2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results & Prize Money — Nick Walker Wins – Fitness Volt

The headlining 2026 Mr. Olympia Open Bodybuilding finals closed out the weekend on September 26 inside the Orleans Arena, beginning at 7:00 pm (PDT). Nick Walker raised the Sandow as the 2026 Mr. Olympia! 

Derek Lunsford entered as the two-time champion, looking to become the first three-time Mr. Olympia since Phil Heath. Andrew Jacked, third last year, arrived unbeaten since, with wins at the Romania Pro, the Arnold Classic and the Arnold Classic UK. 2024 champion Samson Dauda won the Europa Pro on September 13, and Nick Walker came in off a Tampa Pro win after placing sixth last year. Hadi Choopan, runner-up in 2025, withdrew in August. 

During the finals, the top contenders traded shots through every mandatory pose before the posedown. After the judges finished their comparisons, Nick Walker won the Mr. Olympia title. Samson Dauda finished second, and Derek Lunsford placed third. 

Check out the official Mr. Olympia Men’s Open results below:

2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results

• Winner: Nick Walker ($600,000)
• Second Place: Samson Dauda ($200,000)
• Third Place: Derek Lunsford ($100,000)
• Fourth Place: Andrew Jacked ($40,000)
• Fifth Place: Tonio Burton ($30,000)
• Sixth Place: Michal Krizo
• Seventh Place: Regan Grimes
• Eighth Place: Behrooz Tabani Abarghani
• Ninth Place: Brandon Curry
• Tenth Place: James Hollingshead

*2026 People’s Champion Olympia Award: Nick Walker 

Official Scorecard

Lower scores are better.

Place	Athlete	Country	Score
1	Nick Walker	USA	18
2	Samson Dauda	UK	20
3	Derek Lunsford	USA	24
4	Chinedu Andrew Obiekea (Andrew Jacked)	UAE	40
5	Tonio Burton	USA	50
6	Michal Krizanek (Michal Krizo)	Slovakia	64
7	Regan Grimes	Canada	77
8	Behrooz Tabani Abarghani	Iran	82
9	Brandon Curry	USA	89
10	James Hollingshead	UK	100
11	Jordan Hutchinson	USA	101
12	Martin Fitzwater	USA	119
13	Leandro Sencini Peres	Brazil	141
14	Edward Kargbo	UAE	143
15	Sasan Heirati	UK	149
16 (tie)	Mohamed Foda	UAE	150
16 (tie)	William Bonac	Netherlands	156
16 (tie)	Quinton Eriya	Canada	160
16 (tie)	Damian Kuffel	Poland	160
16 (tie)	Sergey Danilov	Russia	160
16 (tie)	Patrick Moore	USA	160
16 (tie)	Andrea Presti	Italy	160

How the round scores played out, and why Samson Dauda won the finals but finished second: the 2026 Mr. Olympia scorecard, explained.

Pictures & Highlights

 

Mr. Olympia Men’s Open Past Winners

Read also: Complete List of Mr. Olympia Champions Since 1965

2026 Mr. Olympia Recap:

Every division as it was crowned is on our 2026 Mr. Olympia live updates page, and the full placings for all 12 divisions are in our Olympia database.

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