Wrestling betting: world championship weight classes and Real American Freestyle bouts
Wrestling is a contest between two athletes of the same weight class, scored on the holds each one completes, with a pin of both shoulders to the mat ending things on the spot. United World Wrestling (UWW) sets the international rules. A senior bout lasts two three-minute periods with a 30-second break, and the points from both periods are added together.
Freestyle, women's and Greco-Roman
UWW runs three styles, and each has ten weight classes. The difference shows on the mat, in which holds are allowed:
Men's freestyle lets wrestlers use their legs to attack and defend. At the World Championships the classes run from 57 kg up to 125 kg.
Women's wrestling follows the freestyle principles in its own classes, from 50 kg to 76 kg.
Greco-Roman bans any attack below the waist, so the work is done with the upper body.
The early-finish margin also depends on the style. A wrestler who goes 10 points clear wins by technical superiority in freestyle and women's bouts; in Greco-Roman the gap is 8 points.
How the pre-match section is organised
Within the 1xBet pre-match line, two kinds of Wrestling competition sit side by side, and they are laid out differently:
Competition | How it appears | What you bet on |
|---|---|---|
UWW World Championships | a separate page for each style and weight, such as "Freestyle Wrestling. 125 kg" or "Women. 65 kg" | the winner of the weight class, or a single bout between two named wrestlers |
Real American Freestyle (RAF) | one competition holding the announced bouts of an event night | the result of each bout on the card |
Championship pages follow the tournament: a weight class is listed ahead of its opening rounds and drops out of the line once it has been decided. RAF is a professional freestyle league wrestled under Olympic-style rules; its first event, RAF 01, took place in Cleveland on 30 August 2025, and every card since is grouped on the Real American Freestyle page. These are refereed, scored bouts. Pro wrestling, where the result is written by the show's creative team, has a section and a rule set of its own.
Reading the Win (2Way) market
On a bout page the pinned market is "Win (2Way)". W1 is the wrestler named first, W2 the one named second, and there is no draw option. The competition list shows the same two prices under 1 and 2, next to the date, the start time and both names. If more markets are added to a page, the "Search by market" box above the blocks narrows the view.
Stakes are placed in Moroccan dirhams (MAD) and need a registered 1xBet account first. The bet slip then sits in the bottom bar of every screen, from the site's home page down to an individual bout.