-period.

He represented the United States at the 2023 World Wrestling Championships where he won a bronze medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg. He then represented the United States at the 2023 Pan American Games and won a gold medal in the men's 125 kg, defeating two-time Olympian and three-time Pan American Games medalist José Daniel Díaz.

He represented the United States at the 2024 Pan American Wrestling Championships where he won a gold medal in the men's freestyle 125 kg event. He started the tournament with a 10–0 victory over Richard DesChatelets. His semifinal and finals opponents defaulted due to injury, as a result his lone victory was enough for the gold.

By winning the bronze medal at the world championships, Parris earned an automatic berth into the best-of-three 125 kg championship series at the 2024 Olympic trials. During the Olympic trials he won both matches against Hayden Zillmer with 7–0 decisions to qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics. During the Olympics, he lost to Mönkhtöriin Lkhagvagerel in the round of 16.

Freestyle record

Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location

Newark, New Jersey

Win 64–14

Louisville, Kentucky Win 63–14

Win 62–14

Loss

Loss 61–14

Win 61–13

Win 60–13

Loss 59–13

Tirana, Albania Win 59–12

Win 58–12

Win 57–12

Win 56–12

Win 55–12

Win 54–12

Win 53–12

Loss 52–12

Fishers, Indiana

Win 52–11

New York City, New York Win 51–11

Win 50–11

Win 49–11

State College, Pennsylvania

Loss 48–11

Zagreb, Croatia Win 48–10

Win 47–10

Win 46–10

Sofia, Bulgaria Win 45–10

Win 44–10

Loss 43–10

Paris, France

Win 43–9

Budapest, Hungary Win 42–9

Win 41–9

Win 40–9

Win 39–9

Win 38–9

Acapulco, Mexico Win 37–9

Win 36–9

Win 35–9

Zagreb, Croatia Loss 34–9

Win 34–8

Win 33–8

Win 32–8

Santiago, Chile Win 31–8

Win 30–8

Win 29–8

Belgrade, Serbia Loss 28–8

Win 28–7

Win 27–7

Win 26–7

Win 25–7

Budapest, Hungary Win 24–7

Win 23–7

Win 22–7

Loss 21–7

Loss 21–6

Win 21–5

Win 20–5

Win 19–5

Win 18–5

Las Vegas, Nevada Win 17–5

Loss 16–5

Win 16–4

Win 15–4

Win 14–4

Loss 13–4

Loss 13–3

Win 13–2

Win 12–2

Win 11–2

Win 10–2

Win 9–2

Loss 8–2

Win 8–1

Austin, Texas Win 7–1

Loss 6–1

Win 6–0

Win 5–0

Coralville, Iowa Win 4–0

Win 3–0

Win 2–0

Win 1–0