Yowlys Bonne

Yowlys Bonne Rodríguez (born November 2, 1983) is a Cuban world champion freestyle wrestler and three-time world-level medalist.

Early life
Bonne is from Guantánamo, Cuba.

Career
In 2018 Bonne became world champion by defeating Gadzhimurad Rashidov of Russia in the final match, 6-5. Bonne is also a two-time Olympian, having competed in freestyle wrestling at both the 2012 Olympics in London and the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In 2015, Bonne was eliminated from the world tournament in a controversial match.

Wrestling style
Bonne is known for an aggressive wrestling style that includes explosive throws and other eye-catching maneuvers. According to one wrestling outlet, Bonne's wrestling style "has put the phrase 'Bonne Bombs' into the wrestling lexicon."

Freestyle record
! colspan="7"| World Championships & Olympic Games Matches ! Res. !  Record ! Opponent ! Score ! Date ! Event ! Location ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2018 UWW world at 61kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2017 UWW world at 61kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2016 Olympic 5th at 57kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2015 UWW world 16th at 57kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2014 UWW world at 61kg ! style=background:white colspan=7 |2012 Olympic 14th at 60kg
 * Win
 * 16–6
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Gadzhimurad Rashidov
 * style="font-size:88%"|6-5
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|October 20, 2018
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2018 World Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|🇭🇺 Budapest, Hungary
 * Win
 * 15–6
 * align=left|🇺🇸 Joe Colon
 * style="font-size:88%"|9-4
 * Win
 * 14–6
 * align=left| Bagher Yakhkeshi
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 13–6
 * align=left|🇷🇴 Ivan Guidea
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-2
 * Win
 * 13–6
 * align=left|🇷🇴 Ivan Guidea
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-2
 * Win
 * 12–6
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Rinya Nakamura
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|August 21, 2017
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2017 World Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|🇫🇷 Paris, France
 * Loss
 * 11–6
 * align=left|🇦🇿 Haji Aliyev
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 11–5
 * align=left|🇰🇿 Daulet Niyazbekov
 * style="font-size:88%"|10-8
 * Win
 * 10-5
 * align=left| Behnam Ehsanpour
 * style="font-size:88%"|7-2
 * Win
 * 9-5
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Liu Minghu
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * Win
 * 9-5
 * align=left|🇨🇳 Liu Minghu
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * style="font-size:88%"|3-0
 * Loss
 * 8-5
 * align=left| Hassan Rahimi
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|August 19, 2016
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2016 Summer Olympics
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|🇧🇷 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
 * Win
 * 8-4
 * align=left|🇰🇵 Yang Kyong-il
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Loss
 * 7-4
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Rei Higuchi
 * style="font-size:88%"|4-8
 * Win
 * 7-3
 * align=left|🇸🇳 Adama Diatta
 * style="font-size:88%"|7-4
 * Win
 * 6-3
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Abbos Rakhmonov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Win
 * 6-3
 * align=left|🇺🇿 Abbos Rakhmonov
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Loss
 * 5-3
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Viktor Lebedev
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-2
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|September 12, 2015
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=2|2015 World Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=2|🇺🇸 Las Vegas, Nevada
 * Win
 * 5-2
 * align=left|🇰🇬 Samat Nadyrbek Uulu
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * align=left|🇰🇬 Samat Nadyrbek Uulu
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Win
 * 4-2
 * align=left|🇲🇩 Andrei Perpeliţă
 * style="font-size:88%"|8-2
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|September 9, 2014
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=5|2014 World Wrestling Championships
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=5|🇺🇿 Tashkent, Uzbekistan
 * Loss
 * 3-2
 * align=left|🇦🇿 Haji Aliyev
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-4
 * Win
 * 3-1
 * align=left|🇷🇺 Aleksandr Bogomoev
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Win
 * 2-1
 * align=left|🇮🇳 Rahul Mann
 * style="font-size:88%"|Tech Fall
 * Win
 * 1-1
 * align=left|🇸🇳 Jean Diatta
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Win
 * 1-1
 * align=left|🇸🇳 Jean Diatta
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * style="font-size:88%"|Fall
 * Loss
 * 0-1
 * align=left|🇯🇵 Kenichi Yumoto
 * style="font-size:88%"|2-2, 0-2
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|August 10, 2012
 * style="font-size:88%" rowspan=4|2012 Summer Olympics
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom
 * style="text-align:left;font-size:88%;" rowspan=4|🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom