{"appState":{"pageLoadApiCallsStatus":true},"articleState":{"article":{"headers":{"creationTime":"2016-03-26T17:56:00+00:00","modifiedTime":"2016-03-26T17:56:00+00:00","timestamp":"2022-09-14T18:07:25+00:00"},"data":{"breadcrumbs":[{"name":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/33809"},"slug":"home-auto-hobbies","categoryId":33809},{"name":"Sports & Recreation","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34001"},"slug":"sports-recreation","categoryId":34001},{"name":"Wrestling","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34036"},"slug":"wrestling","categoryId":34036}],"title":"How a Wrestling Match Is Scored","strippedTitle":"how a wrestling match is scored","slug":"how-a-wrestling-match-is-scored","canonicalUrl":"","seo":{"metaDescription":"The objective in a wrestling match is to beat your opponent. If a pin occurs, the match is over and whoever scored the pin wins. But if neither wrestler scores ","noIndex":0,"noFollow":0},"content":"<p>The objective in a wrestling match is to beat your opponent. If a pin occurs, the match is over and whoever scored the pin wins. But if neither wrestler scores a pin, the score at the end of three two-minute periods determines the winner. You earn points for the different moves you successfully execute during a match, and your opponent earns points for any infractions you commit:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Pin or fall:</b> Victory; end of match</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Takedown:</b> 2 points</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Escape:</b> 1 point</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Reversal:</b> 2 points</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Near fall:</b> 2 points if you hold your opponent for two seconds; 3 points if you hold your opponent for five seconds or more</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Illegal hold:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Unsportsmanlike conduct:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Unnecessary roughness:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Stalling</b>: 1 point for your opponent after you receive one warning; disqualification on the fifth stalling violation</p>\n </li>\n</ul>","description":"<p>The objective in a wrestling match is to beat your opponent. If a pin occurs, the match is over and whoever scored the pin wins. But if neither wrestler scores a pin, the score at the end of three two-minute periods determines the winner. You earn points for the different moves you successfully execute during a match, and your opponent earns points for any infractions you commit:</p>\n<ul class=\"level-one\">\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Pin or fall:</b> Victory; end of match</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Takedown:</b> 2 points</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Escape:</b> 1 point</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Reversal:</b> 2 points</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Near fall:</b> 2 points if you hold your opponent for two seconds; 3 points if you hold your opponent for five seconds or more</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Illegal hold:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Unsportsmanlike conduct:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Unnecessary roughness:</b> 1 point for your opponent</p>\n </li>\n <li><p class=\"first-para\"><b>Stalling</b>: 1 point for your opponent after you receive one warning; disqualification on the fifth stalling violation</p>\n </li>\n</ul>","blurb":"","authors":[{"authorId":9998,"name":"Henry Cejudo","slug":"henry-cejudo","description":" <p><b>Henry Cejudo</b> won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In so doing, he became the youngest American — at the age of 20 — to ever win a gold medal in wrestling.</p>","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9998"}},{"authorId":9999,"name":"Philip J. Willenbrock Ed.D.","slug":"philip-j-willenbrock","description":"Philip J. Willenbrock, EdD, is athletic director at the Evergreen Campus, a high school within Highline Public Schools near Seattle, Washington. He has served as a head football coach at both the high school and college levels, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University. He also acts as a consultant, providing leadership curriculum, team leadership assessments, and team leader seminars.","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9999"}},{"authorId":10000,"name":"Ed.D.","slug":"ed-d","description":"","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/10000"}}],"primaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":34036,"title":"Wrestling","slug":"wrestling","_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/categories/34036"}},"secondaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":0,"title":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"tertiaryCategoryTaxonomy":{"categoryId":0,"title":null,"slug":null,"_links":null},"trendingArticles":[{"articleId":175788,"title":"Trig Identities for Pre-Calculus","slug":"trig-identities-for-pre-calculus","categoryList":["academics-the-arts","math","pre-calculus"],"_links":{"self":"/articles/175788"}},{"articleId":147241,"title":"How to Use the Z-Table","slug":"how-to-use-the-z-table","categoryList":["academics-the-arts","math","statistics"],"_links":{"self":"/articles/147241"}},{"articleId":192609,"title":"How to Pray the Rosary: A Comprehensive Guide","slug":"how-to-pray-the-rosary","categoryList":["body-mind-spirit","religion-spirituality","christianity","catholicism"],"_links":{"self":"/articles/192609"}},{"articleId":232914,"title":"The Flop, Turn, and River Cards in Texas Hold'em","slug":"flop-turn-river-cards-texas-holdem","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","games","card-games","poker"],"_links":{"self":"/articles/232914"}},{"articleId":193770,"title":"How to Play Rummy: All You Need to Know","slug":"rummy-understanding-the-rules-and-starting-a-game","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","games","card-games","general-card-games"],"_links":{"self":"/articles/193770"}}],"inThisArticle":[],"relatedArticles":{"fromBook":[{"articleId":208349,"title":"Wrestling For Dummies Cheat Sheet","slug":"wrestling-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/208349"}},{"articleId":177299,"title":"Getting Your Body Fit for Wrestling","slug":"getting-your-body-fit-for-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177299"}},{"articleId":177297,"title":"The Fundamentals of Wrestling","slug":"the-fundamentals-of-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177297"}},{"articleId":177292,"title":"Keeping Your Head in the Match: The Mental Part of Wrestling","slug":"keeping-your-head-in-the-match-the-mental-part-of-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177292"}}],"fromCategory":[{"articleId":208349,"title":"Wrestling For Dummies Cheat Sheet","slug":"wrestling-for-dummies-cheat-sheet","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/208349"}},{"articleId":177299,"title":"Getting Your Body Fit for Wrestling","slug":"getting-your-body-fit-for-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177299"}},{"articleId":177297,"title":"The Fundamentals of Wrestling","slug":"the-fundamentals-of-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177297"}},{"articleId":177292,"title":"Keeping Your Head in the Match: The Mental Part of Wrestling","slug":"keeping-your-head-in-the-match-the-mental-part-of-wrestling","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/articles/177292"}}]},"hasRelatedBookFromSearch":false,"relatedBook":{"bookId":282680,"slug":"wrestling-for-dummies","isbn":"9781118117972","categoryList":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"],"amazon":{"default":"https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118117972/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","ca":"https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1118117972/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","indigo_ca":"http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-9208661-13710633?url=https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/product/1118117972-item.html&cjsku=978111945484","gb":"https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1118117972/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20","de":"https://www.amazon.de/gp/product/1118117972/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=wiley01-20"},"image":{"src":"https://www.dummies.com/wp-content/uploads/wrestling-for-dummies-cover-9781118117972-201x255.jpg","width":201,"height":255},"title":"Wrestling For Dummies","testBankPinActivationLink":"","bookOutOfPrint":false,"authorsInfo":"<p><b data-author-id=\"9998\">Henry Cejudo</b> won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In so doing, he became the youngest American — at the age of 20 — to ever win a gold medal in wrestling.</p>","authors":[{"authorId":9998,"name":"Henry Cejudo","slug":"henry-cejudo","description":" <p><b>Henry Cejudo</b> won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In so doing, he became the youngest American — at the age of 20 — to ever win a gold medal in wrestling.</p>","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/9998"}},{"authorId":34918,"name":"Philip J. Willenbrock, Ed.D.","slug":"philip-j-willenbrock,-edd","description":" <p><b>Henry Cejudo</b> won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In so doing, he became the youngest American — at the age of 20 — to ever win a gold medal in wrestling.</p>","hasArticle":false,"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/authors/34918"}}],"_links":{"self":"https://dummies-api.dummies.com/v2/books/"}},"collections":[],"articleAds":{"footerAd":"<div class=\"du-ad-region row\" id=\"article_page_adhesion_ad\"><div class=\"du-ad-unit col-md-12\" data-slot-id=\"article_page_adhesion_ad\" data-refreshed=\"false\" \r\n data-target = \"[{"key":"cat","values":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"]},{"key":"isbn","values":["9781118117972"]}]\" id=\"du-slot-6322185d719bf\"></div></div>","rightAd":"<div class=\"du-ad-region row\" id=\"article_page_right_ad\"><div class=\"du-ad-unit col-md-12\" data-slot-id=\"article_page_right_ad\" data-refreshed=\"false\" \r\n data-target = \"[{"key":"cat","values":["home-auto-hobbies","sports-recreation","wrestling"]},{"key":"isbn","values":["9781118117972"]}]\" id=\"du-slot-6322185d72208\"></div></div>"},"articleType":{"articleType":"Articles","articleList":null,"content":null,"videoInfo":{"videoId":null,"name":null,"accountId":null,"playerId":null,"thumbnailUrl":null,"description":null,"uploadDate":null}},"sponsorship":{"sponsorshipPage":false,"backgroundImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"brandingLine":"","brandingLink":"","brandingLogo":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0},"sponsorAd":"","sponsorEbookTitle":"","sponsorEbookLink":"","sponsorEbookImage":{"src":null,"width":0,"height":0}},"primaryLearningPath":"Explore","lifeExpectancy":null,"lifeExpectancySetFrom":null,"dummiesForKids":"no","sponsoredContent":"no","adInfo":"","adPairKey":[]},"status":"publish","visibility":"public","articleId":177293},"articleLoadedStatus":"success"},"listState":{"list":{},"objectTitle":"","status":"initial","pageType":null,"objectId":null,"page":1,"sortField":"time","sortOrder":1,"categoriesIds":[],"articleTypes":[],"filterData":{},"filterDataLoadedStatus":"initial","pageSize":10},"adsState":{"pageScripts":{"headers":{"timestamp":"2024-10-21T10:50:01+00:00"},"adsId":0,"data":{"scripts":[{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script src=\"https://cdn.optimizely.com/js/10563184655.js\"></script>","enabled":false},{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script>var _comscore = _comscore || [];_comscore.push({ c1: \"2\", c2: \"15097263\" });(function() {var s = document.createElement(\"script\"), el = document.getElementsByTagName(\"script\")[0]; s.async = true;s.src = (document.location.protocol == \"https:\" ? \"https://sb\" : \"http://b\") + \".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js\";el.parentNode.insertBefore(s, el);})();</script><noscript><img src=\"https://sb.scorecardresearch.com/p?c1=2&c2=15097263&cv=2.0&cj=1\" /></noscript>\r\n","enabled":true},{"pages":["all"],"location":"footer","script":"\r\n<script type='text/javascript'>\r\n(function(){var g=function(e,h,f,g){\r\nthis.get=function(a){for(var a=a+\"=\",c=document.cookie.split(\";\"),b=0,e=c.length;b<e;b++){for(var d=c[b];\" \"==d.charAt(0);)d=d.substring(1,d.length);if(0==d.indexOf(a))return d.substring(a.length,d.length)}return null};\r\nthis.set=function(a,c){var b=\"\",b=new Date;b.setTime(b.getTime()+6048E5);b=\"; expires=\"+b.toGMTString();document.cookie=a+\"=\"+c+b+\"; path=/; \"};\r\nthis.check=function(){var a=this.get(f);if(a)a=a.split(\":\");else if(100!=e)\"v\"==h&&(e=Math.random()>=e/100?0:100),a=[h,e,0],this.set(f,a.join(\":\"));else return!0;var c=a[1];if(100==c)return!0;switch(a[0]){case \"v\":return!1;case \"r\":return c=a[2]%Math.floor(100/c),a[2]++,this.set(f,a.join(\":\")),!c}return!0};\r\nthis.go=function(){if(this.check()){var a=document.createElement(\"script\");a.type=\"text/javascript\";a.src=g;document.body&&document.body.appendChild(a)}};\r\nthis.start=function(){var t=this;\"complete\"!==document.readyState?window.addEventListener?window.addEventListener(\"load\",function(){t.go()},!1):window.attachEvent&&window.attachEvent(\"onload\",function(){t.go()}):t.go()};};\r\ntry{(new g(100,\"r\",\"QSI_S_ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN\",\"https://zn5o5yqpvmvjgdoun-wiley.siteintercept.qualtrics.com/SIE/?Q_ZID=ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN\")).start()}catch(i){}})();\r\n</script><div id='ZN_5o5yqpvMVjgDOuN'></div>\r\n","enabled":false},{"pages":["all"],"location":"header","script":"\r\n<script>\r\n (function(h,o,t,j,a,r){\r\n h.hj=h.hj||function(){(h.hj.q=h.hj.q||[]).push(arguments)};\r\n h._hjSettings={hjid:257151,hjsv:6};\r\n a=o.getElementsByTagName('head')[0];\r\n r=o.createElement('script');r.async=1;\r\n r.src=t+h._hjSettings.hjid+j+h._hjSettings.hjsv;\r\n a.appendChild(r);\r\n })(window,document,'https://static.hotjar.com/c/hotjar-','.js?sv=');\r\n</script>","enabled":false},{"pages":["article"],"location":"header","script":" <script src=\"//get.s-onetag.com/bffe21a1-6bb8-4928-9449-7beadb468dae/tag.min.js\" async defer></script>","enabled":true},{"pages":["homepage"],"location":"header","script":"<meta name=\"facebook-domain-verification\" content=\"irk8y0irxf718trg3uwwuexg6xpva0\" />","enabled":true},{"pages":["homepage","article","category","search"],"location":"footer","script":"\r\n<noscript>\r\n<img height=\"1\" width=\"1\" src=\"https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=256338321977984&ev=PageView&noscript=1\"/>\r\n</noscript>\r\n","enabled":true}]}},"pageScriptsLoadedStatus":"success"},"navigationState":{"navigationCollections":[{"collectionId":287568,"title":"BYOB (Be Your Own Boss)","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-entry-level-entrepreneur-287568"},{"collectionId":293237,"title":"Be a Rad Dad","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/be-the-best-dad-293237"},{"collectionId":295890,"title":"Career Shifting","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/career-shifting-295890"},{"collectionId":294090,"title":"Contemplating the Cosmos","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/theres-something-about-space-294090"},{"collectionId":287563,"title":"For Those Seeking Peace of Mind","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-those-seeking-peace-of-mind-287563"},{"collectionId":287570,"title":"For the Aspiring Aficionado","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-bougielicious-287570"},{"collectionId":291903,"title":"For the Budding Cannabis Enthusiast","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-budding-cannabis-enthusiast-291903"},{"collectionId":299891,"title":"For the College Bound","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-college-bound-299891"},{"collectionId":291934,"title":"For the Exam-Season Crammer","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/for-the-exam-season-crammer-291934"},{"collectionId":301547,"title":"For the Game Day Prepper","hasSubCategories":false,"url":"/collection/big-game-day-prep-made-easy-301547"}],"navigationCollectionsLoadedStatus":"success","navigationCategories":{"books":{"0":{"data":[{"categoryId":33512,"title":"Technology","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/technology-33512"},{"categoryId":33662,"title":"Academics & The Arts","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/academics-the-arts-33662"},{"categoryId":33809,"title":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/home-auto-hobbies-33809"},{"categoryId":34038,"title":"Body, Mind, & Spirit","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/body-mind-spirit-34038"},{"categoryId":34224,"title":"Business, Careers, & Money","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/books/business-careers-money-34224"}],"breadcrumbs":[],"categoryTitle":"Level 0 Category","mainCategoryUrl":"/category/books/level-0-category-0"}},"articles":{"0":{"data":[{"categoryId":33512,"title":"Technology","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/technology-33512"},{"categoryId":33662,"title":"Academics & The Arts","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/academics-the-arts-33662"},{"categoryId":33809,"title":"Home, Auto, & Hobbies","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/home-auto-hobbies-33809"},{"categoryId":34038,"title":"Body, Mind, & Spirit","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/body-mind-spirit-34038"},{"categoryId":34224,"title":"Business, Careers, & Money","hasSubCategories":true,"url":"/category/articles/business-careers-money-34224"}],"breadcrumbs":[],"categoryTitle":"Level 0 Category","mainCategoryUrl":"/category/articles/level-0-category-0"}}},"navigationCategoriesLoadedStatus":"success"},"searchState":{"searchList":[],"searchStatus":"initial","relatedArticlesList":[],"relatedArticlesStatus":"initial"},"routeState":{"name":"Article3","path":"/article/home-auto-hobbies/sports-recreation/wrestling/how-a-wrestling-match-is-scored-177293/","hash":"","query":{},"params":{"category1":"home-auto-hobbies","category2":"sports-recreation","category3":"wrestling","article":"how-a-wrestling-match-is-scored-177293"},"fullPath":"/article/home-auto-hobbies/sports-recreation/wrestling/how-a-wrestling-match-is-scored-177293/","meta":{"routeType":"article","breadcrumbInfo":{"suffix":"Articles","baseRoute":"/category/articles"},"prerenderWithAsyncData":true},"from":{"name":null,"path":"/","hash":"","query":{},"params":{},"fullPath":"/","meta":{}}},"dropsState":{"submitEmailResponse":false,"status":"initial"},"profileState":{"auth":{},"userOptions":{},"status":"success"}}

How a Wrestling Match Is Scored

By: Henry Cejudo and Philip J. Willenbrock Ed.D. and Ed.D. and

Updated: 03-26-2016

From The Book: Wrestling For Dummies

Wrestling For Dummies

Explore Book Buy On Amazon

The objective in a wrestling match is to beat your opponent. If a pin occurs, the match is over and whoever scored the pin wins. But if neither wrestler scores a pin, the score at the end of three two-minute periods determines the winner. You earn points for the different moves you successfully execute during a match, and your opponent earns points for any infractions you commit:

Pin or fall: Victory; end of match
Takedown: 2 points
Escape: 1 point
Reversal: 2 points
Near fall: 2 points if you hold your opponent for two seconds; 3 points if you hold your opponent for five seconds or more
Illegal hold: 1 point for your opponent
Unsportsmanlike conduct: 1 point for your opponent
Unnecessary roughness: 1 point for your opponent
Stalling: 1 point for your opponent after you receive one warning; disqualification on the fifth stalling violation

About This Article

This article is from the book:

Wrestling For Dummies ,

About the book authors:

Henry Cejudo won a gold medal in freestyle wrestling at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In so doing, he became the youngest American — at the age of 20 — to ever win a gold medal in wrestling.

This article can be found in the category:

Wrestling ,

Article Categories

Book Categories

Collections