Arnold Sports Festival Results 2025: Weekend Results, Highlights and Reaction

The 2025 Arnold Sports Festival came to an end on Sunday, featuring a variety of fitness events and sporting competitions in Columbus, Ohio.

This included gymnastics, martial arts, foosball, armwrestling, grappling and cheerleading.

It concluded an eventful weekend that saw Derek Lunsford win the Arnold Classic Men's Open, one of the most notable events in the bodybuilding world alongside Mr. Olympia.

Lunsford emerged victorious over an impressive field that included reigning Mr. Olympia Samson Dauda as well as Andrew Jacked. Lunsford earned the $500,000 prize with the win, which represented an increase over the 2024 prize of $300,000.

Before the Arnold Classic, multiple other events wrapped up on Friday including the Arnold Classic Physique Final, Wellness International Final and Fitness International Final.

Here are the results from Friday's events:

Arnold Classic Physique Final

First Place: Mike Sommerfeld

Second Place: Logan Franklin

Third Place: Matthew Greggo

Fourth Place: Michael Daboul

Fifth Place: Wesley Vissers

Sixth Place: Jihoon Bang

Wellness International Final

First Place: Eduarda Bezerra

Second Place: Isabelle Nunes

Third Place: Elisa Alcantara

Fourth Place: Kassandra Gillis

Fifth Place: Sandra Colorado

Sixth Place: Lisa Meiswinkel

Fitness International Final

First Place: Jaclyn Baker

Second Place: Michelle Fredua-Mensah

Third Place: Tamara Vahn

Fourth Place: Amber Steffen

Fifth Place: Andrea Glass

Sixth Place: Tiffany Chandler

Mike Sommerfeld earned his first Arnold Classic Physique championship, edging out Logan Franklin after both were involved in the final callout during prejudging. After finishing as a runner-up during the same competition at the Olympia, Sommerfeld finally clinched a victory.

Eduarda Bezerra came out on top after she was in a head-to-head comparison with 2024 runner-up Isabelle Nunes in the Wellness International competition. Nunes, the 2024 Olympia champion, finished No. 2 in the event for a second straight year.

In the Fitness International Final, Jaclyn Baker clinched her first major Fitness title. Ariel Khadr, who won the championship in each of the prior three years, didn't compete.

Saturday contained the Arnold Classic Men's Open Final as well as several other events. The winners of the Strongman Classic, Strongwoman Classic, Men's Physique and Pro Wheelchair Final were also decided.

Here are the results from Saturday:

Arnold Classic Men's Open

First Place: Derek Lunsford

Second Place: Samson Dauda

Third Place: Andrew Jacked

Fourth Place: Brandon Curry

Fifth Place: William Bonac

Sixth Place: Akim Williams

Men's Physique

First Place: Ali Bilal

Second Place: Erin Banks

Third Place: Diogo Montenegro

Fourth Place: Emmanuel Costa

Fifth Place: Alessandro Cavagnola

Sixth Place: Jason Huynh

Bikini International

First Place: Vania Auguste

Second Place: Aimee Delgado

Third Place: Ashlyn Little

Fourth Place: Maria Acosta

Fifth Place: Ariana Brothers

Sixth Place: Jasmine Gonzalez

Pro Wheelchair

First Place: Rajesh John

Second Place: James Berger

Third Place: Gabriele Andriulli

Fourth Place: Kevin Secundino

Fifth Place: Harold Kelley

Sixth Place: Bradley Betts

Arnold Strongman Classic

First Place: Mitchell Hooper

Second Place: Lucas Hatton

Third Place: Hafthór Björnsson

Fourth Place: Austin Andrade

Fifth Place: Trey Mitchell

Sixth Place: Evan Singleton

Seventh Place: Tom Stoltman

Eighth Place: Bobby Thompson

Ninth Place: Nick Guardione

Tenth Place: Maxime Boudreault

Arnold Strongwoman Classic

First Place: Inez Carrasquillo

Second Place: Olga Liashchuk

Third Place: Angelica Jardine

Fourth Place: Andrea Thompson

Fifth Place: Rebecca Roberts

Sixth Place: Lucy Underdown

Seventh Place: Jennifer Lyle

Eighth Place: Melissa Peacock

Ninth Place: Sam Belliveau

Tenth Place: Erin Murray

Lunsford didn't just take home the Arnold Classic title, as he was also the recipient of the Ed Corney Best Poser Award. While Dauda finished as a runner-up for the second straight year after winning the event in 2023, he still came away with the Franco Columbu Most Muscular Award.

In the Men's Physique competition, Ali Bilal avenged his runner-up finish at the 2024 Mr. Olympia and won the championship over former winners Erin Banks and Diogo Montenegro. Bilal's trophy was also presented to him by bodybuilding legend Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Mitchell Hooper continued his dominance in the Strongman Classic, winning the competition for a third consecutive year. Hooper remained consistent, finishing No. 3 or higher in five of the six events.

As for Inez Carrasquillo, she earned her first Strongwoman Classic victory on Saturday. Olga Liashchuk initially kept pace with Carrasquillo as the event progressed, but she faltered in the Timber Trial. 2024 winner Angelica Jardine finished at No. 3.

The Arnold Sports Festival is set to return once again in 2026, featuring its usual variety of fitness and sporting competitions as well as Lunsford's attempt to defend his Arnold Classic crown.