In scholastic wrestling, a differential of fifteen points ends a match regardless of when it is reached.
In collegiate wrestling, a pin may still be awarded as a continuation of a near fall even if the necessary point differential is reached while achieving it.
[1][2] Under the old rules of freestyle and Greco-Roman wrestling, a ten-point differential ended the match.
Under the rules adopted in 2004–05 by United World Wrestling (then known as FILA), the international styles moved to a three-period system similar to a best of three series; the technical fall won only the period, as opposed to a pin, which ends the match entirely.
The international styles moved to a two-period system in 2006, with scoring continuing to accumulate throughout the match until its end.