Joe Weider’s 2025 Fitness and Performance Olympia Weekend is officially underway from Oct. 9–12 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Contenders from Men’s 212 Bodybuilding battled at prejudging on Oct. 10 at 9:30 a.m. PDT inside the Las Vegas Convention Center.
Men’s 212 Bodybuilding is essentially a downsized version of the Men’s Open—that means conditioning, mass, and balanced proportions are still king. Flex Lewis has been the most dominant 212 Olympia champion, having won seven consecutive titles (2012–2018).
Fast forward to today, and Keone Pearson‘s grasp on the 212 crown has only tightened. He took the honor from Shaun Clarida in 2023 and defended the title successfully in 2024. Bodybuilders believe he’s ready right now for the Men’s Open, but “The Prodigy’s” sole focus has been achieving a dynasty.
In the final callout, Shaun Clarida pushed Keone Pearson with his usual granite hardness. His front double biceps shot was one of his strongest. However, Pearson looked massive from all angles, and his quads popped throughout comparisons. In addition, Nihat Kaya and Lucas Garcia brought impressive packages. Time will tell if Pearson can pull off another title defense in the finals!
Check the callout reports below:
212 Olympia Pre-Judging
First callout
- Kerrith Bajjo
- Shaun Clarida
- Lucas Garcia
- Nihat Kaya
- Courage Opara
- Keone Pearson
Second callout
- Jose Maria Bueriberi
- Luiz Esteves
- Frankie Mercado
- Vitor Alves Porto De Oliveira
- Marco Ruz
- Francisco Barrios Vlk
- Giuseppe Zagarella
Third callout
- Radoslav Angelov
- Lucas Coelho
- Roman Iushchenko
- Sung Yeop Jang
- Ching Chien Lin
- Mazin Al Rahbi
- Samir Troudi
Final callout
- Shaun Clarida
- Lucas Garcia
- Nihat Kaya
- Keone Pearson
Highlights:
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2025 Mr. Olympia Recap:
Saturday Night Results
Saturday Prejudging
- Classic Physique Prejudging Report
- Men’s Physique Prejudging Report
- Bikini Prejudging Report
- Pro Wheelchair (Prejudging & Finals)
Friday Night Results
- Men’s 212 Olympia Results
- Figure Olympia Results
- Women’s Physique Olympia Results
- Fitness Olympia Results
- Ms. Olympia Results
- Wellness Results
Friday Prejudging
- Mr. Olympia Prejudging
- 212 Olympia Prejudging Report
- Fitness Prejudging Report
- Figure Prejudging Report
- Women’s Physique Prejudging Report
- Ms. Olympia Prejudging Report
- Wellness Prejudging Report
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