Mr Universe 2018
Mr Universe 2018 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Samuel Hewitt.
- Year
- 2018
- Date
- Oct 15, 2018
- Location
- USA
- Federation
- NABBA
- Divisions
- 8
- Competitors
- 47
Results by Division
| Division | Winner | Runner-up |
|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior | Samuel Hewitt | Karim Ragheb |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium | Chris Jones (1) | Manuel Bauer |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall | Max O'Connor | Jack Brooker |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short | Pep Merino | James Watts |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall | Loughlin Gannon | Klaus Drescher |
| Men's Classic Physique | Christophe Heritier | Yanik Marquis |
| Other Divisions - Masters 40+ | Mark Anderson | Kyle Vauls |
| Other Divisions - Masters 50+ | Paul Sutton | Steve Johnson (1) |
Mr Universe 2018
Mr Universe 2018 was held in USA. The Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior title went to Samuel Hewitt.
2-time winner Kobi Ifrach, who won in 2017, did not return.
Top 3 Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
Mr Universe 2018 contested 8 divisions across 47 athletes, 6 open and 2 age-restricted Masters, competitors from 5 countries. Samuel Hewitt took Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior. 8 divisions crowned a champion; each is judged independently. No round scores were published for this event, so placings are shown without them.
Masters divisions 2
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Junior
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Samuel Hewitt First recorded win | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Karim Ragheb | United States |
| 3rd | Bradley Douglas | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Lukas Gotthelf | United States |
| 5th | Luke Crowther | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chris Jones (1) First Mr Universe title | United States |
| 2nd | Manuel Bauer | United States |
| 3rd | Aleksei Shaikin | United States |
| 4th | Mark Taylor | United States |
| 5th | Christian Williams | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Rene Borovka | Spain |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Medium Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Max O'Connor First Mr Universe title | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Jack Brooker | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Juris Skribans | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Marcelo Veronez | United States |
| 5th | Jonathon McKenna | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Domingo Uria Monzon | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Short
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pep Merino First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | James Watts | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Simone Meiattini | United States |
| 4th | Michal Benda | United States |
| 5th | Bernardo Cardenas Rivera | United States |
| 6th | Chris O'Neil | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Open Bodybuilding - Tall
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Loughlin Gannon First recorded win | United States |
| 2nd | Klaus Drescher | United States |
| 3rd | Dan Clarke | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Matthew Reynolds | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Paulius Jasiukaitis | United States |
| 6th | Ian Douglas | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Men's Classic Physique
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Christophe Heritier First recorded win | France |
| 2nd | Yanik Marquis | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Philipp Elischer | United States |
| 4th | Fabrice Moreau | United States |
| 5th | Samuel Adonay | United States |
| 6th | Markus Kraml | United States |
Official scores are unavailable.
Masters divisions
Age-graded classes, judged separately from the open divisions above.
Other Divisions - Masters 40+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Mark Anderson 2nd win here | United States |
| 2nd | Kyle Vauls | United Kingdom |
| 3rd | Michal Púček | United States |
| 4th | Todd Payette | Canada |
| 5th | Christopher Unitt | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Steven Knight | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Other Divisions - Masters 50+ Men
| Place | Athlete | Country |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Paul Sutton Title defense, 4th win here | United Kingdom |
| 2nd | Steve Johnson (1) | United States |
| 3rd | Andrew James | United Kingdom |
| 4th | Brendan Surgeonor | United Kingdom |
| 5th | Paul Mason | United Kingdom |
| 6th | Garth Betteley | United Kingdom |
Official scores are unavailable.
Complete Results updated March 12, 2026 Source: MuscleMemory
This edition in context
- Competitors
- 47
- Divisions
- 8
- Size rank
- 21 of 72
The biggest field since 2013.
Past winners of this event
| Year | Winner | Division |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | John Grimek | Open |
| 1947 | Steve Stanko | Open |
The placings as recorded, and nothing past them
This page lists the divisions and finishing order held for this contest, with the source named on it wherever one was recorded. It reports what was published. It does not re-judge the show, and it does not reconcile disagreements between sources.
- Score and bodyweight columns appear only for divisions where those figures exist in the data. A division without them was recorded as placings only, not as a show that gave no scores.
- Where the record has two athletes sharing a place, both are listed. A tie is never broken to produce a single winner.
- Venue, federation, date and competitor count show only when the source supplied them. A field left out means nothing was sourced for it, never a zero.
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