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Statistics Profile

Keith Kessens

Verified
2005

Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 15 44 7 7 1 74
Losses 5 15 1 17 18 56
Win ratio 75.0% 74.6% 87.5% 29.2% 5.3% 56.9%
Pool victories 11 30 5 6 1 53
Pool losses 3 9 - 14 17 43
Pool win ratio 78.6% 76.9% 100.0% 30.0% 5.6% 55.2%
DE victories 4 14 2 1 - 21
DE losses 2 6 1 3 1 13
DE win ratio 66.7% 70.0% 66.7% 25.0% 0.0% 61.8%

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† 9 18 3 1 - 31
Easy wins % 60.0% 40.9% 42.9% 14.3% 0.0% 41.9%
Close wins‡ 1 7 1 1 1 11
Close wins % 6.7% 15.9% 14.3% 14.3% 100.0% 14.9%
Close losses‡ 1 7 - 4 4 16
Close losses % 20.0% 46.7% 0.0% 23.5% 22.2% 28.6%
Big losses† - 5 - 8 9 22
Big losses % 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 47.1% 50.0% 39.3%

† 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 3 7 1 4 3 18
Tournaments 2 5 1 4 1 13

Competition history

18 competitions, 130 bouts

Badger Fencing Club Open

Mixed Saber C1 May 2, 2026

Place 1 of 19 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating D25 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 WALI Kaden 9 - E25 8 University of Wisconsin-Madison / Center for Blade Arts 1785 2153 8.7 73%
Pool
V 5:2 SHARP Theron Missing ID 4 - D26 11 The Fencers Academy - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 PATEL Deep 10 - E25 7 Badger Fencing Club / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1783 2161 8.4 73%
Pool
V 5:0 MOHR Bruce 13 - U 19 Badger Fencing Club 544 2170 0.3 99%
Pool
V 5:0 KAM Emily 16 - U 12 Badger Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:7 MAXWELL Dean 14 - U 16 Badger Fencing Club 2921 2366 36.7 28%
T4
V 15:10 MACGREGOR Grant 2 - C25 3 Badger Fencing Club / PDX Fencing 2670 2403 47.6 34%
T2
V 15:12 PROLEIKO Julian 3 - D26 2 Fence St. Louis 2558 2450 37.7 43%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC- Third Coast Cup

Div I-A Men's Saber D1, D1A November 8, 2025

Place 7 of 15 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating D25

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 MACGREGOR Grant 10 - E25 8 Badger Fencing Club / PDX Fencing 2106 2170 14.2 54%
Pool
D 2:5 KANIA Alexander 11 - E24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 1683 2185 27.8 80%
Pool
V 5:0 RAKHMONOV Sultan 13 - U 1 Midwest Fencing Club 2908 2157 19.5 19%
Pool
D 2:5 BATTISFORE Hunter 4 - D25 13 Wayne State University NCAA / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1815 2176 23.5 72%
T16
V 15:7 MCGAFFEY Rowan 15 - U 12 Lincoln Square Fencing 1381 2422 5.4 95%
T8
D 11:15 KANIA Alexander 11 - E24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2023 2428 61.7 74%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC- Third Coast Cup

Div II Men's Saber E1, DV2 November 7, 2025

Place 6 of 13 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating D25

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 LEE Seungdon 6 - D24 9 1552 2178 6.0 84%
Pool
V 5:3 MACGREGOR Grant 8 - E25 1 Badger Fencing Club / PDX Fencing 2268 2184 17.6 45%
Pool
D 4:5 CHING Grant 11 - U 7 US Sabre Academy 1231 2202 42.3 94%
Pool
V 5:2 BARROWS Hunter 7 - E25 10 Midwest Fencing Club 1569 2159 6.1 84%
Pool
V 5:0 NARUT Oscar 2 - D25 8 Lincoln Square Fencing 1474 2166 4.8 87%
T8
D 11:15 TURNER Benjamin 5 - D24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 1937 2499 76.6 82%

Midwest Fencing Conference Championships 2025

Men's Saber U April 26, 2025

Place 11 of 32 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating D25 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 DRAPER Jason 26 - U 19 Fencing Club at Indiana University 1785 2206 9.2 73%
Pool
D 4:5 HU CHIEH-CHI 11 - D24 6 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / PuTai Senior High School Fencing Club 1979 2216 23.9 65%
Pool
D 4:5 CHEN Jeremy 20 - U 24 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. / Team Touche Fencing Center 1407 2192 39.1 90%
Pool
V 5:0 WU Maxwell 29 - U 28 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1423 2153 5.4 81%
Pool
V 5:1 GRIFFITH Joseph 10 - D22 12 Fencing Illini, University of Illinois / The Point Fencing Club & School 2283 2158 20.2 42%
Pool
V 5:0 POSILLICO James Missing ID 30 - U 29 Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club - - - -
T32
V 15:10 HU Andy 23 - U 23 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1885 2532 16.1 83%
T16
D 12:15 WANG William 5 - E25 2 2417 2548 49.0 58%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC - Third Coast Cup 2025

Div I-A Men's Saber B2, D1A March 15, 2025

Place 8 of 27 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating D25 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 3 - B23 6 Renaissance Fencing Club 2599 2190 10.8 25%
Pool
V 5:2 LOCKWOOD Jereme 24 - U 25 Youth Enrichment League Fencing Club 1802 2179 9.6 67%
Pool
V 5:4 WANG William M. 19 - E25 14 2146 2189 18.4 53%
Pool
V 5:4 BARROWS Hunter 21 - E25 19 Midwest Fencing Club 1686 2207 8.4 80%
Pool
V 5:2 WANG William 6 - C24 10 Midwest Fencing Club 2177 2216 18.3 53%
Pool
D 4:5 CHENHE YuHan 11 - C23 16 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1909 2234 27.7 70%
T32
V 15:2 NARUT Oscar 20 - E25 22 Lincoln Square Fencing 1684 2512 11.9 90%
T16
V 15:11 WAGNER Elijah 17 - D24 9 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2129 2523 27.6 73%
T8
D 12:15 AL-NASSER Mahmoud 5 - C24 3 3123 2551 19.1 19%

Badger Duals Open

Mixed Saber D1 February 9, 2025

Place 1 of 24 Seed 1 Not ranked Rating D24 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 JEGERS Matthew 8 - U 24 2500 2106 16.6 35%
Pool
V 5:0 ROONEY Dawson 16 - U 19 Madison Fencing Academy 2079 2122 13.1 52%
Pool
V 5:2 KLUG Benjamin 9 - U 7 Madison Fencing Academy 2964 2135 25.2 18%
Pool
V 5:1 NIU Shengjun 20 - U 9 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2938 2160 26.1 19%
Pool
V 5:0 EDWARDS Evan 24 - U 21 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1226 2187 3.6 92%
T16
V 15:3 TANG Andrew 19 - U 15 Badger Fencing Club 2921 2359 58.8 28%
T8
V 15:4 DOCTER Sam J. 4 - E24 8 - - - -
T4
V 15:9 DEGA Brandon 3 - E24 3 Madison Fencing Academy 2215 2418 40.7 62%
T2
V 15:12 WANG William M. 2 - E24 2 2501 2459 52.7 48%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC- Third Coast Cup

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR November 24, 2024

Place 10 of 27 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating D24 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 RIVERA Benjamin 23 - U 26 Midwest Fencing Club 860 2105 1.5 98%
Pool
V 5:2 RAMANI Ari 18 - E24 14 Renaissance Fencing Club 1302 2106 5.4 91%
Pool
V 5:4 HUA Michael 7 - C24 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2030 2112 20.8 55%
Pool
D 0:5 WANG Junyu 28 - U 9 Ultimate Fencing Academy 2050 2132 24.3 55%
Pool
D 3:5 MYSIOREK Nathan 2 181 C24 5 University of Detroit Mercy NCAA 2204 2108 19.0 44%
Pool
V 5:0 HILL Quillan 13 - E24 16 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1897 2089 16.5 62%
T32
V 15:3 NAFTALI Ori 24 - U 24 Midwest Fencing Club 1798 2389 26.2 82%
T16
D 12:15 WANG William 1 153 C24 8 Midwest Fencing Club 2508 2415 55.9 44%

GRAFA RYC\RJCC\ROC- Third Coast Cup

Div I-A Men's Saber D1, D1A November 23, 2024

Place 7 of 30 Seed 11 Not ranked Rating D24 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 HILL Quillan 21 - E24 17 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1935 2111 33.2 61%
Pool
D 2:5 KOTVALI Aneesh 20 - E24 11 Globus Fencing Academy 1708 2078 39.5 73%
Pool
V 5:3 NEVEROVICH Vitaly V. 1 - B23 19 Renaissance Fencing Club 2721 2038 49.2 14%
Pool
V 5:2 NAFTALI Ori 30 - U 24 Midwest Fencing Club 1319 2087 6.1 90%
Pool
V 5:3 ZHU Matthew 10 - D24 21 Midwest Fencing Club 1615 2093 11.2 78%
T32
V 15:10 ZHU Matthew 10 - D24 21 Midwest Fencing Club 1727 2394 27.1 85%
T16
V 15:13 KOTVALI Aneesh 20 - E24 11 Globus Fencing Academy 1658 2421 20.9 88%
T8
D 8:15 HERNANDEZ Stanton 3 - C24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2658 2442 53.1 37%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR October 13, 2024

Place 3 of 40 Seed 14 Not ranked Rating D22 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 KIM Yusung 29 - U 25 Globus Fencing Academy 1447 2008 12.5 82%
Pool
V 5:3 GUZIEC Robert 39 - U 31 Midwest Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1388 2020 10.5 85%
Pool
V 5:4 WANG William 2 144 C24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2147 2031 34.3 43%
Pool
V 5:1 CHEN Jeffrey 23 - E24 21 Center for Blade Arts 1688 2065 16.2 73%
Pool
V 5:3 WAGNER Elijah 11 - D24 12 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1926 2081 22.5 60%
Pool
V 5:0 RIVERA Rakesh 34 - U 32 US Sabre Academy 1333 2104 7.0 89%
T32
V 15:5 MOKBEL Yassin 32 - U 30 Twin Cities Fencing Club 1991 2342 63.9 69%
T16
V 15:5 HENRY Ethan 40 - U 14 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 1534 2406 22.4 90%
T8
V 15:9 JHAVERI Rajan 30 - U 7 2003 2428 48.4 72%
T4
D 13:15 WANG William 2 144 C24 2 Midwest Fencing Club 2509 2477 82.7 48%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber B2, D1A October 12, 2024

Place 13 of 52 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating D22 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 HUA Michael 11 - C24 7 Renaissance Fencing Club 2010 1884 31.8 42%
Pool
V 5:3 ZIRKLE James 6 - B22 30 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2584 1852 75.4 12%
Pool
V 5:2 LIN Alex 43 - U 43 Lone Star Fencing Center 1419 1927 15.3 79%
Pool
V 5:2 BARROWS Hunter 26 - E24 34 Midwest Fencing Club 1629 1943 21.1 69%
Pool
V 5:4 BARNES William 36 - E24 33 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2241 1964 44.1 33%
T32
V 15:11 MYERS Kaleb S. 24 - E24 22 Columbus Fencing And Fitness Llc / Alle Fencing Club 2616 2169 204.1 26%
T16
D 6:15 STATEN-LUSTY Silas J. 5 - B23 3 Salle Auriol Seattle / Northwestern University NCAA 3178 2373 30.7 12%

Midwest Fencing Championships (Collegiate Club Only)

Men's Saber U April 7, 2024

Place 7 of 37 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating D22 University of Wisconsin-Madison

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 SCHAVE Nathan Missing ID 19 - U 19 Michigan State University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 BANNINGA Seth Missing ID 32 - U 28 Xavier University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 CUDZICH Adam 18 - U 22 Fencing Illini, University Of Illinois / Aachener fecht Club 1417 1761 23.9 69%
Pool
V 5:3 AMIN Brendan 37 - U 33 Michigan State University Fencing Club 730 1785 5.9 94%
Pool
V 5:4 LU Timothy 6 - E23 3 University of Chicago 2673 1791 93.0 8%
T32
V 15:2 BANNINGA Seth Missing ID 32 - U 28 Xavier University Fencing Club - - - -
T16
V 15:4 XIONG Zerui 13 - U 16 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2369 2053 216.5 35%
T8
D 11:15 YUAN Kevin 3 - D22 3 University of Wisconsin-Madison 2588 2269 100.8 32%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Junior Men's Saber A4, JNR April 22, 2023

Place 197 of 210 Seed 171 Not ranked Rating D22 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 WILSON Jude 82 112 B23 34 Cobra Fencing Club LLC / Peter Westbrook Foundation 3013 1866 4.8 3%
Pool
D 3:5 LICHTERMAN Jakub 205 - U 161 Capital Fencing Academy 1621 1862 64.1 65%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE Justin 19 27 A22 104 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2899 1798 5.0 4%
Pool
D 3:5 KILGALLEN William 144 - C22 94 Boston Fencing Club 2390 1793 17.1 17%
Pool
D 3:5 WANG Eric Y. 44 57 A23 75 Laguna Fencing Center 2938 1776 3.9 3%
Pool
D 4:5 MIYASAKI-CASTRO Masanobu 106 151 C23 176 South Bay Fencing Academy 2562 1772 10.7 10%

Junior Olympics

Junior Men's Saber A4, JNR February 18, 2023

Place 188 of 303 Seed 226 Not ranked Rating D22 Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 SWORDS Evan F. 137 - C22 106 Laguna Fencing Center 2655 1689 10.5 6%
Pool
V 5:3 BOSITA Carson 135 - C22 241 Globus Fencing Academy 2251 1678 110.1 18%
Pool
V 5:0 HARWOOD James A. 225 - D22 280 Orion Fencing 2349 1788 95.9 19%
Pool
D 3:5 NOBLE Colin 46 80 B22 54 Lilov Fencing Academy 2743 1884 11.0 9%
Pool
D 1:5 LEE Aydan J. 45 79 C22 13 Capital Fencing Academy 2899 1873 6.9 5%
T256
D 4:15 CHOI Silas 65 108 A22 55 Globus Fencing Academy 3123 2092 38.6 8%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber C2, JNR October 2, 2022

Place 14 of 25 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 AKS Ari 11 - E22 9 Lincoln Square Fencing 2175 1504 30.6 15%
Pool
D 3:5 SZILAGYI László 19 - U 21 The Fencers Academy 1959 1474 40.4 24%
Pool
D 0:5 LE Hayden 3 - B21 2 Phoenix Fencing Academy / Spartak 2762 1433 4.8 2%
Pool
V 5:2 ZHANG William 5 - D22 17 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2290 1428 172.7 9%
Pool
V 5:3 KIM Kendrick 15 - U 16 Midwest Fencing Club 1824 1601 87.7 36%
T32
V 15:12 SHARP Asher 10 - E22 19 The Fencers Academy 2279 1746 443.0 27%
T16
D 3:15 LE Hayden 3 - B21 2 Phoenix Fencing Academy / Spartak 2820 2189 97.4 20%

Houston Fall RYC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber E1, JNR September 18, 2022

Place 5 of 9 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating U Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BRENNAN Cole 6 - U 9 Round Rock Fencing Club, LLC 1974 1398 188.6 23%
Pool
D 1:5 LOPEZ Lucas M. 1 - D22 1 Globus Fencing Academy 2271 1587 39.9 15%
Pool
D 4:5 RODGERS Jacob 5 - U 2 Globus Fencing Academy 1646 1547 93.5 44%
Pool
V 5:2 SEETHAMRAJU Pranay 4 - U 8 1033 1453 50.7 72%
T8
D 13:15 ZHOU James Y. 2 - D22 3 Lone Star Fencing Center 2078 2242 495.6 57%

November NAC

Cadet Men's Saber A3, CDT November 11, 2018

Place 232 of 253 Seed 248 Not ranked Rating U Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 HUSSAIN Faaris 49 53 C18 38 Nellya Fencers 2639 1484 22.8 6%
Pool
D 1:5 ZHOU Matthew R. 26 27 C18 58 Globus Fencing Academy 3210 1462 3.5 1%
Pool
D 4:5 LUKASHENKO Darii 197 - U 137 Manhattan Fencing Center 2726 1458 15.4 4%
Pool
D 3:5 TAKEMARU Leo 100 - C18 140 Mission Fencing Center 3195 1443 3.3 1%
Pool
D 1:5 PAN Jerry 123 - D18 92 2870 1439 9.4 2%
Pool
D 4:5 CHANG Colin S. 174 - E18 218 Laguna Fencing Center 2349 1430 31.8 10%

November NAC

Y-14 Men's Saber B3, Y14 November 10, 2018

Place 117 of 140 Seed 108 Not ranked Rating U Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 FREYRE DE ANDRADE Elian R. 66 84 D18 56 Denver Fencing Center 2408 1470 69.3 12%
Pool
D 0:5 KIM Avery J. 55 67 C18 44 Manhattan Fencing Center 2678 1401 30.6 5%
Pool
V 5:4 LOO Keyon 96 - U 130 1675 1370 223.3 37%
Pool
D 0:5 SAMMI Mukund 135 - U 95 Oregon Fencing Alliance 2121 1594 91.2 24%
Pool
D 4:5 PAN Jack (Yuxiang) 26 26 C18 12 3147 1502 7.2 1%
Pool
D 4:5 SHI Andrew 15 15 C18 3 Lilov Fencing Academy 2941 1495 10.8 2%
T128
D 7:15 SHI Andrew 15 15 C18 3 Lilov Fencing Academy 3283 2500 258.4 23%

November NAC

Junior Men's Saber A4, JNR November 9, 2018

Place 221 of 226 Seed 218 Not ranked Rating U Kansas City Fencing Center

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 0:5 SZETO Brian 47 63 B18 49 Zeta Fencing 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 1:5 BELSER Bryce S. 113 - B16 91 Peter Westbrook Foundation / Fencers Club Inc. 3051 2079 157.0 19%
Pool
D 1:5 PORTMANN Stein J. 183 - D18 145 Utah Swords Academy Fencing Club 2556 1922 195.8 24%
Pool
D 2:5 YUAN Ronald I. 86 126 B17 100 Birmingham Fencing Club 1895 1727 225.1 43%
Pool
D 3:5 YAO Jonathan 152 - C18 194 Bergen Fencing Club 3012 1502 23.4 3%
Pool
D 1:5 MERCHANT Marcel J. 20 26 A17 65 Manhattan Fencing Center 3369 1478 8.0 1%