{"id":30172,"date":"2026-09-27T18:54:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30172"},"modified":"2026-09-27T18:54:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-27T18:54:45","slug":"samson-dauda-won-the-finals-nick-walker-won-the-mr-olympia-the-2026-scorecard-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldbodybuildingnews.com\/?p=30172","title":{"rendered":"Samson Dauda Won the Finals. Nick Walker Won the Mr. Olympia. The 2026 Scorecard, Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside id=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" class=\"fv-preferred-source-top\" aria-label=\"Add FitnessVolt to Google Preferred Sources\" data-preferred-source-placement=\"article_top\">\n<p>\n                        <strong>Make FitnessVolt a Preferred Source<\/strong><br \/>\n                        <span>See more of our reporting across Google.<\/span>\n                    <\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/samson-dauda\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"samson-dauda\">Samson Dauda<\/a> won Saturday night.<\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/nick-walker\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"nick-walker\">Nick Walker<\/a> won the Mr. Olympia.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Both of those things are true, and the official scorecard shows exactly how. Walker finished on 18 points and Dauda on 20, a two-point margin in a sport where the lowest score wins. Walker built his lead on Friday, and Dauda nearly erased it on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p><em>Here is what the numbers say, and what the three men at the top said once the scores were in.<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"how-the-mr-olympia-is-scored\">How the Mr. Olympia is scored<\/h2>\n<p>The Men\u2019s Open is judged over two nights, and the IFBB Pro League rulebook is short on the subject: <em><strong>\u201cThe Judging and Finals are each valued at 50% of the final score.\u201d<\/strong><\/em> Friday\u2019s prejudging and Saturday\u2019s finals count the same. In each round the judges rank the athletes, and a round score adds up the placings that count, so the lower the number, the more first-place votes behind it. The two round scores are then added together for the final total.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fv-inline-newsletter-5\" class=\"fv-newsletter\" style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;padding:30px 35px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:1.5em;font-weight:700;color:#222;\">Get Fitter, <em>Faster<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:1em;color:#444;line-height:1.6;\">Level Up Your Fitness: Join our \ud83d\udcaa strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>That split is unusual. In Men\u2019s 212, Classic Physique, Men\u2019s Physique, Wheelchair and Ms. Olympia, the rules value the prejudging at 100%, and the finals only count if the head judge calls a scored \u201cconfirmation round.\u201d That is why the finals column is blank on those scorecards. Fitness goes the other way, with its finals, which include the routine, worth 67%. The Mr. Olympia is the only men\u2019s title where Saturday night is worth exactly half.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"the-top-three-round-by-round\">The top three, round by round<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313769\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313769\" style=\"width: 983px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-313769\" title=\"2026 Olympia Top 4\" src=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Olympia-top-4.jpg\" alt=\"2026 Olympia Top 4\" width=\"983\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Olympia-top-4.jpg 983w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Olympia-top-4-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Olympia-top-4-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2026-Olympia-top-4-860x503.jpg 860w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 983px) 100vw, 983px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313769\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">2026 Olympia Top 4 \/ Image via @gannikus_original<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These are the official round scores for the top three from the IFBB Pro League scorecard. Lower is better.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Athlete<\/th>\n<th>Prejudging (Friday)<\/th>\n<th>Finals (Saturday)<\/th>\n<th>Total<\/th>\n<th>Place<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Nick Walker<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><strong>18<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1st<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Samson Dauda<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td>2nd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/derek-lunsford\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"derek-lunsford\">Derek Lunsford<\/a><\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>3rd<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Walker won Friday by a single point over Lunsford, with Dauda well back in third. On Saturday the order flipped. Dauda\u2019s finals score of 5 matched the lowest score recorded in any round all weekend, across all 12 divisions, and it was the only 5 in the Men\u2019s Open. Walker\u2019s 10 and Lunsford\u2019s 15 put them second and third on the night.<\/p>\n<p>Run the two nights separately and you get two different champions. On Friday\u2019s scores alone, Walker wins by one point over Lunsford. On Saturday\u2019s scores alone, Dauda wins. Added together, Walker\u2019s seven-point lead from prejudging survived Dauda\u2019s five-point win in the finals, and that left two points between them. The full card for every competitor is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2026-mr-olympia-bodybuilding-results\/\">2026 Mr. Olympia bodybuilding results<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_313756\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-313756\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-313756\" title=\"Nick Walker\" alt=\"Nick Walker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-860x835.jpg 860w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker.jpg 1035w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-1024x994.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-313756\" title=\"Nick Walker\" src=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-1024x994.jpg\" alt=\"Nick Walker\" width=\"1024\" height=\"994\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-1024x994.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-300x291.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-768x746.jpg 768w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker-860x835.jpg 860w, https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Nick-Walker.jpg 1035w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-313756\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nick Walker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 id=\"two-years-the-same-story\">Two years, the same story<\/h2>\n<p>This has happened before, and recently. At the 2025 Mr. Olympia, <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/hadi-choopan\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"hadi-choopan\">Hadi Choopan<\/a> won the finals round and still finished second to Derek Lunsford by two points.<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Year<\/th>\n<th>Champion (prejudging + finals)<\/th>\n<th>Runner-up (prejudging + finals)<\/th>\n<th>Margin<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>2025<\/td>\n<td>Derek Lunsford (6 + 8 = 14)<\/td>\n<td>Hadi Choopan (9 + 7 = 16)<\/td>\n<td>2 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2026<\/td>\n<td>Nick Walker (8 + 10 = 18)<\/td>\n<td>Samson Dauda (15 + 5 = 20)<\/td>\n<td>2 points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Two straight Olympias, two margins of two points, and both times the man who won Saturday night went home second. Both times the Sandow went to the athlete who won Friday.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-walker-said\">What Walker said<\/h2>\n<p>Walker\u2019s Friday was the foundation of everything. He told Tony Doherty of NPC News Online after the show that his plan had never changed.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWhen I\u2019m on and I\u2019m 100%, nobody\u2019s going to out-condition me, no one will outwork me and no one will out-pose me,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd that\u2019s exactly what happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He had nothing but praise for the man who nearly caught him. \u201cThat\u2019s what you call a fighter,\u201d Walker said of Dauda, who he felt had climbed from third to second overnight. \u201cThat\u2019s how you fight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"p3any6arrLM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 IFBB Olympia Weekend Tony Doherty Interviews NEW Mr Olympia Champion Nick Walker\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/p3any6arrLM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-dauda-said\">What Dauda said<\/h2>\n<p>Dauda was not surprised that his best came on Saturday.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo matter how good I come out on Friday, Saturday, 24 hours of drying out, you\u2019re going to look even drier,\u201d he told Doherty. \u201cIt\u2019s always the case with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He also explained the physique behind the jump from fourth in 2025 to a close second. Last year, he said, he came down to 280 to 282 pounds, \u201ca look that did not suit my frame at all.\u201d This year, he said, he weighed 310 pounds. He and Walker, he added, had both left the 2025 show disappointed and had talked about making sure it never happened again. \u201cTo have both of us stand there, I couldn\u2019t feel more prouder.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"jqUAJHdCVyM\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 IFBB Olympia Weekend Tony Doherty Interviews Mr Olympia 2nd Place Winner Samson Dauda\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jqUAJHdCVyM?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>More from Dauda on the rebuild: <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/samson-dauda-2026-mr-olympia-second-310-pounds\/\">how he came back about 30 pounds heavier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"fv-inline-newsletter-5\" class=\"fv-newsletter\" style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #e0e0e0;border-radius:8px;padding:30px 35px;margin:30px 0;box-shadow:0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,.06);\">\n<h3 style=\"margin:0 0 15px;font-size:1.5em;font-weight:700;color:#222;\">Get Fitter, <em>Faster<\/em><\/h3>\n<p style=\"margin:0 0 20px;font-size:1em;color:#444;line-height:1.6;\">Level Up Your Fitness: Join our \ud83d\udcaa strong community in Fitness Volt Newsletter. Get daily inspiration, expert-backed workouts, nutrition tips, the latest in strength sports, and the support you need to reach your goals. Subscribe for free!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More from Dauda on the rebuild: <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/samson-dauda-2026-mr-olympia-second-310-pounds\/\">how he came back about 30 pounds heavier<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"what-lunsford-said\">What Lunsford said<\/h2>\n<p>Lunsford was one point off the lead on Friday and third on Saturday, and he did not argue with it.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cEven last night, it didn\u2019t feel right,\u201d he told Doherty. \u201cI just felt like I was off. I was not at my best.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>He said his muscles did not feel like they were firing the right way, even at prejudging, and he did not look for excuses.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cNo excuses. Just didn\u2019t come together tonight. And I told Nick, \u2018Hey, you earned it. Good job.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"B68V4l-WVuI\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2026 IFBB Olympia Weekend Tony Doherty Interviews Mr Olympia 3rd Place Winner Derek Lunsford\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/B68V4l-WVuI?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>Lunsford\u2019s full reaction: <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/derek-lunsford-2026-mr-olympia-third-no-excuses\/\">why he says he felt off, and why he offered no excuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Lunsford\u2019s full reaction: <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/derek-lunsford-2026-mr-olympia-third-no-excuses\/\">why he says he felt off, and why he offered no excuses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"down-the-rest-of-the-card\">Down the rest of the card<\/h2>\n<p>The scorecard below the top three had its own stories, and several of them were career bests.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Andrew Jacked<\/strong> finished fourth with 20 points in each round, 40 in total, six months after beating Walker by five points at the Arnold Classic.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/tonio-burton\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"tonio-burton\">Tonio Burton<\/a><\/strong> took fifth, his best Olympia finish, after placing outside the top 15 in 2022 and eighth in 2023 and 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Michal Krizo<\/strong> placed sixth, his best Olympia result after 12th in 2022 and seventh in 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/regan-grimes\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"regan-grimes\">Regan Grimes<\/a><\/strong> finished seventh, his best Olympia finish after 15th, 15th, ninth and 14th.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/james-hollingshead\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"james-hollingshead\">James Hollingshead<\/a><\/strong> cracked the top 10 in tenth place.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/martin-fitzwater\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"martin-fitzwater\">Martin Fitzwater<\/a><\/strong> dropped to 12th, the lowest placing of his three Olympias after fourth in 2024 and fifth in 2025.<\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/bodybuilding\/athletes\/william-bonac\/\" class=\"bb-athlete-link\" data-athlete-slug=\"william-bonac\">William Bonac<\/a><\/strong>, competing in <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/william-bonac-last-olympia-2026\/\">his final Olympia<\/a>, was among the seven athletes tied outside the top 15.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"from-five-points-to-two\">From five points to two<\/h2>\n<p>Walker\u2019s season began with a close loss. At the Arnold Classic in March he finished second to Andrew Jacked by five points and missed out on a $750,000 winner\u2019s check. Six months later he won the biggest title in the sport by two points, and took home the $600,000 that comes with the Sandow, as our <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/mr-olympia-prize-money\/\">Mr. Olympia prize money breakdown<\/a> shows.<\/p>\n<p>He also joined a short list. A year after finishing sixth, Walker became only the second man, after <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/nick-walker-ronnie-coleman-2026-mr-olympia-history\/\">Ronnie Coleman<\/a>, to win the Sandow from outside the previous year\u2019s top five. The full story of his win is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/nick-walker-2026-olympia-victory\/\">Nick Walker feature<\/a>, and every callout from Friday is in our <a href=\"https:\/\/fitnessvolt.com\/2026-mr-olympia-prejudging-report\/\">prejudging report<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<div class=\"author-note\" style=\"font-style:italic;\">\n<p>If you have any questions or need further clarification about this news, please <a href=\"#reply-title\">leave a comment below<\/a>, and Tom will get back to you as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"fv-gnews-follow\" aria-label=\"Follow FitnessVolt\">\n<div class=\"fv-gnews-inner\">\n<p>\n                    <strong>Follow FitnessVolt<\/strong><br \/>\n                    <span>Breaking strength sports news, expert training guides, and competition coverage direct to your feed<\/span>\n                <\/p>\n<nav class=\"fv-gnews-social\" aria-label=\"FitnessVolt social media\">Also find us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FitnessVolt\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fitnessvoltnetwork\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fitness_volt\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">X (Twitter)<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCWHcXX6Zd8Kti_Uujn0E4Nw\/?sub_confirmation=1\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/nav>\n<p class=\"fv-gnews-hint\">Tip: Signed in to Google? 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