Keone Pearson wins his third straight Men’s 212 Olympia title!
Keone Pearson entered the weekend as the competitor to beat after winning two consecutive 212 titles. In a battle between two familiar faces in the Men’s 212 Olympia division, it was Pearson coming out on top for the third consecutive year.
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Pearson won his first title during the 2023 Olympia by defeating Shaun Clarida, which was considered a major upset. He proved that he was the class of the division by defending his title successfully last year. Pearson competed in Men’s Open in Prague but did not commit to making the move full time.
Clarida finished as the runner-up for the third consecutive year followed by Lucas Garcia. Nihat Kaya impressed as a 21-year-old competitor in his first Olympia competition, placing in the top five.
Pearson has emerged as a star in bodybuilding in a short amount of time. His pro career, beginning in 2016, started in Classic Physique before making the move to 212.
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The full results from the division have been announced. Check out the full breakdown from the Men’s 212 division on Friday night.
2025 Olympia Men’s 212 Results
- First Place – Keone Pearson ($50,000)
- Second Place – Shaun Clarida ($20,000)
- Third Place – Lucas Garcia ($12,000)
- Fourth Place – Nihat Kaya ($7,000)
- Fifth Place – Courage Opara ($6,000)
- Sixth Place – Kerrith Bajjo
- Seventh Place – Francisco Barrios Vlk
- Eighth Place – Vitor Alves De Oliveira
- Ninth Place – Marco Ruz
- Tenth Place – Giuseppe Zagarella
Official 2025 Olympia Men’s 212 Scorecard
| MEN’S 212 BODYBUILDING – OPEN | ||||||
| # | NAME | COUNTRY | JUDGING | FINALS | TOTAL | PLACE |
| 21 | Keone Pearson | USA | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Shaun Clarida | USA | 10 | 10 | 2 | |
| 7 | Lucas Garcia | Brazil | 16 | 16 | 3 | |
| 11 | Nihat Kaya | Turkey | 19 | 19 | 4 | |
| 15 | Courage Opara | USA | 27 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2 | Kerrith Bajjo | USA | 28 | 28 | 6 | |
| 19 | Francisco Barrios Vlk | Brazil | 36 | 36 | 7 | |
| 14 | Vitor Alves Porto De Oliveira | Brazil | 40 | 40 | 8 | |
| 17 | Marco Ruz | France | 43 | 43 | 9 | |
| 20 | Giuseppe Zagarella | Italy | 51 | 51 | 10 | |
| 6 | Luiz Esteves | Brazil | 55 | 55 | 11 | |
| 13 | Frankie Mercado | USA | 60 | 60 | 12 | |
| 3 | Jose Maria Mete Bueriberi | Spain | 64 | 64 | 13 | |
| 10 | Sung Yeop Jang | South Korea | 70 | 70 | 14 | |
| 16 | Mazin Al Rahbi | Oman | 76 | 76 | 15 | |
| 1 | Radoslav Angelov | Bulgaria | 80 | 80 | 16 | |
| 5 | Lucas Coelho | Brazil | 80 | 80 | 16 | |
| 9 | Roman Iushchenko | Ukraine | 80 | 80 | 16 | |
| 12 | Ching Chieh Lin | Taiwan, China | 80 | 80 | 16 | |
| 18 | Samir Troudi | Sweden | 80 | 80 | 16 | |
Previous Men’s 212 Olympia Winners
- 2024: Keone Pearson
- 2023: Keone Pearson
- 2022: Shaun Clarida
- 2021: Derek Lunsford
- 2020: Shaun Clarida
- 2019: Kamal Elgargni
- 2018: Flex Lewis
- 2017: Flex Lewis
- 2016: Flex Lewis
- 2015: Flex Lewis
- 2014: Flex Lewis
- 2013: Flex Lewis
- 2012: Flex Lewis
- 2011: Kevin English
- 2010: Kevin English
- 2009: Kevin English
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More on 2025 Men’s 212 Olympia Champion Keone Pearson
Keone Pearson, originally from Warner Robins, Georgia, was dubbed a “genetic phenom” early on in his bodybuilding career. He was always active and fit growing up. Despite being in shape his entire life, it wasn’t until 2016 that he finally decided to take his passion for physical activity to the next level and step onto the competitive bodybuilding stage. Keone was introduced onto the competitive scene by PJ Braun and Flex Wheeler who took him under his wind.
Keone is quoted saying; “Weightlifting has always been a part of my journey, but bodybuilding was something that was never planned. It just happened, so ever since I’ve been doing my thing.”
Full Interview with the 2025 Men’s 212 Olympia Champion Keone Pearson
Generation Iron had the pleasure of chatting with him about what that meant and the weight that it carried. Check it out.
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