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Richard Hughes

Order of the Blade · United Kingdom
Inactive 17m

Weapons & Rank/ratings

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1388 #1,310
Peak
1552 April 2022
Record
11W · 3L
Last
April 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Inactive
Current
961
Peak
987 April 2022
Record
1W · 2L · 1D
Last
April 2022

Scout analysis

Longsword

11W · 3L (79%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 71% vs older 86%
Record: 11W · 3L (79%)
Recent half (7 fights): 71%
Older half (7 fights): 86%
Delta: -15%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 14 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 2
Over/under needs 5+ rated fights - calculating as more data lands.
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
Style signal needs per-exchange match data. Once enough of this fighter's exchanges are recorded, this card will sharpen into scoring tempo, doubles rate, comeback wins, early vs late scoring, and more.
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 77%
Pool stage: 10W · 3L (77%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
164 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1388
Peak rating: 1552 (April 2022)
Gap to peak: -164
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword 10W · 1L (91%) avg opponent 1221
+3 fights in 1 thinner division

Sabre

1W · 2L · 1D (25%)
Form
Building
25% win rate · 4 fights
Record: 1W · 2L · 1D (25%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 2 Losses
Based on 4 recorded sabre fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
Over/under needs 5+ rated fights - calculating as more data lands.
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
Style signal needs per-exchange match data. Once enough of this fighter's exchanges are recorded, this card will sharpen into scoring tempo, doubles rate, comeback wins, early vs late scoring, and more.
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 33%
Pool stage: 1W · 2L (33%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
25 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 961
Peak rating: 987 (April 2022)
Gap to peak: -25
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
2 events · uk · 3.1 yrs active
2 rated weapons
Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 37
Fights / year: 5.8
Rated weapons: 2

Clubmates · Order of the Blade (22)

Events & fights (2)

Wolf Call IV 2025
April 2025 · uk
No match-level data
3 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1028 ▼583 · 1,399.1
LOSS
1337 79%
LOSS
1200 80%
WIN
David Dixon · The Exiles York Longsword · Pool G
Wolf Call 2022
April 2022 · uk
No match-level data
15 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 122 · 1,552.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 346 · 987.4
WIN
1329
LOSS
1613
WIN
Marcin Kulas · KdF Nottingham Longsword · Round 1 Pool E
WIN
James Tamplin · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Round 1 Pool E
1329
WIN
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Round 1 Pool E
1036
WIN
Jamie MacIver · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Round 2 Pool C
1613
WIN
Andrew Keen · Aisle O'var Backswording Clubbe Longsword · Round 2 Pool C
WIN
Jed Pascoe · Aisle O'var Backswording Clubbe Longsword · Round 2 Pool C
862
WIN
Mark West · The 1595 Club Basse Marche Longsword · Round 2 Pool C
880
WIN
Andrew Clarkson · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Round 2 Pool C
982
WIN
Dan Powell · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Semi Finals
1344
WIN
Ben Lees · The Exiles Sabre · Round 1 Pool D
DRAW
Phillip Windslow · Manchester HEMA Sabre · Round 1 Pool D
LOSS
Cosmas Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg · Ausardia Sabre · Round 1 Pool D
1574
LOSS
Owen Hahn · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Round 1 Pool D
1097
How to read this profile

Rating is Glicko-2: the number shown is score - 2*RD (97.5% confidence lower bound), not raw skill. Inactive fighters "drift down" as RD grows - not because they got worse.

Hemaratings ratings don't factor in match scores, exchange counts, or doubles. Scout's score-margin and style metrics describe HOW a fighter fights, not the rating tier their results earned.

Hemaratings recomputes in batches days-to-weeks after events. A fighter's most recent tournament may not yet be reflected.