The purpose of this study was to describe the technical-tactical performance of the top ten wrestlers in the 2011 World Senior Championship in freestyle and female wrestling. In order to determine some relationships between objective characteristics of the technical and tactical performance, a general model was used to characterize components of the technical and tactical combinations (TTC) actually made in a sample composed by 70 wrestlers per style, 140 in total. Variables with greater informational content were determined, setting 8 quantitative indicators -4 averages and 4 coefficients -whose values were standardized to compare the technical and tactical performance in both styles of wrestling. Specific data were obtained and then it was possible to profile the best wrestlers in the world and develop technical and pedagogical guidance for the direction of the training process in order to participate in a successful way in such events, pointing to specific tactical and technical aspects an important condition for achieving a high ranking.