Joshua Potter

1985

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 8 12 8 15 - 43
Losses 2 5 1 4 - 12
Win Ratio 80.0% 70.6% 88.9% 78.9% - 78.2%
Pool Victories 5 9 4 9 - 27
Pool Losses 1 3 1 2 - 7
Pool Win Ratio 83.3% 75.0% 80.0% 81.8% - 79.4%
DE Victories 3 3 4 6 - 16
DE Losses 1 2 - 2 - 5
DE Win Ratio 75.0% 60.0% 100.0% 75.0% - 76.2%

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 4 9 - 21
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 33.3% 50.0% 60.0% - 48.8%
Close wins‡ 1 3 2 3 - 9
Close wins as % of all wins 12.5% 25.0% 25.0% 20.0% - 20.9%
Close losses‡ 1 2 - 2 - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 50.0% 40.0% 0.0% 50.0% - 41.7%
Big losses† - 2 - 2 - 4
Big losses as % of all losses 0.0% 40.0% 0.0% 50.0% - 33.3%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories - - - 1 - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 6.7% - 2.3%
Losses - - - - - -
Losses as % of all losses 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% - 0.0%
Total - - - 1 - 1
Total as % of all bouts 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5.3% - 1.8%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 1 2 1 2 - 6
Tournaments 1 1 1 2 - 5

Competition History

9th Annual It's a Pirate's Life for Me!

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), October 18, 2025
Place 3 of 28, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating B25, Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 ZIMMERMAN Karmen 9 D24 10 Nashville Elite Fencing Club
Pool V 5:0 WESTON Michael 28 U 28 500 2552 0.2 > 99%
Pool V 5:0 KOKKER Thomas 23 U 23 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1386 2552 4.9 96%
Pool D 2:5 PETTLON Quinn 7 D25 5 2430 2557 44.1 57%
Pool V 5:3 YAP Nathan 15 E24 14 Washington University in St. Louis / AIC Fencing Club 1852 2513 15.0 85%
Pool V 5:3 LI Jiucheng 17 U 24 Washington University in St. Louis 1264 2528 4.6 95%
T32 V 15:9 RENAUD Josie 22 U 27 The Fencers Academy
T16 V 15:6 BUCHHOLZ Zachary 10 D23 11 2672 3098 39.7 67%
T8 V 15:8 PETTLON Quinn 7 D25 5 2613 3138 37.6 75%
T4 D 13:15 WU Byron 1 A25 1 Penta Olympic Fencing Club / Washington University in St. Louis 3089 3175 89.3 55%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div II Men's Épée (B3, DV2), July 2, 2025
Place 91 of 266, Seed 148, Not ranked, Rating C23, Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 CHEN YiHeng 9 B25 8 Wanglei International Fencing Club 2106 2716 23.5 83%
Pool V 5:4 WATERS Nathaniel 243 E25 58 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1669 2739 7.5 95%
Pool V 5:3 PAPP Mike 165 D25 243 Rockford Fencing Club / Illinois Fencing Academy 1965 2747 15.3 89%
Pool D 2:5 FELICIANO Damien 226 E25 28 Lawrence University Fencing NCAA 2066 2762 111.8 86%
Pool V 5:1 KIM Remington 69 C25 256 LA International Fencing 1534 2650 5.6 96%
Pool D 4:5 ADDLEMAN Joshua 87 C25 18 Lionheart Fencing Academy/Coeur Du Lion Fencing Cl 1950 2656 103.9 87%
T256 V 15:6 RAHMAN Ali 268 U 188 Fresno Fencing Club 1748 3372 2.7 99%
T128 D 8:15 ANAFI Ari 19 B25 48 Fencing Academy Of Philadelphia - University City 2228 3375 277.4 96%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-40 Men's Épée (A4, V40), July 1, 2025
Place 10 of 66, Seed 41, Not ranked, Rating C23, Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 GORMLEY Bob 21 20 B25 48 Denver Fencing Center / Tidewater Fencing Club
Pool V 5:3 MAKMATOV Vadim 1 1 A25 9 Salle Auriol Seattle 2690 2646 91.1 47%
Pool V 5:3 ALLEN Graham 18 A24 29 East Bay Fencers Gym / Nova Fencing Club 2658 2738 70.3 55%
Pool V 5:1 O'BRIEN Timothy S. 59 77 U 32 Mission Fencing Center / North Shore Fencers Club 1803 2808 11.1 94%
Pool V 5:3 CHEN Vincent 61 U 47 Windy City Fencing-Chicago 1767 2819 10.6 94%
Pool D 4:5 MCCHESNEY Colin J. 40 C23 23 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2266 2830 113.9 80%
T64 V 10:4 VRUBEL Nathan 64 U 57 Brazosport Fencing / Dragon Heart Fencing 1643 3496 2.0 > 99%
T32 V 10:8 MCCHESNEY Colin J. 40 C23 23 Twin Cities Fencing Club 2291 3498 16.4 95%
T16 D 4:10 YAMASAKI Kyle A. 3 3 A25 2 East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club 3376 3514 141.5 58%

7th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), October 22, 2023
Place 1 of 20, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating D23, Heartland Fencing Academy
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 DUNN Heidi 17 U 19 Buccaneer Blades Fencing
Pool D 2:5 STRASBURG Grant 8 E23 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1997 2803 235.6 88%
Pool V 5:3 MALISZEWSKI Charlie 14 U 15 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1626 2567 20.0 92%
Pool V 5:0 BROWN Lucas 2 C22 8 1895 2587 32.8 84%
Pool V 5:2 OAKES Joshua 11 U 12 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1834 2620 26.2 87%
T16 V 15:5 OAKES Joshua 11 U 12 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1688 3286 15.3 96%
T8 V 15:14 FU Jason 4 D23 6 The Fencers Academy 2387 3301 39.6 90%
T4 V 15:12 VAUGHAN Paul 3 D23 3 Heartland Fencing Academy / Buccaneer Blades Fencing 3199 3341 115.6 57%
T2 V 15:8 STRASBURG Grant 8 E23 2 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2637 3456 39.3 86%

6th Annual Join the Pirate Crew

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), February 11, 2023
Place 3 of 28, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating D22
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 NGUYEN Michael 24 U 22 2500 2825 100.8 62%
Pool V 5:3 STRASBURG Reed 17 U 16 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1542 2925 17.1 97%
Pool V 5:3 CHRISTIAN John R. 9 D22 7 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2233 2943 64.2 84%
Pool V 5:1 YANG Kayden 21 U 24 Parkway Fencing Club 1927 3007 27.6 93%
Pool D 0:5 TODREAS Simon 1 B22 8 Saint Louis Fencing Club / Washington University. St. Louis 2500 3034 250.4 78%
Pool V 5:4 MALISZEWSKI Charlie 16 U 21 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1709 2784 19.1 94%
T32 V 15:4 FU Andrew 18 U 26 The Fencers Academy 2500 2986 97.9 67%
T16 V 15:3 STRASBURG Grant 23 U 11 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2667 3084 106.8 68%
T8 V 15:12 FERKO Philip J. 6 C19 5 The Fencers Academy 2836 3191 95.1 64%
T4 D 13:15 BUCKINGHAM Emma N. 3 C23 1 Buccaneer Blades Fencing

6th Annual Knights of the Black Flag

Senior Mixed Épée (C2, SNR), December 3, 2022
Place 3 of 27, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating D21
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 TODREAS Simon 1 B22 2 Washington University. St. Louis / Boston Fencing Club 2483 2500 546.2 51%
Pool V 5:0 ENGELBRECHT Jake 17 U 12 2828 1954 493.9 21%
Pool V 5:0 STRASBURG Ron 18 U 22 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2080 2448 178.5 65%
Pool V 5:1 YANG Kayden 26 U 13 Parkway Fencing Club 2109 2626 134.2 74%
Pool V 5:0 STEPHENS Rick W. 8 D22 16 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 1899 2760 64.2 87%
T32 V 15:4 EDWARDS Anthony 11 U 25 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2131 2500 344.9 62%
T16 V 15:6 LYON Cameron 10 E22 9 Buccaneer Blades Fencing 2493 2845 303.6 64%
T8 V 13:12 VAUGHAN Paul 14 U 5 3119 3149 267.6 51%
T4 D 8:15 TODREAS Simon 1 B22 2 Washington University. St. Louis / Boston Fencing Club 2949 3416 430.2 71%