Leif Gajkowski

2004

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 26 10 12 3 - 51
Losses 7 3 13 6 - 29
Win Ratio 78.8% 76.9% 48.0% 33.3% - 63.7%
Pool Victories 18 9 9 1 - 37
Pool Losses 3 1 9 5 - 18
Pool Win Ratio 85.7% 90.0% 50.0% 16.7% - 67.3%
DE Victories 8 1 3 2 - 14
DE Losses 4 2 4 1 - 11
DE Win Ratio 66.7% 33.3% 42.9% 66.7% - 56.0%

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† 20 4 5 - - 29
Easy wins as % of wins 76.9% 40.0% 41.7% 0.0% - 56.9%
Close wins‡ 3 4 3 - - 10
Close wins as % of all wins 11.5% 40.0% 25.0% 0.0% - 19.6%
Close losses‡ 3 1 5 1 - 10
Close losses as % of all losses 42.9% 33.3% 38.5% 16.7% - 34.5%
Big losses† 2 1 3 - - 6
Big losses as % of all losses 28.6% 33.3% 23.1% 0.0% - 20.7%

† 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 4 2 4 1 - 11
Tournaments 4 2 3 1 - 10

Competition History

USACFC 2026 Championship

Athos Saber (C2), April 11, 2026
Place 12 of 145, Seed 33, Not ranked, Rating E25, Denison University Fencing NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 SAHR Kevin 138 U 131 Michigan State University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:0 PETITTI Victor 74 U 125 Binghamton University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 BAKER Leigh 95 U 55 George Washington University Fencing Club
Pool V 5:1 DANK Dina 11 C22 23 Rutgers University Fencing Club / Advance Fencing and Fitness Academy
Pool V 5:1 ATALAR Ceren 116 U 64 Boston University Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 WHITEMEZARINA Paolo 53 U 71 University Of Colorado Boulder Club
T128 V 15:7 FEUDO Jamie 51 U 108 UMass Fencing Club
T64 V 15:6 YANG Heeseok 132 U 50 Stony Brook University Fencing Club
T32 V 15:13 SHIH Christina 16 D25 18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
T16 D 14:15 COLLINS Andrew M. Missing ID 7 C24 3 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club

5th Annual Denison Winter Open

Men's Saber (None), January 17, 2026
Place 5 of 19, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating E25, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 WU Stephen 14 U 8 1938 2087 23.4 59%
Pool V 5:1 MURPHY Spencer 12 U 18 Granville Fencing Academy 1440 2110 9.7 79%
Pool V 5:1 BENHAM Grant 18 U 10 Ohio Fencing Center / Dublin Fencing Club 1470 2120 9.5 85%
Pool V 5:0 KAUFFMAN Davian 8 E25 15 1221 2130 5.0 93%
Pool V 5:4 PARKILA Lukas 2 D25 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 1824 2135 17.5 69%
T16 V 15:2 KAUFFMAN Davian 8 E25 15 1683 2078 36.0 73%
T8 D 12:15 PARKILA Lukas 2 D25 2 Renaissance Fencing Club 2011 2114 69.0 56%

OFC Youth Sabre Cup and Mixed Sabre Open - November

Senior Mixed Saber (D1, SNR), November 15, 2025
Place 2 of 19, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 IDRIS Haashir 4 E25 5 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1744 2062 19.3 70%
Pool V 5:1 KAUFFMAN Davian 5 E25 8 1230 2081 6.3 92%
Pool V 5:0 HERNANDEZ Isabel 13 U 14 Ohio Fencing Center
Pool V 5:0 RUEL Mia 12 U 17 IndySabre
T16 V 15:2 TAMARO Allie 7 E25 15 Cleveland Fencing Academy East LLC
T8 V 15:10 EDENFIELD Liam 15 U 6 Salle Du Lion Fencing Center 1696 2109 38.9 72%
T4 V 15:7 ZHU Tingyi 1 D25 3 Western Reserve Academy / LA Fencing Academy of Pomona
T2 D 7:15 SCHWIEBERT Harrison 20 U 1 2104 2148 69.9 53%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Saber (A2, SNR), October 11, 2025
Place 14 of 47, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 LI Qiuye 17 D24 25 Cyranos Place 2323 2045 45.8 34%
Pool V 5:1 LIU Lucas 30 U 35 Upper Arlington High School Fencing Club / Ohio Fencing Center 1216 2091 7.1 92%
Pool V 5:1 SCHRETTER Jayden 46 U 32 Miami University Fencing Ohio 1462 2098 11.9 84%
Pool D 4:5 BATTISFORE Hunter 14 D25 9 Wayne State University Ncaa / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1800 2110 47.6 69%
Pool D 3:5 BERRIO Carter E. 1 A25 1 The Ohio State University Ncaa / Alle Fencing Club 2770 2063 9.4 13%
Pool V 5:1 MAMKIN Nathan 43 U 43 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Durkan Fencing Academy 1305 2053 8.5 89%
T32 V 15:14 PATRICO Peter 45 U 19 Sol Fencing Academy 2083 2051 87.3 48%
T16 D 3:15 SCHARDINE James 5 B24 3 The Ohio State University Ncaa 2756 2139 29.6 17%

4th Annual Denison Open

Senior Men's Saber (D1, SNR), October 26, 2024
Place 7 of 23, Seed 15, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:1 BLACKBURN Henry 23 U 12 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club / International Fencing Club 1293 1928 14.8 84%
Pool V 5:4 HANEY Zachary 5 E24 3 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1855 1943 36.1 56%
Pool V 5:4 BOUKHTIN Maxim 4 D23 11 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2218 1979 51.9 35%
Pool V 5:3 KAUFFMAN Davian 13 U 22 1460 2031 14.8 82%
T16 V 15:11 CLARKSON Sean 21 U 13 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club 2921 2021 126.5 18%
T8 D 7:15 COOKSON Leonardo 2 D24 1 Rochester Institute of Technology Fencing Club 2104 2148 96.7 53%

The Ohio State University Open

Senior Men's Saber (A2, SNR), September 28, 2024
Place 17 of 41, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 GELMAN Zachary R. 38 U 36 Carnegie Mellon University Fencing Club 2500 1672 56.1 21%
Pool V 5:4 CAISSE Simon B. 14 D22 15 Cleveland State Univ. Ncaa / Hangtown Saber Club 2383 1729 103.0 15%
Pool V 5:4 HU CHIEH-CHI 11 D24 19 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. 1953 1832 54.3 43%
Pool V 5:1 BLAIR Connor 27 U 38 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1265 1886 17.0 81%
Pool D 4:5 RIGHTLER Samuel 2 A23 2 2711 1903 10.7 10%
Pool V 5:1 WHITIS Arlo 41 U 35 1850 1892 35.6 52%
T32 D 10:15 JAYASANKAR Hari 13 D23 16 Athens Fencing Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2215 2123 101.4 45%

Denison-Curn Open

Senior Men's Saber (E1, SNR), June 8, 2024
Place 5 of 8, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 BARNES William 5 E24 2 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2375 1636 18.0 13%
Pool D 1:5 STREB Joseph S. 1 C24 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2812 1618 5.3 3%
Pool V 5:2 IDRIS Haashir 4 E24 7 Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 1635 1613 59.5 49%
T8 D 13:15 MYERS Kaleb S. 3 E24 1 Alle Fencing Club / Columbus Fencing And Fitness LLC 2556 2202 78.7 31%

Midwest Fencing Championships (Collegiate Club Only)

Men's Saber (U), April 7, 2024
Place 11 of 37, Seed 8, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Ncaa
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 LIN Brian 34 U 35 University of Wisconsin-Madison 1107 1434 43.2 66%
Pool V 5:4 OWENS Harrison 17 E23 8 Fencers Club NY / University of Chicago 2234 1477 149.9 12%
Pool V 5:0 PHILLIPSON Jack 30 U 29 Michigan State University Fencing Club 782 1627 15.0 90%
Pool V 5:4 HUANG Max Missing ID 21 U 14 Case Western Reserve University Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 LAI Yat Hay Casper 5 D24 1 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2822 1642 6.0 3%
T32 V 15:7 MARSHALL Benjamin 23 U 23 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2500 2148 124.1 37%
T16 D 4:15 LU Timothy 6 E23 3 University of Chicago 2767 2273 71.0 24%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Junior Men's Saber (C2, JNR), October 15, 2023
Place 27 of 44, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 CHINWAH Kaden 26 E23 12 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2287 1128 318.7 5%
Pool D 1:5 HERNANDEZ Stanton 6 C23 13 Midwest Fencing Club 2399 1446 19.7 8%
Pool D 3:5 WANG Max 9 D23 3 Midwest Fencing Club 1800 1427 58.5 29%
Pool V 5:1 PERRY Gwydion 23 E23 36 Renaissance Fencing Club 1490 1368 103.4 43%
Pool D 4:5 TOZZI Massimo 20 E23 16 1981 1472 37.6 22%
T64 V 15:2 RAMANI Ari 35 U 39 Renaissance Fencing Club 1338 2303 49.9 89%
T32 D 13:15 WANG William 5 C23 5 Midwest Fencing Club 2258 2353 204.2 55%

Remenyik ROC and RJCC

Div I-A Men's Saber (B2, D1A), October 14, 2023
Place 28 of 59, Seed 45, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing NCAA
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 DEGA Brandon 44 U 31 854 830 170.2 49%
Pool D 3:5 DIACOS Jordan 11 C23 8 2855 1000 2.7 < 1%
Pool D 3:5 AKS Ari 8 C23 12 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 2364 998 12.9 3%
Pool V 5:3 JOHNSON Eli 29 E23 46 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. 1118 985 179.5 43%
Pool D 4:5 HILL Quillan 26 E23 36 Michigan State University Fencing Club / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1982 1164 36.7 12%
T64 V 15:6 BAILEY Conner 38 E22 37 Cleveland State Univ. NCAA / Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1836 2158 162.0 65%
T32 D 9:15 ROHRLACK Charles (Charlie) F. 3 B23 2 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 3753 2320 17.3 3%

Denison-Curn Open

Mixed Saber (E1), June 10, 2023
Place 3 of 13, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Denison University Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 PERRY Gwydion 5 U 7 Renaissance Fencing Club 1218 2500 1170.3 89%
Pool D 3:5 KRISHOCK Trey 6 U 10 Salle de Lion 1333 1330 280.6 50%
Pool D 3:5 YU Gordon 4 U 11 Columbus Fencing & Fitness 1222 1049 201.1 41%
Pool D 2:5 STREB Joseph 1 C23 3 Columbus International Fencing Academy / Royal Arts Fencing Academy 2868 848 2.4 < 1%
Pool V 5:2 CHURA Annika 11 U 6 Columbus International Fencing Academy
Pool D 2:5 BARNES William 9 U 1 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 2303 846 15.3 3%
T16 V 15:11 PHAM Minh Phuc 8 U 9 Denison University Fencing Ncaa 1787 2500 273.1 74%
T8 V 15:11 HUGHES Nathan 7 U 5 The Ohio State University Fencing Club 1910 2773 175.3 80%
T4 D 11:15 FARIDI Imran 3 E23 2 Columbus Fencing & Fitness / Salle Du Lion Fencing Center 1840 2948 790.2 89%