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Joshua Rankin

Basingstoke HEMA · United Kingdom
Inactive 13m

Weapons & Rank/ratings

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1095 #4,053
Peak
1105 July 2025
Record
7W · 11L
Last
July 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler
Inactive
Current
914
Peak
1040 September 2023
Record
2W · 8L
Last
November 2023

Scout analysis

Longsword

7W · 11L (39%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 33% vs older 44%
Record: 7W · 11L (39%)
Recent half (9 fights): 33%
Older half (9 fights): 44%
Delta: -11%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 18 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-0.1 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 1
Over/under vs expectation: -0.1 (3 actual / 3.1 expected, n=7)
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 38%
Pool stage: 6W · 10L (38%)
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: 1095
Peak rating: 1105 (July 2025)
Gap to peak: -10
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B) 3W · 6L (33%) -0.7 vs expectation (n=6) avg opponent 1153
+9 fights in 2 thinner divisions

Sword & Buckler

2W · 8L (20%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 0% vs older 40%
Record: 2W · 8L (20%)
Recent half (5 fights): 0%
Older half (5 fights): 40%
Delta: -40%
Current streak: 6 Losses
Based on 10 recorded sword & buckler fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 1
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 0%
Pool stage: 0W · 7L (0%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
126 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 914
Peak rating: 1040 (September 2023)
Gap to peak: -126
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
+10 fights in 2 thinner divisions
Reach
4 events · uk · 1.8 yrs active
2 rated weapons
Tournaments: 4
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 22
Fights / year: 15.3
Rated weapons: 2

Clubmates · Basingstoke HEMA (18)

Events & fights (4)

5 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3530 ▲425 · 1,105.9
LOSS
Arthur Trickett · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pools Score 9-12 Review →
956 49%
WIN
Ben Winfield · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pools Score 11-7 Review →
LOSS
Edward Hancock · Ausardia Longsword · Pools Score 8-11 Review →
LOSS
Jamie Budge · Hotspur School of Defence Longsword · Pools Score 0-12 Review →
1296 37%
WIN
Daniel Antrobus · Mercian Medieval Fight Club Longsword · Pools Score 10-8 Review →
1278 42%
Albion Cup 2024
June 2024 · uk
4 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2906 ▼197 · 1,062.6
LOSS
Christopher O'Toole · MK Longsword Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-7 Review →
1087 47%
LOSS
Alex Roskilly · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-11 Review →
1471 25%
LOSS
Owain Mahoney · Edel Fencing Academy Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-12 Review →
WIN
Madeleine Thomson · The Vanguard Centre Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 11-2 Review →
829 73%
Wessex League: Swindon 2023
November 2023 · uk
10 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2365 ▲1359 · 1,081.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 795 ▼175 · 938.2
LOSS
Alex Roskilly · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Finals
WIN
Stuart Grundy · Smart HEMA Clubs Longsword · Finals
WIN
WIN
Kelsey Dame · London Historical Fencing Club Longsword · Pools Score 9-8 Review →
973 39%
WIN
Dylan Jeffreys · Exmoor HEMA Longsword · Pools Score 10-4 Review →
LOSS
Dimitri ten Have · Historisch Schermgilde Limburg Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 7-10 Review →
731 65%
LOSS
Kristian Barlow · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 4-10 Review →
1193 45%
LOSS
Abi Waller · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 4-7 Review →
LOSS
Stephen Howell · The Renaissance Sword Club Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 0-10 Review →
1452 39%
LOSS
Steven Gallagher · Smart HEMA Clubs Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1 Score 6-10 Review →
1283 49%
Wessex League: Winnersh 2023
September 2023 · uk
9 fights
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3607 · 764.0
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 623 · 1,040.8
LOSS
1452
LOSS
960
LOSS
Mateusz Leksander · Ausardia Longsword · Pool Set 1
1331
LOSS
1253
LOSS
William Wallace · Dublin HEMA Club Sword & Buckler · Pools
LOSS
Richard Sullivan · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Pools
WIN
Martin Clarke · Exmoor HEMA Sword & Buckler · Seeding
WIN
Mick Ruane · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Seeding
LOSS
Mick Ruane · The School of the Sword Sword & Buckler · Semi-Finals
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.