Bobby Zylstra

2011

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 8 6 - - - 14
Losses 12 6 - - - 18
Win Ratio 40.0% 50.0% - - - 43.8%
Pool Victories 7 5 - - - 12
Pool Losses 9 4 - - - 13
Pool Win Ratio 43.8% 55.6% - - - 48.0%
DE Victories 1 1 - - - 2
DE Losses 3 2 - - - 5
DE Win Ratio 25.0% 33.3% - - - 28.6%

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 1 - - - 5
Easy wins as % of wins 50.0% 16.7% - - - 35.7%
Close wins‡ 2 3 - - - 5
Close wins as % of all wins 25.0% 50.0% - - - 35.7%
Close losses‡ 3 3 - - - 6
Close losses as % of all losses 25.0% 50.0% - - - 33.3%
Big losses† 2 2 - - - 4
Big losses as % of all losses 16.7% 33.3% - - - 22.2%

† 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.

Bouts with Time Expired

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories - 1 - - - 1
Victories as % of all victories 0.0% 16.7% - - - 7.1%
Losses 2 - - - - 2
Losses as % of all losses 16.7% 0.0% - - - 11.1%
Total 2 1 - - - 3
Total as % of all bouts 10.0% 8.3% - - - 9.4%

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Events 3 2 - - - 5
Tournaments 2 2 - - - 4

Competition History

DMFC 2026 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Junior Mixed Foil (E1, JNR), April 18, 2026
Place 5 of 6, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Des Moines Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 HUBER Zion 6 U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 2297 2154 68.7 42%
Pool V 5:1 STRAWBRIDGE Dane 4 U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 1993 2086 68.0 55%
Pool D 2:5 NUSS Thomas 2 E25 2 Lincoln Fencing Club 1297 2154 155.8 90%
Pool D 3:5 MORALES Isaac 1 D26 1 Heartland Fencing Academy 1782 1998 82.7 63%
Pool D 2:5 NEPAL Noukou Asha 3 E25 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club
T8 D 11:15 NEPAL Noukou Asha 3 E25 3 Twin Cities Fencing Club

DMFC 2026 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), April 18, 2026
Place 20 of 26, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Des Moines Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 TIMMONS Sarah J. 5 C26 2 Red Door Fencing
Pool D 3:4 COLEMAN Ian 6 C25 5 Omaha Fencing Club / Lincoln Fencing Club 1974 2500 780.2 70%
Pool D 4:5 SCHELLENBACH Gavin 16 U 8 2500 1720 130.1 25%
Pool V 5:4 BIANCO anna L. 25 U 16 Iowa State University Fencing Club / Fargo-Moorhead Fencing Club
T32 D 13:15 HUBER Zion 13 U 14 Des Moines Fencing Club 2500 2500 420.5 50%

DMFC's Frostbite (Foil & Saber Sat. Epee Sun.)

Junior Mixed Foil (None, JNR), January 24, 2026
Place 3 of 8, Seed 5, Not ranked, Rating U, Des Moines Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 STRAWBRIDGE Dane 8 U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 1849 1889 143.4 52%
Pool V 5:0 LAHEY Jake 4 U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 2185 1746 157.1 29%
Pool V 5:3 VEIGEL Harper 1 E25 1 Des Moines Fencing Club
Pool V 5:0 HILL Donovan 7 U 7 Des Moines Fencing Club 1784 1903 89.9 56%
Pool V 5:0 HARVEY Sam 6 U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1310 1993 36.1 84%
Pool D 1:4 YOUNG Taryn 3 U 5 Des Moines Fencing Club
Pool V 5:3 HUBER Zion 2 U 2 Des Moines Fencing Club 2346 2029 125.6 33%
T8 V 15:14 HARVEY Sam 6 U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1522 2921 87.0 91%
T4 D 7:15 HUBER Zion 2 U 2 Des Moines Fencing Club 2655 3008 491.3 64%

2025 Duel in Des Moines (3-weapon)

Junior Mixed Foil (E1, JNR), May 10, 2025
Place 5 of 13, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Des Moines Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 SHOLLEY Jordan 7 U 13 2500 1670 252.5 23%
Pool V 5:4 ARCHER Zoe 6 U 6
Pool V 5:2 NORTON Oliver 3 U 8 Des Moines Fencing Club 1301 1923 87.6 78%
Pool D 4:5 HUBER Zion 11 U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 2035 2010 158.9 49%
Pool V 4:3 BUDAHN Henry 10 U 10 Des Moines Fencing Club 924 1851 37.9 89%
T16 V 15:5 SHOLLEY Jordan 7 U 13 2500 2500 420.5 50%
T8 D 14:15 YOUNG Taryn 9 U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club

DMFC's 2025 Frostbite (Foil & Saber)

Junior Mixed Foil (E1, JNR), February 1, 2025
Place 10 of 16, Seed 2, Not ranked, Rating U, Des Moines Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 HILL Donovan 11 U 11 Des Moines Fencing Club 2205 2500 384.0 60%
Pool D 4:5 HARVEY Sam 14 U 6 Des Moines Fencing Club 1388 2884 881.6 92%
Pool D 3:5 MARCHETTI Mackenzie Missing ID 5 U 13
Pool D 1:5 FERGUSON Isaiah 8 U 3 Des Moines Fencing Club 1861 2002 332.4 57%
T16 D 5:15 VEIGEL Harper 9 U 7 Des Moines Fencing Club