| Event: | Men's 81 kg |
| Year: | 2022 |
| Venue: | Boutwell Memorial Auditorium |
| Dates: | 15–17 July 2022 |
| Competitors: | 6 |
| Nations: | 6 |
| Gold: | Aaron Ortiz |
| Goldnoc: | USA |
| Silver: | Diogo Calado |
| Silvernoc: | POR |
| Bronze: | Ilyass Hbibali |
| Bronzenoc: | UAE |
| Previous: | 2017 |
| Next: | 2025 |
The men's 81 kg muaythai event at the 2022 World Games was held from 15 to 17 July 2022 at the Boutwell Memorial Auditorium.[1]
Like all World Games muaythai events and other martial arts events, the competition is a straight single-elimination tournament. The competition begins with a quarterfinal round, then a semifinal round, and concludes with a gold medal match. Both semifinal losers compete in a bronze medal match.
Bouts consist of three three-minute rounds with a one-minute break between rounds. A Muay Thai practitioner may win by referee stop contest, knockout or by points. Scoring is on the "10-point-must" system, with 5 judges scoring each round. Judges consider "number of muaythai skills and forcefulness of muaythai skills." Each judge determines a winner for each round, who receives 10 points for the round and assigns the round's loser a number of points between 7 and 9 based on the difference of muaythai skills. The judge's scores for each round are added to give a total score for that judge. The Muay Thai practitioner with the higher score from a majority of the judges is the winner.[2]
All times are in local time (UTC-5), according to the official schedule.[3] [4]
| width=150 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=150 | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 July 2022 | 19:00 | Quarterfinals | |||
| 16 July 2022 | 16:00 | Semifinals | |||
| 17 July 2022 | 14:25 | Bronze medal match | |||
| Gold medal match |