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Will Baisden

Carolina Historical Fencing Association● · United States
Inactive 15m
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1280 #2,187
Peak
1292 July 2025
Record
13W · 11L · 4D
Last
July 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Regional
Current
1276 #282
Peak
1283 July 2025
Record
9W · 9L
Last
July 2025

Scout analysis

Longsword

13W · 11L · 4D (46%)
Form
Rising
Recent 57% vs older 36%
▾
Record: 13W · 11L · 4D (46%)
Recent half (14 fights): 57%
Older half (14 fights): 36%
Delta: +21%
Current streak: 3 Wins
Based on 28 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
+0.9 vs expectation
▾
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 1
Over/under vs expectation: +0.9 (5 actual / 4.1 expected, n=8)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Measured
4 exchange-coded matches
▾
Exchanges per point: 2.79
Avg exchanges / match: 9.8
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 25%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 100%
Comeback wins (was behind): 100%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 54%
▾
Pool stage: 13W · 11L (54%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
▾
Current rating: 1280
Peak rating: 1292 (July 2025)
Gap to peak: -11
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword (Heavyweight) 4W · 3L · 3D (40%) avg opponent 1192
Mixed Steel Longsword 6W · 2L · 1D (67%) +1.5 vs expectation (n=5) avg opponent 1154
Mixed Steel Longsword (Crown) 3W · 6L (33%) avg opponent 1222

Sidesword

9W · 9L (50%)
Form
Rising
Recent 56% vs older 44%
▾
Record: 9W · 9L (50%)
Recent half (9 fights): 56%
Older half (9 fights): 44%
Delta: +12%
Current streak: 2 Losses
Based on 18 recorded sidesword 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 50%
▾
Pool stage: 9W · 9L (50%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
▾
Current rating: 1276
Peak rating: 1283 (July 2025)
Gap to peak: -7
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
By division
Mixed Steel Single Sidesword 5W · 4L (56%)
Mixed Steel Sidesword and Any Sidearm 4W · 5L (44%)
Reach
3 events · us · 2 yrs active
2 rated weapons
▾
Tournaments: 3
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 24
Fights / year: 23
Rated weapons: 2

Clubmates · Carolina Historical Fencing Association● (18)

Events & fights (3)

Queen's Gambit 2025●
July 2025 · us
18 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1857 ▲1085 · 1,292.3
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Sidesword Rank 238 · 1,283.5
DRAW
Luke Jeffrey● · Warriors of Ash● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 2-2 Review →
LOSS
Joshua Yuhasz● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-6 Review →
WIN
Erik Graef● · Triangle Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-0 Review →
1077 63%
WIN
Danny Burgess● · Schola St. George● Longsword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Guy Martin● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1305 39%
LOSS
Pike Pullen● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1466 26%
WIN
Luke Jeffrey● · Warriors of Ash● Longsword · Pool Set 3 Score 2-2 Review →
WIN
Matthew Simeon Metrinko● · Sword Carolina● Longsword · Pool Set 3
822 67%
WIN
Cody Jefferson● · Tuathair Academy of Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 3
1099 59%
WIN
Thomas Dowdy● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-3 Review →
LOSS
Kyle Glackin● · Triangle Sword Guild● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-6 Review →
WIN
Dante Otero● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-0 Review →
WIN
Ian Wilson● · Tuathair Academy of Swordsmanship● Sidesword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Jim Nightingale● · Triangle Sword Guild● Sidesword · Pool Set 2
LOSS
Jonas Mitchell● · Scots-Irish Warrior Arts● Sidesword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Timothy Ware● · Tidewater Renaissance Fighting Arts● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Jonas Mitchell● · Scots-Irish Warrior Arts● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Daniel Chastanet● · Bold City Longsword● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
Queen's Gambit 2024●
July 2024 · us
18 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2154 ▲68 · 1,176.9
LOSS
Wade Legnaioli● · Richmond Kunst Des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Trevor Richardson● · Triangle Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1173 48%
LOSS
Brodie Persson● · The HEMA Club at VCU● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
John Knoch● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1249 55%
LOSS
Thomas Hanks● · Sword Carolina● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1242 51%
LOSS
Rusty Shackleford Davis● Longsword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Beth Cannon● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Cody Jefferson● · Tuathair Academy of Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 3 Score 4-0 Review →
WIN
Tyler Jackson● · Schola St. George● Longsword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Matthew Thompson● · Bighorn Historical Combat● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-2 Review →
WIN
Cody Jefferson● · Tuathair Academy of Swordsmanship● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-0 Review →
WIN
Dakota Hinton● · Warriors of Ash● Sidesword · Pool Set 1 Score 2-0 Review →
LOSS
Matthew Thompson● · Bighorn Historical Combat● Sidesword · Pool Set 2 Score 0-2 Review →
WIN
Colt Clarson● · Triangle Sword Guild● Sidesword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Olivia Cleymaet● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Sidesword · Pool Set 2
LOSS
John Blood● · Athens School of Arms● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Fernan Gomez-Monedero● · Athena School of Arms● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Derek Steel-Baron● · The 1595 Club Seattle● Sidesword · Pool Set 3
Queen's Gambit 2023●
July 2023 · us
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1691 · 1,168.0
DRAW
Sam Lumsden-Cook● · Richmond Kunst Des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 1
755
WIN
Christopher Deraney● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1343
LOSS
Alexander Foster● · Sword Circle-LLC● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1325
DRAW
Daniel Chastanet● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 2
843
LOSS
Lawrence Robinson● · Athens School of Arms● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1264
LOSS
Dustin Broglio● · Triangle Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1193
WIN
Jerrod White● · Appalachian Highland Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 3
WIN
Max Fishman● · Triangle Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 3
833
DRAW
Nick Eddy● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 3
WIN
David Rayburn● · Warriors of Ash● Longsword · Pool Set 3
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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Regional At least one of this fighter's ratings is "island" - their rank/percentile is relative to an isolated regional scene, not the global population. Cross-scene rating comparisons are unreliable.