INTRODUCTION: The analysis of competitive activity is the basic method that provides data about the level of specific preparedness. When it comes to wrestling, the competitive activity represents technical and tactical activities of wrestlers in accordance with the wrestling rules which depend directly on their preparedness. AIM: Considering the fact that the wrestling rules changed in 2013, the aim of this study is to research the specific impact of change in rules on the competitive performance, based on the indicator of technical and tactical top freestyle wrestlers` activity. METHOD: The research sample consists of 402 freestyle wrestling fights divided into 6 categories at three major competitions: 129 fights at the 2013 European Championship in Georgia (55, 66, 74, 84, 96, 120 kg), 127 fights at the 2014 European Championship in Finland, and 146 fights at the First European Olympic Games in Azerbaijan in 2015 (57, 65, 74, 86, 97, 125 kg). Variables represent the indicators of technical and tactical actvity and were analysed with the desrciptive, multivariate and univariate statistical procedures. RESULTS: Generally, the existence of statistically significant differences has been established (MANOVA; p=0.018). Partially, the existence of statistically significant differences (ANOVA) has been established with the following variables: the average of number of points in standing position (p=0.002), passivity (p=0.001), the average of the total number of points (p<0.001), the average of number of actions in standing position that carry 1 point (p<0.001), the average of number of actions in standing position that carry 2 points (p<0.001), the average of fight duration (p=0.011), the average scoring value of an action (p<0.001). CONCLUSION: When it comes to freestyle wrestling, the results of the research show that the average number of actions and repertoire of applied techniques at the competition hasn`t changed, that the attractive techniques are less used and that techniques that carry no significant risk for the attacker dominate. Number of points is significantly higher due to the higher scoring value of actions, and scoring intensity differences turned out to be insignificant due to longer duration of a fight. Number of realized actions per unit time has become even smaller, and the differences are on the verge of the statistical significance (p=0.052). However, more frequent award of passivity contributed to the higher dynamism of this wrestling type.
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