Roman Guillermo Bravo-Young was born on January 28,1999 and is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 61 kilograms and collegiately at 133 pounds.
16 Facts About Roman Bravo-Young
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Roman Bravo-Young started wrestling in the varsity team as a freshman and did not lose a single match through his four years of high school.
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In late October 2016, it was announced that Roman Bravo-Young had committed to PSU's Cael Sanderson to wrestle as a Nittany Lion.
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Roman Bravo-Young did not redshirt and started wrestling as a true freshman at 133 pounds.
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Roman Bravo-Young was scheduled to compete at the 2020 NCAA Championships the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Roman Bravo-Young was expected to place higher than the prior year, as he had made major improvements.
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Roman Bravo-Young made his second straight final of the Big Ten Conference Championships, by defeating Jacob Rundell and Chris Cannon, before defeating rival and then-undefeated Austin DeSanto from Iowa to claim the title.
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At the NCAA championships, Roman Bravo-Young comfortably made the semis, where he defeated fourth-seeded Korbin Myers of Virginia Tech to make the final against Daton Fix from Oklahoma State.
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Roman Bravo-Young was a standout age-group level wrestler and his eligibility to compete at this level expired in early 2020.
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Roman Bravo-Young lost his first match and then he lost his first match in the consolation bracket, being quickly eliminated from the tournament.
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Roman Bravo-Young won by technical fall in all of his matches on his way to the semifinals, where he defeated one more opponent by points to make it to the finals.
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Roman Bravo-Young dominantly defeated Mueller after scoring eight points to one.
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Roman Bravo-Young won the match by technical fall after scoring eleven points no none.
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Roman Bravo-Young won the first match on points, and lost the second one by rear-naked choke.
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Roman Bravo-Young was booked to compete against UFC veteran Alex Perez in a Brazilian jiu-jitsu match at UFC Fight Pass Invitational 4 on June 29,2023.
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Roman Bravo-Young is known for his fancy footwork, speed and ability to explode from a relaxed and elusive stance into a takedown.