The men's +80 kg competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics was held on 20 August, at the Carioca Arena 3.

The main bracket consisted of a single elimination tournament, culminating in the gold medal match.

The top eight athletes in each event were seeded so as not to face each other in the preliminary round.

Each semifinal loser faced the last remaining repechage competitor from the opposite half of the bracket in a bronze medal match.

[2] 1 Silla was ejected from the competition after he tested positive for melodonium prior to the Olympics.