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Costa Nichols

1940
Las Vegas Fencing Academy
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 7 - - 22 22 51
Losses 8 - - 18 26 52
Win ratio 46.7% - - 55.0% 45.8% 49.5%
Pool victories 5 - - 17 18 40
Pool losses 6 - - 14 19 39
Pool win ratio 45.5% - - 54.8% 48.6% 50.6%
DE victories 2 - - 5 4 11
DE losses 2 - - 4 7 13
DE win ratio 50.0% - - 55.6% 36.4% 45.8%

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† 4 - - 6 12 22
Easy wins % 57.1% - - 27.3% 54.5% 43.1%
Close wins‡ 1 - - 6 2 9
Close wins % 14.3% - - 27.3% 9.1% 17.6%
Close losses‡ 1 - - 4 6 11
Close losses % 12.5% - - 22.2% 23.1% 21.2%
Big losses† 4 - - 5 8 17
Big losses % 50.0% - - 27.8% 30.8% 32.7%

† 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 2 - - 7 8 17
Tournaments 1 - - 3 3 7

Competition history

17 competitions, 103 bouts

BBFC ROC/RJC

Veteran Men's Saber E1, VET February 1, 2026

Place 3 of 7 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating E23 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 SEGALE William J. 2 - E23 6 1411 2160 10.2 89%
Pool
V 5:1 SMITH Dennis 5 - U 3 Fence MI Fencing Academy 930 2170 3.5 96%
Pool
D 2:5 ZHONG Meng 1 - E25 1 Fence MI Fencing Academy 1870 2174 51.6 69%
Pool
V 5:1 YAN Peter C. 6 - U 5 United Fencers of Oakland 1596 2122 15.0 80%
Pool
D 1:5 STONE Brad 4 - U 2 Cardinal Fencing Club 1307 2137 76.6 91%
Pool
V 5:0 GALLIVAN James 7 - U 7 Fortune Fencing 526 2061 0.9 99%
T8
V 10:2 SEGALE William J. 2 - E23 6 1575 2305 32.6 86%
T4
D 8:10 STONE Brad 4 - U 2 Cardinal Fencing Club 1511 2338 205.4 89%

BBFC ROC/RJC

Veteran Men's Épée A2, VET January 31, 2026

Place 31 of 36 Seed 34 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 FERRIERE Thomas 24 - E23 16 Fortune Fencing 1826 2072 37.3 66%
Pool
V 5:3 DANIELS Jonathan 12 - C26 15 Bozeman Fencing Association, LLC 1667 2035 15.4 72%
Pool
D 1:5 YAMASAKI Kyle A. 2 - A25 1 East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club 2715 2050 8.5 14%
Pool
D 0:5 SUCHOSKI Annika 14 - C25 27 Valkyrie Fencing Club 1442 2042 44.5 82%
Pool
D 3:5 HOWIE Ryan 23 - E25 20 Still Point Fencing / Hawaii Island Fencing Assoc. 1511 1997 41.7 78%
T64
V 10:9 HORN Evans 35 - U 34 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 1325 2218 22.9 89%
T32
D 4:10 YAMASAKI Kyle A. 2 - A25 1 East Bay Fencers Gym / San Luis Highlanders Fencing Club 3302 2241 13.1 5%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Saber C1, V70 July 4, 2023

Place 7 of 15 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 HAMBARZUMIAN Heik 15 - U 15 Gryphon Fencing 2410 2166 54.8 36%
Pool
D 0:5 KATH Philip (Doc) D. 4 6 D21 3 2212 2221 42.7 51%
Pool
D 1:5 BAKER Keith L. 3 3 C20 5 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2275 2178 35.5 44%
Pool
V 5:2 HOLLINGSWORTH Frank J. 10 12 U 8 Lancaster Fencing Academy / Carlisle Fencing Club 1649 2142 17.8 78%
T16
V 10:8 SEGALE William J. 7 11 E23 10 1617 2387 38.4 85%
T8
D 9:10 KATH Philip (Doc) D. 4 6 D21 3 2349 2426 120.8 54%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-80 Men's Saber U, V80 July 4, 2023

Place 1 of 5 Seed 2 Not ranked Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 DOBRZANSKI Lucas T. 3 20 U 3 Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation / Gryphon Fencing 1551 2076 22.8 80%
Pool
V 5:3 BOGENSBERGER Hans 4 - U 5 Phoenix Falcons Fencing Club 1277 2099 12.7 88%
Pool
V 5:2 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 10 E19 2 Spartak 2039 2112 43.8 55%
Pool
V 5:2 CHANG Tung-Shan (Fritz) 5 - U 3 NEMA Fencing Center 1301 2156 10.2 91%
T4
V 10:3 CHANG Tung-Shan (Fritz) 5 - U 3 NEMA Fencing Center 1358 2192 45.1 86%
T2
V 10:7 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 10 E19 2 Spartak 2300 2237 150.4 46%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-70 Men's Épée A2, V70 July 3, 2023

Place 27 of 33 Seed 33 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 PATTERSON Malcolm (Werewolf) D. 12 9 C23 11 Rockville Fencing Academy 2514 2162 19.7 29%
Pool
D 3:5 CARTER Tony 19 33 E23 2 Olympian Fencing Club 2475 2142 19.6 30%
Pool
V 5:2 HEWITT Frank F. 9 18 B22 13 Cabrillo Academy Of The Sword LLC 2297 2123 39.0 39%
Pool
D 3:5 TAYLOR Daryl J. 2 2 A23 1 Fortune Fencing 2974 2162 7.1 10%
Pool
D 3:5 REDDING Russel M. 22 20 E22 28 Salle Auriol Seattle 2064 2154 33.4 56%
Pool
D 3:5 OBER James 29 - U 25 New Jersey Fencing Alliance 1438 2121 48.9 84%
T32
D 5:10 WEINGARTEN Solomon (Sol) 10 16 B21 9 East Bay Fencers Gym 2470 2303 84.9 40%

National Championships & July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-80 Men's Épée E1, V80 July 3, 2023

Place 3 of 7 Seed 6 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 LEONARDINI Barry M. 2 18 E21 5 East Bay Fencers Gym 1787 2130 24.9 71%
Pool
V 5:4 DEOLIVARES JOSE M. 3 29 U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1698 2155 19.5 76%
Pool
D 3:5 SATTERWHITE William W. 5 45 U 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 1547 2174 72.1 84%
Pool
V 5:1 CHANG Tung-Shan (Fritz) 7 - U 6 NEMA Fencing Center 1880 2102 26.1 64%
Pool
V 5:0 HENRY Mark R. 1 17 E22 1 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 2067 2129 32.1 54%
Pool
V 5:0 GALLIVAN James 4 36 U 7 Fortune Fencing / San Dimas Fencing Academy 653 2161 1.2 99%
T4
D 8:10 SATTERWHITE William W. 5 45 U 2 Alliance Fencing Academy 1959 2490 187.5 77%

Las Vegas Epee Cup 2023 #3

Senior Mixed Épée A1, SNR May 13, 2023

Place 14 of 16 Seed 15 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 COHEN Joshua 12 - D22 13 Battle Born Fencing Club 1654 2122 21.1 76%
Pool
D 1:5 KIM Jayna 6 - B22 11 Battle Born Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Sumin 1 - A23 3 Battle Born Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 LENDIS Gabrielle 13 - D22 8 Battle Born Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 0:5 RANES Evan 7 - B23 5 Battle Born Fencing Club 2828 2143 13.4 14%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-80 Men's Épée U, V80 April 24, 2023

Place 2 of 5 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 HENRY Mark R. 1 1 E22 1 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 2114 2117 50.5 50%
Pool
V 5:4 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 2 6 D19 3 Illinois Fencers Club 1643 2066 25.2 75%
Pool
V 5:3 DEOLIVARES JOSE M. 3 7 U 3 Cardinal Fencing Academy 1761 2092 28.0 70%
Pool
V 5:1 GALLIVAN James 4 10 U 5 Fortune Fencing / San Dimas Fencing Academy 749 2120 2.7 98%
T4
V 10:7 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 2 6 D19 3 Illinois Fencers Club 1807 2664 43.6 88%
T2
D 9:10 HENRY Mark R. 1 1 E22 1 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 2261 2708 217.9 73%

Division 1 Championships/April NAC

Vet-80 Men's Saber U, V80 April 23, 2023

Place 1 of 3 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DUNLOP Richard (Dick) M. 2 3 U 3 Illinois Fencers Club 1181 2158 146.4 93%
Pool
V 5:3 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 1 E19 2 Spartak 2151 2012 64.7 41%
T2
V 10:4 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 1 E19 2 Spartak 2391 1889 302.6 25%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-80 Men's Épée U, V80 August 28, 2021

Place 1 of 4 Seed 2 Rank 37 Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 FISCHER Thomas (Tom) W. 3 - U 3 Five Rings Fencing Club 2500 2110 46.5 35%
Pool
D 4:5 HENRY Mark R. 1 44 D18 2 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 1966 2156 69.0 62%
Pool
V 5:0 MCMATH James B. 5 - U 3 Salle Green Fencing School 1737 2087 30.0 69%
T4
V 10:3 MCMATH James B. 5 - U 3 Salle Green Fencing School 2407 2335 177.6 47%
T2
V 10:5 HENRY Mark R. 1 44 D18 2 Chevy Chase Fencing Club 2400 2513 151.4 56%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-70 Men's Épée A1, V70 August 28, 2021

Place 14 of 17 Seed 16 Rank 37 Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 ALLEN Melvin 15 - E19 17 NMFC/Duke City Fencing 2367 2234 81.1 43%
Pool
D 4:5 SPIELBERG Joel 9 - C17 11 Forge Fencing Teams, Inc. 2145 2315 82.4 60%
Pool
D 3:5 ALPERSTEIN Donald W. 10 24 C16 9 Denver Fencing Center 2060 2233 80.2 60%
Pool
D 0:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 3 3 B19 7 Alliance Fencing Academy 2641 2153 30.0 23%
Pool
D 0:5 GOOSSENS Bruno 4 4 A19 1 2990 2123 13.3 9%
T16
D 3:10 MOREAU John A.
1 1 A21 2 Olympian Fencing Club 3395 2390 54.3 10%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-70 Men's Saber E1, V70 August 27, 2021

Place 6 of 9 Seed 7 Rank 19 Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SEUSS C. David 3 5 B17 2 Fencing Academy Of Boston 3371 2400 22.6 9%
Pool
D 2:5 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 3 E19 7 Spartak / Golden Sabre Academy 2647 2377 71.8 35%
Pool
D 4:5 BAKER Keith L. 2 4 C20 3 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2286 2305 97.6 51%
Pool
V 5:1 FISCHER Thomas (Tom) W. 9 25 U 9 Five Rings Fencing Club 1417 2208 24.0 87%
Pool
V 5:3 PINKUS Larry M. 5 15 C19 5 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Rockville Fencing Academy 2339 2232 86.2 44%
Pool
D 3:5 KATH Philip (Doc) D. 6 14 C17 1 Knights Of Siena (SC) 2176 2318 87.2 59%
Pool
V 5:2 REA John P. 8 10 U 8 Wilmington Fencer's Club 1242 2231 11.7 93%
Pool
D 1:5 DI GENNARO John 4 6 D19 3 Manhattan Fencing Center 2024 2242 84.2 63%
T8
D 5:10 SEUSS C. David 3 5 B17 2 Fencing Academy Of Boston 3070 1926 36.3 7%

Veteran National Championships & Vet Open NAC

Vet-80 Men's Saber U, V80 August 27, 2021

Place 2 of 3 Seed 2 Rank 19 Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 3 E19 1 Spartak / Golden Sabre Academy 2727 2143 228.1 21%
Pool
V 5:0 FISCHER Thomas (Tom) W. 3 25 U 3 Five Rings Fencing Club 1493 2371 28.9 89%
T2
D 2:10 BIANCHINI Victor (Vic) E. 1 3 E19 1 Spartak / Golden Sabre Academy 2870 1995 69.1 13%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Veteran Men's Saber D1, VET May 29, 2021

Place 5 of 15 Seed 3 Not ranked Rating E19 Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 DOBRZANSKI Lucas T. 4 - E18 9 Kern Athletic Fencing Foundation / Gryphon Fencing 1555 1849 139.9 65%
Pool
V 5:1 BRUCE II Ommer E. 15 - U 8 The Fencing Center 1240 1989 60.2 84%
Pool
V 5:0 GOMES John F. 9 - U 12 Spartak 1429 2049 66.8 80%
Pool
V 5:1 CHANG LAWRENCE 13 - U 13 Laguna Fencing Center 1075 2116 27.0 92%
T8
D 8:10 STONE Brad 14 - U 3 Cardinal Fencing Club 1644 2566 571.0 85%

Fortune Fencing ROC, VET & RJCC Reg Opens 2/1

Veteran Men's Épée A1, VET May 29, 2021

Place 14 of 22 Seed 22 Not ranked Rating U Las Vegas Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 GAURIAT Olivier 16 - D20 15 LA International Fencing 1964 2231 92.7 65%
Pool
D 2:5 GAINES Aaron 8 - B20 2 San Diego Fencing Center / No Fear Fencing 2629 2324 77.0 33%
Pool
D 2:5 SEGAL Mark N. 7 - A17 9 No Fear Fencing / Fortune Fencing 2841 2247 43.5 19%
Pool
V 5:2 LIU Bobby P. 14 - C18 16 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 2231 2203 99.2 48%
Pool
D 2:5 YAO Shun 2 - A19 5 Davis Fencing Academy / Allez Fencing Studio 2490 2303 68.4 39%
T32
V 10:4 BRUCE II Ommer E. 12 - B18 20 The Fencing Center 2409 2046 524.5 34%
T16
D 7:10 BAILEY Creston P. 9 - B20 3 No Fear Fencing / San Diego Fencing Center 2920 2571 181.2 34%

December NAC

Vet-70 Men's Saber B1, V70 December 8, 2019

Place 7 of 15 Seed 12 Not ranked Rating E18 Desert Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 1:5 YUNG Wang Y. 6 20 B19 1 Infinity Fencing Alliance / Hillside Cavaliers Fencing Club 2542 2500 510.8 48%
Pool
D 3:5 BROWN Richard 1 1 C19 3 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 2648 1989 185.8 23%
Pool
D 3:5 BAKER Keith L. 7 12 C16 6 Virginia Academy Of Fencing 2321 1803 173.8 27%
Pool
V 5:0 MILLER Ron 13 10 U 15 Manhattan Fencing Center / Tim Morehouse Fencing Club 1499 1630 219.0 57%
T16
V 10:6 MAIN Robert T. 10 16 E19 10 Mile High Fencing Club 2086 2500 369.5 65%
T8
D 5:10 BROWN Richard 1 1 C19 3 Kaprica United Fencing Academy 3157 2869 303.9 38%

December NAC

Vet-70 Men's Épée A2, V70 December 6, 2019

Place 18 of 28 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U Desert Fencing Academy

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 DUFFY Gerald 12 17 B17 17 Marx Fencing Academy / Seacoast Fencing Club 1846 2500 833.3 74%
Pool
V 5:3 LIPP Robert (Bob) J. 13 31 B16 8 The Fencing Center 2406 1667 588.9 19%
Pool
V 5:3 BRYKCZYNSKI James V. 21 15 E19 28 Bucks County Academy Of Fencing 1879 2256 145.7 69%
Pool
D 4:5 PARY Theodore 4 4 B19 9 DC Fencers Club 2584 2401 155.7 40%
Pool
V 5:4 KATOPES Peter 22 16 E18 20 Fencers Club Inc. 1630 2246 69.6 80%
Pool
D 4:5 BLAKLEY Dwain 5 5 B19 3 Alliance Fencing Academy 2733 2315 83.9 28%
T32
D 6:10 CAMPE Kazimieras M. 10 11 B17 14 DC Fencers Club 2657 2500 453.7 44%