2x Mr. Olympia, 2023 and 2025; 1x 212 Olympia
Derek Lunsford
Derek Lunsford is a Men's Open Bodybuilding competitor from the United States with a competitive record spanning 2017–2026.
Where the titles came from
Counted from the same results table below: an appearance is one contest entered (in the years the Olympia also judged weight classes, one appearance can carry two placings), an Olympia title is the overall win in that division, and Top 3 counts first, second and third together. The last row is every professional contest on record for Derek Lunsford.
Mr. Olympia
212 Olympia
Arnold Classic
All contests on record
Professional results
Every professional contest result on record for Derek Lunsford, 13 in all. Won by names the winner of the division Derek Lunsford competed in, and shows a dash where that winner cannot be pinned to one person in the database.
| Year | Contest | Division | Place | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Nick Walker |
| 2025 | Arnold Classic | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2025 | IFBB Pittsburgh Pro | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2025 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2024 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #3 | Samson Dauda |
| 2023 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2022 | Mr. Olympia | Men's Open Bodybuilding | #2 | Hadi Choopan |
| 2021 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2020 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #4 | Shaun Clarida |
| 2019 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Kamal Elgargni |
| 2018 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #2 | Flex Lewis |
| 2017 | IFBB Tampa Pro | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #1 | Winner |
| 2017 | 212 Olympia | Men's 212 Bodybuilding | #5 | Flex Lewis |
Where these results come from. Each contest in the table was recorded from a named source, and for Derek Lunsford those sources are NPC Contests and IFBB Pro League. Open any contest above and that page names its own source and links to it where the source is still reachable.
Every professional season
Peak Year 2025 (3 wins)
Measured against Derek Lunsford’s own seasons, not against the field. See the full peak window →
- Pro Debut
- 2017
- Peak Year
- 2025
- Last Contest
- 2026
Derek Lunsford at the Olympia, year by year
| Year | Placement | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2023 | 1 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2024 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2025 | 1 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
| 2026 | 3 | Men's Open Bodybuilding |
Data updated
How Derek Lunsford measures up
Fat-free mass index turns the height and weight on this profile into one number for how much muscle a frame carries, so a shorter competitor is not flattered by a bodyweight comparison. The normalised figure adjusts it again to a standard height, which is the version worth ranking. Both assume the 6% body fat a competitor steps on stage at, because that is the only condition the recorded weight was taken in.
The closest Olympia champion on that measure is Shawn Rhoden, at 34.4.
What this rank is not. This database holds a height and a weight for just 463 athletes, and they are overwhelmingly the ones somebody bothered to measure: 74 of them hold an Olympia title. Almost every competitor on record carries no measurement at all. The pool also mixes every division and era together, from the lightweight women's classes to the open heavyweights, so it ranks size and nothing else. It says where Derek Lunsford sits among the athletes we hold measurements for, not among competitors.
Amateur and other shows not counted above
4 results from amateur shows and other contests this archive does not class as professional. Every total on this page covers the professional career only, so these are listed here but never counted, and they have no contest page.
Show the list
| Year | Contest | Division | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | USA Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Light Heavyweight) | #1 |
| 2016 | Junior Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #1 |
| 2016 | USA Championships | Men's Bodybuilding (Middleweight) | #2 |
| 2015 | Junior Nationals | Men's Bodybuilding (Welterweight) | #1 |
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Most-met rivals
Compare any two athletes →In 6 meetings, Derek Lunsford finished ahead of Samson Dauda 4 times to 2.
Opponents are ranked by how often they shared a stage and how big the stage was, not by reputation. A meeting is one contest where both competed in the same division and both were placed.
Win rate here is first-place finishes as a share of all 13 professional contest results. It is published only where a career holds at least five, because below that a single placing moves the figure by twenty points or more.
Latest Coverage
- Dennis James and Milos Sarcev Say Nick Walker Beat a “Very Much On” Derek Lunsford at 2026 Mr. Olympia
- Chris Aceto Doesn’t Dispute Nick Walker’s 2026 Mr. Olympia Win, Says Derek Lunsford Had Better Conditioning
- Nick Walker Reacts to His Epic 2026 Mr. Olympia Win, Calls Derek Lunsford a ‘Wussy’
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- 2026 Mr. Olympia Bodybuilding Results & Prize Money — Nick Walker Wins

