Matt Blanco

2002

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 16 20 4 - - 40
Losses 7 13 9 - - 29
Win Ratio 69.6% 60.6% 30.8% - - 58.0%
Pool Victories 12 16 3 - - 31
Pool Losses 4 10 7 - - 21
Pool Win Ratio 75.0% 61.5% 30.0% - - 59.6%
DE Victories 4 4 1 - - 9
DE Losses 3 3 2 - - 8
DE Win Ratio 57.1% 57.1% 33.3% - - 52.9%

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 8 1 - - 13
Easy wins as % of wins 25.0% 40.0% 25.0% - - 32.5%
Close wins‡ 3 2 1 - - 6
Close wins as % of all wins 18.8% 10.0% 25.0% - - 15.0%
Close losses‡ - 4 1 - - 5
Close losses as % of all losses 0.0% 30.8% 11.1% - - 17.2%
Big losses† 3 2 6 - - 11
Big losses as % of all losses 42.9% 15.4% 66.7% - - 37.9%

† 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 4 2 - - 9
Tournaments 3 4 2 - - 9

Competition History

USACFC 2026 Championship

Athos Saber (C2), April 11, 2026
Place 21 of 145, Seed 36, Not ranked, Rating E25, University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 TYLER Weston 145 U 101 Drexel University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:0 PARK Jiyoo 77 U 141 Boston University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 LEE Brian 120 U 78 Stony Brook University Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 RAJABI Muhammadali 91 U 37 United States Military Academy Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 GERSCH Joan 49 U 113 Binghamton University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:4 COLLINS Andrew M. 7 C24 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
T128 V 15:10 RUBIATO Lawrence 104 U 104 Penn State University Fencing Club
T64 V 15:14 WAGNER Calvin 38 E24 48 Rutgers University Fencing Club
T32 D 7:15 XU Luke 1 B26 11 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Fencing Academy of Denver

2026 Linkmeyer Invitational

Senior Mixed Saber (None, SNR), February 21, 2026
Place 17 of 32, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating E25, University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 DESOUZA Hansel S. 16 U 31 University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club 2500 1817 28.4 25%
Pool V 5:3 CHEN Zhengming 6 D26 12 Eagle Blade Fencers Club 1565 1846 19.8 68%
Pool D 0:5 LIN Ethan 20 U 8 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 1345 1866 51.0 80%
Pool D 1:5 JOUFFLINEAU Yohann 5 D26 3 West Coast Fencing Academy 1691 1815 32.4 58%
Pool V 5:3 WALBERT Charlotte B. 32 U 25 University Of Calif/Santa Barbara (UCSB)
T32 D 11:15 YANG Jake 19 U 16 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona 1398 2115 175.3 86%

San Diego Senior Cup #1

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), October 26, 2025
Place 2 of 13, Seed 3, Not ranked, Rating E25, University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 MINDIRGASOVA Valentina 2 E25 5 Spartak
Pool V 5:2 GOMES John F. 8 U 7 Spartak 1539 1819 22.6 67%
Pool V 5:3 MCLAY Robert 10 U 6 Forte Fencing Club 1387 1841 15.4 73%
Pool V 5:2 RIGG Brian 6 U 12 Spartak 1119 1857 8.9 88%
Pool D 3:5 BROWN Jeremy 5 U 3 Spartak 1489 1865 48.1 73%
T8 V 15:14 CHANDLER Scott 11 U 8 Spartak 758 2218 7.0 98%
T4 V 15:10 PETRICK Cody 13 U 3 Laguna Fencing Center 1581 2225 41.3 81%
T2 D 9:15 BROWN Andrew 1 E25 1 Spartak 1887 2266 151.3 72%

UCLA Okawa Open 2025

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), April 26, 2025
Place 1 of 7, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, University Of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 KNIGHT Alex 2 U 5 1703 1693 35.8 49%
Pool V 5:0 SUZUKI HAN ALISA 3 U 6 South Bay Fencing Academy
Pool V 5:1 WANG Conrad 6 U 2 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 3092 1729 68.3 6%
Pool V 5:1 AN Yang 5 U 7 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 793 1797 6.5 92%
Pool V 5:3 KIM Ryan 1 E21 3 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 1894 1804 40.6 44%
Pool D 4:5 KUMAR mahatwa 4 U 3 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 1932 1844 25.6 45%
T4 V 15:12 KIM Ryan 1 E21 3 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 2115 1846 186.8 35%
T2 V 15:8 WANG Conrad 6 U 2 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 3168 2032 185.4 11%

United State Collegiate Club Championships 2025

Senior Men's Saber (B2/C3, SNR), April 5, 2025
Place 78 of 150, Seed 149, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 BUEKER Samuel P. 29 D22 16 Cornell University Collegiate Fencing Club 2719 1695 6.7 5%
Pool V 5:1 VILLEGAS Aidan 119 U 86 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1382 1688 30.0 68%
Pool V 5:2 RACHAPROLU DIVYAGNYAAN Siddartha 59 U 118 George Mason University Fencing Club 1368 1718 26.7 71%
Pool D 3:5 WANG Bryan 16 D25 33 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Olympic Fencers Club 2082 1745 26.2 30%
Pool D 3:5 LEE Brian 73 U 78 Stony Brook University Fencing Club 1656 1719 37.9 53%
Pool V 5:3 BAWA Aryan 104 U 146 Dartmouth College 955 1681 12.4 84%
T128 D 8:15 FRANK Taylor J. 63 U 53 University of California Davis 1695 2013 167.9 64%

Bridgeport Fencer's Club Tournament for kids & adults

Senior Mixed Saber (E1, SNR), February 16, 2025
Place 3 of 9, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, University Of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 REESE Tyler 6 U 9 University Of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club 2500 1581 87.9 19%
Pool V 5:3 TSENG Kyle H. 5 U 7 LAIFC / Orange County Fencing Center 1345 1668 44.9 67%
Pool D 2:5 GARDNER David 2 E24 1 Avant Garde Fencers Club 1876 1713 58.5 40%
Pool V 5:4 MARQUEZ Jeremy 1 C24 3 Front Range Fencing Club / Fencing Academy Of Denver 2246 1655 122.9 18%
Pool D 2:5 TALLARICO Leonardo 3 U 2 LA International Fencing / St. Paul The Apostle 1765 1778 59.8 51%
Pool V 5:3 CHAU Billy 9 U 6 Sabre Escrime of Pasadena 1483 1718 39.4 64%
Pool V 5:2 TENG Lucas 7 U 5 Los Angeles International Fencing Club / Walter Reed Middle School 1311 1757 27.5 76%
Pool D 2:5 SEGURA Jed 8 U 8 Avant Garde Fencers Club 1168 1785 90.1 83%
T8 V 15:11 TENG Lucas 7 U 5 Los Angeles International Fencing Club / Walter Reed Middle School 1740 2087 155.5 67%
T4 D 7:15 TALLARICO Leonardo 3 U 2 LA International Fencing / St. Paul The Apostle 2023 2243 229.2 61%

2025 Linkmeyer Invitational

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), February 1, 2025
Place 11 of 28, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U, University Of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 WONG Austin 27 U 19 University Of Calif/Santa Barbara (UCSB) 635 1767 18.0 94%
Pool D 4:5 JOUFFLINEAU Yohann 17 U 15 West Coast Fencing Academy 1549 1785 149.0 64%
Pool V 5:1 IIZUKA Sawako 9 E21 23 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) / West Coast Fencing Academy
Pool D 2:5 MARQUEZ Jeremy 1 C24 3 Front Range Fencing Club / Fencing Academy Of Denver 2235 1636 40.2 18%
Pool V 5:2 HILLYER Nathan 16 U 27 Sabre Escrime of Pasadena 1216 1595 49.8 68%
Pool D 4:5 KIM Ryan 8 E21 6 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 1871 1645 64.7 36%
T32 V 15:5 BHAVSAR Vanmayi 19 U 22 LA Fencing Academy of Pomona
T16 D 13:15 KIM Ryan 8 E21 6 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 2105 2575 487.8 71%

2024 Linkmeyer Invitational

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), February 3, 2024
Place 7 of 18, Seed 9, Not ranked, Rating U, University Of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 TRAUTENBERG Lauren 10 U 17
Pool D 2:5 WEINBERG Harry 15 U 9 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 1833 1513 134.7 33%
Pool V 5:1 BERRY Sophia 16 U 15
Pool D 1:5 GILSHTEYN Jacob 4 E24 3 La International Fencing / Southern California Fencing Academy (socalfa) 2064 1378 63.3 17%
Pool V 5:4 GINIS Nathan 3 D23 6 University of California Los Angeles Fencing Club 2713 1315 451.6 2%
T16 V 15:10 IMSANDE Dylan 8 U 10 2500 2318 387.8 44%
T8 D 13:15 HO Ian 1 A23 1 University Of Calif/Santa Barbara (UCSB) 3643 2706 130.8 17%

BladeRunner ROC / RJC

Div I-A Men's Saber (A3, D1A), September 17, 2023
Place 64 of 82, Seed 76, Not ranked, Rating U, University of Southern California Trojan Fencing Club / Bridgeport Fencers Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 AURAY Phileas 47 C22 8 University Of California San Diego NCAA 3127 2500 307.1 27%
Pool D 1:5 STONE Esmond A. 26 B22 32 Cardinal Fencing Club 2571 2193 288.0 34%
Pool D 0:5 ROBERTS Sam 2 64 A22 50 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2930 1905 82.3 11%
Pool D 3:5 VELTZ Tyler J. 70 E23 37 Spartak 1948 1823 246.8 44%
Pool D 1:5 BYON Adrian 23 B23 6 Southern California Fencing Academy (SOCALFA) 2455 1576 62.7 12%
T64 D 4:15 MUSGRAVE Walter N. 35 C23 11 San Diego Fencing Center 3600 2500 182.0 16%