Paulus Faraon

2005

Win/Loss Statistics

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Victories - - 18 13 - 31
Losses - - 46 27 - 73
Win Ratio - - 28.1% 32.5% - 29.8%
Pool Victories - - 15 11 - 26
Pool Losses - - 37 22 - 59
Pool Win Ratio - - 28.8% 33.3% - 30.6%
DE Victories - - 3 2 - 5
DE Losses - - 9 5 - 14
DE Win Ratio - - 25.0% 28.6% - 26.3%

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

Scores

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Easy wins† - - 7 6 - 13
Easy wins as % of wins - - 38.9% 46.2% - 41.9%
Close wins‡ - - 4 3 - 7
Close wins as % of all wins - - 22.2% 23.1% - 22.6%
Close losses‡ - - 5 2 - 7
Close losses as % of all losses - - 10.9% 7.4% - 9.6%
Big losses† - - 23 16 - 39
Big losses as % of all losses - - 50.0% 59.3% - 53.4%

† 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

2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 2021-2022 Before 2021 All Time
Events - - 10 6 - 16
Tournaments - - 9 6 - 15

Competition History

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Div II Men's Saber (D1, DV2), April 16, 2023
Place 16 of 22, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 SU Ji 16 E19 19 Miracle Fencing Club 1740 1577 20.1 39%
Pool L 3:5 BERGER Jacob 11 E23 15 Bergen Fencing Club 1276 1597 21.9 69%
Pool L 2:5 ETIN Ari 6 D19 5 Forge Fencing Teams 2277 1576 4.7 12%
Pool L 0:5 WANG Justin 3 D22 1 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2410 1571 3.3 8%
T32 W 15:9 PARCELL Colby 19 U 17 Miracle Fencing Club 1492 1535 69.7 52%
T16 L 7:15 WALKE Devin 13 E23 3 Capital Fencing Academy 2059 1605 36.6 25%

Fairfax Challenge Spring RYC/RJCC/ROC

Junior Men's Saber (B2, JNR), April 16, 2023
Place 28 of 34, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 KUSANAGI Soshi 33 U 23 Sigma Fencing Academy 1642 1596 16.8 47%
Pool L 3:5 WEINSTEIN Nate 21 E22 22 Capital Fencing Academy 1789 1579 13.0 36%
Pool L 1:5 ONG Chinli 26 U 12 Cobra Fencing Club LLC 1737 1566 13.6 39%
Pool L 1:5 WOODWARD Connor 1 65 A22 1 Research Triangle Fencing / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2775 1553 1.1 2%
Pool W 5:3 CLARK Keagan 10 D22 29 Miracle Fencing Club 2081 1552 30.4 19%
Pool L 3:5 ETIN Ari 12 D19 17 Forge Fencing Teams 2298 1582 4.7 12%
T32 L 4:15 ZHANG Jeffrey 7 D23 2 Nellya Fencers 2632 1546 10.3 5%

Premier Challenge ROC/VET/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (A2/B3, JNR), April 8, 2023
Place 98 of 100, Seed 84, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 DOLAN Charles R. 8 110 C22 8 Zeta Fencing 2476 1646 4.1 9%
Pool L 1:5 MATTOO Surya 68 E23 45 Fencers Club Inc. 1937 1642 12.2 31%
Pool L 1:5 NG Jonathan 54 D23 47 Durkan Fencing Academy 2184 1630 7.5 18%
Pool L 2:5 XU Justin 96 U 49 Bergen Fencing Club 1584 1623 19.2 53%
Pool L 2:5 ZHOU Miles 40 C22 17 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2461 1603 3.6 8%
Pool L 1:5 KUSHKOV Daniel 23 B22 52 Dynamo Fencing Center Inc. 2458 1600 3.6 8%
T128 L 7:15 GUFFEY Christopher 7 105 C22 25 Globus Fencing Academy 2477 1563 16.8 8%

George Mason University Patriot Open 2023

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), March 26, 2023
Place 9 of 19, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:2 BENSON Jacob 18 U 7 Nova Fencing Club 1867 1627 23.4 36%
Pool W 5:1 WATTS Liam 19 U 13 1216 1651 9.5 72%
Pool L 4:5 ABU-AJAJ Mohamed 7 U 12 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1512 1660 23.1 59%
Pool W 5:0 SIMS Martin L. 12 U 16 Fairfax Fencers LLC 1390 1637 13.5 66%
Pool L 4:5 PATRICK Timothy M. 1 C22 1 Richmond Fencing Club 2476 1651 4.2 9%
Pool W 5:1 ALVARADO Diana 14 U 8 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.
T16 L 5:15 ALVARADO Diana 14 U 8 Fencing Sports Academy, Inc.

Cherry Blossom ROC

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), March 18, 2023
Place 47 of 63, Seed 53, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 SHANKAR Karthik 16 D23 13 Capital Fencing Academy 1888 1615 31.0 33%
Pool W 5:4 AMES Kylan 49 U 58 1853 1646 24.4 38%
Pool L 1:5 WEBER Mattias A. 21 D22 41 Manhattan Fencing Center 2337 1671 6.8 14%
Pool L 1:5 XU Ivan 41 E22 39 Miracle Fencing Club 1524 1664 25.1 59%
Pool L 3:5 HOTHA Nikhil 33 E23 15 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2096 1639 10.0 23%
Pool L 3:5 FERRARO Pietro 3 B22 9 Capital Fencing Academy 2905 1629 1.4 2%
T64 L 10:15 GAUVEY Kieran 40 E22 14 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Tri-Weapon Fencing Club 2177 1599 36.8 19%

Junior Olympics

Junior Men's Saber (A4, JNR), February 18, 2023
Place 298 of 303, Seed 295, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 CHAN Matthew 26 50 A22 22 Advance Fencing And Fitness Academy 2990 1650 1.1 1%
Pool L 1:5 CHOI Silas 65 108 A22 55 Globus Fencing Academy 2779 1649 2.2 3%
Pool L 0:5 LAU Justin Y. 155 C22 101 Stamford Fencing Center, LLC / Allegro Fencing Center 2219 1646 9.2 17%
Pool L 2:5 XU Andrew 116 B22 169 PDX Fencing 2641 1637 3.2 5%
Pool L 3:5 LESUEUR Luke J. 245 E23 170 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2136 1634 10.4 21%
Pool L 0:5 WONG James T. 207 D22 249 Phoenix Fencing Academy 2210 1624 8.6 17%

Ryder Cup Memorial RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (D1, JNR), February 4, 2023
Place 7 of 15, Seed 6, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 4:5 MOL Justin 7 U 3 Forge Fencing Teams 1887 1647 17.7 35%
Pool L 2:5 WOODWARD Connor 1 75 A22 2 Research Triangle Fencing / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2754 1629 2.3 3%
Pool W 5:1 CRAIN Bennett 12 U 11 Forge Fencing Teams 1158 1627 11.6 77%
Pool W 5:0 BIALIK Noah 13 U 14 1185 1639 11.1 73%
T16 W 15:7 PARCELL Colby 14 U 10 Miracle Fencing Club 1304 1548 62.5 62%
T8 L 4:15 CHAVES Matthew J. 2 122 B22 1 Forge Fencing Teams 2733 1610 11.0 4%

Virginia Division 2023 Junior Olympic Qualifiers

Junior Men's Saber (U, JNR), December 18, 2022
Place 3 of 5, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 4 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1755 1660 24.1 44%
Pool L 3:5 LIN Felix 1 D22 1 Miracle Fencing Club 1840 1636 20.1 37%
Pool W 5:2 LEE Thomas 3 U 4 Nova Fencing Club 996 1616 9.3 84%
Pool W 5:3 XU Ivan 2 E22 5 Miracle Fencing Club 1497 1626 21.4 58%
T4 L 13:15 MARKOWITZ Jonathan 4 U 2 Nova Fencing Club 1675 1648 100.0 48%

NoVA Knights RYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (D1, JNR), October 2, 2022
Place 16 of 18, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 DECK Tyson 2 D22 2 Forge Fencing Teams 1990 1721 22.0 33%
Pool L 1:5 CLARK Keagan 8 E22 3 Miracle Fencing Club 2056 1699 18.4 28%
Pool L 2:5 SHANKAR Karthik 5 E22 10 Capital Fencing Academy 2025 1680 18.3 29%
Pool L 2:5 BREUER Daniel 14 U 11 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1504 1662 36.0 60%
Pool W 5:1 WEINSTEIN Nate 15 U 18 Capital Fencing Academy 1787 1626 34.6 40%
T32 W 15:12 LIN Felix 18 U 17 Miracle Fencing Club 1926 1532 213.6 29%
T16 L 6:15 CLARK Keagan 8 E22 3 Miracle Fencing Club 1903 1746 97.9 41%

Fairfax Challenge Fall RYC/RJCC & Y8 (Non-Regional)

Junior Men's Saber (B1, JNR), September 10, 2022
Place 17 of 22, Seed 16, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 DECK Tyson 10 D22 5 Mid-South Fencers' Club 1932 1689 27.1 35%
Pool W 5:2 LICHTERMAN Jakub 20 U 21 Capital Fencing Academy 1757 1662 40.7 44%
Pool L 3:5 CHIN Matthew W. 1 51 A21 3 DC Fencers Club 2740 1702 4.5 5%
Pool L 0:5 BUKOWSKI Broghan J. 7 C22 9 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2207 1698 15.5 20%
Pool W 5:4 LIN Felix 22 U 11 Miracle Fencing Club 1785 1682 38.3 43%
T32 L 11:15 MOL Justin 21 U 16 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2014 1633 100.7 30%

Fairfax Challenge SYC/RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), May 15, 2022
Place 25 of 28, Seed 25, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 0:5 PASTORE LIU Vince 19 U 7 Spartak / Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2234 1744 20.7 22%
Pool L 2:5 GAUVEY Kieran 11 E22 16 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / DC Fencers Club 2108 1723 24.1 27%
Pool L 0:5 HONG Steven 6 D22 6 Sigma Fencing Academy 2595 1699 7.9 7%
Pool W 5:1 GRUNDY Patrick 28 U 28 Academies Of Fencing In Baltimore 1125 1691 16.4 79%
Pool L 2:5 CHAVES Matthew J. 3 92 D22 9 Mid-South Fencers' Club 2618 1707 7.3 7%
Pool L 1:5 ZEWDA Kebron 14 E22 10 National Capital Fencers Club 2456 1700 11.2 14%
T32 L 7:15 PASTORE LIU Vince 19 U 7 Spartak / Las Vegas Fencing Academy 2571 1680 47.3 11%

Junior Olympic Championships

Cadet Men's Saber (A3, CDT), February 20, 2022
Place 212 of 219, Seed 215, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 1:5 YUN Jake 23 26 B22 19 PDX Fencing 2840 1831 7.7 5%
Pool L 1:5 BONIFIELD Arthur G. 87 106 U 78 Avant Garde Fencers Club, Inc (CA) (AGFC) 2618 1823 12.9 10%
Pool L 0:5 KIM Matthew 106 C21 62 Tim Morehouse Fencing Club / Atlantic Fencing Academy 2520 1810 15.2 13%
Pool L 2:5 WONG Ryan 42 49 C21 84 Manhattan Fencing Center 2632 1795 11.0 9%
Pool L 3:5 JEFFRY Nicholas B. 170 E21 111 Halberstadt Fencers' Club 2467 1784 15.2 14%
Pool L 1:5 WU Richard 151 E22 125 Sigma Fencing Academy 2174 1769 25.2 26%

Richmond Winter RYC/RJCC

Cadet Men's Saber (C2, CDT), February 12, 2022
Place 18 of 26, Seed 23, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:4 LIN Felix 16 U 13 Miracle Fencing Club 1599 1800 58.8 62%
Pool L 4:5 DUDNICK Christian 7 D21 7 Fencing Academy Of Denver 1916 1859 67.2 46%
Pool W 5:1 MOL Justin 24 U 14 Mid-South Fencers' Club 1994 1792 78.4 38%
Pool L 0:5 LEE Aydan J. 2 58 C21 1 Capital Fencing Academy 2589 1870 18.6 13%
Pool L 1:5 HOTHA Nikhil 9 E21 9 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 1916 1852 54.4 46%
Pool W 5:0 KIRCHMAIER Charlie 26 U 26 Miracle Fencing Club 1453 1797 33.5 70%
T32 L 10:15 SHANKAR Karthik 14 U 15 Capital Fencing Academy 2291 1783 102.4 27%

Morris Cup RJCC/RYC

Cadet Men's Saber (C2, CDT), January 15, 2022
Place 24 of 35, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 LIU Mingyang Ryan 6 D21 10 Platinum Fencing Academy 2295 2150 120.2 42%
Pool W 5:2 HO Jacob 15 U 30 Rochester Fencing Club 1430 2029 51.7 81%
Pool W 5:1 CASSIDY Mario 29 U 34 Atlantic Fencing Academy 1302 2081 34.6 86%
Pool L 2:5 LAUB William 16 U 15 Zeta Fencing 1453 2116 203.2 84%
Pool L 4:5 BROU Inkosi 5 D21 2 Fencers Club Inc. / Cobra Fencing Club LLC 2292 1913 54.2 28%
Pool L 1:5 FELDMAN Drew 34 U 12 Delaware Valley Fencers Club-PA 2137 1858 58.1 33%
T32 L 4:15 SAVOY Luca 8 D20 11 2614 1868 85.0 16%

Santa' Revenge The COVID Year Payback

Div II Mixed Saber (E1, DV2), December 19, 2021
Place 2 of 10, Seed 7, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool W 5:3 D'ORAZIO Sofia V. 2 E19 7 Nova Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 MUSSELMAN Matthew 10 U 5 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1587 2029 94.8 72%
Pool W 5:2 RUIZ Natalie 3 U 3 University Of Florida Fencing Club
Pool W 5:0 GILLESPIE Jeremy W. 6 U 10 Fairfax Fencers / Loudoun International Fencing Club 1051 2124 26.1 93%
T8 W 15:9 D'ORAZIO Sofia V. 2 E19 7 Nova Fencing Club
T4 W 15:13 FUHRIG Max 5 U 3 Nova Fencing Club 1843 2136 284.3 62%
T2 L 9:15 KLEBS Robert 1 D20 1 Royal Fencing Academy 1613 2421 552.9 82%

Fairfax Challenge Fall RJCC/RYC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), October 9, 2021
Place 27 of 31, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U, Nova Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool L 2:5 VAUGHN Jason 17 E21 28 Sigma Fencing Academy 2272 2500 640.5 59%
Pool L 0:5 TONG ZACHARY 7 C19 5 Nellya Fencers 2872 1860 100.1 12%
Pool L 1:5 LEE Justin 14 D19 7 Nazlymov Fencing Foundation / Globus Fencing Academy 2522 1759 122.1 18%
Pool W 5:4 MOOREHEAD Patrick 26 U 16 DC Fencers Club 2301 1637 463.7 20%
Pool L 0:5 FENG Leo 4 C21 2 Miracle Fencing Club / Nazlymov Fencing Foundation 2801 2101 72.2 17%
T32 L 3:15 TONG ZACHARY 7 C19 5 Nellya Fencers 2958 2500 363.7 33%