The men's freestyle 61 kg is a competition featured at the Golden Grand Prix Ivan Yarygin 2018, and was held in Krasnoyarsk, Russia on 26 January.

Gold	Gadzhimurad Rashidov
Silver	Ismail Musukaev
Bronze	Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga
	Aleksandr Bogomoev

Legend

• F — Won by fall
• WO — Won by walkover (forfeit)

	Final
	Ismail Musukaev	2
	Gadzhimurad Rashidov	3

• wrestler 1: Ismail Musukaev of Kabardino-Balkaria def. Rustam Abdurashidov of Dagestan by TF, (12–1)
• wrestler 2: Aleksandr Bogomoev of Buryatia def. Yulian Gergenov of Buryatia (9–0)

	Round of 8				Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
					Dabian Quintana Jaime	0
	Mekan Orazow	0			Abbos Rakhmonov	8
	Abbos Rakhmonov	11							Abbos Rakhmonov	0
	Ismail Musukaev	10							Ismail Musukaev	5
	Teimuraz Vanishvili	0			Ismail Musukaev	7
	Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga	8			Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga	0
	Cory Clark	6
	Shaofeng Liang	16
	Nasanbuyan Narmandakh	9			Shaofeng Liang	0
	Recep Topal	3			Aleksandr Bogomoev	10
	Aleksandr Bogomoev	9							Aleksandr Bogomoev	0
	Gadzhimurad Rashidov	WO							Gadzhimurad Rashidov	2
	Abil Ussin				Gadzhimurad Rashidov	11
	Tony Ramos	6F			Tony Ramos	0
	Munkh-Erdene Altansuvd	1

	Repechage round 1				Repechage round 2				Bronze medals
	-				Teimuraz Vanishvili	0			Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga	5
	-				Tümenbilegiin Tüvshintulga	10			Abbos Rakhmonov	1
	-				Abil Ussin				Tony Ramos	0
	-				Tony Ramos	WO			Aleksandr Bogomoev	4

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