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Home » BodyBuilding News » 2025 Arnold Classic Results — Live Updates & Winners

2025 Arnold Classic Results — Live Updates & Winners

Who will walk out of Columbus as the champion?

Written by Jason Serafino
Last updated on May 28th, 2025

The brainchild of event organizer Jim Lorimer and seven-time Mr. Olympia Arnold Schwarzenegger, the Arnold Sports Festival (ASF) has been a star-studded celebration of strength every year since 1989.

From its home in Columbus, OH, the ASF brings fitness fanatics from all corners of the globe together for a weekend packed with community events, vendors, and competitions in strength sports ranging from strongman to arm wrestling. The festival also hosts the most competitive foosball tournament you’ll ever see.

For many, though, the main event is the Arnold Classic bodybuilding competition. In 2025, athletes from seven IFBB divisions will compete for the most prestigious title in bodybuilding outside of the Olympia.

The action takes place from February 28 to March 1. BarBend will update this page with real-time results from Columbus.

2025 Arnold Classic Results

Check out the full results from all seven divisions:

  • Fitness International
  • Wellness International
  • Classic Physique
  • Bikini International
  • Men’s Physique
  • Wheelchair
  • Arnold Classic (Men’s Open)

Fitness International Results

After years of attempts, Jaclyn Baker walked out of Columbus with her first Fitness International title. It also happens to be her first major Fitness division win, potentially giving Baker the momentum heading into the rest of the 2025 season.

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  1. Jaclyn Baker
  2. Michelle Fredua-Mensah
  3. Tamara Vahn
  4. Amber Steffen
  5. Andrea Glass
  6. Tiffany Chandler
  7. Jaclyn Baker
  8. Rene Brosch
  9. Michelle Fredua-Mensah
  10. Michelle Gales
  11. Minna Pajulahti
  12. Michaela Pavleova

Wellness International Results

Eduarda Bezerra has been on the rise for a while now, and she took a big step forward with her first Wellness International win. Even more impressive, she beat out the division’s reigning Olympia champ, Isabelle Nunes, to get there. Expect this division to be more competitive than ever heading into the 2025 Olympia.

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  1. Eduarda Bezerra
  2. Isabelle Nunes
  3. Elisa Alcantara
  4. Kassandra Gillis
  5. Sandra Colorado
  6. Lisa Meiswinkel

Classic Physique Results

Mike Sommerfeld surprised the bodybuilding world by taking the runner-up spot in the Classic division at the 2024 Olympia. He rode that momentum to a huge (albeit tight) victory at the Arnold, beating out Logan Franklin and Matthew Greggo. This puts Sommerfeld in the driver’s seat for the Olympia later in the year. Notably, Wesley Vissers, who won this event in 2024, dropped to fifth.

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  1. Mike Sommerfeld
  2. Logan Franklin
  3. Matthew Greggo
  4. Michael Davoul
  5. Wesley Vissers
  6. Jihoon Bang

Bikini International Results

After taking fifth at the Bikini Olympia, Vania Auguste came back in a big way to win the Arnold Bikini International. This is Auguste’s first Arnold victory, and it’s arguably an upset as she had to go through favorite Aimee Delgado to get there.

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  1. Vania Auguste
  2. Aimee Delgado
  3. Ashlyn Little
  4. Maria Acosta
  5. Ariana Brothers

Men’s Physique Results

Ali Bilal pulled off a somewhat surprising win in the Men’s Physique division, besting Erin Banks, who won the title in 2022 and 2023. This win gives Bilal a qualification for the 2025 Olympia, where he’ll try to keep his momentum going.

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  1. Ali Bilal
  2. Erin Banks
  3. Diogo Montenegro
  4. Emmanuel Costa
  5. Alessandro Cavagnola
  6. Jason Huynh

Wheelchair Results

In one of the weekend’s biggest shocks, Rajesh John pulled off the Wheelchair division win, topping runner-up James Berger and six-time Olympia champ Harold Kelley, who slipped to fifth.

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  1. Rajesh John
  2. James Berger
  3. Gabriele Andruilli
  4. Kevin Secundino
  5. Harold Kelley
  6. Bradley Betts

Men’s Open Results

Just months after losing the Mr. Olympia title to Samson Dauda, Derek Lunsford out-performed “The Nigerian Lion” to win his first-ever Arnold Classic. (He also took home a beefy $500,000 payday.) Dauda slipped to second, while Andrew Jacked held firm in third place.

Additionally, Lunsford came away with the Ed Corney Best Poser Award, while Dauda took home the Franco Columbu Most Muscular Award.

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  1. Derek Lunsford
  2. Samson Dauda
  3. Andrew Jacked
  4. Brandon Curry
  5. William Bonac
  6. Akim Williams

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About Jason Serafino

Jason Serafino has been a writer and editor since 2012 and has held various roles at Complex, Mental Floss, Muscle & Fitness, and more. When he’s not working, he's usually at the gym (before 7 a.m.), at the park taking orders from his dog, or slowly getting through a pile of unread books that he knows he’ll never actually finish. He’s also proud to (probably) be the only person with a tattoo of Teddy Roosevelt and the Ultimate Warrior on the same arm.

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