Fastest falls

Shortest recorded times, any round.

5,231 timed wins by fall

Fastest falls
Rank	Time	Wrestler	Over	Year · weight	Round
1	0:09	Clarence RichardsonLouisiana State	Scott Mansur	1983 · 177 lb	Round of 32
2	0:10	Anthony PerrottiRutgers (NJ)	Roger 'RJ' Pena	2014 · 157 lb	Consolation round 2
T3	0:11	Ryan FlahertyWisconsin	Joe Phillips	2005 · 197 lb	Consolation round 1
T3	0:11	Pete YatesVirginia Tech	James Brundage	2012 · 165 lb	Consolation round 1
5	0:12	Reece HumphreyOhio State	Jim Conroy	2009 · 133 lb	Round of 32
6	0:13	Wayne CatanTennessee	Tom Kolopus	1983 · 177 lb	Consolation round 3
T7	0:14	Pete HorstOld Dominion (VA)	Ron Pieper	1991 · 134 lb	Round of 32
T7	0:14	Troy NickersonCornell (NY)	Joey Fio	2009 · 125 lb	Quarterfinal
T9	0:16	Hardie LewisOklahoma	Foy Stout	1932 · 145 lb	Round of 16
T9	0:16	Don BrownOregon	John 'Jay' Greiner	1980 · 177 lb	Round of 32
T11	0:17	Chris PendletonOklahoma State	Shane Webster	2003 · 174 lb	Consolation semifinal
T11	0:17	Jake HerbertNorthwestern (IL)	Doug Umbehauer	2006 · 174 lb	Round of 32
T11	0:17	Trevor PerryIndiana (IN)	Hunter Meys	2009 · 174 lb	Round of 32
T14	0:18	Bob KopeckyOklahoma State	Sean Wallace	1985 · 190 lb	Consolation round 3
T14	0:18	JJ McGrewNotre Dame (IN)	Mark Frushone	1992 · 177 lb	Round of 32
T14	0:18	Jason DavidsMinnesota	Steve Caruso	1995 · 134 lb	Consolation round 2
T14	0:18	Alan GelogaevOklahoma State	Benjamin Apland	2013 · 285 lb	Round of 32
T14	0:18	MIke McMullanNorthwestern (IL)	Adam Chalfant	2014 · 285 lb	Consolation semifinal
T19	0:19	Earl McCreadyOklahoma State	Ralph Freese	1928 · Unlimited	Final
T19	0:19	Terrance ClendeninLehigh (PA)	Vic Moreno	2003 · 125 lb	Round of 32
T19	0:19	Patrick SimpsonArmy (NY)	Joe Caramanica	2006 · 149 lb	Opening round
T22	0:20	Karl KittSouthwestern Oklahoma	Joe Kalpin	1936 · 145 lb	Round 4
T22	0:20	Mike MoralesWest Virginia	Jameson Oster	2015 · 141 lb	Consolation round 2
T24	0:21	Tom PickardIowa State	Jim Reilly III	1980 · 158 lb	Consolation round 5
T24	0:21	Bruce WallaceBloomsburg (PA)	John Burdek	1986 · 190 lb	Consolation round 2
T24	0:21	Wade ZimmermanFresno State (CA)	Edward 'EC' Muelhaupt	1989 · 158 lb	Consolation round 2
T24	0:21	Rich PowersNorthern Iowa	Kyle Scrimgeour	1990 · 177 lb	Consolation round 2
T24	0:21	Nahshon GarrettCornell (NY)	Cody Brewer	2016 · 133 lb	Semifinal

48 wins by fall in this view have no recorded time and are not listed.

Each win by fall is credited to the winner and to the school the winner wrestled for that year. Career totals span eras: falls were more common in some decades, and the number of rounds and wrestlers in a bracket changed over time. Technical falls are not counted. What counts as a fall