The competition held with an elimination system of three or four wrestlers in each pool, with the winners qualify for the quarterfinals, semifinals and final by way of direct elimination.
Future two division UFC champion Daniel Cormier competed in the tournament, finishing fourth.
^ abcTied on the number of wins by fall and superiority. Technical points were used to determine the last place. Wang and Pecha were ranked by their head-to-head result: CHN 3–1 SVK.