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Most Arnold Classic Titles

The bodybuilders with the most Arnold Classic titles in the men's open, the show's headline title, held in Columbus every year since 1989. View methodology.

5 Arnold Titles
Record holder Dexter Jackson United States Men's Open Bodybuilding

Dexter Jackson leads with 5 Arnold Classic titles.

  1. 2 Flex Wheeler 4 United States
  2. 1 Dexter Jackson 5 United States
  3. 3 Jay Cutler 3 United States

The table lists every athlete with at least one men's open Arnold Classic title, 23 of them, one title per year, won in Columbus. The other titles decided at the same show, from the 212 and Classic Physique to Fitness International, Bikini International and the wheelchair title, are separate trophies and are not counted here.

Arnold Titles 23 ranked athletes
Rank Athlete Division Country Arnold Titles
1 Dexter Jackson Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 5
2 Flex Wheeler Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 4
3 Jay Cutler Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 3
3 Kai Greene Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 3
5 Kevin Levrone Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 2
5 William Bonac Men's Open Bodybuilding Netherlands 2
5 Branch Warren Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 2
5 Brandon Curry Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 2
9 Ronnie Coleman Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Vince Taylor Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Chinedu Obiekea (Andrew Jacked) Men's Open Bodybuilding United Arab Emirates 1
9 Rich Gaspari Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Victor Martinez Men's Open Bodybuilding Dominican Republic 1
9 Nick Walker Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Nasser El Sonbaty Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 1
9 Cedric McMillan Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Derek Lunsford Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Dennis Wolf Men's Open Bodybuilding Germany 1
9 Samson Dauda Men's Open Bodybuilding United Kingdom 1
9 Michael Francois Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Hadi Choopan Men's Open Bodybuilding Iran 1
9 Shawn Ray Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1
9 Mike Ashley Men's Open Bodybuilding United States 1

About This List

Titles are counted from recorded results, not typed in by hand. A win listed twice by a source counts once.

Only the Columbus show counts. The Arnold Classic events held abroad, in the UK, Europe, Brazil, Australia, South Africa and Asia, are separate pro shows.

Click any athlete to open their full career profile, including complete contest history and head-to-head matchups.

What the record shows beyond this list

This page ranks athletes. These six studies run the same archive the other way round, asking what the whole body of results says about how titles are won, at what age, and by whom. Each states its own sample and date range.

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