
View the latest official ISKA Sport Karate World Rankings
The standings only tell part of the story. PFL Race Watch tracks the closest championship battles, ties, surging competitors and races that could come down to the final events of the season.

These are some of the tightest Point Fighting races in the latest NASKA World Ratings.
30+ Women Middleweight Point Sparring
T-1. Isabel Escalante — 2,800
T-1. Alyssa Wager — 2,800
THE GAP: 0 POINTS
There literally isn't a leader. Escalante and Wager sit dead even at 2,800 points, making this one of the cleanest head-to-head races on the board.
10–11 Girls Shorter Point Fighting
1. Heaven “Queen Bee” Ross — 5,600
2. Fiona Wilde — 5,400
THE GAP: 200 POINTS
Just 200 points separate Ross and Wilde at the top, making this one of the closest Point Fighting battles in the current standings.
12–13 Girls Taller Point Sparring
1. Abygaelle Nadeau — 6,200
2. Savannah Truesdale — 6,000
3. Zara Stokes — 4,200
THE GAP: 200 POINTS
Nadeau and Truesdale are separated by just 200 points at the top, with Stokes holding third. This is another youth title race where first place is anything but comfortable.
18+ Women Middleweight Point Sparring
1. Sofia Rodriguez-Florez — 7,500
2. Katarina Herman — 7,000
3. Brianna Nurse — 6,000
THE GAP: 1,500 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
This isn't the smallest gap on the page, but the strength at the top makes it worth watching. Rodriguez-Florez leads Herman by 500, while Nurse remains within 1,500 of first
16–17 Boys Shorter Point Fighting
1. Randy Enrique — 2,600
2. Trey McAdams — 2,400
3. Dryce Davis — 2,000
4. Gabriel Kahan — 1,900
THE GAP: 700 POINTS — 1ST TO 4TH
Enrique has the lead, but this one is far from a runaway. McAdams sits just 200 points back, with Davis and Kahan keeping four competitors within striking distance.
60+ Men Heavyweight Point Sparring
1. Nathan Bennett — 2,800
2. Peter Rivera — 2,600
THE GAP: 200 POINTS
Another 200-point race—this time at the other end of the age spectrum. Bennett holds the narrowest of leads over Rivera in 60+ Heavyweight
From traditional divisions to CMX, these are some of the
9 & Under Boys Traditional Forms
T-1. Abraham Rivadeneyra — 7,000
T-1. Matias Godoy — 7,000
THE GAP: 0 POINTS
There is no separation at the top. Rivadeneyra and Godoy are dead even at 7,000, setting up a true head-to-head battle for the No. 1 spot.
40+ Men Traditional Forms
T-1. Eric Tremblay — 5,200
T-1. Brett Shumway — 5,200
2. Serge Doyon — 5,100
THE GAP: 100 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
Tremblay and Shumway are tied for first, while Doyon sits only 100 points behind them. Three competitors. One hundred points. That's nuts.
14–15 Boys Traditional Forms
1. Oscar Pecci — 6,500
2. Wyatt Johnson — 6,400
3. Adomas Rackauskas — 5,300
4. Matthew Christen — 5,000
THE GAP: 100 POINTS — 1ST TO 2ND
Pecci has essentially no cushion over Johnson, while Rackauskas and Christen keep plenty of pressure behind the leaders. One result could completely change the picture at the top.
16–17 Girls Musical Forms
1. Asia Asesor — 7,400
T-2. Lola Granger — 7,200
T-2. Annabella Russo — 7,200
THE GAP: 200 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
Asesor holds a razor-thin 200-point advantage while Granger and Russo are deadlocked directly behind her. All three are separated by a single 200-point window.
16–17 Girls Creative Forms
1. Journey Herren — 7,400
2. Annabella Russo — 6,900
3. Birdie Godfrey — 6,700
THE GAP: 700 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
Herren has the lead, but Russo and Godfrey are both close enough to keep this race very much alive. Just 200 points separate second and third.
14–15 Girls Traditional Forms
1. Amanda Duarte — 8,200
2. Nora Potter — 8,000
3. Elsje Vis — 6,900
THE GAP: 200 POINTS — 1ST TO 2ND
Duarte and Potter are locked into another incredibly tight race, with only 200 points separating them at the top and Vis sitting within striking distance behind them.
From traditional weapons to the creative divisions, these are some of the Weapons races we're watching in the latest NASKA World Ratings.
18+ Men Creative/Non-Bladed Weapons
1. Esteban Tremblay — 6,800
2. Hamza Tai — 6,600
3. Benjamin Jones — 6,400
THE GAP: 400 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
Only 400 points cover the entire top three, with just 200 separating each position. There is virtually no room for error in this one.
18+ Women Hard Style Traditional/Non-Bladed Weapons
1. Averi Presley — 8,700
2. Sofia Rodriguez-Florez — 8,400
THE GAP: 300 POINTS
Presley holds the top spot, but Rodriguez-Florez is right there. A 300-point margin makes this one of the adult Weapons races worth keeping a close eye on.
18+ Men Hard Style Traditional/Bladed Weapons
1. Dawson Holt — 7,000
2. Diego Rodriguez-Florez — 6,600
3. Michael Brumme — 6,000
THE GAP: 400 POINTS — 1ST TO 2ND
Holt has the advantage, but Rodriguez-Florez remains close enough to put real pressure on the lead, with Brumme still lurking behind the top two.
14–15 Girls Creative Weapons
1. Amanda Torte — 8,600
2. Norah Potter — 8,200
3. Sofia Fabbro — 7,800
THE GAP: 800 POINTS — 1ST TO 3RD
Three competitors sit within an 800-point window, with only 400 points separating each position. There's still plenty of opportunity for this order to change.
16–17 Boys Traditional Weapons
1. Richard Garcia — 6,400
2. Javier Caton — 6,000
THE GAP: 400 POINTS
Garcia has the edge, but Caton is close enough that this remains very much a championship race rather than a runaway.
Some performances stand out for entirely different reasons. From commanding leads to competitors making noise across multiple divisions, these are the things in the current NASKA World Ratings that caught PFL's attention.
Dan McDonough — 50+ Men
Some races are about who's chasing the leader. This isn't one of them.
McDonough sits atop multiple 50+ divisions, including:
CMX Forms — 11,200 points
Traditional Weapons — 10,000 points
CMX Weapons — 9,600 points
Traditional Forms — 9,000 points
WHY WE'RE WATCHING: Leading one division is impressive. Putting together a season across Forms and Weapons like this is something else entirely. McDonough's 2026 campaign deserves attention beyond any single set of standings.
Sofia Rodriguez-Florez — 18+ Women
Rodriguez-Florez isn't showing up in just one Race Watch conversation.
She's currently No. 1 in 18+ Women's Middleweight Point Sparring with 7,500 points, while also sitting No. 2 in Hard Style Traditional/Non-Bladed Weapons with 8,400, only 300 points behind Averi Presley.
WHY WE'RE WATCHING: Being in championship contention across both fighting and weapons takes serious versatility. Rodriguez-Florez is firmly in the hunt in two very different areas of competition.
Annabella Russo — 16–17 Girls
Russo appears in two of the Forms races we're already watching.
She is tied for second with Lola Granger in Musical Forms at 7,200 points, just 200 behind Asia Asesor, while also sitting second in Creative Forms with 6,900, trailing Journey Herren.
WHY WE'RE WATCHING: Russo isn't simply chasing one title. She's positioned near the top of multiple Forms divisions as the season heads toward its closing stretch.
40+ Men's Traditional Forms
We already featured this one above, but it deserves another mention.
Eric Tremblay — 5,200
Brett Shumway — 5,200
Serge Doyon — 5,100
Two competitors tied for first. Third place 100 points back.
WHY WE'RE WATCHING: Because...come on. 😂 If Race Watch exists for anything, it's this. With essentially nothing separating the top three, this may be the single most compelling championship race in the current ratings.
PFL Race Watch will follow the championship battles, surging competitors and standout performances as the 2026 season continues. Check back as new ratings are released and the road to the World Championships gets tighter.