Aaron Wolf (judoka)

Aaron Wolf
Wolf in 2026
Personal information
Born (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996
Shin-Koiwa, Japan
Alma materTokai University
OccupationJudoka
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Sport
CountryJapan
SportJudo
Weight class‍–‍100 kg
Rank     5th dan black belt
Achievements and titles
Olympic Games (2020)
World Champ. (2017)
Asian Champ. (2021)
Medal record
Men's judo
Representing  Japan
Olympic Games
2020 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
2020 Tokyo Mixed team
2024 Paris Mixed team
World Championships
2017 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
2019 Tokyo ‍–‍100 kg
Asian Games
2022 Hangzhou Mixed team
Asian Championships
2021 Bishkek ‍–‍100 kg
World Masters
2019 Qingdao ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Slam
2018 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Astana ‍–‍100 kg
2019 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
2021 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
2016 Paris ‍–‍100 kg
2016 Baku ‍–‍100 kg
2019 Osaka ‍–‍100 kg
2023 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
2024 Antalya ‍–‍100 kg
IJF Grand Prix
2015 Ulaanbaatar ‍–‍100 kg
2015 Tashkent ‍–‍100 kg
2018 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
2019 Budapest ‍–‍100 kg
2017 Düsseldorf ‍–‍100 kg
World Juniors Championships
2014 Fort Lauderdale ‍–‍100 kg
Professional wrestling career
Ring nameAaron Wolf
Billed height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Billed weight220 lb (100 kg)
Billed fromShin-Koiwa, Japan
Trained byNJPW Dojo
Yuji Nagata
DebutJanuary 4, 2026
Updated on 4 January 2026

Aaron Phillip Wolf (ウルフ・アロン, Urufu Aron; Japanese surname: Kimura (木村); born 25 February 1996) is a Japanese professional wrestler and former judoka. He is signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW), where he is a former NEVER Openweight Champion.

As a judoka, he won a gold medal at the 2017 World Championships in Budapest and a gold medal at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is the son of a Japanese mother and an American father. He retired from Judo in June 2025 to pursure a professional wrestling career and signed with NJPW.

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