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Matthew Cooper

1982
Houston Sword Sports Bayou City Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 21 9 4 4 - 38
Losses 19 13 2 3 - 37
Win ratio 52.5% 40.9% 66.7% 57.1% - 50.7%
Pool victories 16 7 3 4 - 30
Pool losses 13 10 1 2 - 26
Pool win ratio 55.2% 41.2% 75.0% 66.7% - 53.6%
DE victories 5 2 1 - - 8
DE losses 6 3 1 1 - 11
DE win ratio 45.5% 40.0% 50.0% 0.0% - 42.1%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 11 4 - 3 - 18
Easy wins % 52.4% 44.4% 0.0% 75.0% - 47.4%
Close wins‡ 3 1 1 - - 5
Close wins % 14.3% 11.1% 25.0% 0.0% - 13.2%
Close losses‡ 4 6 - - - 10
Close losses % 21.1% 46.2% 0.0% 0.0% - 27.0%
Big losses† 9 4 2 - - 15
Big losses % 47.4% 30.8% 100.0% 0.0% - 40.5%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 6 3 1 1 - 11
Tournaments 6 3 1 1 - 11

Competition history

11 competitions, 75 bouts

Houston Sword Sports Winter Friendlies

Senior Mixed Foil C2, SNR February 1, 2026

Place 20 of 28 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating E25 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 TISON Eleanor 15 - U 28 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 HOLLINS Noah 13 - E25 9 1309 1347 22.8 52%
Pool
V 5:2 HALLYN Edward 26 - U 22 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes / Houston Sword Sports 1406 1324 23.9 45%
Pool
V 5:4 MILLER WAYLAND 20 - U 19 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club / Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing 888 1348 10.5 77%
Pool
D 0:5 CHEW Aaron 4 - D24 2 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 1762 1359 11.5 25%
Pool
D 3:5 DAUTOVIC David 21 - U 5 Space City Fencing Academy / Space City Fencing Academy 1166 1347 25.7 61%
T32
D 13:15 SCHNIEBEL Robin M. 17 - U 13 Houston Sword Sports - - - -

Weekend Warrior V

Div I-A Mixed Foil C2, D1A January 17, 2026

Place 19 of 28 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating E25 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 ROJAS PONCE Diana 22 - U 25 Go Fence Academy / University of Texas Dallas - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SUKKALA Avaneesh 11 - E25 6 Space City Fencing Academy 678 1453 53.9 90%
Pool
D 1:5 CLARK Benjamin 1 - B25 1 Space City Fencing Academy 2106 1399 7.0 12%
Pool
D 4:5 SINTUPHANT Dominic 27 - U 21 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 570 1392 49.3 90%
Pool
V 5:2 CHIN Austen 19 - U 20 Bayou City Fencing Academy 451 1342 4.5 92%
T32
D 10:15 LIN Evan 16 - E25 14 Space City Fencing Academy 996 1857 174.3 91%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational 2026

21+ Mixed Foil E1 January 10, 2026

Place 3 of 11 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating E25 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BLACK Elias 11 - U 9 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1029 1418 14.6 74%
Pool
V 5:0 ENGLISH Jeffrey 5 - U 7 Houston Sword Sports 800 1432 9.0 85%
Pool
V 5:0 SOLE Matt 10 - U 11 Houston Sword Sports 503 1441 4.5 93%
Pool
V 5:2 WEMPLE Charles 8 - U 10 Bayou City Fencing Academy 791 1446 8.3 86%
Pool
D 0:5 ACUNA Gabriel G. 1 - B25 1 Houston Sword Sports 2724 1454 1.5 2%
T8
V 15:5 LOTURCO Greg 9 - U 8 Bayou City Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 788 1907 11.4 95%
T4
D 3:15 WOODALL Ian L. 2 - D25 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC / Austin Fencers Club 2171 1918 61.0 35%

HSS Fall Friendlies 2025

Div II Mixed Foil D1, DV2 October 26, 2025

Place 8 of 15 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating E25 Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 HOLLINS Noah 14 - U 2 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club / (none) 1050 1478 44.2 74%
Pool
V 5:4 MORRISON Everett 3 - E25 3 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 1112 1434 17.8 70%
Pool
V 5:3 RONG Frank 9 - U 9 University Of Texas Fencing Club at Austin 1288 1452 20.6 59%
Pool
D 2:5 MILLER WAYLAND 10 - U 13 Caddo Magnet Fencing Club / Fairfield Avenue School of Fencing 766 1473 54.9 87%
T16
V 15:12 NEWELL Tim 2 - E25 10 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1378 1859 47.5 77%
T8
D 12:15 TORNBERG Reagan 11 - U 3 Space City Fencing Academy - - - -

Weekend Warrior I

Senior Mixed Foil D1, SNR August 17, 2025

Place 3 of 22 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 ENGLISH Jeffrey 19 - U 16 Houston Sword Sports 484 1484 4.9 94%
Pool
D 3:5 WARMERDAM Joseph 4 - E24 8 Round Rock Fencing Club, Llc 1433 1489 35.5 54%
Pool
V 5:3 TOWSTER Robert 5 - E23 15 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1505 1454 33.8 47%
Pool
D 2:5 SAMI Usman S. 10 - U 2 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 2193 1487 9.1 13%
T32
V 15:5 LOTURCO Akiko 11 - U 22 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
T16
V 15:8 SUKKALA Avaneesh 3 - E25 9 Fort Bend Fencing Academy 1437 1782 77.0 69%
T8
V 15:10 NEWELL Tim 14 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1320 1859 51.3 79%
T4
D 7:15 RAMIREZ David 17 - U 1 Go Fence Academy 2396 1910 51.0 24%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Foil D1, VET August 9, 2025

Place 10 of 18 Seed 8 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 SOLE Annette 11 - U 18 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 OVERCASH II James (Coot) C. 17 - U 15 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 1393 1495 34.4 56%
Pool
D 4:5 NEWELL Tim 15 - U 6 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1162 1529 58.3 72%
Pool
V 5:1 POOLE James M. 5 - E24 11 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1650 1471 45.2 39%
Pool
D 2:5 EXNICIOS Richard M. 2 - E25 5 New Orleans Fencers Club 1581 1516 31.8 46%
T16
D 5:10 HERNANDEZ Marc A. 1 - D23 8 Austin Fencers Club 2225 1869 87.0 31%

HSS Spring Friendlies 2025

Div II Mixed Foil E1, DV2 March 15, 2025

Place 8 of 12 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LEE Benjamin 11 - U 3 Houston Sword Sports 1741 1724 49.6 49%
Pool
D 4:5 SENISCH Isaac 1 - E25 3 Baylor Fencing Club 1574 1674 55.9 56%
Pool
D 4:5 NEWELL Tim 10 - U 7 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1216 1618 73.1 74%
Pool
V 5:4 LOTURCO Greg 6 - U 12 Bayou City Fencing Academy / Houston Sword Sports 747 1545 10.8 90%
Pool
D 2:5 CHIANG Aiden 12 - U 1 Space City Fencing Academy 1241 1556 61.3 69%
T16
V 15:2 SOLE Matt 9 - U 9 Houston Sword Sports 2500 1851 180.7 28%
T8
D 7:15 GAFFORD Roman 2 - E23 2 Bayou City Fencing Academy 2043 2032 162.8 49%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

21+ Mixed Foil D1 February 16, 2025

Place 11 of 21 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 ENGLISH Jeffrey 16 - U 21 Houston Sword Sports 537 1654 7.6 95%
Pool
V 5:0 LOTURCO Akiko 14 - U 17 Houston Sword Sports - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 KASKAN Peter E. 8 - E23 7 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1955 1662 84.4 32%
Pool
D 1:5 AGUILAR JARAMILLO Alan 2 - D24 2 Texas A&M University Fencing 3217 1746 4.5 4%
Pool
V 5:3 WAGNON Jay 13 - U 18 693 1742 9.3 93%
Pool
D 2:5 NATERA CARMONA Jorge 5 - E24 9 Texas A&M University Fencing 2218 1751 27.1 23%
T16
D 12:15 ALSTON Brandon 9 - U 6 Space City Fencing Academy 1603 2138 287.0 73%

HSS Fall Friendlies 2024

Div II Mixed Foil E1, DV2 September 8, 2024

Place 8 of 14 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 SANCHEZ Martin 6 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 1316 2229 238.7 91%
Pool
D 4:5 GOVSHTEYN Avi 11 - U 9 Houston Sword Sports 714 1990 261.6 97%
Pool
V 5:3 AKINBAMIRO Peluola 14 - U 11 Fort Bend Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 CHEN Kevin 7 - U 6 Texas A&M University Fencing / Space City Fencing Academy 1455 1728 51.9 66%
Pool
D 4:5 POOLE James M. 2 - E24 5 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1540 1780 95.4 65%
Pool
D 1:5 NATERA CARMONA Jorge 3 - E24 2 Texas A&M University Fencing 2183 1685 31.0 22%
T16
V 15:10 GOVSHTEYN Avi 11 - U 9 Houston Sword Sports 1189 2212 63.7 90%
T8
D 6:15 NIXON Scott 8 - U 3 Dragon Heart Fencing 2500 2276 137.8 42%

Houston Sword Sports Brash Invitational

Senior Mixed Foil U, SNR February 10, 2024

Place 3 of 11 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 PARISI Nolan W. 7 - U 8 Houston Sword Sports 1607 2330 54.1 84%
Pool
V 5:3 SKOPIK Jr August 4 - E23 6 Fort Bend Fencing Academy / Alliance Fencing Academy 1607 2384 43.5 87%
Pool
D 1:5 WOODALL Ian L. 2 - E24 2 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1903 2428 218.0 78%
Pool
V 5:3 PEVOTO Matthew 6 - U 10 Houston Sword Sports 1106 2210 19.2 92%
T8
V 15:10 POOLE James M. 5 - E23 5 Galveston Fencing Club / Rogue Fencers Guild 1807 2079 342.1 61%
T4
D 5:15 ACUNA Gabriel G. 1 - B23 1 Houston Sword Sports 2841 2422 209.4 31%

Fete de Lune

Veteran Mixed Foil E1, VET August 13, 2022

Place 10 of 20 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Houston Sword Sports / Bayou City Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 PEUGNET Forrest 7 - U 17 Houston Sword Sports 1126 2500 125.8 90%
Pool
V 5:1 SUMMERS Christopher 12 - U 19 Round Rock Fencing Club / Alliance Fencing Academy 2500 2626 332.0 54%
Pool
D 3:5 LESNIAK Chuck 17 - U 8 Unattached 1611 2958 764.8 90%
Pool
D 2:5 TOWSTER Robert 14 - U 3 Bayou City Fencing Academy 1796 2193 407.0 69%
Pool
V 5:3 VAN DER WEGE Gary M. 20 - U 3 VANDERWEGE Academie D'Armes 3239 1786 461.3 5%
Pool
V 5:0 EXNICIOS Richard M. 1 - E22 13 New Orleans Fencers Club / Tulane University Fencing Club 1700 2247 82.7 77%
T16
D 6:10 LESNIAK Chuck 17 - U 8 Unattached 2500 2500 420.5 50%