Kafui Hotsonyame
Canada · Male · 181 lbs (82.1 kg) bodyweight at best meet · IPF
Pull-dominant
#241 in the elite index
553.6 DOTS
Best squat
666.9 lbs
302.5 kg
Best bench press
407.9 lbs
185 kg
Best deadlift
755.1 lbs
342.5 kg
Best total
1,796.8 lbs
815 kg
Best DOTS
553.6
Profile analysis
Kafui Hotsonyame ranks #241 among the men in our elite index and #15 in Canada, with a best DOTS score of 553.6 set at World Classic Powerlifting Championships (2026).
Relative to bodyweight, Kafui squats 3.68×, benches 2.25× and deadlifts 4.17× bodyweight. The total splits 36% squat, 22% bench and 41% deadlift.
Pull-dominant. The deadlift represents more of the total than average, the signature of a powerful posterior chain and often long arms relative to the torso.
Across 16 raw full-power meets in 3 federations (CPU, IPF, NAPF), Kafui took 6 first places. From the first recorded meet to the best one, the total grew by 358.3 lbs (162.5 kg) — about 43.3 lbs per year over 8.3 years.
Progression over time
Compared with all competitive lifters (up to 183 lbs class)
Competition history
| Date | Meet | Place | Bodyweight | Squat / Bench / Deadlift | Total | DOTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-13 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 5 | 181 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 755.1 lbs | 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) | 553.6 |
| 2026-03-14 | Nationals · CPU | 1 | 181.2 lbs | 666.9 lbs / 402.3 lbs / 727.5 lbs | 1,796.8 lbs (815 kg) | 553.2 |
| 2025-06-08 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 5 | 181.2 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 407.9 lbs / 738.5 lbs | 1,785.7 lbs (810 kg) | 549.8 |
| 2024-09-14 | Nationals · CPU | 1 | 180.7 lbs | 639.3 lbs / 396.8 lbs / 722 lbs | 1,758.2 lbs (797.5 kg) | 542.2 |
| 2024-06-15 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 7 | 181.7 lbs | 628.3 lbs / 385.8 lbs / 683.4 lbs | 1,697.6 lbs (770 kg) | 522.0 |
| 2023-08-08 | North American Regional Powerlifting Championships · NAPF | 1 | 181.2 lbs | 629.4 lbs / 385.8 lbs / 749.6 lbs | 1,764.8 lbs (800.5 kg) | 543.4 |
| 2023-02-13 | Nationals · CPU | 3 | 180.8 lbs | 606.3 lbs / 380.3 lbs / 744.1 lbs | 1,730.6 lbs (785 kg) | 533.5 |
| 2022-06-06 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 6 | 180.6 lbs | 595.2 lbs / 369.3 lbs / 716.5 lbs | 1,681 lbs (762.5 kg) | 518.7 |
| 2021-09-23 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 5 | 180.6 lbs | 595.2 lbs / 369.3 lbs / 688.9 lbs | 1,653.5 lbs (750 kg) | 510.1 |
| 2020-03-03 | Nationals · CPU | 1 | 179.9 lbs | 573.2 lbs / 374.8 lbs / 694.5 lbs | 1,642.4 lbs (745 kg) | 507.8 |
| 2019-11-03 | Ontario Open and Masters Provincials · CPU | 1 | 181.4 lbs | 540.1 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 722 lbs | 1,625.9 lbs (737.5 kg) | 500.3 |
| 2019-06-04 | World Classic Powerlifting Championships · IPF | 7 | 180.9 lbs | 562.2 lbs / 363.8 lbs / 718.7 lbs | 1,644.6 lbs (746 kg) | 506.9 |
| 2019-03-04 | National Championship · CPU | 3 | 178.6 lbs | 551.2 lbs / 352.7 lbs / 700 lbs | 1,603.9 lbs (727.5 kg) | 498.0 |
| 2018-11-02 | Ontario Open and Masters Provincials · CPU | 12 | 179.5 lbs | 407.9 lbs / 264.6 lbs / 695.6 lbs | 1,368 lbs (620.5 kg) | 423.6 |
| 2018-08-24 | Central Canadian Championship · CPU | 3 | 177.5 lbs | 501.6 lbs / 330.7 lbs / 661.4 lbs | 1,493.6 lbs (677.5 kg) | 465.5 |
| 2018-03-03 | Vault Barbell Open · CPU | 1 | 176.6 lbs | 479.5 lbs / 308.6 lbs / 650.4 lbs | 1,438.5 lbs (652.5 kg) | 449.6 |
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