Daton Fix

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Daton Fix
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Fix in 2017
Personal information
Full name Daton Duain Fix
Nationality American
Born (1998-03-11) March 11, 1998 (age 26)
Sand Springs, Oklahoma, United States
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Sport
Country United States
Sport Wrestling
Weight class 61 kg
Event(s) Freestyle
Folkstyle
College team Oklahoma State Cowboys
Club Team BIG
Coached by John Smith

Daton Duain Fix (born March 11, 1998) is an American freestyle and folkstyle wrestler who competes internationally at 61 kilograms, and collegiately at 133 pounds.[1] In freestyle, he was the 2021 World Championship runner-up, the 2019 Pan American Games gold medalist, the 2022 Pan American Continental champion and is a two-time US World Team Member (2019 and 2021).[2] In the age-group, he was the 2017 Junior World Champion (three-time medalist) and 2014 Youth Olympic silver medalist.[2] In folkstyle, he is a three-time NCAA Division I National runner–up, and a four time Big 12 Conference champion for the Oklahoma State Cowboys.[1]

Folkstyle career

High school

Fix attended Charles Page High School in Oklahoma, where he was coached by his father Derek ('83 Cadet World Champion) and Kelly Smith.[3] There, he went undefeated throughout all of his high school career, compiling 168 wins and no losses, and racking up four state titles. Nationally, he was a multiple-time folkstyle US National champion.[4]

College

In November 2016, Fix, the number one recruit in the country pound-for-pound, committed to John Smith from the Oklahoma State University, staying in his local state of Oklahoma.[5]

2017–2018

As a redshirt athlete, Fix became the Reno Tournament champion, compiling notable victories over ninth-ranked Ronnie Bresser (who would go on to become an All-American later in the season) and eight-ranked Sean Fausz.[6]

2018–2019

During the 2018 part of the season, Fix won titles from the Oklahoma City Open and the Reno Tournament, and also went 5–0 in dual meets, compiling notable victories over returning two-time All-American and '17 NCAA runner-up Ethan Lizak and returning All-American Montorie Bridges.[7][8] To kick off 2019, Fix claimed the Southern Scuffle title and went on to win three more dual meets,[9] where he defeated returning NCAA runner-up Nick Suriano in one of them, although very controversially.[10][11] Fix's first collegiate loss came shortly after, by the hands of Micky Phillippi, in a close 1–3 decision loss.[12] He bounced back with a win over the nationally ranked Austin Gomez[13] and five more dual wins, including victories over third-ranked Austin DeSanto and John Erneste (both would become All-Americans in the post-season),[14][15] to end regular season as the top-ranked 133-pounder in the United States.[16]

In the post-season, Fix went 4–0 at the Big 12 Conference Championships to claim the title and enter the NCAA's as the top-seed.[17] At the NCAA tournament, Fix downed four opponents to make the finals, including the fifth and eight seeds Luke Pletcher and John Erneste.[18] In the final, he faced Nick Suriano in an anticipated rematch, where after a very close match, Fix claimed runner-up honors when he was defeated after Suriano claimed two points during the second sudden victory period. He closed out the season with 34 wins and two losses.[19]

2020–2021

Fix did not compete in the NCAA in 2019–2020, as he took an Olympic redshirt to prepare for the US Olympic Team Trials.[20] He was expected to compete for the Cowboys from the start of the season, however, his USADA suspension led him unable to, and became eligible on February 10, 2021, to return.[21] Fix came back on February 14, winning one extra match by technical fall before pinning his way to the Cowboy Challenge title in three matches.[22] In the final dual of the season, Fix claimed his fourth straight pin to roll into the post-season with an undefeated 5–0 record.[23] At the Big 12 Conference Championships, Fix compiled four more wins to claim his second title, helping the Cowboys reach the team crown.[24] At the NCAA's, Fix compiled three bonus points victories to make the semifinals, where he edged B1G runner-up and former All-American from Iowa Austin DeSanto to make his second final.[25] In the finale he faced B1G champion and Penn State star Roman Bravo-Young, where after going into overtime, Fix was defeated the same way and by the same score as in his other finals match against Nick Suriano, once again claiming runner-up honors.[26]

Freestyle career

Age-group

As a cadet, Fix won two Cadet Pan American titles, in 2013 and 2014. That same year, he went on to place tenth at the Cadet World Championships[27] and second at the Youth Summer Olympics.[28] The following year (2015), he earned a bronze medal from the Cadet World Championships after making his second US World Team,[29] and in 2016, Fix earned another bronze, now at the Junior World Championships.[30] In 2017, Fix became a Junior World Champion, while sweeping all five opponents with a combined score of 53–1, with the lone point being surrendered at the finals, where he tech'd Russia's Ismail Gadzhiev 12–1.[31] After making his fifth age-group US World Team, the returning World Champion was defeated in the semifinals, before coming back and earning his third World Championship bronze.[32]

Senior level

2016–2017

Fix won his first two senior matches at the 2016 and 2017 Beat the Streets events, against '13 Cadet World Championship bronze medalist from Iran Heirollah Ghahremani (TF 14–3) and Joey Melendez (TF 14–1).[33][34] In October, Fix, who at this point had never wrestled an official collegiate match, became the US U23 World Team Member, with three wins on the Challenge Tournament, and two straight over NCAA DI champion and two-time All-American Nathan Tomasello in the best-of-three.[35] At the U23 World Championships, Fix was eliminated in the opening match to place nineteenth.[36]

2018

To start off the year, the incoming Cowboy placed second at the US Open National Championships, losing to '14 NCAA champion Tony Ramos by criteria in the finals.[37] He then went on to become a Final X contestant after dominantly winning the US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament.[38] At Final X: Lincoln ('18), Fix dropped two straight matches to returning World Championship runner-up Thomas Gilman, losing his chance to make his first US World Team.[39]

2019

After his college freshman season was over, the '19 NCAA DI National runner-up won his first US Open National title, with wins over '18 US U23 National Champion Vito Arujau (TF 18–8) in the quarterfinals, '17 NCAA champion Darian Cruz (2–0) and Thomas Gilman in a rematch (8–4).[40] As the US National champion, Fix sat out during the US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament, and waited for the winner to battle at Final X: Lincoln ('19).[41] Fix ended up facing his rival Thomas Gilman at Final X, and after a dominant 9–1 victory in the first match, Fix was forced to go through a third match when he was defeated 2–3 by Gilman.[42] Fix was able to drop Gilman with a 6–3 decision to make his first US World Team.[43]

Fix then won the Pan American Games gold medal, with a notable victory over the heavily accomplished Cuban Reineri Andreu.[44] At the World Championships, Fix started off dominant by tech'ing '19 European Championship bronze medalist Vladimir Egorov, but was subsequently defeated by '17 World Champion Yuki Takahashi, in a closely contested 2–4 loss.[45] In October, it was announced that Fix would be taking an Olympic Redshirt instead of participating in NCAA wrestling for 2019–20.[46]

2020

After his run at the World Championships, Fix came back on January, at the Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series. After two wins, he was dropped twice, by his rival Thomas Gilman and Minghu Liu respectively, to place fifth.[47]

Fix was then scheduled to compete at the '20 US Olympic Team Trials on April 4 at State College, Pennsylvania.[48] However, the event was postponed for 2021 along with the Summer Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving all the qualifiers unable to compete.[49]

On September, it was announced that Fix had been given a one-year long suspension by USADA, after failing a test for ostarine, which was retroactive to February 10, 2021, because his provisional suspension started on February 10, 2020.[50] Fix claims that he ingested the substance when he drank from a contaminated water bottle, which his father Derek had prepared for himself and left in the refrigerator, before Daton drank it.[51]

2021

After his suspension was lifted and the NCAA season ended, Fix competed at the rescheduled US Olympic Team Trials in April 2 as the second seed, in an attempt to represent the United States at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[52][53] After beating Sean Russell, he was defeated by Vito Arujau in the semifinals and subsequently forfeited out of the tournament.[54]

Fix then registered to come back at the 2021 US World Team Trials on September 11–12, intending to represent the country at the World Championships at 61 kilograms.[55] He made the best-of-three after a successful first day, tech'ing youngster Carter Young and NCAA champion Seth Gross, and neutralizing 2020 Pan American Champion Tyler Graff to advance.[56] Fix repeated his 2019 feat and became a two-time US World Team Member, now at 61 kilos, by putting a clinic on NCAA champion Nathan Tomasello twice in a row.[57] As a result, he represented the United States at the 2021 World Championships from October 2 to 3 in Oslo, Norway.[57]

Fix had an outstanding first day, racking up 41 points to non against four opponents, including Individual World Cup medalist Georgi Vangelov and European Champion Arsen Harutyunyan, driving them to flawless technical falls.[58] In the finale, he wrestled reigning Individual World Cup and European champion Abasgadzhi Magomedov for the gold medal, where he was closely defeated on points, claiming the silver medal.[59]

2022

Back from his stellar performance at the 2021 World Championships, Fix quickly dismantled World Championship competitor Giusseppe Rea from Colombia on February 12, at Bout at the Ballpark. A couple hours later, he downed fellow two-time All-American Austin DeSanto from Iowa in folkstyle, competing for the Cowboys.[60] On May 8, he racked up the Pan American Championship.[61]

Freestyle record

Senior Freestyle Matches
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event Location
2022 US World Team Trials 2nd at 61 kg
Loss 42–12 United States Seth Gross 5–9 June 3, 2022 2022 Final X: Stillwater United States Stillwater, Oklahoma
Loss 42–11 United States Seth Gross 4–5
Win 42–10 United States Seth Gross 5–5
2022 Pan American Championships 1st at 61 kg
Win 41–10 Canada Logan Sloan Fall May 8, 2022 2022 Pan American Continental Championships Mexico Acapulco, Mexico
Win 40–10 Mexico Pedro Flores TF 10–0
Win 39–10 Puerto Rico Joe Silva TF 11–0
Win 38–10 Ecuador Giusseppe Rea TF 10–0 February 12, 2022 2022 Bout at the Ballpark

United States Arlington, Texas

2021 World Championships 2nd at 61 kg
Loss 37–10 Russia Abasgadzhi Magomedov 1–4 October 3, 2021 2021 World Championships Norway Oslo, Norway
Win 37–9 Armenia Arsen Harutyunyan TF 10–0 October 2, 2021
Win 36–9 India Ravinder Dahiya TF 10–0
Win 35–9 France Arman Eloyan TF 10–0
Win 34–9 Bulgaria Georgi Vangelov TF 11–0
2021 US World Team Trials 1st at 61 kg
Win 33–9 United States Nathan Tomasello 7–0 September 12, 2021 2021 US World Team Trials United States Lincoln, Nebraska
Win 32–9 United States Nathan Tomasello 8–3
Win 31–9 United States Tyler Graff 2–0 September 11, 2021
Win 30–9 United States Seth Gross TF 11–0
Win 29–9 United States Carter Young TF 13–2
2020 US Olympic Team Trials DNP at 57 kg
Loss 28–9 United States Vito Arujau 5–7 April 2–3, 2021 2020 US Olympic Team Trials United States Forth Worth, Texas
Win 28–8 United States Sean Russell TF 11–0
2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 5th at 57 kg
Loss 27–8 China Minghu Liu 2–3 January 16, 2020 Matteo Pellicone Ranking Series 2020

Italy Rome, Italy

Loss 27–7 United States Thomas Gilman 1–2
Win 27–6 Venezuela Pedro Mejías TF 11–0
Win 26–6 China Wanhao Zou 7–1
2019 World Championships 12th at 57 kg
Loss 25–6 Japan Yuki Takahashi 2–4 September 19, 2019 2019 World Championships

Kazakhstan Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan

Win 25–5 Republic of Macedonia Vladimir Egorov TF 12–1
2019 Pan American Games 1st at 57 kg
Win 24–5 Dominican Republic Juan Rubelín Ramírez 6–3 August 9, 2019 2019 Pan American Games

Peru Lima, Peru

Win 23–5 Cuba Reineri Andreu 4–1
Win 22–5 Venezuela Pedro Mejías TF 10–0
2019 US World Team Trials 1st at 57 kg
Win 21–5 United States Thomas Gilman 6–3 June 14–15, 2019 2019 Final X: Lincoln

United States Lincoln, Nebraska

Loss 20–5 United States Thomas Gilman 2–3
Win 20–4 United States Thomas Gilman 9–1
2019 US Open 1st at 57 kg
Win 19–4 United States Thomas Gilman 8–4 April 24–27, 2019 2019 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 18–4 United States Darian Cruz 2–0
Win 17–4 United States Vitali Arujau TF 18–8
Win 16–4 United States Graham Shore 8–0
Win 15–4 United States James Hicks TF 10–0
Win 14–4 United States Ian Timmins TF 12–1
2018 US World Team Trials 2nd at 57 kg
Loss 13–4 United States Thomas Gilman 1–2 June 9–10, 2018 2018 Final X: Lincoln

United States Lincoln, Nebraska

Loss 13–3 United States Thomas Gilman 3–6
Win 13–2 United States Zach Sanders TF 10–0 2018 US World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win 12–2 United States Zane Richards 9–2
Win 11–2 United States Eddie Klimara TF 14–2
2018 US Open 2nd at 57 kg
Loss 10–2 United States Tony Ramos 2–2 April 24–28, 2018 2018 US Open National Championships

United States Las Vegas, Nevada

Win 10–1 United States David Terao TF 10–0
Win 9–1 United States Daniel Deshazer 4–0
Win 8–1 United States Britain Longmire TF 10–0
2017 U23 World Championships 19th at 57 kg
Loss 7–1 Azerbaijan Parviz Ibrahimov 2–5 November 21–26, 2017 2017 U23 World Championships

Poland Bydgoszcz, Poland

2017 US U23 World Team Trials 1st at 57 kg
Win 7–0 United States Nathan Tomasello 7–4 October 7–8, 2017 2017 US U23 World Team Trials

United States Rochester, Minnesota

Win 6–0 United States Nathan Tomasello 8–7
Win 5–0 United States Josh Rodriguez 8–3 2017 US U23 World Team Trials Challenge Tournament
Win 4–0 United States Liam Cronin TF 10–0
Win 3–0 United States Alexander Mackall TF 10–0
Win 2–0 United States Joey Melendez TF 14–1 May 17, 2017 2017 Beat The Streets: Times Square

United States New York City, New York

Win 1–0 Iran Kheyrolla Ghahramani TF 14–3 May 19, 2016 2016 Beat The Streets: United in the Square

NCAA record

NCAA Division I Record
Res. Record Opponent Score Date Event
Win 51–3 Deon Pleasant Fall November 28, 2021 Drexel - Oklahoma State Dual
Win 50–3 Jake Gliva MD 18–7 November 20, 2021 Oklahoma State - Minnesota Dual
Win 49–3 Jackson DiSario 7–3 November 13, 2021 Oklahoma State - Stanford Dual
Start of 2021–2022 Season (junior year)
End of 2020–2021 Season (sophomore year)
2021 NCAA Championships 2nd at 133 lbs
Loss 48–3 Roman Bravo-Young SV 2–4 March 18–20, 2021 2021 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 48–2 Austin DeSanto 3–2
Win 47–2 Chris Cannon Fall
Win 46–2 Malyke Hines Fall
Win 45–2 Cole Rhone MD 16–3
2021 Big 12 Conference 1st at 133 lbs
Win 44–2 Tony Madrigal 6–1 March 6–7, 2021 2021 Big 12 Conference Championships
Win 43–2 Mosha Schwartz TF 21–5
Win 42–2 Ty Smith MD 16–4
Win 41–2 Kellyn March MD 19–7
Win 40–2 Anthony Madrigal Fall February 21, 2021 Oklahoma - Oklahoma State Dual
2021 Cowboy Challenge Tournament 1st at 133 lbs
Win 39–2 Ryan Sullivan Fall February 14, 2021 2021 Cowboy Challenge Tournament
Win 38–2 Job Greenwood Fall
Win 37–2 Cam Valdiviez Fall
Win 36–2 Cameron Valdiviez TF 16–1 Cowboy Challenge Extra Matches
Start of 2020–2021 Season (sophomore year)
End of 2018–2019 Season (freshman year)
2019 NCAA Championships 2nd at 133 lbs
Loss 35–2 Nick Suriano SV 2–4 March 21–23, 2019 2019 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships
Win 35–1 Luke Pletcher 4–2
Win 34–1 John Erneste MD 11–3
Win 33–1 Matthew Schmitt 9–3
Win 32–1 Zack Trampe MD 21–7
2019 Big 12 Championships 1st at 133 lbs
Win 31–1 Montorie Bridges 4–2 March 9–10, 2019 2019 Big 12 Conference Championships
Win 30–1 Matt Schmitt 6–1
Win 29–1 Gary Joint 7–3
Win 28–1 Rylee Molitor Fall
Win 27–1 Austin DeSanto 2–0 February 24, 2019 Iowa – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 26–1 John Erneste 9–2 February 16, 2019 Oklahoma State – Missouri Dual
Win 25–1 Tony DeCesare TF 18–2 February 8, 2019 Air Force – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 24–1 Brandon Paetzell 7–1 February 3, 2019 Lehigh – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 23–1 Jack Skudlarczyk MD 17–7 February 1, 2019 Northern Iowa – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 22–1 Austin Gomez 5–4 January 27, 2019 Iowa State – Oklahoma State Dual
Loss 21–1 Micky Phillippi 1–3 January 19, 2019 Oklahoma State – Pittsburgh Dual
Win 21–0 Matthew Schmitt 8–2 January 18, 2019 Oklahoma State – West Virginia Dual
Win 20–0 Nick Suriano TB–2 3–2 January 13, 2019 Oklahoma State – Rutgers Dual
Win 19–0 Jonathan Gomez TF 22–7 January 12, 2019 Oklahoma State – Princeton Dual
2019 Southern Scuffle 1st at 133 lbs
Win 18–0 Austin Gomez 6–3 January 1–2, 2019 2019 Southern Scuffle
Win 17–0 Sean Nickell TF 18–3
Win 16–0 Jarrett Trombley TF 25–10
Win 15–0 John Twomey Fall
Win 14–0 Chris Wright TF 19–3
2018 Reno Tournament 1st at 133 lbs
Win 13–0 Anthony Tutolo 10–4 December 20–22, 2018 2018 Reno Tournament of Champions
Win 12–0 Gary Wayne Harding MD 10–2
Win 11–0 Steven Simpson TF 18–2
Win 10–0 Devan Turner DQ
Win 9–0 Vince Zavala TF 24–9
Win 8–0 Sean Cannon TF 16–1 December 16, 2018 Oklahoma State – Northern Colorado Dual
Win 7–0 Anthony Madrigal TF 20–5 December 9, 2018 Oklahoma – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 6–0 Montorie Brigdes 3–0 November 25, 2018 Wyoming – Oklahoma State Dual
Win 5–0 Ethan Lizak 6–1 November 18, 2018 Oklahoma State – Minnesota Dual
Win 4–0 Spencer Huber TF 19–1 November 17, 2018 Oklahoma State – South Dakota State Dual
2018 OK City Open 1st at 133 lbs
Win 3–0 Andrew Nieman TF 19–4 November 4, 2018 2018 Oklahoma City Open
Win 2–0 Kristofer Hudson TF 19–3
Win 1–0 Cheyenne Davis FF
Start of 2018–2019 Season (freshman year)

Stats

Season Year School Rank Weigh Class Record Win Bonus
2021 Sophomore Oklahoma State University #1 (2nd) 133 13–1 92.86% 78.57%
2019 Freshman #1 (2nd) 35–2 94.59% 54.05%
Career 48–3 94.12% 60.78%

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