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Sahand Shaghaghi

2004
University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club
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Win/loss statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Victories 41 7 - - - 48
Losses 47 29 - - - 76
Win ratio 46.6% 19.4% - - - 38.7%
Pool victories 34 7 - - - 41
Pool losses 38 23 - - - 61
Pool win ratio 47.2% 23.3% - - - 40.2%
DE victories 7 - - - - 7
DE losses 9 6 - - - 15
DE win ratio 43.8% 0.0% - - - 31.8%

Seasons start on August 1 and end on July 31.

Scores

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Easy wins† 14 1 - - - 15
Easy wins % 34.1% 14.3% - - - 31.2%
Close wins‡ 5 3 - - - 8
Close wins % 12.2% 42.9% - - - 16.7%
Close losses‡ 5 4 - - - 9
Close losses % 10.6% 13.8% - - - 11.8%
Big losses† 18 12 - - - 30
Big losses % 38.3% 41.4% - - - 39.5%

† Easy victories or big losses are 4+ touches in pools, 7+ in standard DEs, and 5+ in veteran or youth DEs.

‡ Close bouts are 1 touch or fewer in pools, 3 or fewer in standard DEs, and 2 or fewer in veteran or youth DEs.

Events

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All time
Events 12 6 - - - 18
Tournaments 8 4 - - - 12

Competition history

18 competitions, 124 bouts

Volunteer Open 2026

Div III Mixed Saber U, DV3 April 19, 2026

Place 3 of 7 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 BLAMEY Locke 3 - U 7 Smokey Mountain Fencing 2500 1275 24.0 12%
Pool
V 5:3 STEWART Brian 1 - E26 2 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1679 1299 29.4 27%
Pool
V 5:2 BROCK Maya 6 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 PIPER Maggie 4 - U 6 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 DIAMOND Gavin 5 - U 1 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1700 1328 10.5 27%
Pool
V 5:3 FOUNDAS Thaddeus 2 - U 5 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1457 1318 17.3 43%
T8
V 15:1 PIPER Maggie 4 - U 6 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club - - - -
T4
D 9:15 STEWART Brian 1 - E26 2 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1774 1337 49.8 26%

Volunteer Open 2026

Senior Mixed Saber E1, SNR April 18, 2026

Place 2 of 9 Seed 4 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:1 SIMPSON Tobias 6 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1531 1178 29.9 29%
Pool
V 5:3 BONILHA-VAN'T HOF Rafael 3 - E24 6 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1372 1208 24.3 40%
Pool
D 1:5 SWETT Isaac B. 1 - E26 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 1754 1232 9.0 20%
Pool
D 2:5 STEWART Brian 2 - E26 5 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1627 1223 11.1 25%
Pool
V 5:3 BUZINKAI Brennan 8 - U 7 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1238 1212 17.5 49%
Pool
V 5:2 MORGAN Michael (Mike) S. 9 - U 8 Smokey Mountain Fencing / University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1006 1230 13.3 63%
Pool
V 5:0 CRICHLOW Isabella 7 - U 9 Smokey Mountain Fencing - - - -
Pool
V 5:3 DIAMOND Gavin 5 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1721 1243 32.2 22%
T8
V 15:9 BUZINKAI Brennan 8 - U 7 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2500 1022 175.6 8%
T4
V 15:13 DIAMOND Gavin 5 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1691 1197 166.1 25%
T2
D 7:15 SWETT Isaac B. 1 - E26 1 Foothills Fencing Academy 2169 1364 26.5 11%

3rd Annual Bama Open

Senior Mixed Saber E1, SNR March 28, 2026

Place 3 of 9 Seed 5 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 STEWART Brian 1 - E25 1 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1662 1101 44.6 18%
Pool
D 2:5 DIAMOND Gavin 2 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1569 1146 12.2 26%
Pool
V 5:0 KOLENDAR Heidi Missing ID 6 - U 9 River Region Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 GUIRGUES Alexander 3 - U 2 University of Alabama 1734 1133 8.7 17%
Pool
V 5:2 CRIM Logan 8 - U 6 University of Alabama 1105 1125 20.7 51%
Pool
V 5:1 PALMER Emmanuel 7 - U 7 University of Alabama 1236 1146 23.4 45%
Pool
V 5:0 MCGINNESS Nolyn 4 - U 8 617 1169 9.0 79%
Pool
V 5:1 O'DONNELL Molly 9 - U 5 University of Alabama - - - -
T8
V 15:6 PALMER Emmanuel 7 - U 7 University of Alabama 2123 755 289.9 6%
T4
D 11:15 GUIRGUES Alexander 3 - U 2 University of Alabama 2083 1045 23.0 8%

16th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 February 28, 2026

Place 29 of 48 Seed 45 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 GORDON Ezekiel 13 - E25 12 Nellya Fencers / North Atlanta High School Fencing Team (Saber & Foil) 1245 1101 22.9 41%
Pool
D 1:5 HUGHES Eric 42 - U 28 1554 1078 12.8 22%
Pool
V 5:2 CHEE Joshua 28 - U 30 544 1065 11.5 78%
Pool
D 2:5 MO Jason 31 - U 19 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1422 1076 15.4 29%
Pool
D 2:5 SHIH Christina 2 - D25 8 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:1 FREEDMAN Alexander 15 - E25 16 University Of Florida Fencing Club 1463 1061 40.2 26%
T64
V 15:6 VIHODET Irina 29 - U 36 Foothills Fencing Academy / Clemson University Fencing Club - - - -
T32
D 4:15 BRISENO Ethan 10 - E25 1 Nellya Fencers 2085 768 12.9 3%

16th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR February 28, 2026

Place 41 of 62 Seed 44 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 BOUNDS Andrew 22 - E26 38 Florida Fencing Academy / Invictus Fencing 1617 1080 12.8 19%
Pool
D 1:5 XU Luke 4 - B25 1 Georgia Tech Yellow Jacket Fencing Club / Fencing Academy Of Denver 2637 1067 0.6 1%
Pool
V 5:3 SHAIKH Waqas 53 - U 50 Nellya Fencers 2013 1066 40.7 14%
Pool
D 2:5 MARTIN Evangeline 15 - D26 10 Athens Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 PAYNE Rashaad 60 - U 57 517 1107 11.2 80%
Pool
D 4:5 VU Mark 33 - E25 24 Bergen Fencing Club 1444 1118 17.7 30%
T64
D 3:15 HU Harry 30 - E25 15 Nellya Fencers 2125 780 12.5 3%

(Changed to Feb 14-15) SIFA Championships 2026 (College only)

Men's Foil U February 1, 2026

Place 10 of 18 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U UTK

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SHELLY Emery 8 - U 5 UVA 2500 1216 17.5 11%
Pool
D 0:5 MO Jason 1 - C25 1 GT 2353 1199 11.6 4%
Pool
V 5:1 SCOTT Ford 12 - U 12 CLEM 1040 1187 81.0 59%
Pool
V 5:3 FLEITAS Owen 7 - U 18 W&M 755 1268 40.8 76%
Pool
V 5:3 JACKSON Daniel 18 - U 14 UA 1280 1309 69.1 52%

(Changed to Feb 14-15) SIFA Championships 2026 (College only)

Men's Saber U January 31, 2026

Place 26 of 31 Seed 21 Not ranked Rating U UTK

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 DADIO Daniel 10 - U 10 W&M 1231 1126 25.1 44%
Pool
D 2:5 CASEY Michael Missing ID 28 - U 23 UVA - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 HADAWAY Maxwell 11 - U 15 GT 2032 1101 7.6 15%
Pool
D 2:5 PENG Bryan 1 - A23 2 EMORY 2685 1093 0.6 < 1%
Pool
D 1:5 SCOTT Ford 18 - U 11 CLEM 1097 1093 30.2 50%
Pool
V 5:2 CISNEROS JUVIER Mauricio 20 - U 27 FIU 737 1062 17.2 67%

2025 Szathmary Smackdown II

Div III Mixed Foil D1, DV3 October 19, 2025

Place 14 of 21 Seed 13 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 SEATON Jake 7 - U 11 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1448 1390 153.8 47%
Pool
V 5:4 DIAMOND Gavin 21 - U 18 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 849 1236 88.1 69%
Pool
V 5:3 LUNSFORD Hayden 20 - U 21 Appalachian State University Fencing Club 772 1325 61.4 76%
Pool
D 0:5 HINDS David E. 1 - D25 1 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2361 1386 24.4 8%
Pool
D 3:5 TOMASI Samantha 6 - E22 10 Smokey Mountain Fencing - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 FISHER Edward 12 - U 6 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1175 1362 145.4 61%
T32
V 15:7 COOPER Beth 8 - U 19 Smokey Mountain Fencing - - - -
T16
D 8:15 MYERS Cooper 15 - U 3 Smokey Mountain Fencing 1554 2079 616.4 70%

2025 Szathmary Smackdown II

Senior Mixed Saber D1, SNR October 18, 2025

Place 8 of 22 Seed 18 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:0 WILLIAMS Aidan 20 - U 21 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1592 1036 40.1 26%
Pool
V 5:2 SIMPSON Tobias 10 - U 11 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1738 1077 57.3 17%
Pool
D 3:5 SPELL Kayla 2 - E25 9 All-American Fencing Academy - - - -
Pool
D 3:5 GUIRGUES Alexander 14 - U 5 University of Alabama 1953 1134 8.1 11%
Pool
V 5:2 CRICHLOW Isabella 7 - U 16 Smokey Mountain Fencing - - - -
T16
V 15:14 SPELL Kayla 2 - E25 9 All-American Fencing Academy - - - -
T8
D 7:15 SZATHMARY Michael J. 1 - C25 1 Smokey Mountain Fencing 2643 783 2.6 < 1%

2nd Annual Crimson Classic

Mixed Foil E1 October 12, 2025

Place 10 of 15 Seed 9 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 SIMPSON Tobias 3 - U 5 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2500 1496 88.8 19%
Pool
D 1:5 MCCONNELL Aidan 4 - U 7 University of Alabama 1136 1407 308.4 62%
Pool
D 4:5 BEARTHES Skylar 10 - U 6 University of Alabama - - - -
Pool
V 5:4 FULLER Patrick 13 - U 12 University of Alabama 1461 1099 291.4 32%

The Virginia Tech Open

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 September 28, 2025

Place 22 of 28 Seed 26 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 2:5 CLICK Joe 22 - U 23 James Madison University Fencing Club 720 1113 62.5 72%
Pool
D 3:5 CRESSWELL Lochlann 13 - U 13 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1598 1050 17.9 22%
Pool
D 2:5 KNOWLES Patrick 12 - U 20 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1424 1032 22.6 28%
Pool
D 1:5 RACHAPROLU Divyagnyaan Siddartha 20 - U 10 George Mason University Fencing Club 1380 1010 23.1 28%
Pool
V 5:0 ALLEN Asa 4 - E25 8 Richmond Fencing Club 1426 987 62.9 24%
Pool
D 3:5 XIE Eric 5 - E25 9 University of Virginia Fencing Club 1667 1050 13.3 16%
T32
D 7:15 PIENKOWSKI Jakub 19 - U 7 Allegro Fencing Center 1854 816 32.7 9%

The Virginia Tech Open

Senior Mixed Saber C2, SNR September 27, 2025

Place 21 of 27 Seed 16 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 4:5 RACHAPROLU Divyagnyaan Siddartha 12 - U 12 George Mason University Fencing Club 1289 1185 43.3 44%
Pool
D 2:5 LIN Felix 1 - C25 3 Miracle Fencing Club 2095 1141 8.0 6%
Pool
V 5:3 ZHOU Deborah 17 - U 23 Virginia Tech Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
V 5:2 ZHANG Yujie 23 - U 26 University of Virginia Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SEMP Brannon A. 8 - D24 6 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Blue Ridge Fencing Center 2109 1133 7.4 6%
Pool
D 0:5 ELIAN David 9 - E25 11 Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1867 1126 13.2 12%
T32
D 2:15 XIE Eric 10 - E25 8 University of Virginia Fencing Club 1789 859 43.5 11%

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 March 8, 2025

Place 25 of 38 Seed 20 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 EDWARDS Farren 8 - E25 7 Premier Fencing Alliance 1616 1203 39.0 26%
Pool
D 4:5 VU Mark 6 - E25 16 Bergen Fencing Club 1315 1164 54.8 41%
Pool
V 5:4 WATKINS James 32 - U 30 University of Georgia Fencing Club 964 1109 50.6 59%
Pool
D 4:5 MACKEY Ibrahim 21 - U 14 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1142 1160 58.3 51%
Pool
V 5:4 LINDSAY Devin 30 - U 24 Edge of America Fencing 1558 1102 83.0 25%
T32
D 4:15 WOMACK Theodore 15 - E24 3 Athens Fencing Club 1847 907 47.7 11%

15th Annual Yellow Jacket Open

Senior Mixed Saber B2, SNR March 8, 2025

Place 41 of 48 Seed 39 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:4 FARAHMAND Shaya 34 - U 38 Georgia Tech University Yellow Jacket Fencing Club 1196 1392 84.6 61%
Pool
D 3:5 VU Mark 18 - E25 23 Bergen Fencing Club 1328 1477 117.8 59%
Pool
D 2:5 HAYES David 12 - D24 13 Florida Fencing Academy 1841 1359 43.3 24%
Pool
D 1:5 BURGESS Beckham 3 - C25 1 Athens Fencing Club 1972 1316 29.2 16%
Pool
D 1:5 LINDSAY Mirah 26 - E24 34 Premier Fencing Alliance - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 RIETZ Cairan 41 - U 18 1193 1287 83.3 56%
T64
D 4:15 WATKINS James 29 - U 24 University of Georgia Fencing Club 1225 1091 184.4 43%

Halloween Open: Day of the Dead 12th Anniversary

Mixed Foil D1 November 2, 2024

Place 23 of 24 Seed 10 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 COMBS Kyler 16 - U 11 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool
D 0:5 BEDWORTH Paige 6 - E24 5 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 KABARITI Karim 3 - D24 2 Bluegrass Fencers' Club 1711 2079 583.3 65%
Pool
D 2:5 HOFFMAN Savannah 14 - U 18 Eastern Kentucky University Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 CELEDONIO Cydny 11 - U 15 Eastern Kentucky University Fencing Club - - - -
T32
D 6:15 COMBS Kyler 16 - U 11 American Fencing Academy of Dayton 2500 2500 420.5 50%

Halloween Open: Day of the Dead 12th Anniversary

Mixed Saber D1 November 2, 2024

Place 10 of 15 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:3 WHITIS Arlo 6 - U 11 1693 1297 191.9 30%
Pool
D 0:5 BURLESON Aidan J. 1 - D23 1 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2337 1489 33.7 11%
Pool
D 3:5 MOHAMMED Sadiq 13 - U 6 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 1898 1455 62.8 28%
Pool
V 5:0 PURSLEY Krystle 15 - U 14 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc. - - - -
T16
D 6:15 KAUFFMAN Davian 12 - U 7 989 1480 389.3 71%

2024 Szathmary Smackdown I

Mixed Saber E1 October 5, 2024

Place 14 of 15 Seed 7 Not ranked Rating U University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
D 3:5 MOHAMMED Sadiq 12 - U 3 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 3199 1591 21.0 5%
Pool
D 4:5 VINCENT Phillip D. 6 - U 2 2653 1570 43.3 9%
Pool
D 2:5 ODBADRAKH Batu 1 - D24 1 University Of Tennessee Knoxville Fencing Club 2548 1527 40.4 9%
Pool
D 1:5 SMITH ` Tyler M. 14 - U 3 Liberty University Fencing Club 1426 1487 189.7 53%
T16
D 2:15 VINCENT Phillip D. 6 - U 2 2410 1610 129.8 21%

The Virginia Tech Open

Div III Mixed Saber D1, DV3 September 29, 2024

Place 21 of 31 Seed 28 Not ranked Rating U

Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Win
Chance
Pool
V 5:2 LESTYAN Cat 10 - U 19 Virginia Tech Fencing Club - - - -
Pool
D 2:5 LEE Angela 20 - U 18 Fencing Club At NC State - - - -
Pool
D 1:5 SEMP Brannon A. 1 - D24 3 University of Virginia Fencing Club / Virginia Tech Fencing Club 2130 2500 704.7 64%
Pool
D 4:5 HERMES Henry 29 - U 9 College of William & Mary Fencing Club 2333 1795 182.7 29%
Pool
D 2:5 LIN Hao 13 - U 22 George Mason University Fencing Club 1843 1613 206.1 40%
Pool
V 5:3 CARNEAL Robert 22 - U 30 Liberty University Fencing Club 1271 1407 184.8 56%
T32
D 3:15 LAUDO Joseph 25 - U 2 James Madison University Fencing Club 1709 2500 889.7 78%