Vanguard academy is a results-driven youth program with 24 competitors across 22 tournaments.
They win gold 40% of the time, finish 55% of wins by submission, retain 41% of first-time competitors.
A technically advanced program in West Hempstead — the competition results speak for themselves.
Win rate across 22 tracked tournaments, benchmarked against small-size academies.
Among 7948 small academies, above average gold rate.
Finish rate, scoring patterns, and how Vanguard academy 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.
23% of roster is Elite or higher
Performance metrics segmented by belt level.
Strongest: White (3 fighters)
Match frequency and competition cadence over 12 months.
Similar-size avg: ~120/year
What percentage of athletes return after their first competition.
Similar-size avg: 34%
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Tuzinkiewicz | Blue | 18-0 | 31 | NY | – | ||||
| 2 | Ziho Kim | White | 15-3 | 31 | NY | – | ||||
| 3 | Dean Parrish | Brown | 8-3 | 12 | NY | – | ||||
| 4 | Diego Ortiz | Blue | 8-2 | 21 | NY | – | ||||
| 5 | Austin Gatti | White | 5-0 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 6 | Aaron Bater | Blue | 2-0 | NY | – | |||||
| 7 | James Spina | Brown | 10-7 | 21 | NY | – | ||||
| 8 | Carmelo di Gioia | White | 2-0 | 1 | NY | – |
| # | Fighter | Belt | M/F | St | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jacob Tuzinkiewicz | Blue | 18-0 | 31 | NY | – | ||||
| 2 | Ziho Kim | White | 15-3 | 31 | NY | – | ||||
| 3 | Dean Parrish | Brown | 8-3 | 12 | NY | – | ||||
| 4 | Diego Ortiz | Blue | 8-2 | 21 | NY | – | ||||
| 5 | Austin Gatti | White | 5-0 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 6 | Aaron Bater | Blue | 2-0 | NY | – | |||||
| 7 | James Spina | Brown | 10-7 | 21 | NY | – | ||||
| 8 | Carmelo di Gioia | White | 2-0 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 9 | Steven Rothman | Purple | 2-2 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 10 | Alex Zdrojeski | White | 8-4 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 11 | Braelynn Savage | Grey | 3-3 | – | 1 | NY | – | |||
| 12 | Dylan Benningfield | Brown | 3-2 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 13 | Jayme Lewis | Brown | 3-1 | 11 | NY | – | ||||
| 14 | Frank Capobianco | Blue | 3-2 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 15 | Giuseppe Tini | Purple | 2-3 | 1 | NY | – | ||||
| 16 | Sonia Rodriguez | White | 1-2 | – | NY | – | ||||
| 17 | Jason Everson | Brown | 2-3 | 11 | NY | – | ||||
| 18 | Matthew Delucia | White | 2-2 | NY | – | |||||
| 19 | Safi Gardezy | Blue | 0-2 | – | – | NY | – | |||
| 20 | Said Venturozo | White | 0-2 | – | – | NY | – | |||
| 21 | Kelsey Venturozo | Grey | 0-2 | – | – | 1 | NY | – | ||
| 22 | Evan Glasgold | Blue | 0-1 | – | – | NY | – |