Academy of Self Defense is a results-driven youth program with 14 competitors across 8 tournaments.
They win gold 38% of the time, retain 36% of first-time competitors.
A technically advanced program in Chicago — the competition results speak for themselves.
Win rate across 8 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.
Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Academy of Self Defense closes out victories.
Similar-size avg: 48%
Placement distribution across all tracked competitions.
Similar-size avg: 11% gold
Fighter tier distribution across the competitive roster.
18% of roster is Elite or higher
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
Strongest: White (5 fighters)
Match frequency and competition cadence over 6 months.
Similar-size avg: ~144/year
What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.
Similar-size avg: 34%
Cross-belt consistency and ranking performance.
Similar-size avg: 0%
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bennett JR | White | 3-1 | 1 | IL | – | ||||
| 2 | Ryan Finley | White | 5-0 | 2 | IL | – | ||||
| 3 | Frank Gros | White | 5-4 | 11 | IL | – | ||||
| 4 | Tariq Bennett | White | 3-1 | 1 | IL | – | ||||
| 5 | Agustus Torres | White | 2-2 | – | 1 | IL | – | |||
| 6 | David Torres | White | 1-3 | – | 2 | IL | – | |||
| 7 | Christian Hearon | Blue | 0-8 | – | – | IL | – | |||
| 8 | David Torres | White | 2-3 | – | 11 | IL | – |
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thomas Bennett JR | White | 3-1 | 1 | IL | – | ||||
| 2 | Ryan Finley | White | 5-0 | 2 | IL | – | ||||
| 3 | Frank Gros | White | 5-4 | 11 | IL | – | ||||
| 4 | Tariq Bennett | White | 3-1 | 1 | IL | – | ||||
| 5 | Agustus Torres | White | 2-2 | – | 1 | IL | – | |||
| 6 | David Torres | White | 1-3 | – | 2 | IL | – | |||
| 7 | Christian Hearon | Blue | 0-8 | – | – | IL | – | |||
| 8 | David Torres | White | 2-3 | – | 11 | IL | – | |||
| 9 | Brayden Holubik | 0-2 | – | – | 1 | IL | – | |||
| 10 | Levi Perez | White | 0-1 | – | – | IL | – | |||
| 11 | Alexander Ocampo | White | 0-2 | – | – | IL | – |