Leon Cao

1997

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Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 12 - 13 16 17 58
Losses 9 - 4 7 13 33
Win Ratio 57.1% - 76.5% 69.6% 56.7% 63.7%
Pool Victories 11 - 9 11 13 44
Pool Losses 6 - 2 5 9 22
Pool Win Ratio 64.7% - 81.8% 68.8% 59.1% 66.7%
DE Victories 1 - 4 5 4 14
DE Losses 3 - 2 2 4 11
DE Win Ratio 25.0% - 66.7% 71.4% 50.0% 56.0%

Note: Seasons start on August 1st and end on July 31st.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Easy wins† 4 - 4 8 7 23
Easy wins as % of wins 33.3% - 30.8% 50.0% 41.2% 39.7%
Close wins‡ 5 - 2 1 1 9
Close wins as % of all wins 41.7% - 15.4% 6.2% 5.9% 15.5%
Close losses‡ - - 2 1 3 6
Close losses as % of all losses 0.0% - 50.0% 14.3% 23.1% 18.2%
Big losses† 5 - 1 3 4 13
Big losses as % of all losses 55.6% - 25.0% 42.9% 30.8% 39.4%

† Easy victories or big losses are those with the score difference of 4 or more touches in a pool, 7 or more touches in direct elimination, and 5 or more in veteran and youth direct elimination.
‡ Close bouts are those with the score difference of 1 or fewer touches in a pool, 3 or fewer touches in direct elimination, or 2 or fewer touches in veteran or youth direct elimination.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 3 - 2 3 4 12
Tournaments 3 - 2 3 4 12

Competition History

2026 RedStar Winter Classic

Senior Mixed Foil (None, SNR), February 7, 2026
Place 12 of 32, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating B23, RedStar Fencing Club Chicago
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 METZ Evan 17 D25 26 Miami University Fencing Ohio / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1462 2786 1.2 98%
Pool V 5:2 NOWICKI William 27 U 27 Fencing Center of Chicago 689 2788 0.0 > 99%
Pool D 3:5 DUBOISKI Siarhei 7 B23 6 Eminence Fencing Academy 2950 2788 17.9 40%
Pool D 0:5 ZMUDA Aiden 14 D25 13 West Michigan Fencing Academy 1662 2770 62.6 97%
Pool V 5:4 WILEY Conor 22 E25 9 New Trier High School / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1740 2707 3.3 94%
T32 V 15:2 LI Andy 9 C25 21 Eminence Fencing Academy 1644 2564 10.5 93%
T16 D 10:15 MORA Johan 1 A24 1 Fencing Center of Chicago 2998 2575 28.9 26%

Midwest ROC/RJCC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2, D1A), December 21, 2025
Place 15 of 48, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating B23, Redstar Fencing Club Chicago / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 FERGUSON Levi 46 E25 43 Heartland Fencing Academy 1406 2860 0.8 99%
Pool V 5:4 TAN Xinlai 23 C25 26 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / Twin Cities Fencing Club 2220 2861 8.7 85%
Pool V 5:4 WENGER Liam 39 D25 47 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1386 2870 0.7 99%
Pool V 5:0 MORA Johan 4 A24 14 2493 2871 14.2 73%
Pool D 3:5 RAJ Jay 11 B25 9 Space City Fencing Academy 2333 2885 44.9 82%
Pool D 3:5 SMITH Erick 32 C22 23 Renard Fencing Academy 2033 2840 53.5 91%
T16 D 5:15 SHEVCHENKO Kostiantyn 8 B25 1 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2364 2649 84.3 67%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A3, D1A), October 18, 2025
Place 40 of 89, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating B23, RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 SENIC Lucas 1 37 A25 5 Renaissance Fencing Club 2904 2949 30.3 53%
Pool V 5:1 HAGLER Alexziah 78 U 88 The Point Fencing Club & School / Fencing Illini, University of Illinois 1211 2918 0.6 99%
Pool V 5:2 CRONK Trevor 87 U 76 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 932 2919 0.1 > 99%
Pool D 1:5 ZINSER James 52 D25 30 South YEL Fencing Alliance 1557 2919 89.4 99%
Pool V 5:4 SCHULZE-KALT Graydon L. 26 B23 27 Elite Fencing Club / University of Chicago Fencing Club 2909 2830 29.3 45%
Pool V 5:4 DECKER Evan M. 55 D24 66 Iowa City Fencing Center 1598 2859 1.6 98%
T64 D 6:15 GE Felix Fei 31 C25 29 Renaissance Fencing Club 2255 2764 115.1 79%

Midwest ROC (DV1A, DV2, VET) & RJCC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A2/B3, D1A), May 19, 2024
Place 7 of 67, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating B23, RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 BERSCHEID Arthur 55 E24 45 1726 2974 2.1 98%
Pool V 5:1 PITERBARG Maxim 36 C22 26 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club (Port Chester) 2362 2976 11.5 84%
Pool V 5:3 OH SEAN 5 A23 8 Epic Fencing Club / SCAD- Atlanta Fencing 2726 2988 21.3 66%
Pool D 4:5 KIM Aiden 25 C24 20 LA International Fencing 2283 3009 63.1 88%
Pool V 5:4 THAN Duc 64 U 65 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc. / Bay Area Fencing Club 1487 2946 0.9 99%
Pool V 5:1 MAVANI Krishna 44 D24 58 Renaissance Fencing Club 1698 2947 1.9 98%
T64 V 15:9 BONE Porter 59 E23 55 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1797 2610 24.6 88%
T32 V 15:10 MAO Connor 19 B20 31 University of Wisconsin-Madison / Fresno Fencing Club 3053 2634 134.6 26%
T16 V 15:5 STRINGER David 31 C23 16 2336 2769 41.0 75%
T8 D 4:15 SEZER Kaya 6 A22 2 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club / New York Athletic Club 3126 2810 46.2 31%

Illinois Division Summer National Qualifiers

Div II Men's Saber (E1, DV2), April 7, 2024
Place 4 of 11, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 TURNER Benjamin 8 U 6 Midwest Fencing Club 1602 2500 227.5 81%
Pool V 5:3 GUZIEC Robert 10 U 5 Midwest Fencing Club 1273 2727 69.4 94%
Pool V 5:2 HIBINO Uta 4 E23 7 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1707 2797 106.4 89%
Pool D 3:5 HERNANDEZ Stanton 1 C24 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2325 2903 553.2 75%
Pool V 5:3 GROSSMAN Spencer 5 E23 11 1439 2350 67.6 87%
T8 V 15:11 JHAVERI Rajan 12 U 8 Evanston Township High School 1581 2500 222.6 80%
T4 D 14:15 HERNANDEZ Stanton 1 C24 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2569 2723 509.3 56%

3rd Annual Queen City Cup

Senior Mixed Foil (B1, SNR), April 22, 2023
Place 1 of 16, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 GNEUHS Sam 5 C22 14 1831 3034 2.6 97%
Pool V 5:1 KOZINSKI Allison E. 16 U 11 Indianapolis Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 WANG Jim 10 E23 10 American Fencing Academy Of Dayton / Halberstadt Fencers' Club 1849 3037 2.9 97%
Pool D 2:5 PINKERTON Joseph H. 8 D22 3 Xavier University Fencing Club / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2361 3040 65.8 86%
T16 V 15:1 HAMER Andreas 14 U 12 Xavier University Fencing Club 2500 2408 77.2 47%
T8 V 15:7 OWEN Ashley 6 C20 6 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc
T4 V 15:8 ZHAO Bowen 1 B23 3 The Fencers Academy 2207 2485 75.3 66%
T2 V 15:6 BIESIADA Jan 7 D22 2 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 2077 2561 48.8 77%

January NAC

Div I Men's Foil (A4, DV1), January 6, 2023
Place 127 of 275, Seed 238, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 DAVIDSON Elliot 262 C22 240 Rhode Island Fencing Academy And Club 2460 3018 17.6 81%
Pool V 5:3 BANERJEE ANUP 47 56 A22 109 Silicon Valley Fencing Center 3077 3036 43.7 47%
Pool D 3:5 FREEDMAN Samuel E. 95 125 A21 111 Renaissance Fencing Club / Mission Fencing Center 2990 3079 44.1 56%
Pool V 5:0 SHEPHERD Conner M. 165 B22 251 Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Jovanovic Fencing 2676 3035 22.0 72%
Pool V 5:3 PALMA Matthew Dominic 190 B22 239 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2433 3057 12.9 84%
Pool D 0:5 FOGELSON Frederick J. 119 A22 124 Manhattan Fencing Center 3056 3070 36.0 51%
T256 V 15:14 YOON DYLAN 256 C22 219 East Coast Fencing Club 2502 2235 186.7 35%
T128 D 6:15 GRAHAM Roy J. 83 108 A22 32 Jovanovic Fencing 3587 2422 13.9 4%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Foil (A4, SNR), October 29, 2022
Place 36 of 71, Seed 34, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University Ncaa / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 LIU Ethan 40 C22 46 Renaissance Fencing Club 2490 3069 20.6 82%
Pool V 5:3 JI Aidan Y. 25 B21 34 Culver Military Academy / Star Fencing Academy 2625 3090 24.5 77%
Pool V 5:2 REAUME Nate 64 U 58 Grand Rapids Fencing Academy 1473 3114 0.8 > 99%
Pool V 5:2 SHIVAK Josh 66 U 71 Wadsworth Fencing Club 2030 3115 7.3 93%
Pool D 3:5 WONG Antonio 19 B22 22 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2434 3123 94.7 86%
Pool D 0:5 KUCEBA Vitalijs 3 A22 1 SCAD- Atlanta Fencing / Epic Fencing Club 3871 3028 9.7 9%
T64 D 13:15 TSAO Lukas 37 C22 29 Renaissance Fencing Club 2459 2391 155.2 46%

Arnold Fencing Classic ROC (Div1A, Div 2, Vet), RJCC, and RYC

Div I-A Men's Foil (A3, D1A), March 13, 2022
Place 35 of 69, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 ZHAO Bowen 68 U 55 The Fencers Academy 1768 3294 244.2 99%
Pool V 5:1 FISHER Austin D. 50 C19 67 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 1599 3049 2.7 99%
Pool D 1:5 SEZER Kaya 13 A19 2 Brooklyn Bridge Fencing Club / Twin Cities Fencing Club 2996 3052 67.5 53%
Pool V 5:1 WONG Antonio 32 C22 41 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 2375 2984 22.1 83%
Pool V 5:3 KHAN Adnan 48 C21 49 Renaissance Fencing Club 1889 3007 6.2 96%
Pool V 5:3 KLOSTERMANN Max 8 135 C21 7 Marx Fencing Academy 3040 3013 56.6 48%
T64 D 13:15 CHAN Matthew 49 C20 31 2655 2559 168.3 45%

Miami University Love and Honor 3-Weapon Open

Mixed Foil (B2), November 20, 2021
Place 2 of 30, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University Ncaa / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 PINKERTON Joseph H. 8 D21 14 Xavier University Fencing Club / New Trier X-Caliber Fencing Club 2499 3232 25.3 85%
Pool V 5:1 KRAFT Nathan 18 U 26 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1657 3257 4.1 98%
Pool V 5:1 GNEUHS Sam 13 E20 21 1804 3262 3.3 99%
Pool V 5:3 SMITH Brandon T. 27 U 18 1733 3265 5.0 97%
Pool V 5:4 ZHAO Zhiyong 21 U 11 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Queen City Fencers Club LLC 2524 3270 23.6 83%
T32 V 15:3 ARMSTRONG David 28 U 30 Queen City Fencers Club LLC 2500 2079 401.2 37%
T16 V 15:8 AGUILAR Lucas M. 14 E19 16
T8 V 15:11 MAO Rebecca J. 9 D21 7 Bluegrass Fencers' Club / Olde Town Fencing Club
T4 V 15:10 PALMA Matthew Dominic 1 B21 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2518 2480 362.3 48%
T2 D 8:15 RINEHART Conner M. 5 C19 1 Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / Jovanovic Fencing 2738 2843 283.7 55%

USA Fencing National Championships & July Challenge

Div I Men's Foil (A4, DV1), July 2, 2019
Place 111 of 173, Seed 127, Not ranked, Rating B19, The Ohio State University NCAA / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 ANDRADE Nicholas H. 27 45 A18 15 Moe Fencing Club LLC 3889 3072 37.6 12%
Pool D 2:5 TUMMINGS C.J. 77 A19 62 Peekskill Fencing Center 3346 3034 82.6 32%
Pool V 5:3 LEWIS Paul D. 124 B19 167 Fencing Institute Of Texas 3148 2952 137.5 39%
Pool V 5:3 WOODS Jack H. 24 38 A19 87 Durkan Fencing Academy 3661 3089 171.6 19%
Pool D 3:5 DEXARCIS Lucas 75 A19 11 3952 3261 28.7 16%
T128 D 6:15 SAVIN Rafael 85 A19 7 4585 2086 7.0 < 1%

December NAC

Div I Men's Foil (A4, DV1), December 17, 2018
Place 103 of 154, Seed 116, Not ranked, Rating B18, The Ohio State University NCAA / Queen City Fencers Club LLC
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 YANG Adam 139 B17 130 Olympia Fencing Center 3180 2500 848.8 25%
Pool D 3:5 NDIAYE Edriss G. 29 48 B18 8 3819 3349 197.8 29%
Pool D 3:5 CHEN Ziyuan 71 A18 89 San Francisco Fencers Club 3396 3151 205.6 38%
Pool D 2:5 MITBERG Gregory W. 16 23 A17 70 Northwest Fencing Center / Marx Fencing Academy 3586 2945 94.1 21%
Pool D 3:5 TICHACEK Matthew J. 99 A17 32 University Of Notre Dame NCAA / Fencers Club Inc. 2946 2851 163.5 45%
Pool V 5:2 GRASS Andrew E. 60 102 A18 76 Pennsylvania State University NCAA 3882 2688 384.3 6%
T128 D 12:15 WONG Robert (Bobby) B. 39 65 A18 37 University Of Notre Dame NCAA / Fencing Academy Of Westchester 2659 2500 413.9 45%