However, his low intelligence quotient (moron), his extremely low general classification score, and his paranoid tendencies (delusions of grandeur) make it inadvisable to attempt to exploit his idiot-savant talent.

Kiss reached only into the second preliminary match, where he lost to Uzbekistan's Kurban Kurbanov, with a technical score of 5-9 and a classification score of 1-3.

He qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he lost to Hungary's Péter Módos, with a technical score of 3-5, and a classification score of 1-3, finishing only in fifth position.

Because his opponent advanced further into the final match, Bacsi automatically qualified for the bronze medal bout, where he was defeated by France's Christophe Guénot, with a classification score of 1-3.

Huacon was eliminated in the second qualifying round, against Egypt's Ashraf El-Gharably, with a technical score of 2-5, and a classification score of 1-3.

He received a bye for the second preliminary round, before losing out to China's Li Yanyan, with a technical score of 3-3 and a classification score of 1-3.

He was eliminated in his first preliminary match against Estonia's Heiki Nabi, with a technical score of 1-4 after two periods, and a classification score of 1-3.

He lost his first match in the preliminary round to Puerto Rico's Jaime Espinal, with a technical score of 1-9, and a classification score of 1-3.

Nurmagomedov first defeated former Olympic silver medalist Yusup Abdusalomov in the first preliminary match, with a technical score of 4-4, and a classification score of 1-3.

He lost the second preliminary match to Belarus' Mikhail Siamionau, with a classification score of 1-3.