{"id":13932,"date":"2026-02-16T07:05:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:05:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=13932"},"modified":"2026-02-16T07:05:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T07:05:44","slug":"2025-mr-olympia-prejudging-report-analysis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=13932","title":{"rendered":"2025 Mr. Olympia Prejudging Report & Analysis"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Here is a full breakdown from the Mr. Olympia bodybuilding prejudging from Friday night.<\/h2>\n

The headliner of the 2025 Olympia began on Friday night with the Men\u2019s Open division taking the stage for the first time. There has been plenty of hype surrounding the Mr. Olympia competition because of the deep group of competitors that will compete.<\/p>\n

From the return of Nick Walker<\/a><\/strong> to his budding rivalry with Derek Lunsford<\/a><\/strong> to the battle between Samson Dauda<\/a><\/strong> and Hadi Choopan<\/a><\/strong>, there was plenty of storylines heading into the weekend. It was another loaded group in Men\u2019s Open with plenty of firepower up and down the scorecard. <\/p>\n

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The depth was shown early on in the first callout with six competitors being featured. The four mentioned above were joined by Martin Fitzwater<\/a><\/strong> and the dominating presence of Andrew Jacked<\/a><\/strong>. Dauda and Lunsford began the callout in the center but with plenty lying ahead, others would get the chance as well.<\/p>\n

After running through the entire group, judges brought competitors back out for a second time. Walker and Fitzwater fell a bit, placed in the fourth callout with other members from the second. This left a group of four left for further comparisons in the fifth callout.<\/p>\n

Dauda and Choopan spent time in the center in the fifth callout. On the left, it was Lunsford with Jacked on the right. Early on, judges got a chance to compared the bodybuilders based on height. After one round of poses, Dauda and Lunsford returned to the middle for comparison. This was the final callout of the night. With four bodybuilders being feature, it truly is anyone\u2019s game heading into Saturday night.<\/p>\n

The prejudging in Men\u2019s Open is now complete. Judges put competitors through an intense posing session to get the best comparison that they could. Below, check out the full breakdown of prejudging as the competition begins to shape up ahead of the finals on Saturday night.<\/p>\n

Callout Report<\/h3>\n
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First Callout<\/h4>\n