Darrem Charles
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2016
8 wins, best placing 1, 6.1 average placing across 68 results (1992-2013)
10 wins, best placing 1, 2.8 average placing across 23 results (2016-2023)
Career moves from contest data
Division Migration Tracker
Find bodybuilders whose recorded contest history shows a chronological move from one canonical division to another.
John Heart
No strict chronological division migration was found from canonical division data.
Does moving divisions work?
Across 797 recorded moves by 647 athletes, 458 improved the athlete's average placing, 57.5% of them. Average placing across all moves goes from 7.93 before to 7.28 after.
Winning an Olympia title in two divisions is rarer than the move itself: exactly one athlete has done it. Derek Lunsford (Men's Open Bodybuilding and Men's 212 Bodybuilding).
| Move | Athletes | Average placing before | After | Improved |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding | 94 | 8.0 | 7.1 | 58 of 94 |
| Men's Physique to Men's Classic Physique | 89 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 56 of 89 |
| Women's Bodybuilding to Women's Physique | 63 | 5.6 | 8.8 | 15 of 63 |
| Women's Physique to Women's Bodybuilding | 58 | 8.8 | 5.2 | 51 of 58 |
| Women's Figure to Women's Physique | 56 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 39 of 56 |
| Women's Figure to Women's Bikini | 50 | 9.9 | 9.4 | 26 of 50 |
| Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding | 48 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 26 of 48 |
| Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique | 43 | 8.2 | 6.2 | 32 of 43 |
| Women's Physique to Women's Figure | 41 | 8.9 | 8.3 | 25 of 41 |
| Men's Classic Physique to Men's Physique | 31 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 15 of 31 |
Computed over 2,000 of the 2,040 athletes with recorded results in two or more canonical divisions, ranked by career wins.
A move counts only where at least two results sit on each side of it, which is why the totals here are smaller than a raw count of athletes who ever changed division. Lower average placing is better.
Notable migration records
Natalia Abraham Coelho
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2018
2 wins, best placing 1, 5.2 average placing across 13 results (2015-2017)
21 wins, best placing 1, 1.4 average placing across 29 results (2018-2025)
David Henry
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2009
2 wins, best placing 1, 7.2 average placing across 25 results (2004-2008)
5 wins, best placing 1, 3.6 average placing across 30 results (2009-2024)
Ronny Rockel
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2016
4 wins, best placing 1, 6.1 average placing across 62 results (2003-2015)
2 wins, best placing 1, 3.7 average placing across 6 results (2016-2017)
Hidetada Yamagishi
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2014
0 wins, best placing 2, 7.0 average placing across 34 results (2006-2013)
2 wins, best placing 1, 3.3 average placing across 9 results (2014-2017)
Camala Rodriguez
Women's Fitness to Women's Figure, 2013
0 wins, best placing 2, 6.2 average placing across 6 results (2011-2012)
7 wins, best placing 1, 4.8 average placing across 24 results (2013-2020)
Gaetano Cisternino
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2017
4 wins, best placing 1, 4.6 average placing across 22 results (2011-2016)
0 wins, best placing 5, 6.0 average placing across 2 results (2017)
Erin Stern
Women's Figure to Women's Bikini, 2020
9 wins, best placing 1, 1.9 average placing across 18 results (2009-2014)
2 wins, best placing 1, 7.7 average placing across 15 results (2020-2022)
Alejandro Cambronero
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2019
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.5 average placing across 2 results (2018)
6 wins, best placing 1, 3.6 average placing across 19 results (2019-2025)
MayLa Ash
Women's Physique to Women's Bodybuilding, 2020
4 wins, best placing 1, 7.1 average placing across 12 results (2017-2019)
4 wins, best placing 1, 4.9 average placing across 19 results (2020-2026)
Sharif Reid
Men's Classic Physique to Men's Physique, 2019
0 wins, best placing 7, 8.5 average placing across 4 results (2016-2018)
11 wins, best placing 1, 5.6 average placing across 41 results (2019-2025)
Hidetada Yamagishi
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2018
2 wins, best placing 1, 3.3 average placing across 9 results (2014-2017)
0 wins, best placing 5, 6.8 average placing across 4 results (2018)
Janet Lynn West
Women's Figure to Women's Bikini, 2013
0 wins, best placing 15, 16.0 average placing across 3 results (2011-2012)
10 wins, best placing 1, 5.0 average placing across 52 results (2013-2026)
Lukáš Osladil
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2015
0 wins, best placing 7, 7.3 average placing across 3 results (2014)
3 wins, best placing 1, 5.1 average placing across 27 results (2015-2020)
Jennifer Taylor
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2017
8 wins, best placing 1, 5.7 average placing across 27 results (2013-2016)
2 wins, best placing 1, 3.8 average placing across 10 results (2017-2023)
Troy Alves
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2013
1 wins, best placing 1, 7.1 average placing across 33 results (2003-2012)
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.5 average placing across 2 results (2013)
Camilo Diaz
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2022
1 wins, best placing 1, 8.1 average placing across 8 results (2017-2021)
1 wins, best placing 1, 7.0 average placing across 29 results (2022-2026)
Margita Zámolová
Women's Physique to Women's Bodybuilding, 2020
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.4 average placing across 16 results (2016-2019)
2 wins, best placing 1, 4.0 average placing across 7 results (2020-2021)
Logan Franklin
Men's Physique to Men's Classic Physique, 2019
2 wins, best placing 1, 4.7 average placing across 10 results (2016-2018)
5 wins, best placing 1, 3.9 average placing across 14 results (2019-2025)
Hidetada Yamagishi
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2019
0 wins, best placing 5, 6.8 average placing across 4 results (2018)
3 wins, best placing 1, 6.1 average placing across 7 results (2019-2025)
Samir Troudi
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2018
2 wins, best placing 1, 6.8 average placing across 8 results (2014-2017)
0 wins, best placing 3, 8.2 average placing across 15 results (2018-2022)
Derek Lunsford
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2022
2 wins, best placing 1, 2.5 average placing across 6 results (2017-2021)
4 wins, best placing 1, 1.5 average placing across 6 results (2022-2025)
Margita Zámolová
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2016
0 wins, best placing 4, 8.5 average placing across 2 results (2015)
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.4 average placing across 16 results (2016-2019)
Craig Richardson
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2014
1 wins, best placing 1, 7.8 average placing across 23 results (2003-2013)
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.8 average placing across 4 results (2014-2015)
Tonio Burton
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2022
1 wins, best placing 1, 5.5 average placing across 2 results (2021)
8 wins, best placing 1, 3.3 average placing across 19 results (2022-2026)
Marco Rivera
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2013
0 wins, best placing 2, 3.0 average placing across 2 results (2012)
1 wins, best placing 1, 6.4 average placing across 12 results (2013-2016)
Gaetano Cisternino
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2018
0 wins, best placing 5, 6.0 average placing across 2 results (2017)
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.9 average placing across 10 results (2018-2021)
Regan Grimes
Men's Classic Physique to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2019
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.5 average placing across 2 results (2018)
3 wins, best placing 1, 5.0 average placing across 20 results (2019-2025)
Leonida Ciobu
Women's Bikini to Women's Wellness, 2021
0 wins, best placing 7, 8.3 average placing across 3 results (2019)
6 wins, best placing 1, 3.3 average placing across 17 results (2021-2025)
Keone Pearson
Men's Classic Physique to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2021
1 wins, best placing 1, 3.0 average placing across 4 results (2018-2019)
7 wins, best placing 1, 3.0 average placing across 9 results (2021-2025)
MayLa Ash
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2017
0 wins, best placing 4, 9.6 average placing across 11 results (2013-2016)
4 wins, best placing 1, 7.1 average placing across 12 results (2017-2019)
Frank Same
Men's Physique to Men's Classic Physique, 2019
0 wins, best placing 3, 6.7 average placing across 7 results (2017-2018)
0 wins, best placing 2, 5.4 average placing across 7 results (2019-2021)
Kerrith Bajjo
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2021
0 wins, best placing 3, 5.0 average placing across 3 results (2018-2019)
5 wins, best placing 1, 3.1 average placing across 14 results (2021-2026)
Panexce Pierre
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2017
1 wins, best placing 1, 6.6 average placing across 5 results (2009-2012)
3 wins, best placing 1, 7.7 average placing across 15 results (2017-2019)
Michaela Aycock
Women's Physique to Women's Bodybuilding, 2021
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.8 average placing across 15 results (2016-2019)
3 wins, best placing 1, 3.8 average placing across 13 results (2021-2024)
Paula Ranta
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2024
1 wins, best placing 1, 7.1 average placing across 14 results (2021-2023)
3 wins, best placing 1, 3.6 average placing across 19 results (2024-2026)
Courage Opara
Men's Classic Physique to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2025
6 wins, best placing 1, 4.3 average placing across 14 results (2017-2023)
2 wins, best placing 1, 2.3 average placing across 3 results (2025-2026)
Sadik Hadzovic
Men's Physique to Men's Classic Physique, 2016
4 wins, best placing 1, 2.1 average placing across 13 results (2012-2015)
1 wins, best placing 1, 3.7 average placing across 3 results (2016-2017)
Reshanna Boswell
Women's Physique to Women's Bodybuilding, 2020
0 wins, best placing 2, 9.1 average placing across 15 results (2014-2019)
3 wins, best placing 1, 5.8 average placing across 20 results (2020-2026)
Kim Jun Ho
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2019
0 wins, best placing 2, 6.7 average placing across 10 results (2015-2018)
0 wins, best placing 4, 5.8 average placing across 4 results (2019)
Stan McQuay
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2016
0 wins, best placing 7, 10.4 average placing across 5 results (2009-2014)
2 wins, best placing 1, 4.9 average placing across 9 results (2016-2018)
Tanya Chartrand
Women's Figure to Women's Physique, 2020
0 wins, best placing 8, 12.0 average placing across 5 results (2015-2019)
6 wins, best placing 1, 5.7 average placing across 17 results (2020-2023)
Jason Arntz
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2008
0 wins, best placing 5, 9.7 average placing across 20 results (1999-2007)
0 wins, best placing 4, 8.0 average placing across 6 results (2008-2013)
Giuseppe Christian Zagarella
Men's Classic Physique to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2023
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.9 average placing across 11 results (2019-2022)
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.2 average placing across 9 results (2023-2026)
Missy Truscott
Women's Fitness to Women's Figure, 2025
7 wins, best placing 1, 1.2 average placing across 9 results (2019-2024)
2 wins, best placing 1, 4.0 average placing across 3 results (2025)
Steve Benthin
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's 212 Bodybuilding, 2019
0 wins, best placing 2, 7.5 average placing across 9 results (2012-2018)
0 wins, best placing 2, 7.5 average placing across 17 results (2019-2026)
Craig Richardson
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2016
1 wins, best placing 1, 4.8 average placing across 4 results (2014-2015)
0 wins, best placing 2, 3.8 average placing across 4 results (2016-2017)
Alejandro Cambronero
Men's 212 Bodybuilding to Men's Open Bodybuilding, 2017
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.5 average placing across 6 results (2015-2016)
0 wins, best placing 2, 4.7 average placing across 3 results (2017)
David Hoffmann
Men's Open Bodybuilding to Men's Classic Physique, 2018
1 wins, best placing 1, 2.5 average placing across 4 results (2011-2015)
3 wins, best placing 1, 5.5 average placing across 9 results (2018-2021)
Heidi Larson
Women's Bodybuilding to Women's Figure, 2021
0 wins, best placing 2, 4.0 average placing across 7 results (2020)
3 wins, best placing 1, 4.9 average placing across 18 results (2021-2022)
Methodology
How migrations are defined
The tracker uses canonical division type IDs, not raw labels. For years with more than one division, it selects the primary division by Olympia appearances, wins, result count, then best placing.
It collapses consecutive years in that division into one segment and reports a change only when both adjacent segments have at least two results.
- Canonical divisions come from division_type_id, with labels mapped by the Bodybuilding data API.
- One-result segments and uncategorized divisions are excluded rather than guessed.
- The landing list requires a recorded major-contest appearance on both sides of the move.
- List order reflects recorded wins, result volume, transition sample size, and major appearances. It does not rank which move was best.
- The before and after metrics are wins, best placing, average placing, and result count in each segment.
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