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Michael Yukelson

1961
Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - 5 32 37
Losses - - - 3 33 36
Win ratio - - - 62.5% 49.2% 50.7%
Pool victories - - - 4 25 29
Pool losses - - - 2 24 26
Pool win ratio - - - 66.7% 51.0% 52.7%
DE victories - - - 1 7 8
DE losses - - - 1 9 10
DE win ratio - - - 50.0% 43.8% 44.4%

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† - - - 1 7 8
Easy wins % - - - 20.0% 21.9% 21.6%
Close wins‡ - - - 1 11 12
Close wins % - - - 20.0% 34.4% 32.4%
Close losses‡ - - - - 14 14
Close losses % - - - 0.0% 42.4% 38.9%
Big losses† - - - - 10 10
Big losses % - - - 0.0% 30.3% 27.8%

† 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.

Bouts with time expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories - - - - 1 1
Victories % - - - 0.0% 3.1% 2.7%
Losses - - - - 1 1
Losses % - - - 0.0% 3.0% 2.8%
Total - - - - 2 2
Total % - - - 0.0% 3.1% 2.7%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events - - - 1 9 10
Tournaments - - - 1 9 10

Competition history

10 competitions, 73 bouts

Bay Cup at HALB: VWE1, VXE1, VXF1

Veteran Mixed Épée B1, VET October 16, 2022

Place 6 of 19 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating C21 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 STANICA Teodora O. 16 - E21 19 The Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 6 - B21 13 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2067 2381 34.0 70%
Pool
V 5:3 SLOAN Ryan 14 - D22 10 East Bay Fencers Gym 2006 2347 13.7 71%
Pool
V 5:4 MAYCHROWITZ Matt 7 - C22 2 East Bay Fencers Gym 2572 2361 29.0 36%
Pool
D 2:5 HELGE James R. 1 - A22 7 Davis Fencing Academy 2774 2390 12.2 26%
Pool
V 5:2 TAYLOR Francine M. 19 - U 17 - - - -
T16
V 10:7 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 6 - B21 13 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1991 2584 23.3 82%
T8
D 6:10 MARIANI Lou 3 - A19 3 The Fencing Center 2966 2607 33.6 29%

AFM Stand with Ukraine Senior Mixed Epee

Senior Mixed Épée A4, SNR May 29, 2022

Place 31 of 79 Seed 38 Not ranked Rating C21 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) / Unattached

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 CHU Audrey 11 - A21 29 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 WELDON Benjamin 14 - B22 12 The Fencing Center 2536 2410 22.2 42%
Pool
V 5:4 WRIGHT Christopher 35 - C22 8 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2396 2388 26.0 49%
Pool
D 3:5 WILLIS Alan 59 - U 37 Maximum Fencing Club 1903 2413 43.2 80%
Pool
V 5:4 PRAKASH Hari 63 - U 73 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 1874 2370 10.9 79%
T128
V 15:1 ZOLNIKOV Alina 74 - U 79 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) - - - -
T64
V 15:14 ZHANG Nathan 55 - E21 34 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 1944 2655 21.2 86%
T32
D 7:15 AHMED Saheer 32 - C22 15 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2343 2676 92.1 70%

TFC's May 2022 Fence-a-thon

Senior Mixed Épée A2, SNR May 15, 2022

Place 20 of 36 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating C21 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm)

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 SIRBU Dan 33 - U 29 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 1863 2485 10.5 84%
Pool
V 5:0 CHANG Celine A. 22 - D21 26 Las Positas Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 WILKENS Zach Q. 10 - B19 3 South Coast Fencing Center 2753 2495 19.6 34%
Pool
D 2:5 HELGE James R. 3 - A20 17 Davis Fencing Academy 2849 2476 16.0 27%
Pool
D 4:5 GU Aidan 25 - E22 33 LE CLUB TOUCHE / V Fencing Club 1903 2460 50.0 82%
T32
D 8:15 WATT Darren 12 - C22 7 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) 2130 2798 143.8 85%

January NAC

Vet-60 Men's Épée A2, V60 January 10, 2022

Place 25 of 32 Seed 24 Not ranked Rating B17 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM)

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DOWNEY Gerard C. 16 52 A18 23 East Bay Fencers Gym 2617 2562 32.1 46%
Pool
D 4:5 NEALE James H. 14 - A19 18 Fencers Club Inc. / Rockland Fencers Club 2629 2530 29.0 44%
Pool
D 4:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 7 9 A20 3 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2962 2501 15.6 23%
Pool
V 5:2 KRUGER Mark 27 - C18 27 Fortune Fencing 2232 2486 21.7 66%
Pool
D 4:5 RANES Evan 4 5 B21 12 Battle Born Fencing Club 2707 2507 22.5 38%
T32
D 6:10 HUGHES Michael D. 19 17 B20 9 DC Fencers Club 2830 2884 85.8 53%

Bay Cup at Halberstadt: VWE1, VXE1, VXF1

Veteran Mixed Épée A2, VET December 5, 2021

Place 21 of 36 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating C21

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 HOFMAN Haejung 27 - E19 24 Academy Of Fencing Masters (afm) - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 UNGER Marc A. 22 - D18 18 The Fencing Center 1989 2595 68.8 82%
Pool
V 5:1 WHITE Michelle S. 36 - U 36 The Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 LICHTEN Keith H. 2 - A19 1 East Bay Fencers Gym 3266 2526 79.6 12%
Pool
D 4:5 KAUFMAN Joel H. 11 - B19 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2461 2606 43.2 59%
T32
D 4:10 HELGE James R. 1 - A20 2 Davis Fencing Academy 3142 2954 69.7 39%

TFC FallFest DIV2/VET ROC

Veteran Men's Épée B1, VET August 22, 2021

Place 7 of 19 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating C21

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 LIN Kimball 15 - E21 5 Maximum Fencing Club 2069 2610 90.1 80%
Pool
V 5:1 LUCASEY Charles (Chuck) J. 9 - C21 13 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2341 2520 38.1 61%
Pool
V 4:3 MARIANI Lou 7 - A19 10 The Fencing Center 2874 2558 66.9 31%
Pool
D 1:5 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 3 48 B21 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2565 2625 47.5 54%
Pool
V 5:1 SLOAN Ryan 16 - E20 16 East Bay Fencers Gym 2019 2578 17.2 81%
T16
V 10:7 MARIANI Lou 7 - A19 10 The Fencing Center 3202 2880 160.5 32%
T8
D 8:10 HELGE James R. 6 - A20 1 Davis Fencing Academy 3139 3041 87.0 44%

Battle of the Vets

Veteran Mixed Épée A2, VET January 31, 2020

Place 7 of 29 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating B17

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 VIDOR Richard P. 19 - C16 16 Marin Fencing Academy LLC / The Fencing Center 1746 2802 12.2 93%
Pool
V 5:2 SIMONI James (Jim) V. 23 - D19 29 The Fencing Center 1708 2814 9.3 95%
Pool
D 4:5 SOLETI Giovanni 29 - U 19 Marin Fencing Academy LLC / Epee Miami Fencing Club 1838 2823 170.1 93%
Pool
D 3:4 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 8 - A17 5 East Bay Fencers Gym 2571 2653 71.5 55%
Pool
V 5:4 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 9 - A16 25 The Fencing Center / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2179 2581 33.3 74%
Pool
D 3:5 TEPEDELENLIOGLU Mehmet 1 - A19 1 East Bay Fencers Gym 3309 2615 18.1 14%
Pool
V 5:4 CHEN Steve 28 - U 13 East Bay Fencers Gym 1776 2596 13.6 89%
T32
V 10:3 BRUCE II Ommer E. 14 - B18 24 The Fencing Center 2459 2649 145.9 60%
T16
V 10:7 MIMURA Shawn M. 12 - B19 9 Fresno Fencing Academy 3151 2795 208.3 32%
T8
D 3:10 HELGE James R. 4 - A18 3 Davis Fencing Academy 3040 3003 123.2 48%

Bay Cup at HALB: VXE3, VWE3, DV3VXE2, DV2VXF1

Veteran Mixed Épée A1, VET February 17, 2019

Place 11 of 19 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating B17

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 KAUFMAN Joel H. 11 - C19 14 East Bay Fencers Gym 2177 2960 33.3 86%
Pool
V 5:2 MAYCHROWITZ Matthew 16 - E19 9 Cardiff Rose Fencing Academy 2393 2993 43.2 80%
Pool
V 5:3 SIMONI James 14 - C15 18 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Salle De Cesare 1949 3036 14.9 94%
Pool
D 4:5 JEFFERIES Jonathan J. 4 - A16 12 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2436 3051 169.4 82%
Pool
D 4:5 PERKA Mike 3 - A18 1 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Cardinal Fencing Club 2887 2882 80.2 50%
T16
D 3:10 HELGE James R. 2 - A18 3 Davis Fencing Academy 2819 2830 180.5 50%

Bay Cup at HALB: VXE2, DV2WE2, DV2ME2

Veteran Mixed Épée A1, VET January 20, 2019

Place 6 of 19 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating B17

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 ROOD Alex 6 - B18 9 East Bay Fencers Gym 3006 3068 142.3 53%
Pool
V 5:4 OBENCHAIN Janel 15 - D16 19 Golden Gate Fencing Center - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 BECK Brian C. 7 - B18 15 Northwest Fencing Center / The Fencing Center of San Jose 2374 2926 74.7 74%
Pool
V 5:2 DOLNIK Vladislav 18 - E17 17 The Fencing Center of San Jose / Cardinal Fencing Center 2612 3000 87.5 69%
Pool
D 3:5 HELGE James R. 1 - A18 3 Davis Fencing Academy 2571 3088 177.4 74%
Pool
V 5:2 KAUFMAN Joel H. 13 - C17 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2300 2910 49.2 80%
T16
V 10:7 MAYCHROWITZ Matt 19 - U 13 Cardiff Rose Fencing Academy 3158 2795 363.3 35%
T8
D 9:10 KAUFMAN Joel H. 13 - C17 3 East Bay Fencers Gym 2431 3159 328.8 77%

BladeRunner 2018 Div 1A ROC & RJC

Div I-A Men's Épée A4, D1A November 3, 2018

Place 26 of 76 Seed 41 Not ranked Rating B17

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SODERBERG Alex Z. 5 - A18 22 University Of California San Diego NCAA 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
V 5:3 WERCHAN Andrew R. 63 - D18 66 Wildcat Fencing-University of Arizona 2896 2921 346.4 51%
Pool
V 5:4 DINGMAN Spencer 26 - B18 53 Swords Fencing Studio 3101 3267 286.6 57%
Pool
D 0:5 CANDELA Nicholas 50 - C18 39 Battle Born Fencing Club 3575 3553 271.6 49%
Pool
V 5:4 SEGAL Mark N. 17 - A17 62 No Fear Fencing Club / Fortune Fencing 1816 3282 28.9 94%
Pool
D 1:5 WANG Qifan 73 - U 13 Caltech / Beverly Hills Fencers' Club 3028 3311 242.8 63%
T64
V 15:11 WELLS Tommy R. 48 - C18 42 Team Touche Fencing Center 2808 2500 609.0 39%
T32
D 5:15 KHAYAT Ziad N. 8 - A18 3 University Of California San Diego NCAA 3069 3109 313.8 51%