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David Russell

Society of Historical Fencing● · United States
Rating
1609
Rank
#158 (top 4%)
Record
19W · 8L (27 fights)
Inactive 14m
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1609 #158
Peak
1619 May 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
May 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1477 #790
Peak
1490 June 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
June 2025
Mixed & Men's Singlestick Regional
Current
1029 #347
Peak
1040 September 2024
Record
0W · 0L
Last
September 2024

Scout analysis

Form
Cooling
Recent 62% vs older 77%
▾
Record: 19W · 8L (70%)
Recent half (13 fights): 62%
Older half (13 fights): 77%
Delta: -15%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 27 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1269
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1269
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1131
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1521
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 5
Over/under vs expectation: +0.5 (10 actual / 9.5 expected, n=16)
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 82% · Elim 57%
▾
Pool stage: 14W · 3L (82%)
Elimination: 4W · 3L (57%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
4 events · us · 2.1 yrs active
3 rated weapons
▾
Tournaments: 4
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 25
Fights / year: 13
Rated weapons: 3
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1477
Peak rating: 1490 (June 2025)
Gap to peak: -12
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Events & fights (5)

Steel Jam III 2024●
September 2024 · us
15 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 659 ▲153 · 1,447.9
  • Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 245 · 1,040.8
WIN
Joshua Zeballos● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Christopher Preston● · Gainesville HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1041 79%
WIN
Chase Thompson● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Eric Musgrove● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Bronze Medal Match
1430 61%
WIN
Hunter McCarraher● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
LOSS
Tyler Rutherford● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1450 53%
WIN
Devon Klausner● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1310 65%
LOSS
Eric Musgrove● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1430 61%
WIN
Devon Klausner● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Quarterfinals
1310 65%
LOSS
Benjamin Aycrigg● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Semifinals
1871 22%
LOSS
Jesse Speedy● · Unaffiliated◐ Singlestick · Eighth-Finals
WIN
Joshua Zeballos● · Crossroads Swords● Singlestick · Elimination Bracket
LOSS
Nathan Pumphery● · Crossroads Swords● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Tom Lucas● · Leviathan Historical Fencing● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
WIN
Hunter McCarraher● Singlestick · Pool Set 1
Steel Jam V 2025●
May 2025 · us
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 103 ▲1548 · 1,619.3
WIN
Mikkel Laigaard● · Page & Blade Society● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Chris Becerril● · Palm Beach Sword School● Sabre · Pools
1177 40%
WIN
Nathan Urban-Gedamke● · Palm Beach Sword School● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Jakoah Amidon● · Page & Blade Society● Sabre · Gold Medal Match
1258 37%
WIN
Robert Burch● · Crossroads Swords● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Jared Graham● · Palm Beach Sword School● Sabre · Pools
WIN
John Fonseca● · Saint Martin's HEMA Club● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Kenneth Parker● · Society of Historical Fencing● Sabre · Semifinals
1179 40%
WIN
John Adler● · Society of Historical Fencing● Sabre · Top 16
WIN
Michael Roth● · Heartland HEMA Historical Fencing Club● Sabre · Top 8
1761 18%
Steel Jam I: Spring 2023●
May 2023 · us
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1107 · 1,258.9
WIN
Jakoah Amidon● · Page & Blade Society● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
WIN
William Shepard● · Steel Ring Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Devon Gary● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Joseph Farris● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1
948
WIN
Taylor Nelson● · Black Flag HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Devon Gary● · Krieg School● Longsword · Quarterfinals
Hot Sword Summer 2025●
June 2025 · us
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 628 ▲235 · 1,490.5
WIN
Nathan Welch● · Schola St. George● Longsword · Pools
971 75%
WIN
Edgar Wiseman● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Bo Davis● · Carolina Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pools
1326 58%
WIN
Nick Musso● · Black Flag HEMA● Longsword · Pools
991 70%
LOSS
Billy Matt Thompson● · Atlanta Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Top 16
1503 52%
WIN
Matthew Price● · Canopy Longsword● Longsword · Top 32
Hot Sword Summer 2024●
June 2024 · us
9 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 781 ▲757 · 1,412.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1221 · 982.6
LOSS
Tyler Rutherford● · Krieg School● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1441 46%
WIN
William Shepard● · Steel Ring Academy● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1177 63%
WIN
Christian Nichols● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1029 67%
WIN
Justin Campbell● · Ochs America● Longsword · Pool Set 1
949 62%
WIN
Kasey McClelland● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1385 54%
LOSS
David Levine● · Schola St. George● Sabre · Elimination Bracket
LOSS
Matthew Mock● · Saint Martin's HEMA Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
WIN
Kasey McClelland● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1178
LOSS
William Cox● · Leviathan Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pool Set 1

Clubmates · Society of Historical Fencing● (22)

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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