Robert Butta

1967

Win/Loss Statistics

2025-2026 2024-2025 2023-2024 2022-2023 Before 2022 All Time
Victories 13 5 - - - 18
Losses 37 22 - - - 59
Win Ratio 26.0% 18.5% - - - 23.4%
Pool Victories 12 5 - - - 17
Pool Losses 29 18 - - - 47
Pool Win Ratio 29.3% 21.7% - - - 26.6%
DE Victories 1 - - - - 1
DE Losses 8 4 - - - 12
DE Win Ratio 11.1% 0.0% - - - 7.7%

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† 2 - - - - 2
Easy wins as % of wins 15.4% 0.0% - - - 11.1%
Close wins‡ 1 3 - - - 4
Close wins as % of all wins 7.7% 60.0% - - - 22.2%
Close losses‡ 7 5 - - - 12
Close losses as % of all losses 18.9% 22.7% - - - 20.3%
Big losses† 13 5 - - - 18
Big losses as % of all losses 35.1% 22.7% - - - 30.5%

† 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 8 4 - - - 12
Tournaments 4 3 - - - 7

Competition History

NIFC 3 Weapon Spring Open

Senior Mixed Foil (C1, SNR), April 12, 2026
Place 14 of 17, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:3 CUDZICH Adam 13 U 16 2500 2500 420.5 50%
Pool D 0:5 METZ Evan 8 D25 7 Miami University Fencing Ohio / Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 1523 2921 1065.5 93%
Pool D 1:5 DELL George H. 2 C26 8 RedStar Fencing Club Chicago 1938 1855 241.4 46%
Pool D 0:5 KOZINSKI Allison E. 5 D25 10 Renard Fencing Academy
Pool D 2:5 LEE Eunsoo 15 U 5 2766 1614 41.4 10%
T16 D 3:15 YU Leo 4 D25 2 Purdue Fencing Club-purdue Univ. / Davis Fencing Academy 1957 2500 771.2 70%

NIFC 3 Weapon Spring Open

E & Under Mixed Épée (E1, E), April 11, 2026
Place 10 of 14, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool V 5:2 SPOOLSTRA Abigail 7 U 14 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 HOEHLE Stacy A. 12 U 9 Indianapolis Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 KOLACKI Benjamin 6 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2500 1190 4.0 10%
Pool V 5:3 MIERNICKI .JR Robert 3 U 6 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1319 1186 27.1 43%
Pool D 3:5 COOK Aaron N. 2 E24 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2121 1213 5.0 8%
Pool V 5:2 REESE Lauren 9 U 12 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing
T16 D 10:15 BECERRA Daniel 8 U 7 Spartan Fencing Academy 2079 918 33.3 12%

NIFC 3 Weapon Spring Open

Senior Mixed Épée (C1, SNR), April 11, 2026
Place 13 of 19, Seed 18, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 1 A22 5 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2526 1240 1.6 2%
Pool D 2:5 BECERRA Daniel 19 U 9 Spartan Fencing Academy 2500 1239 4.6 11%
Pool V 5:0 SPOOLSTRA Shari 13 U 19 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Pool V 5:3 REESE Lauren 11 U 16 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing
Pool D 4:5 FITZGERALD Aidan 7 D24 6 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2131 1234 5.6 8%
Pool D 4:5 FUJIMURA Hiro 6 D26 10 Illinois Fencing Academy 882 1228 38.7 70%
T16 D 6:15 GLEASON Cole 3 C25 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2351 932 14.0 3%

NIFC 3 Weapon Spring Open

Veteran Mixed Épée (E1, VET), April 11, 2026
Place 5 of 6, Seed 4, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 1:5 KAROLAK Dale W. 1 A22 1 Plymouth/Ann Arbor Fencing Academy 2517 1194 1.5 2%
Pool V 5:1 YETSKO Donald R. 2 U 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1866 1193 53.9 16%
Pool D 2:5 HOEHLE Stacy A. 5 U 3 Indianapolis Fencing Club
Pool V 5:2 SPOOLSTRA Shari 6 U 6 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Pool D 4:5 TACKE Christopher 3 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2088 1247 6.6 10%
T8 D 7:10 TACKE Christopher 3 U 3 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1797 991 58.8 18%

Skyward Fencing “Point for the Heart” Competition

Senior Mixed Épée (None, SNR), February 21, 2026
Place 15 of 17, Seed 13, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 GRANSTROM Colin 12 E25 5 1453 1221 24.4 36%
Pool D 1:5 HONERMEIER Max 7 E26 8 Skyward Fencing / Rockford Fencing Club 1525 1197 20.0 31%
Pool D 2:5 WEAVER Edward 6 D25 3 Ataba Fencing Club 1792 1177 11.8 16%
Pool D 1:5 KRAJ pawel 1 B23 6 Wildcat Fencing Club / Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2118 1165 5.1 6%
Pool V 5:3 CLAY Joshua 17 U 14 1322 1160 34.3 41%
T16 D 4:15 BUTTA Reese 4 D26 1 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 2237 1015 24.8 5%

Skyward Fencing “Point for the Heart” Competition

Div I-A Men's Épée (None, D1A), February 21, 2026
Place 11 of 15, Seed 12, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 KRAJ pawel 1 B23 2 Wildcat Fencing Club / Windy City Fencing-Chicago 2123 1256 8.1 8%
Pool V 5:2 SLEZAK Christian 8 E25 12 Skyward Fencing 1215 1248 36.7 52%
Pool D 2:5 HONERMEIER Max 6 E26 10 Skyward Fencing / Rockford Fencing Club 1304 1285 33.6 49%
Pool D 2:5 CAMPBELL Finn 13 U 6 Illinois Fencing Academy 1381 1251 29.8 42%
T16 D 8:15 WEAVER Edward 5 D25 3 Ataba Fencing Club 2262 1047 31.4 7%

Skyward Fencing January Competition

Div I-A Men's Épée (None, D1A), January 11, 2026
Place 14 of 15, Seed 14, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 0:5 ERASTUS-OBILO Milan 3 D25 6 Skyward Fencing 1891 1340 18.8 21%
Pool D 4:5 HENSEL Kaeleb 9 E25 8 Rockford Fencing Club 1512 1321 33.5 38%
Pool D 2:5 BOZARTH Alex 4 D25 3 Fencing Center Of Chicago / Virginia Tech Fencing Club 1839 1288 17.3 19%
Pool D 4:5 BAO Kangdi 10 E25 3 University of Chicago Fencing Club 1926 1270 14.0 17%
T16 D 8:15 ERASTUS-OBILO Milan 3 D25 6 Skyward Fencing 1746 1143 95.8 26%

Purdue University Winter Open

Mixed Épée (B1), December 6, 2025
Place 14 of 20, Seed 19, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 KRAVCENKO Nikita 12 D25 11 Twin Cities Fencing Club / Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 1651 1259 30.8 27%
Pool D 3:5 OUYANG Kaichang 1 B25 2
Pool D 3:5 SAHA Sayan 13 D25 9 Ataba Fencing Club 1778 1229 22.1 19%
Pool V 5:3 ZENG Zihan 9 C22 15 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 2422 1207 146.1 3%
Pool V 5:2 HENDERSON Emery 15 E24 20 Indianapolis Fencing Club
Pool D 2:5 DAZEY Jason T. 6 C25 7 Bloomington Fencing Club 2103 1353 12.8 12%
T32 V 15:13 BOLIG Emma 17 U 19 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ.
T16 D 7:15 OUYANG Kaichang 1 B25 2

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Div III Men's Épée (C3, DV3), July 5, 2025
Place 92 of 170, Seed 158, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 ANDERSON Donald 93 D23 106 New Mexico Fencing Foundation 1326 1118 66.4 38%
Pool V 5:4 TENHUNDFELD Jack 43 D25 118 Red Door Fencing 1555 1052 134.7 22%
Pool V 5:4 CARCELLER Jeremias 108 E25 167 Epee Miami Fencing Club 1177 1186 70.3 51%
Pool V 5:2 ASIALA Niilo 143 U 89 Traverse City Fencing Club 1276 1257 64.7 49%
Pool D 2:5 MOORE Alexander 8 C25 18 Nashville Elite Fencing Club 1902 1321 24.4 18%
Pool D 3:5 MA Ryan 58 D25 66 Bayside Fencing Club 1608 1297 37.4 31%
T128 D 5:15 GUMEDELLI Mohnish 3 B25 29 Medeo Fencing Club 2054 1224 81.0 14%

National Championships and July Challenge (Summer Nationals)

Vet-50 Men's Épée (A4, V50), July 1, 2025
Place 69 of 75, Seed 75, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 4:5 PAGE Aaron M. 50 C21 42 Kaizen Academy LLC 2672 1219 5.3 2%
Pool D 1:5 YAO Shun 19 58 A22 11 True Focus Sports Academy 2387 1213 11.4 4%
Pool D 3:5 BAGAMANOV Ruslan 65 E24 40 Fencing Center Of Chicago 1695 1202 49.6 23%
Pool D 4:5 MARINI Davide 41 30 C24 32 LEO Fencing Club 1891 1152 28.7 13%
Pool D 3:5 HEDGES Philip S. 4 5 A25 23 Academy Of Fencing Masters (AFM) 3107 1124 0.5 < 1%
Pool D 2:5 KROGH Daniel (Dan) M. 26 29 B25 2 Northwest Fencing Center 2487 1123 5.2 2%
T128 D 6:10 NEMAZIE David A. 40 B21 61 Salisbury Fencing Club / Nova Fencing Club 2150 1322 98.4 15%

NIFC Summer Women's and Mixed Epee + Sabre

Mixed Épée (C2), June 22, 2025
Place 21 of 25, Seed 11, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 3:5 COOK Aaron N. 6 E24 15 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2250 1368 44.2 13%
Pool D 1:5 BUTTA Reese 3 D25 2 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1508 1324 118.9 40%
Pool D 4:5 NEED William 23 U 3 Purdue Fencing Club-Purdue Univ. 1420 1205 83.0 40%
Pool V 5:3 POND Aidan 13 U 21 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1332 1122 119.7 40%
Pool D 2:5 GLEASON Cole 18 U 5 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 2254 1242 23.0 10%
T32 D 9:15 TACKE Christopher 21 U 13 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club 1675 1588 266.5 47%

IFC 2025 Summer Classic

Senior Mixed Épée (B2, SNR), June 1, 2025
Place 23 of 25, Seed 20, Not ranked, Rating U, Northwest Indiana Fencing Club
Bout Score Opponent Seed Rank Rating Place Club Opponent
Strength		 Strength Change Chance of
Victory
Pool D 2:5 WINGET William (Bill) D. 9 C24 10 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2177 2500 682.7 62%
Pool D 2:5 FAENOVA Alexandra 16 E25 20 Louisville Fencing Center, Inc.
Pool D 1:5 GERACI Paul A. 1 B25 1 Indianapolis Fencing Club 2470 1817 167.7 22%
Pool V 5:4 AGRAWAL Krishna 23 U 22 989 1650 128.9 79%
Pool D 4:5 MAI Carl D. 17 E25 6 Xavier University Fencing Club 1741 1779 254.5 52%
Pool D 2:5 MILLER Hayden 8 C24 8 Bloomington Fencing Club 1706 1524 156.0 40%
T32 D 7:15 BUTTA Reese 15 E25 7 Northwest Indiana Fencing Club / Advance Fencing 1597 2500 911.5 80%