The men's freestyle 79 kg is a competition featured at the 2018 European Wrestling Championships, and was held in Kaspiysk, Russia on May 4 and May 5.
Medalists
edit| Gold | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov Russia |
| Silver | Martin Obst Germany |
| Bronze | Mihály Nagy Hungary |
Jabrayil Hasanov Azerbaijan |
Results
edit- Legend
- F — Won by fall
Main Bracket
edit| 1/8 finals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Mihály Nagy (HUN) | 2 | ||||||||||||||
 Jumber Kvelashvili (GEO) | 0 |  Ali Shabanau (BLR) | 2 | ||||||||||||
| Ali Shabanau (BLR) | 6 | Mihály Nagy (HUN) | 0 | ||||||||||||
 Alans Amirovs (LAT) | 10 | Martin Obst (GER) | 2 | ||||||||||||
 Jevgeni Soltruk (EST) | 14 | Jevgeni Soltruk (EST) | 0 | ||||||||||||
| Martin Obst (GER) | 7 | Martin Obst (GER) | 10 | ||||||||||||
 Alexandru Burcă (MDA) | 0 | Martin Obst (GER) | 3 | ||||||||||||
 Johnny Bur (FRA) | 10 | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Gkeorgki Meletov (GRE) | 8 | Johnny Bur (FRA) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) | 9 | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Muhammet Nuri Kotanoğlu (TUR) | 3 | Akhmed Gadzhimagomedov (RUS) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Varuzhan Kajoyan (ARM) | 10 | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 4 | ||||||||||||
 Henri Selenius (FIN) | 0 | Varuzhan Kajoyan (ARM) | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 8 | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 6 | ||||||||||||
 Rustam Dudaiev (UKR) | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Repechage
edit| Repechage round 1 | Bronze medal match | |||||
| Alexandru Burcă (MDA) | 10 | Alexandru Burcă (MDA) | 1 | |||
| Jevgeni Soltruk (EST) | 1 | Mihály Nagy (HUN) | 8 | |||
| Muhammet Nuri Kotanoğlu (TUR) | 7 | Muhammet Nuri Kotanoğlu (TUR) | 4 | |||
| Johnny Bur (FRA) | 4 | Jabrayil Hasanov (AZE) | 10 | |||