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Rhys Howells

Academy of Steel · United Kingdom
Rating
1355
Rank
#1,524 (top 20%)
Record
46W · 46L (92 fights)

Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1355 #1,524
Peak
1355 May 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
May 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword
Current
1231 #310
Peak
1235 December 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
December 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler
Current
1091 #889
Peak
1127 September 2024
Record
0W · 0L
Last
October 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
957 #2,276
Peak
1045 October 2022
Record
0W · 0L
Last
October 2025

Scout analysis

Form
Steady
Recent 52% vs older 48%
Record: 46W · 46L (50%)
Recent half (46 fights): 52%
Older half (46 fights): 48%
Delta: +4%
Current streak: 2 Losss
Based on 92 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1243
Avg opponent rating: 1243
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1068
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1365
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 3
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 16
Over/under vs expectation: +2.6 (29 actual / 26.4 expected, n=70)
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
Balanced
Pool 48% · Elim 44%
Pool stage: 36W · 39L (48%)
Elimination: 4W · 5L (44%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
17 events · uk · 3.8 yrs active
4 rated weapons
Tournaments: 17
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 46
Fights / year: 24
Rated weapons: 4
Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1355
Peak rating: 1355 (May 2026)
Gap to peak: +0
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Recent events

Events & fights (22)

A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2024
September 2024 · uk
6 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1552 ▲1125 · 1,271.5
WIN
Michael Wigfull · Order of the Blade Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Alex Wray · Order of the Blade Longsword · Pool Set 2
1096 38%
WIN
WIN
Rob Newton · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Pool Set 4
WIN
WIN
Stuart King · Basingstoke HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 6
943 45%
Wessex League: Oxford 2024
September 2024 · uk
17 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1552 ▲1125 · 1,271.5
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1216 ▲27 · 984.5
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 628 ▲123 · 1,127.5
WIN
Ben Luxa · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1024 59%
WIN
Stuart Calder · The Institute for Historical Arts Longsword · Gold Medal Match
1067 47%
WIN
Sebastian Tym · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Pools Score 9-6 Review →
1154 41%
LOSS
Jack Harmsworth · Red Dragon Longsword Academy Longsword · Pools Score 3-10 Review →
WIN
Elliott Gould · Basingstoke HEMA Longsword · Pools Score 10-8 Review →
943 52%
WIN
Richard Sullivan · The School of the Sword Longsword · Pools Score 10-6 Review →
895 67%
WIN
Ben Conway-Smith · Cambridge HEMA Longsword · Quarterfinals Score 2-11 Review →
1099 51%
WIN
Omar Amerah · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Semifinals
LOSS
Ben Conway-Smith · Cambridge HEMA Sabre · Pools Score 2-11 Review →
1135 36%
WIN
Adam Goodier · Caledonian Sword Guild Sabre · Pools Score 11-6 Review →
803 52%
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pools Score 2-10 Review →
1530 10%
LOSS
Daniel Clay · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Pools Score 2-10 Review →
1290 24%
LOSS
Kristian Barlow · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Elimination Bracket
1390 26%
WIN
Emilia Skirmuntt · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Pools
1132 44%
WIN
890 53%
LOSS
Stephen Howell · The Renaissance Sword Club Sword & Buckler · Pools
1456 24%
LOSS
Steven Gallagher · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pools
1321 34%
Wessex League - Didcot 2022
September 2022 · uk
4 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2048 ▼152 · 845.7
LOSS
Cosmas Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg · Ausardia Longsword · Pool Set 1
1472 24%
LOSS
Wojciech Kwasik · Liverpool HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 1
1122 43%
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1
1181 38%
LOSS
Robin Dando · Oxford Sword and Staff Longsword · Pool Set 1
1363 31%
Wessex League Bracknell 2025
October 2025 · uk
15 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1788 ▼64 · 1,309.7
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 2027 ▼102 · 965.3
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 870 ▲8 · 1,100.4
LOSS
Robert Knowles · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools
1495 26%
LOSS
1440 35%
LOSS
1642 11%
WIN
Matthias De Oliveira · Ausardia Longsword · Pools
1384 38%
LOSS
1371 39%
WIN
915 44%
LOSS
Gary Howard · Wivenhoe HEMA Sabre · Pools
513 66%
LOSS
LOSS
Bryan Cole · Cambridge HEMA Sidesword · Pools Score 4-11 Review →
808 60%
LOSS
Robert Knowles · Smart HEMA Clubs Sidesword · Pools
1536 12%
LOSS
Stephen Howell · The Renaissance Sword Club Sidesword · Pools Score 4-6 Review →
1468 16%
WIN
Sara Pacitto · Ausardia Sidesword · Pools Score 10-2 Review →
1062 57%
WIN
858 60%
LOSS
Robert Knowles · Smart HEMA Clubs Sidesword · Top 16
1536 12%
Wessex League: Bristol 2024
October 2024 · uk
10 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1623 ▼71 · 1,269.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1317 ▼101 · 984.1
LOSS
James Tamplin · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1406 32%
LOSS
1725 6%
WIN
Alex Gilbank · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools
1323 42%
LOSS
Mateusz Leksander · Ausardia Longsword · Pools
1477 23%
LOSS
1443 27%
LOSS
1360 17%
LOSS
Duncan McLaren · Caledonian Sword Guild Sabre · Pools Score 2-10 Review →
1520 9%
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pools Score 0-10 Review →
1568 7%
LOSS
Jacek Kaminski · Ausardia Sabre · Pools Score 3-11 Review →
1365 17%
WIN
631 80%
Wessex League: Taunton 2023
October 2023 · uk
4 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 589 ▲62 · 1,060.8
LOSS
Alex Wray · Order of the Blade Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-11 Review →
1117 46%
WIN
David Aston · Taunton Longswords Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 11-0 Review →
LOSS
Patrick Rance · Smart HEMA Clubs Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-10 Review →
1844 14%
LOSS
Colin Miraglio · Blademasters Academy Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-9 Review →
1340 34%
Wessex League - Cardiff 2022
October 2022 · uk
9 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2013 ▲35 · 895.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 440 · 1,045.9
LOSS
Wojciech Kwasik · Liverpool HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-11 Review →
1190 31%
WIN
Matthew Smiles · Academy of Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-6 Review →
LOSS
Owen Hahn · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-11 Review →
1552 12%
LOSS
Daniel Jones · Edel Fencing Academy Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 2-8 Review →
1361 20%
LOSS
Wojciech Kwasik · Liverpool HEMA Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 0-11 Review →
WIN
Charles Anderson · Schola Gladiatoria Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 11-7 Review →
1074
WIN
Connor Goddard · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 4-2 Review →
1024
LOSS
Owen Hahn · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 3-11 Review →
1252
LOSS
Patrick Rance · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 0-10 Review →
1406
5 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 121 ▼29 · 1,091.5
LOSS
Radostin Nanov · Freifechter Sofia Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-7 Review →
894 58%
LOSS
Massimiliano Cappello · Comense Scherma Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-8 Review →
1750 16%
WIN
LOSS
Stefano Conese · Scherma Storica Lecce Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-9 Review →
1463 30%
WIN
Joe Geraghty · Tempus Fugitives Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-1 Review →
The English Sidesword Open 2022
October 2022
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights
Wessex Oxford 2025
November 2025 · uk
5 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1845 ▼57 · 1,307.4
LOSS
1581 14%
LOSS
Joshua Yates · Wardens of the Tor Longsword · Pools
1466 24%
LOSS
Ted Smith · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools
1587 14%
WIN
Alex Gilbank · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools
1360 43%
LOSS
Matthias De Oliveira · Ausardia Longsword · Pools
1405 34%
Wessex League: Exeter 2024
November 2024 · uk
9 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1662 ▼39 · 1,274.1
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 796 ▼152 · 1,055.3
LOSS
1589 11%
LOSS
Kristian Barlow · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools
1316 40%
WIN
1573 13%
LOSS
1462 24%
LOSS
William Goodman · University of Chester HEMA Sidesword · Pools Score 6-9 Review →
983 63%
LOSS
Jacek Kaminski · Ausardia Sidesword · Pools Score 2-6 Review →
1275 33%
LOSS
Andy McCormack · Smart HEMA Clubs Sidesword · Pools Score 5-11 Review →
895 71%
LOSS
Benjamin Ingleson · The Renaissance Sword Club Sidesword · Pools Score 0-11 Review →
1543 16%
LOSS
Timothy Noyce · Smart HEMA Clubs Sidesword · Pools Score 2-9 Review →
1373 29%
Wessex League: Swindon 2023
November 2023 · uk
16 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2212 ▲569 · 1,107.6
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 918 ▼26 · 982.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 587 ▲2 · 1,077.9
WIN
Sheldon Thorne · Academy of Steel Longsword · Eighth-Finals
898 55%
WIN
Alex Gilbank · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-6 Review →
1233 28%
WIN
Ben Luxa · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-4 Review →
945 54%
WIN
Gary Howard · Wivenhoe HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-7 Review →
WIN
Stuart Grundy · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 8-3 Review →
LOSS
Ben Luxa · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Quarterfinals Score 7-4 Review →
945 54%
LOSS
Mateusz Leksander · Ausardia Sabre · Pool Set 1
1298 26%
LOSS
1470 15%
LOSS
996 44%
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pool Set 1
1436 17%
WIN
959 48%
WIN
Andy McCormack · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
873 62%
LOSS
Chris Hughes · The Renaissance Sword Club Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
1144 44%
LOSS
Thomas Walkeden · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
1267 41%
WIN
Kees Diependaal · De Zwaardkring Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Emilia Skirmuntt · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
907 58%
London HEMA Open 2026
May 2026 · uk
6 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1629 ▼35 · 1,355.5
LOSS
Hannes Zürcher · Reisläufer Bern Longsword · Pools
1522 22%
LOSS
1807 4%
WIN
834 78%
WIN
1291 60%
LOSS
Ferdinand Hutter · Säbelrassler Longsword · Pools
1602 15%
LOSS
Leander Chenaux-Hutter · Säbelrassler Longsword · Top 64 Score 3-10 Review →
1690 9%
Albion Cup 2024
June 2024 · uk
5 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2570 ▼25 · 1,111.0
LOSS
Daniel Clay · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1358 25%
LOSS
Mads Ratnavale · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-7 Review →
925 54%
LOSS
Alex Gilbank · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-9 Review →
1251 35%
WIN
Brian Richardson · Basingstoke HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 12-4 Review →
828 73%
WIN
Daniel Antrobus · Mercian Medieval Fight Club Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 11-9 Review →
1260 37%
Albion Cup 2023
June 2023 · uk
8 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2669 ▼2 · 958.4
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 802 ▼153 · 970.3
WIN
Mick Ruane · The School of the Sword Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
1165 31%
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1
1451 16%
LOSS
John Colquhoun · Caledonian Sword Guild Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Tom Crickmore · Smart HEMA Clubs Sabre · Pool Set 1
1251 37%
LOSS
Pedro San Miguel · Ausardia Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 0-10 Review →
1841 7%
LOSS
Perth Ophaswongse · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 4-11 Review →
843 64%
LOSS
Ben Conway-Smith · Cambridge HEMA Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 0-10 Review →
930 49%
11 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1658 ▲429 · 1,319.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 838 ▲99 · 1,091.7
WIN
Willow Grove · Exmoor HEMA Longsword · Pools Score 10-7 Review →
WIN
Ian Horner · The School of the Sword Longsword · Pools Score 10-4 Review →
910 54%
WIN
Michael Harwood · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools Score 11-8 Review →
WIN
1062 72%
WIN
Patrick Lawton · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pools Score 11-6 Review →
1305 49%
LOSS
Tristano Munini · Swordpunch Longsword · Top 16
1255 36%
WIN
Nicolas Pirot · Swordpunch Longsword · Top 32
WIN
Ian Horner · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Pools Score 10-4 Review →
LOSS
Derek Farmer · Exmoor HEMA Sword & Buckler · Pools
1287 27%
WIN
Joshua Vicente · Tempus Fugitives Sword & Buckler · Pools
LOSS
Patrick Rance · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pools
1889 2%
5 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2581 ▲88 · 996.1
LOSS
Daniel Antrobus · Mercian Medieval Fight Club Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1198 33%
LOSS
1168 32%
LOSS
1058 41%
WIN
Ben Luxa · Exeter Sparring Group Longsword · Pool Set 1
876 51%
WIN
Harrison Crowther · Oxford Sword and Staff Longsword · Pool Set 1
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2023
July 2023
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights
Rebellion 2025
December 2025 · uk
6 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 315 ▲207 · 1,235.9
WIN
Wolf Wolfman · Ausardia Sidesword · Pools
1154 43%
LOSS
1465 27%
WIN
WIN
Jarek Chrzanowski · Ausardia Sidesword · Pools
LOSS
1159 41%
LOSS
Mateusz Leksander · Ausardia Sidesword · Top 8
1711 16%
Wessex League - London 2022
December 2022 · uk
13 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2030 ▲57 · 935.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 475 ▼17 · 1,045.1
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 369 · 1,020.5
LOSS
Steven Gallagher · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1
1250 26%
WIN
Gary Rushton · Schola Gladiatoria Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Max van den Ekart · Houw en Hoede Longsword · Pool Set 1
1643 8%
LOSS
1408 19%
WIN
Liz Kirkpatrick · Taunton Longswords Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 10-0 Review →
LOSS
Jarek Chrzanowski · Ausardia Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 7-8 Review →
1152 52%
LOSS
Fenn Fisher · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 6-11 Review →
LOSS
Pedro San Miguel · Ausardia Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 0-12 Review →
1837 13%
LOSS
Owen Hahn · London Historical Fencing Club Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 7-10 Review →
1348 41%
WIN
Jeroen van Wordragen · De Zwaardkring Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 9-6 Review →
1136
LOSS
Rory Merrall-Wyre · The Renaissance Sword Club Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 2-4 Review →
1415
LOSS
Patrick Rance · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 0-10 Review →
1778
LOSS
Pawel Rogowski · Academy of Steel Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 5-12 Review →
1192
10 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1896 · 860.0
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 96 · 1,012.6
WIN
Ricky Mattioni · Oxford Sword and Staff Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Beth Hempshall · Silver Hand Fencing Longsword · Pool Set 1
674
LOSS
Wojciech Kwasik · Liverpool HEMA Longsword · Pool Set 1
968
LOSS
Elle Hames · Mercian Medieval Fight Club Longsword · Pool Set 1
977
LOSS
WIN
1031
LOSS
995
LOSS
LOSS
Yihang Mung · Ausardia Sidesword · Pool Set 1
826
WIN
Nader Baydoun · London Longsword Academy Sidesword · Pool Set 1
Herne's Cup Open 2026
April 2026 · uk
9 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1578 ▲389 · 1,353.5
WIN
Michael Harwood · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Bronze Medal Match
1070 63%
WIN
Victor Tsoi · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pools Score 11-4 Review →
739 71%
WIN
Cory Ashby-Halstead · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools Score 9-6 Review →
1129 60%
WIN
James Robson · Cambridge HEMA Longsword · Pools Score 10-4 Review →
632 77%
WIN
Oleg Lenive · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pools Score 11-9 Review →
1154 62%
LOSS
Harry Leng · Dawn Duellists Society Longsword · Semifinals
1279 45%
WIN
James Adamson · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Top 16
1168 45%
WIN
1256 51%

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