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Faiz Rahman

Oxford Sword and Staff● · United Kingdom
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1291 #2,039
Peak
1311 May 2024
Record
30W · 35L
Last
April 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1198 #1,247
Peak
1253 July 2025
Record
17W · 32L
Last
April 2026

Scout analysis

Longsword

30W · 35L (46%)
Form
Steady
Recent 47% vs older 44%
▾
Record: 30W · 35L (46%)
Recent half (32 fights): 47%
Older half (32 fights): 44%
Delta: +3%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 65 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-2.2 vs expectation
▾
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 4
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 4
Over/under vs expectation: -2.2 (18 actual / 20.2 expected, n=47)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Fast starter
14 exchange-coded matches
▾
Exchanges per point: 1.47
Avg exchanges / match: 10.2
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 86%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 18%
Comeback wins (was behind): 73%
Stage
Balanced
Pool 46% · Elim 33%
▾
Pool stage: 24W · 28L (46%)
Elimination: 2W · 4L (33%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
▾
Current rating: 1291
Peak rating: 1311 (May 2024)
Gap to peak: -19
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword 9W · 14L (39%) -2.3 vs expectation (n=15) avg opponent 1269
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) 15W · 7L (68%) +2.3 vs expectation (n=14) avg opponent 1120
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier A) 6W · 14L (30%) -2.2 vs expectation (n=18) avg opponent 1363

Sabre

17W · 32L (35%)
Form
Steady
Recent 33% vs older 33%
▾
Record: 17W · 32L (35%)
Recent half (24 fights): 33%
Older half (24 fights): 33%
Delta: 0%
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 49 recorded sabre fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-1.9 vs expectation
▾
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 6
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 2
Over/under vs expectation: -1.9 (12 actual / 13.9 expected, n=38)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Fast starter
15 exchange-coded matches
▾
Exchanges per point: 1.67
Avg exchanges / match: 9.5
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 87%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 83%
Stage
Balanced
Pool 35% · Elim 50%
▾
Pool stage: 15W · 28L (35%)
Elimination: 2W · 2L (50%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
54 pts off peak
Currently below peak
▾
Current rating: 1198
Peak rating: 1253 (July 2025)
Gap to peak: -54
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Sabre 15W · 23L (39%) +0.4 vs expectation (n=28) avg opponent 1293
+11 fights in 2 thinner divisions
Reach
12 events · uk · 2.8 yrs active
2 rated weapons
▾
Tournaments: 12
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 34
Fights / year: 40.2
Rated weapons: 2

Clubmates · Oxford Sword and Staff● (32)

Events & fights (12)

Herne's Cup Open 2026●
April 2026 · uk
12 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2071 ▲145 · 1,291.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1281 ▼62 · 1,200.4
LOSS
James Bullock● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 10-7 Review →
WIN
Wolf Wolfman● · Ausardia● Longsword · Pools Score 10-4 Review →
WIN
Sam Head● · MK Longsword● Longsword · Pools Score 6-4 Review →
WIN
Barry Crowley● · London Longsword Academy● Longsword · Pools Score 5-11 Review →
LOSS
Jason Kumar● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Top 16 Score 7-7 Review →
WIN
Daniel Owen● · Sword to Sword● Longsword · Top 32 Score 7-7 Review →
LOSS
Robbie McSweeney● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Pools
1276 38%
LOSS
Harry Laan● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pools Score 2-5 Review →
1517 17%
LOSS
James MacGilp● · The Institute for Historical Arts● Sabre · Pools Score 0-10 Review →
1618 11%
WIN
Kerri Tamplin● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools Score 12-2 Review →
552 96%
WIN
Grace DeBanks● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pools Score 3-2 Review →
896 67%
LOSS
Robbie McSweeney● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Top 24
1276 38%
Wessex Oxford 2025●
November 2025 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2067 ▼203 · 1,279.9
LOSS
James Tamplin● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 4-8 Review →
1502 21%
LOSS
Alex Roskilly● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 3-11 Review →
1519 19%
LOSS
Alexander Makarov● · Tempus Fugitives● Longsword · Pools Score 6-7 Review →
1585 13%
LOSS
Oliver Denton● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 4-7 Review →
1448 27%
LOSS
Elle Hames● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Pools
1342 35%
Wessex League Bracknell 2025●
October 2025 · uk
14 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1864 ▲459 · 1,299.6
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1047 ▼165 · 1,217.9
LOSS
Samuel Jones● · The Society for the Study of Swordsmanship● Longsword · Gold Medal Match Score 5-11 Review →
1246 38%
WIN
Ryan Kerr● · Culham Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 10-0 Review →
733 77%
WIN
William Leedham● · Swordpunch● Longsword · Pools Score 10-0 Review →
WIN
Patrik Malve● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 10-3 Review →
993 62%
LOSS
Callum Crosbie● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools Score 5-7 Review →
1090 60%
WIN
Giles Clark● · Coventry Longpoint● Longsword · Pools Score 8-4 Review →
1204 44%
WIN
Sam Browse● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Semifinals Score 7-3 Review →
1207 57%
WIN
Peter Castle● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Longsword · Top 16 Score 10-2 Review →
1086 62%
WIN
Timothy Noyce● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Top 8 Score 4-3 Review →
1264 46%
LOSS
Harry Laan● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pools Score 1-9 Review →
1564 17%
LOSS
James Tamplin● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools Score 6-10 Review →
1424 32%
LOSS
Omar Amerah● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Pools Score 0-10 Review →
1636 12%
LOSS
Ben Conway-Smith● · Cambridge HEMA● Sabre · Pools Score 3-12 Review →
1338 43%
LOSS
James Ferone● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pools Score 6-11 Review →
1277 44%
Herne's Cup : July Open 2025●
July 2025 · uk
13 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2221 ▲162 · 1,251.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 836 ▲229 · 1,253.5
LOSS
Keith Sparrow● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Longsword · Pools Score 4-7 Review →
LOSS
Cory Ashby-Halstead● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 4-5 Review →
828 66%
WIN
Okello Janneh● · Clashing Steel Longsword Club● Longsword · Pools Score 12-5 Review →
972 67%
WIN
Michael Stachowicz● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools Score 10-0 Review →
1134 63%
WIN
Kelsey Dame● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 10-5 Review →
1341 37%
LOSS
Perth Ophaswongse● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Top 16
1362 34%
WIN
Ben Conway-Smith● · Cambridge HEMA● Longsword · Top 32
1215 56%
WIN
Derek Farmer● · Exmoor HEMA● Sabre · Pools
1120 58%
WIN
Finn Gillespie● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Charles Delaunay● · La Salle d'Armes Escrime Ancienne● Sabre · Pools
LOSS
Owen Hahn● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools
1565 14%
WIN
Zoltan Betlen● · Cambridge HEMA● Sabre · Pools
1524 17%
LOSS
Ben Conway-Smith● · Cambridge HEMA● Sabre · Top 24
1338 35%
London HEMA Open 2025●
May 2025 · uk
8 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2321 ▼351 · 1,228.6
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1046 ▲3 · 1,183.0
LOSS
Derek Wise● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Pools
1706 8%
LOSS
Steffen Wonner● · 7 Schwerter● Longsword · Pools
1614 13%
LOSS
Mike Prendergast● · Historical Combat Academy● Longsword · Pools
1350 42%
LOSS
Jasper Verstappen● · De Zwaardkring● Longsword · Pools
981 69%
LOSS
Leander Chenaux-Hutter● · Säbelrassler● Sabre · Pools
1676 9%
LOSS
Ma Yat Chung● · Einherjar HEMA Club● Sabre · Pools
1463 20%
LOSS
Duncan McLaren● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Sabre · Pools
1535 16%
WIN
Frederik Neess Engsig● · Københavns Historiske Fægteklub● Sabre · Pools
1342 28%
Herne's Cup : March 2025●
March 2025 · uk
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1915 ▼48 · 1,263.5
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1026 ▼131 · 1,158.9
LOSS
Nathan Shallcross● · Red Dragon Longsword Academy● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1425 28%
LOSS
Melissa Hainsworth● · Academy of Steel● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 5-10 Review →
1272 46%
WIN
Matthias De Oliveira● · Ausardia● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 12-3 Review →
WIN
Daniel Wells● · Order of the Blade● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-2 Review →
999 51%
WIN
Ben Hirschfield● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-0 Review →
LOSS
Cameron Smillie● · Bath Historical Martial Arts● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-10 Review →
933 68%
LOSS
Jarek Chrzanowski● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1274 50%
WIN
Kerri Tamplin● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
617 91%
LOSS
Wojciech Skoczynski● · SwordFight● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1105 49%
WIN
Torsten Wallace● · Exmoor HEMA● Sabre · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Oliver Denton● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Pool Set 1
981 63%
Wessex League: Bristol 2024●
October 2024 · uk
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1688 ▼103 · 1,260.4
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 768 ▼4 · 1,194.0
LOSS
Oliver Denton● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1309 42%
LOSS
Duncan McLaren● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pools
1660 14%
LOSS
Thomas Sylvester● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Pools
1355 45%
WIN
Dan Powell● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
1478 31%
LOSS
Steven Gallagher● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools
1442 35%
LOSS
James Tamplin● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools Score 2-8 Review →
1356 40%
WIN
Sebastian Tym● · Exeter Sparring Group● Sabre · Pools Score 7-4 Review →
1131 59%
LOSS
Sam Ackroyd● · Academy of Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pools
1641 15%
LOSS
Mateusz Leksander● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pools Score 1-6 Review →
1446 31%
WIN
Nigel Salt● · The School of the Sword● Sabre · Pools Score 11-4 Review →
861 70%
Wessex League: Oxford 2024●
September 2024 · uk
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1585 ▼255 · 1,264.6
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 764 ▲73 · 1,172.6
LOSS
Steven Gallagher● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools
1399 47%
LOSS
Oliver Denton● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools
1192 51%
LOSS
Duncan McLaren● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pools
1587 27%
LOSS
Jonathan Robson● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
1554 30%
LOSS
Daniel Clay● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Elimination Bracket
1290 46%
WIN
Charlotte Abraham● · Exmoor HEMA● Sabre · Pools Score 10-2 Review →
LOSS
Pedro San Miguel● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pools Score 8-10 Review →
1940 7%
LOSS
Omar Amerah● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Sabre · Pools Score 7-11 Review →
890 62%
LOSS
Lee Kempton● · Exeter Sparring Group● Sabre · Pools Score 8-9 Review →
1108 45%
WIN
Nathan Shallcross● · Red Dragon Longsword Academy● Sabre · Pools Score 8-6 Review →
1446 28%
London HEMA Open 2024●
May 2024 · uk
12 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1217 ▲700 · 1,311.4
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 759 ▲594 · 1,145.9
LOSS
Thomas Sylvester● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1321 46%
WIN
Alex Palmer● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1123 58%
WIN
Daniel Clay● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1339 41%
WIN
Jorge Peinado Izaguerri● · Gladius et Codex● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Jordan Eyre● · Academy of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1419 35%
WIN
Jonas Bürgi● · Reisläufer Bern● Sabre · Eighth-Finals
WIN
Jordan Eyre● · Academy of Historical Fencing● Sabre · Elimination Bracket
1319 27%
WIN
Wolf Wolfman● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 10-5 Review →
1098 38%
LOSS
Jonas Bürgi● · Reisläufer Bern● Sabre · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Tobias Hyder● · Exmoor HEMA● Sabre · Pool Set 1 Score 7-9 Review →
1377 22%
WIN
Gábor Antali● · SwordFight● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1177 29%
LOSS
Miro Lahtela● · EHMS● Sabre · Quarterfinals Score 4-11 Review →
1684 10%
Wessex League: Swindon 2023●
November 2023 · uk
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1720 ▲1166 · 1,192.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1165 · 814.5
WIN
Kai Ache● · Dawn Duellists Society● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
WIN
Yi Nian Lee● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 10-7 Review →
897 51%
WIN
Adam Lammian● · Exmoor HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-6 Review →
1003 44%
WIN
Alex Palmer● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-3 Review →
1178 39%
WIN
Jamie Davis● · Wardens of the Tor● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-6 Review →
LOSS
Sjaak Jacobus Hendrikus Thijssen● · Historisch Schermgilde Limburg● Longsword · Quarterfinals
1075 53%
LOSS
Jarek Chrzanowski● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1298
LOSS
Pedro San Miguel● · Ausardia● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1903
LOSS
Derek Farmer● · Exmoor HEMA● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1249
LOSS
Harry Laan● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1401
LOSS
Perth Ophaswongse● · London Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1027
Wessex League: Winnersh 2023●
September 2023 · uk
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2805 ▼350 · 975.2
LOSS
Robbie McSweeney● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1205 50%
LOSS
Connor Stone● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Jamie MacIver● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1704 25%
LOSS
Winston Lewis● · Edel Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1268 45%
A Midsummer Fight's Dream 2023●
July 2023 · uk
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2450 · 1,025.8
WIN
Mads Ratnavale● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Alexander Chamberlain-Clay● · The Iron Door Collective● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1038
LOSS
Chris Aspinall● · Oxford Sword and Staff● Longsword · Pool Set 1
871
LOSS
Richard Sullivan● · The School of the Sword● Longsword · Pool Set 1
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.