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William Shepard

Steel Ring Academy● · United States
Inactive 16m
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1104 #3,917
Peak
1181 December 2023
Record
8W · 15L
Last
June 2025

Scout analysis

Longsword

8W · 15L (35%)
Form
Steady
Recent 27% vs older 36%
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Record: 8W · 15L (35%)
Recent half (11 fights): 27%
Older half (11 fights): 36%
Delta: -9%
Current streak: 3 Losses
Based on 23 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-0.6 vs expectation
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Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 1
Over/under vs expectation: -0.6 (5 actual / 5.6 expected, n=14)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Measured
10 exchange-coded matches
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Exchanges per point: 1.64
Avg exchanges / match: 7.7
Doubles / match: 0.5
First scorer rate: 50%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 75%
Stage
Pool specialist
Pool 44% · Elim 0%
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Pool stage: 8W · 10L (44%)
Elimination: 0W · 4L (0%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
77 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Current rating: 1104
Peak rating: 1181 (December 2023)
Gap to peak: -77
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
4 events · us · 2.1 yrs active
Single-weapon
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Tournaments: 4
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 25
Fights / year: 11
Rated weapons: 1

Clubmates · Steel Ring Academy● (4)

Events & fights (4)

Hot Sword Summer 2025●
June 2025 · us
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3366 ▼198 · 1,117.2
WIN
Patrick Resha● · Canopy Longsword● Longsword · Pools Score 8-3 · 2 doubles Review →
860 62%
LOSS
Keith Klopfer● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pools Score 6-13 · 1 double Review →
1020 58%
LOSS
Jack Richeson● · Wisconsin Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pools Score 7-11 · 1 double Review →
1705 11%
LOSS
Nolan Scoretz● · KdF Fencing● Longsword · Top 40 Score 7-13 Review →
1285 39%
Hot Sword Summer 2024●
June 2024 · us
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2344 ▼322 · 1,144.7
LOSS
David Russell● · Society of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1251 37%
LOSS
Fata Alghifari● · Schola St. George● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-12 Review →
LOSS
Michael Duchetta● · Teeth Takers Historical Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 5-12 Review →
1524 24%
LOSS
Tyler Rutherford● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-11 Review →
1441 29%
Winter Ring 2023●
December 2023 · us
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1789 ▲1681 · 1,181.9
LOSS
Taylor Nelson● · Black Flag HEMA● Longsword · Consolation Bracket Score 7-4 Review →
925 46%
WIN
Mike Davidson● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-0 Review →
1240 33%
LOSS
Tyler Rutherford● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-7 Review →
1198 33%
WIN
Derek Quintana● · Page & Blade Society● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 2-1 Review →
WIN
Jason Tatum● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-1 Review →
992 41%
LOSS
Erik Shinkle● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-7 Review →
1077 47%
WIN
Jeff Cunningham● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-1 Review →
742 53%
WIN
Christian Nichols● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-1 Review →
WIN
Taylor Nelson● · Black Flag HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-4 Review →
925 46%
LOSS
Nathan Pumphery● · Crossroads Swords● Longsword · Quarterfinals Score 2-3 Review →
Steel Jam I: Spring 2023●
May 2023 · us
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2876 · 876.7
LOSS
Glenn Best● · Society of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Eighth-Finals Score 2-7 Review →
LOSS
David Russell● · Society of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-5 Review →
LOSS
Joseph Farris● · Bold City Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-6 Review →
948
LOSS
Devon Gary● · Krieg School● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-5 Review →
WIN
Taylor Nelson● · Black Flag HEMA● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-1 · 1 double Review →
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.