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Joseph DiFrancesca
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1258
#2,407
Peak
1262
March 2026
Record
26W · 35L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Current
1139
#1,028
Peak
1141
March 2026
Record
5W · 8L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger
Current
1071
#903
Peak
1080
February 2025
Record
5W · 8L
Last
February 2025
Scout analysis
Longsword
26W · 35L (43%)
Longsword
26W · 35L (43%)
Form
Rising
Recent 50% vs older 33%
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Form
Rising
Recent 50% vs older 33%
Record: 26W · 35L (43%)
Recent half (30 fights): 50%
Older half (30 fights): 33%
Delta: +17%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 61 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
+2.7 vs expectation
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Schedule
Punching up
+2.7 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 7
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 1
Over/under vs expectation:
+2.7
(19 actual / 16.3 expected, n=45)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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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
Balanced
Pool 41% · Elim 44%
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 41% · Elim 44%
Pool stage: 18W · 26L (41%)
Elimination: 4W · 5L (44%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1258
Peak rating: 1262 (March 2026)
Gap to peak: -3
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword
21W · 26L
(45%)
+3.7 vs expectation
(n=32)
avg opponent 1259
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B)
5W · 9L
(36%)
-1.1 vs expectation
(n=13)
avg opponent 1172
Rapier
5W · 8L (38%)
Rapier
5W · 8L (38%)
Form
Rising
Recent 50% vs older 33%
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Form
Rising
Recent 50% vs older 33%
Record: 5W · 8L (38%)
Recent half (6 fights): 50%
Older half (6 fights): 33%
Delta: +17%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 13 recorded rapier fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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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
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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
Balanced
Pool 43% · Elim 33%
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 43% · Elim 33%
Pool stage: 3W · 4L (43%)
Elimination: 1W · 2L (33%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1139
Peak rating: 1141 (March 2026)
Gap to peak: -1
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Rapier & Dagger
2W · 3L (40%)
Rapier & Dagger
2W · 3L (40%)
Form
Building
40% win rate · 5 fights
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Form
Building
40% win rate · 5 fights
Record: 2W · 3L (40%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 5 recorded rapier & dagger fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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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
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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%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 50%
Pool stage: 2W · 2L (50%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
8 events · us · 2.3 yrs active
2 rated weapons
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Reach
8 events · us · 2.3 yrs active
2 rated weapons
Tournaments: 8
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 28
Fights / year: 33.9
Rated weapons: 2
Clubmates
·
L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing●
(19)
Events & fights
(8)
Frogfecht 2026●
March 2026 · us
17 fights
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March 2026 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2338 ▲182 · 1,262.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 1048 ▲196 · 1,141.5
Longsword As Seen On TV 2026●
January 2026 · us
6 fights
▾
January 2026 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2469 ▲111 · 1,243.7
Yule Duel 2025●
December 2025 · us
18 fights
▾
December 2025 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2580 ▲1405 · 1,231.8
Revolution Rumble 2025●
July 2025 · us
8 fights
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July 2025 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3710 ▼117 · 1,086.0
LOSS
1374 31%
FrogFecht 2025●
March 2025 · us
14 fights
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March 2025 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3282 ▲1530 · 1,095.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 959 · 1,059.5
WIN
1100 30%
LOSS
1619 9%
Philly Rapier League Winter Challenge 2025●
February 2025 · us
5 fights
▾
February 2025 · us
Golden Toaster Longsword Open 2024●
December 2024 · us
5 fights
▾
December 2024 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4710 ▲355 · 850.9
LOSS
1038 30%
WIN
1282 22%
6 fights
▾
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3850 · 763.3
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.
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.