| Venue: Carioca Arena (Hall 2) at Olympic Training Center, Barra da Tijuca (West Zone of Rio de Janeiro). | | Olympic Champion from 2012 Judo Men Under 73kg - Mansur Isaev (RUS). |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Shohei Ono | JPN | 110-000 | Rustam Orujov | AZE |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | 1000-000 | Sagi Muki | ISR | | 1-:-- | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | 000-100 | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL | 000-111 | Shohei Ono | JPN | | 1-:-- | Rustam Orujov | AZE | 001-000 | Sagi Muki | ISR |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Denis Iartcev | RUS | 001-100 | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | | 1-:-- | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | 000-000 | Nicholas Delpopolo | USA |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL | 011-010 | Denis Iartcev | RUS | | 1-:-- | An Chang-rim | KOR | 000-010 | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL | | 1-:-- | Denis Iartcev | RUS | 100-000 | Sai Yinjirigala | CHN | | 1-:-- | An Chang-rim | KOR | 110-000 | Mohamad Kasem | SYR | | 1-:-- | Morad Zemouri | QAT | 000-100 | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL | | 1-:-- | Denis Iartcev | RUS | 000-000 | Pierre Duprat | FRA | | 1-:-- | Sai Yinjirigala | CHN | 001-000 | Alex Pombo | BRA | | 1-:-- | Hong Kuk-hyon | PRK | 000-100 | Pierre Duprat | FRA |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | 000-010 | Shohei Ono | JPN | | 1-:-- | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | 100-000 | Chamara Repiyallage | SRI | | 1-:-- | Shohei Ono | JPN | 100-000 | Victor Scvortov | UAE | | 1-:-- | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | 100-010 | Magdiel Estrada | CUB | | 1-:-- | Chamara Repiyallage | SRI | 101-000 | Benjamin Waterhouse | ASA | | 1-:-- | Shohei Ono | JPN | 100-000 | Miguel Murillo | CRC | | 1-:-- | Victor Scvortov | UAE | 101-000 | Zeyad Mater | YEM | | 1-:-- | Magdiel Estrada | CUB | 000-002 | Jaromír Ježek | CZE |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Rustam Orujov | AZE | 010-000 | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | | 1-:-- | Rustam Orujov | AZE | 100-000 | Jake Bensted | AUS | | 1-:-- | Dex Elmont | NED | 000-100 | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | | 1-:-- | Rustam Orujov | AZE | 000-000 | Didar Khamza | KAZ | | 1-:-- | Andrew Thomas Mlugu | TAN | 000-100 | Jake Bensted | AUS | | 1-:-- | Mirali Sharipov | UZB | 000-010 | Dex Elmont | NED | | 1-:-- | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | 011-000 | Nuno Saraiva | POR | | 1-:-- | Faye Njie | GAM | 000-002 | Didar Khamza | KAZ |
| | | time | Judoca 1 | score | Judoca 2 | | 1-:-- | Sagi Muki | ISR | 100-000 | Nicholas Delpopolo | USA | | 1-:-- | Sagi Muki | ISR | 010-000 | Igor Wandtke | GER | | 1-:-- | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | MGL | 000-010 | Nicholas Delpopolo | USA | | 1-:-- | Sagi Muki | ISR | 100-000 | Rok Drakšič | SLO | | 1-:-- | Igor Wandtke | GER | 000-000 | Josue Deprez | HAI | | 1-:-- | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | MGL | 100-001 | Mohamed Mohy Eldin | EGY | | 1-:-- | Ahmed Goumar | NIG | 000-100 | Nicholas Delpopolo | USA |
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| Pool A | | An Chang-rim | KOR | | Mohamad Kasem | SYR | | Morad Zemouri | QAT | | Dirk Van Tichelt | BEL | | Denis Iartcev | RUS | | -- Hong Kuk-hyon | PRK | | -- Pierre Duprat | FRA | | Sai Yinjirigala | CHN | | Alex Pombo | BRA |
| Pool B | | Lasha Shavdatuashvili | GEO | | -- Magdiel Estrada | CUB | | -- Jaromír Ježek | CZE | | Chamara Dharmawardhana | SRI | | Benjamin Waterhouse | ASA | | Shohei Ono | JPN | | Miguel Murillo | CRC | | Victor Scvortov | UAE | | Zeyad Mater | YEM |
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| Pool C | | Rustam Orujov | AZE | | -- Faye Njie | GAM | | -- Didar Khamza | KAZ | | Andrew Thomas Mlugu | TAN | | Jake Bensted | AUS | | Mirali Sharipov | UZB | | Dex Elmont | NED | | Miklós Ungvári | HUN | | Nuno Saraiva | POR |
| Pool D | | Sagi Muki | ISR | | -- Antoine Bouchard | CAN | | -- Raymond Ovinou | PNG | | Igor Wandtke | GER | | Josue Deprez | HAI | | Ganbaataryn Odbayar | MGL | | Mohamed Mohy Eldin | EGY | | Ahmed Goumar | NIG | | Nicholas Delpopolo | USA |
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| | | 32 Quotas - Individual. Through IJF World Ranking List (as of May 30,2016). |
| Total - 35 Judocas. | | Host nation 1 | | --. Alex Pombo | Brazil | | IJF World Ranking List (as of May 30, 2016) - 22 | | --. An Chang-rim | South Korea | | --. Rustam Orujov | Azerbaijan | | --. Sagi Muki | Israel | | --. Lasha Shavdatuashvili | Georgia | | --. Shohei Ono | Japan | | --. Denis Iartcev | Russia | | --. Ganbaataryn Odbayar | Mongolia | | --. Mirali Sharipov | Uzbekistan | | --. Miklós Ungvári | Hungary | | --. Arthur Margelidon | Canada | | --. Igor Wandtke | Germany | | --. Dirk van Tichelt | Belgium | | --. Rok Drakšič | Slovenia | | --. Hong Kuk-hyon | North Korea | | --. Dex Elmont | Netherlands | | --. Pierre Duprat | France | | --. Victor Scvortov | United Arab Emirates | | --. Mohamed Mohy Eldin | Egypt | | --. Sai Yinjirigala | China | | --. Jake Bensted | Australia | | --. Magdiel Estrada | Cuba | | --. Nick Delpopolo | United States | | Additional places (Europe) - 2 | | --. Jaromír Ježek | Czechia | | --. Nuno Saraiva | Portugal | | Additional places (Africa) - 2 | | --. Faye Njie | Gambia | | --. Ahmed Goumar | Niger | | Additional places (America) - 2 | | --. Miguel Murrillo | Costa Rica | | --. Josue Deprez | Haiti | | Additional places (Asia) - 1 | | --. Morad Zemouri | Qatar | | Additional places (Oceania) - 1 | | --. Benjamin Waterhouse | American Samoa | | Invitational - 4 | | --. Chamara Dharmawardhana | Sri Lanka | | --. Mohamad Kasem | Syria | | --. Andrew Thomas Mlugu | Tanzania | | --. Zeyad Mater | Yemen |
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