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Adam McDicken

The Institute for Historical Arts● · United Kingdom
Rating
1216
Rank
#2,809 (top 37%)
Record
17W · 20L · 2D (39 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1216 #2,809
Peak
1263 November 2017
Record
0W · 0L
Last
September 2025
Mixed & Men's Singlestick Regional
Current
1103 #289
Peak
1218 September 2018
Record
0W · 0L
Last
September 2024
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Inactive
Current
822
Peak
837 February 2024
Record
0W · 0L
Last
February 2024

Scout analysis

Form
Steady
Recent 42% vs older 47%
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Record: 17W · 20L · 2D (44%)
Recent half (19 fights): 42%
Older half (19 fights): 47%
Delta: -5%
Current streak: 3 Losss
Based on 39 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1226
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1226
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1064
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1283
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 1
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 6
Over/under vs expectation: -4.6 (5 actual / 9.6 expected, n=21)
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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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 specialist
Pool 47% · Elim 0%
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Pool stage: 8W · 9L (47%)
Elimination: 0W · 3L (0%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
7 events · 2 countries · 9.3 yrs active
3 rated weapons
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Tournaments: 7
Countries fought in: 2 (uk, se)
Months active: 112
Fights / year: 4.2
Rated weapons: 3
Peak
47 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Current rating: 1216
Peak rating: 1263 (November 2017)
Gap to peak: -47
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Events & fights (8)

Edgebana 2025●
September 2025 · uk
4 fights ▾
WIN
David Kindness● · Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group● Longsword · Pools
1013 64%
LOSS
Ben Johns-Watson● · University of Chester HEMA● Longsword · Pools
869 72%
LOSS
Jakub Dobi● · EHMS● Longsword · Pools
1732 11%
LOSS
John Colquhoun● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pools
1323 44%
Edgebana 2024●
September 2024 · uk
13 fights ▾
LOSS
Steven Gallagher● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1399 42%
WIN
Magnus Gunn● · Elgin Broadsword Society● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
David Rybacki● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1095 49%
WIN
Farah McAdam● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
William Goodman● · University of Chester HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1415 38%
LOSS
Frank MacGregor● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1386 33%
LOSS
Maeve McCormick● · The Vanguard Centre● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Benjamin Hamilton● · Saorsa: Scottish Swordsmanship● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
1622 33%
LOSS
Reuben Joseph Mowbray● · HEMA Highlands● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
953 64%
LOSS
Jack Fraser● · Dawn Duellists Society● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
975 60%
WIN
Caius Walker● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Daniel Clay● · London Historical Fencing Club● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
WIN
Andrew Bethell● · Aberdeen Swordsmanship Group● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
Edgebana 2018◐
September 2018 · uk
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1010 ▼94 · 1,247.9
  • Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 123 · 1,218.4
LOSS
Frederic David● · La Salle d'Armes Escrime Ancienne● Longsword · Eighthfinal 3
1628 22%
WIN
Reuben Joseph Mowbray● · HEMA Highlands● Longsword · Pool 4
LOSS
Alex Tawns● · Dawn Duellists Society● Longsword · Pool 4
1107 55%
LOSS
Scott Thomson● · Cowal Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool 4
1176 62%
DRAW
Frederic David● · La Salle d'Armes Escrime Ancienne● Longsword · Pool 4
1628 22%
WIN
Benjamin Szewczuk● · La Salle d'Armes Escrime Ancienne● Singlestick · Pool 2
DRAW
Jason Hughes-White● · Dawn Duellists Society● Singlestick · Pool 2
WIN
Neil Donald● · Fair City Historical Academy● Singlestick · Pool 2
746
LOSS
James MacGilp● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Singlestick · Pool 2
1379
WIN
Reuben Joseph Mowbray● · HEMA Highlands● Singlestick · Pool 2
LOSS
Benjamin Hamilton● · Saorsa: Scottish Swordsmanship● Singlestick · Quarterfinal 4
1647
Edgebana 2017◐
October 2017 · uk
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
5 fights ▾
LOSS
Jack Fraser● · Dawn Duellists Society● Longsword
WIN
Alice Casagrande Moretti● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword
WIN
Benjamin Hamilton● · Saorsa: Scottish Swordsmanship● Longsword
LOSS
Scott Thomson● · Cowal Historical Fencing Club● Longsword
930 67%
WIN
Thomas Arthur Naylor● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword
1273 45%
Swordfish 2017◐
November 2017 · se
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights ▾
LOSS
Dennis Ljungqvist● · Kungshamns Historiska Fäktskola● Longsword
1980 6%
WIN
Martin Oomen● · Zwaard & Steen● Longsword
1183 51%
LOSS
Miro Lahtela● · EHMS● Longsword
1355 43%
DRAW
Simon Lund● · Örebro HEMA● Longsword
1449 36%
Judgement Day 2025◐
May 2025 · uk
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
7 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2083 ▲482 · 1,258.5
LOSS
Charles Django Cornell● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · ELIM - Quarter Finals
987 65%
WIN
Nicholas Yap● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Longsword · ELIM - Top 16
WIN
Jan Pavelka● · Glasgow University Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · POOL - Cleric
1061 55%
WIN
Juniper Buckley● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Longsword · POOL - Cleric
WIN
Aria Ursell● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword · POOL - Cleric
901 73%
WIN
David Livingstone● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Longsword · POOL - Cleric
LOSS
Nicholas Yap● · Renaissance Martial Arts Society● Longsword · POOL - Cleric
Edgebana 2016◐
July 2016 · uk
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
8 fights ▾
WIN
Cailean MacLennan● · Glasgow University Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword
WIN
Scott Thomson● · Cowal Historical Fencing Club● Longsword
LOSS
Joshua Stocks● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword
1047
LOSS
Keith Farrell● · Liverpool HEMA● Longsword
1189
WIN
Daniel Gerlei● · Glasgow University Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword
WIN
Thomas Arthur Naylor● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword
953
LOSS
Keith Farrell● · Liverpool HEMA● Longsword
1189
LOSS
Greig Williamson● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Longsword
Glasgow HEMA Open 2024◐
February 2024 · uk
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1225 · 837.9
LOSS
Gabriel Uri Brito Davansso● · Saorsa: Scottish Swordsmanship● Sabre · Pool E
LOSS
Christopher Strang-Moran● · Glasgow Sword Breakers● Sabre · Pool E
1266
LOSS
David Muir● · The Vanguard Centre● Sabre · Pool E
1340
LOSS
Conor McKeag● · The Vanguard Centre● Sabre · Pool E

Clubmates · The Institute for Historical Arts● (31)

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.

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