Judo at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 81 kg
# Judo at the 2018 Asian Games – Men's 81 kg

The men's 81 kilograms (Half middleweight) competition at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta was held on 30 August at the Jakarta Convention Center Assembly Hall.

## Schedule

All times are Western Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00)

| Date | Time | Event |
| - | - | - |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 09:00 | Elimination round of 32 |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 09:00 | Elimination round of 16 |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 09:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 09:00 | Repechage |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 09:00 | Semifinals |
| Thursday, 30 August 2018 | 16:00 | Finals |

## Results

### Legend

* WO — Won by walkover

### Main bracket

**Final**

| Gold medal contest | Gold medal contest |
| - | - |
| Saeid Mollaei (IRI) | 01 |
| Didar Khamza (KAZ) | 10 |

**Top half**

| Elimination round of 32 | Elimination round of 32 | Elimination round of 16 | Elimination round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Saeid Mollaei (IRI) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Gerard Christopher George (INA) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | Saeid Mollaei (IRI) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Gao Haiyuan (CHN) | 00 | | |
| | | Chang Wei-cheng (TPE) | 00 | | | | |
| Chittakon Xayasan (LAO) | 00 | Gao Haiyuan (CHN) | 01 | | | | |
| Gao Haiyuan (CHN) | 10 | | | | | Saeid Mollaei (IRI) | 11 |
| | | | | | | Lee Seung-su (KOR) | 00 |
| | | Lee Seung-su (KOR) | 10 | | | | |
| Rajitha Pushpakumara (SRI) | 00 | Harshdeep Singh Brar (IND) | 00 | | | | |
| Harshdeep Singh Brar (IND) | 10 | | | Lee Seung-su (KOR) | 01 | | |
| | | | | Vladimir Zoloev (KGZ) | 00 | | |
| | | Vladimir Zoloev (KGZ) | 10 | | | | |
| | | Mohamad Kasem (SYR) | 00 | | | | |

**Bottom half**

| Elimination round of 32 | Elimination round of 32 | Elimination round of 16 | Elimination round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | | Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 10 | | | | |
| Akmal Murodov (TJK) | 10 | Akmal Murodov (TJK) | 00 | | | | |
| Wesam Abu Rmilah (PLE) | 00 | | | Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 00 | | |
| | | | | Didar Khamza (KAZ) | 10 | | |
| | | Didar Khamza (KAZ) | 01 | | | | |
| | | Masayuki Terada (THA) | 00 | | | | |
| | | | | | | Didar Khamza (KAZ) | 10 |
| | | | | | | Takeshi Sasaki (JPN) | 01 |
| | | Takeshi Sasaki (JPN) | 10 | | | | |
| Mohammad Zaher Sarwari (AFG) | 10 | Mohammad Zaher Sarwari (AFG) | 00 | | | | |
| Hussein Al-Jarrah (YEM) | 00 | | | Takeshi Sasaki (JPN) | 10 | | |
| | | | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev (UZB) | 00 | | |
| | | Sharofiddin Boltaboev (UZB) | 01 | | | | |
| Hadi Ali (IRQ) | | Steven Azar (LBN) | 00 | | | | |
| Steven Azar (LBN) | WO | | | | | | |

### Repechage

| Repechage | Repechage | Bronze medal contests | Bronze medal contests |
| - | - | - | - |
| Gao Haiyuan (CHN) | 00 | Vladimir Zoloev (KGZ) | 10 |
| Vladimir Zoloev (KGZ) | 11 | Takeshi Sasaki (JPN) | 00 |
| Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 11 | Otgonbaataryn Uuganbaatar (MGL) | 01 |
| Sharofiddin Boltaboev (UZB) | 00 | Lee Seung-su (KOR) | 00 |
