Zachary Gayford

2004

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 15 16 9 - - 40
Losses 6 27 15 - - 48
Win Ratio 71.4% 37.2% 37.5% - - 45.5%
Pool Victories 12 13 5 - - 30
Pool Losses 3 21 12 - - 36
Pool Win Ratio 80.0% 38.2% 29.4% - - 45.5%
DE Victories 3 3 4 - - 10
DE Losses 3 6 3 - - 12
DE Win Ratio 50.0% 33.3% 57.1% - - 45.5%

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† 3 6 2 - - 11
Easy wins as % of wins 20.0% 37.5% 22.2% - - 27.5%
Close wins‡ 3 6 2 - - 11
Close wins as % of all wins 20.0% 37.5% 22.2% - - 27.5%
Close losses‡ 2 9 6 - - 17
Close losses as % of all losses 33.3% 33.3% 40.0% - - 35.4%
Big losses† 2 7 2 - - 11
Big losses as % of all losses 33.3% 25.9% 13.3% - - 22.9%

† 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 6 3 - - 12
Tournaments 3 3 2 - - 8

Competition History

Auburn Spring Open II

E & Under Mixed Épée (D1, E), March 21, 2026
Place 5 of 39, Seed 10, Not ranked, Rating E25, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 RETZER Phillip 22 U 24 Fencing Club at Auburn University 889 1400 9.7 77%
Pool V 5:2 MENDEZ SILVA Matias 3 E26 19 EFA / EFA 1215 1410 16.5 62%
Pool V 5:4 CONCANNON Evelyn 36 U 36 Dueling Dawgs Fencing-mississippi State University / Fencing Club at Auburn University
Pool V 5:3 GUY Austin 39 U 20 Olympic Fencers Club 1409 1426 20.6 51%
Pool V 5:1 WOLLITZ Addison 15 U 32 Fencing Club at Auburn University
Pool V 5:3 MCNAIR William 26 U 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1385 1447 17.7 54%
T32 V 15:5 HOUSMANS Emma 6 E25 29 Olympic Fencers Club
T16 V 15:11 MCNAIR William 26 U 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2388 1965 61.3 31%
T8 D 7:15 DUNKLIN Devon 8 E25 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2008 2027 54.7 51%

2nd Annual Crimson Classic

Mixed Épée (D1), October 11, 2025
Place 6 of 29, Seed 29, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:0 GILLAM Henry Missing ID 21 U 29 University of Alabama
Pool V 5:2 PHILLIPS Carson 10 U 20 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1034 1370 12.6 67%
Pool D 4:5 BUZINKAI Brennan 3 D24 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2298 1383 4.3 8%
Pool V 5:2 HUNTER James 24 U 15 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1347 1379 21.3 52%
T8 D 7:15 KNOX Aidan 6 E25 2 University of North Carolina Charlotte Fencing Club 1781 2048 82.5 66%

Auburn Fall Open

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), September 20, 2025
Place 13 of 39, Seed 27, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 NOLL Jack Missing ID 39 U 22
Pool D 3:5 CHALMERS Thomas 4 D25 5 1993 1393 9.1 16%
Pool V 5:3 VARNER Kathryn 11 U 36
Pool D 3:5 MEILAN William 32 U 18 1405 1384 23.3 49%
Pool V 5:4 CHAILLOU Jonah 25 U 25 829 1360 10.0 79%
T32 V 15:13 LIN Sam 16 U 19 2079 2057 47.6 49%
T16 D 13:15 CHALMERS Thomas 4 D25 5 2233 2104 56.2 42%

2025 OFC Hotlanta Epee Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), May 24, 2025
Place 19 of 24, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 JOHNSTON Jacob 16 U 7 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1589 1412 20.7 39%
Pool V 5:0 PETERS Joelle 9 U 24 Olympic Fencers Club
Pool V 5:4 MARTINEZ KOKICH Julian 22 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1318 1391 22.5 55%
Pool D 4:5 ARZT Nicholas 1 D25 3 Foothills Fencing Academy 1866 1414 12.5 23%
Pool D 1:5 NAMIREDDY Ruthvik 8 U 3 2076 1401 8.2 16%
T32 D 12:15 KIM Lauren 15 U 14 Olympic Fencers Club

2025 OFC Hotlanta Epee Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée (C2, DV2), May 24, 2025
Place 15 of 28, Seed 21, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:4 LIU Yunhao 12 D25 24 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1424 1432 31.2 51%
Pool D 2:5 ELLIOTT Wyatt 3 C25 2 Fencing Club at Auburn University / Birmingham Fencing Club 2539 1463 3.5 4%
Pool V 5:1 LEE Christopher 11 D25 3 Olympic Fencers Club 1651 1459 38.1 38%
Pool D 0:5 KRIEGER Jack 6 C24 7 Olympic Fencers Club / University of Georgia Fencing Club 1892 1497 16.1 26%
Pool D 4:5 NAGANO Jonathan 22 U 14 Olympic Fencers Club 1450 1481 26.2 52%
Pool D 3:5 MENON Rahul 19 U 16 Olympic Fencers Club 1036 1455 43.4 75%
T32 V 15:14 JOHNSON Soren 5 C25 18 Memphis University School Fencing Team / Nashville Elite Fencing Club 2217 2061 102.9 41%
T16 D 8:15 REDDY Daksh 16 E25 6 Olympic Fencers Club 1865 2164 107.2 68%

Athens Fencing Open 2024

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), September 29, 2024
Place 33 of 43, Seed 39, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 YANAMANDRA Sidhansh 14 C24 7 Olympic Fencers Club 2124 1384 10.2 12%
Pool D 4:5 CALINSKY Edward 15 C23 34 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1818 1373 18.2 24%
Pool D 4:5 YANG Boyan 1 A24 8 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2555 1355 2.7 3%
Pool D 2:5 AHMED SALLAM Omar 40 U 2 Dunedin Fencing Club 2316 1353 5.8 7%
Pool V 5:2 CRAIG Alexander 29 U 27 Kennesaw State University Fencing Club 1926 1347 59.8 18%
Pool V 5:1 PATEL Divyam 28 U 40 Clemson University Fencing Club 1225 1407 25.0 61%
T64 D 13:15 JOHNSTON Jacob 35 U 32 Fencing Club at Auburn University 2156 2140 79.5 49%

Athens Fencing Open 2024

E & Under Men's Épée (D1, E), September 29, 2024
Place 16 of 47, Seed 17, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 DO Joshua 41 U 5 Olympic Fencers Club / Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 2500 1314 8.1 13%
Pool V 5:4 ANG Andre 31 U 44 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1403 1306 35.9 45%
Pool D 2:5 FERRARO Nicholas 26 U 11 Clemson University Fencing Club / Foothills Fencing Academy 1421 1342 38.8 45%
Pool V 5:3 MARSTON Isaac 12 U 29 Athens Fencing Club 2049 1303 63.2 16%
Pool V 5:4 BOUNDS Andrew 11 U 39 Invictus Fencing / Santa Fe Community College Fencing Team & Club 1333 1366 35.8 52%
Pool D 2:5 WRIGHT Alex 3 E24 1 Olympic Fencers Club 1864 1402 18.6 23%
T64 V 15:14 BOUNDS Andrew 11 U 39 Invictus Fencing / Santa Fe Community College Fencing Team & Club 1410 2042 41.3 78%
T32 V 15:8 CHEN Andrew 25 U 17 Premier Fencing Alliance / University of Georgia Fencing Club 2500 2083 84.4 35%
T16 D 12:15 GEMMELL Tyler 46 U 3 University of Georgia Fencing Club 3022 2168 27.5 19%

2024 OFC Aim High Epee Tournament

Div III Mixed Épée (D1, DV3), September 7, 2024
Place 20 of 32, Seed 24, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 KHEGAY Martin 15 U 24 Olympic Fencers Club 748 1286 22.3 80%
Pool D 3:5 RAVI Arjun 6 D23 3 Olympic Fencers Club 2054 1308 13.9 12%
Pool D 0:5 LIU Oscar 5 D23 12 Memphis University School Fencing Team 1795 1294 22.3 21%
Pool V 5:1 SO David 16 U 32 Olympic Fencers Club 1423 1272 42.4 42%
Pool V 5:1 KIM Lauren 26 U 27 Olympic Fencers Club
T32 D 8:15 WANG Sophia 14 U 15 Epic Fencing Club / SCAD- Atlanta Fencing

2024 OFC Aim High Epee Tournament

Div II Mixed Épée (C2, DV2), September 7, 2024
Place 28 of 34, Seed 32, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 ARZT Nicholas 23 E23 11 Foothills Fencing Academy 1593 1400 50.8 38%
Pool D 4:5 MARSHALL Wesley 14 D23 5 2408 1349 8.1 5%
Pool D 3:5 BRAND Andrew 20 E24 29 Olympic Fencers Club 1458 1341 50.3 43%
Pool D 3:5 JEONG Arisu 10 D24 10 Olympic Fencers Club 1745 1291 28.5 24%
Pool D 2:5 NGUYEN Audrey 1 C24 12 Olympic Fencers Club / Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 KIM Ian 33 U 30 Olympic Fencers Club 735 1262 23.7 79%
T32 D 10:15 MARSHALL Wesley 14 D23 5 2257 2147 105.1 44%

UAH Rocket City Open 2024

Mixed Épée (B2), April 6, 2024
Place 16 of 49, Seed 38, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 OLIVERIUS Joseph W. 2 A22 11 Elite Fencing Academy (GA) 2703 1456 6.6 3%
Pool D 3:5 KEMLE Brian 29 E23 18 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1645 1450 61.4 38%
Pool D 4:5 FORD Tillman 15 D23 14 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1915 1388 33.2 21%
Pool V 5:3 MCMULLEN Benjamin 34 U 36 1080 1355 44.5 65%
Pool V 5:3 CONCANNON Evelyn 47 U 47
T64 V 15:8 MCMULLEN Benjamin 34 U 36 2138 1916 194.0 41%
T32 V 15:12 ALLEY Everett T 7 C24 17 Birmingham Fencing Club 2395 2110 239.0 35%
T16 D 13:15 JOHNSON Soren 24 E24 3 Memphis University School Fencing Team / Nashville Elite Fencing Club 2001 2349 202.1 69%

UAH Rocket City Open 2024

Div III Mixed Épée (C2, DV3), April 6, 2024
Place 16 of 43, Seed 43, Not ranked, Rating U, Fencing Club at Auburn University
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 ROCKWELL Nolan 17 E23 3 Premier Fencing Alliance 1963 1575 86.6 29%
Pool D 2:5 WILLIAMS Eli 3 D24 6 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2081 1489 54.3 19%
Pool V 5:3 CARRIE Konnor 12 E24 2 University of Alabama / Birmingham Fencing Club 1971 1434 199.3 21%
Pool D 4:5 ARNOLD Samuel 29 U 31 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club / Middle Tennessee Fencing Club 1397 1634 126.2 64%
Pool D 4:5 DUNKLIN Devon 26 U 13 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1887 1508 51.2 28%
T64 V 15:5 PIERCE Robert 42 U 36 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2500 1748 388.7 26%
T32 V 15:14 MACGREGOR Alexander 28 U 18 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1196 2137 91.4 84%
T16 D 13:15 KEMLE Brian 14 E23 3 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 2025 2229 312.2 60%

2024 Bama Open

Mixed Épée (B2), March 24, 2024
Place 39 of 52, Seed 28, Not ranked, Rating U
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 TEGERT Emma 49 U 30 University of Alabama
Pool D 0:5 KERTESZ Stefan 14 D23 12 Birmingham Fencing Club 2073 2500 732.0 66%
Pool V 5:2 BENJAMIN John 29 U 49 University of Alabama 1410 1768 214.3 64%
Pool D 2:5 HUTTO Joshua 1 A24 5 Olympic Fencers Club 2693 1982 120.4 19%
Pool V 5:2 ARNOLD Samuel 37 U 40 University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club / Middle Tennessee Fencing Club 1446 1862 149.8 70%
Pool D 3:5 WILLIAMS Joe 42 U 38 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1431 2012 294.2 76%
Pool D 2:5 SOPER Adam 15 D23 3 Fencing Club at Auburn University 1865 1717 142.1 42%
T64 D 9:15 KEMLE Brian 18 E23 27 Huntsville Fencing Club / University of Alabama in Huntsville fencing club 1989 2500 751.6 69%