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Sam Head

MK Longsword● · United Kingdom
Rating
1035
Rank
#4,664 (top 62%)
Record
8W · 17L (25 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1035 #4,664
Peak
1191 September 2024
Record
0W · 0L
Last
April 2026

Scout analysis

Form
Rising
Recent 42% vs older 25%
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Record: 8W · 17L (32%)
Recent half (12 fights): 42%
Older half (12 fights): 25%
Delta: +17%
Current streak: 4 Losss
Based on 25 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1124
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Avg opponent rating: 1124
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 970
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1200
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 1
Over/under vs expectation: -2.3 (4 actual / 6.3 expected, n=14)
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 data only
Pool 32%
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Pool stage: 7W · 15L (32%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
5 events · uk · 1.6 yrs active
Single-weapon
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Tournaments: 5
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 19
Fights / year: 15.8
Rated weapons: 1
Peak
155 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Current rating: 1035
Peak rating: 1191 (September 2024)
Gap to peak: -155
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.

Events & fights (5)

Wessex League: Oxford 2024●
September 2024 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2111 · 1,191.4
WIN
Lee Kempton● · Exeter Sparring Group● Longsword · Placement Match
1016
WIN
John Farrelly● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Pools Score 10-2 Review →
LOSS
Callum Crosbie● · Southampton Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools Score 0-11 Review →
WIN
Xu Shangshang● · Fechtschule Ziedông● Longsword · Pools Score 11-5 Review →
LOSS
Rob Newton● · Exeter Sparring Group● Longsword · Pools Score 6-11 Review →
Herne's Cup : March 2025●
March 2025 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4687 ▼2312 · 915.5
LOSS
Charles Django Cornell● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1
876 73%
LOSS
Timothy Noyce● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-11 Review →
1299 57%
LOSS
Arron Robertson● · North Wales Hema Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-11 Review →
LOSS
Sheldon Thorne● · Academy of Steel● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-11 Review →
1021 74%
LOSS
Richard Darkins● · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-6 Review →
Albion Cup 2025●
June 2025 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4405 ▲629 · 997.9
LOSS
Richard Potter● · Wivenhoe HEMA● Longsword · Pools
1221 33%
LOSS
Rémi Arbache● · Recherche et Expérimentation du Geste Historique et Technique● Longsword · Pools
1215 34%
LOSS
Kelsey Dame● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
1344 28%
WIN
Richard Sullivan● · The School of the Sword● Longsword · Pools
1018 51%
WIN
Lucille Wright● · Dawn Duellists Society● Longsword · Pools
939 49%
Herne's Cup 2026●
February 2026 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4456 ▲415 · 1,041.0
LOSS
Marek Kočvara● · Hotspur School of Defence● Longsword · Pools Score 7-9 Review →
WIN
James Robson● · Cambridge HEMA● Longsword · Pools Score 12-5 Review →
WIN
Michael Harwood● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 8-4 Review →
980 45%
LOSS
Rob Newton● · Exeter Sparring Group● Longsword · Pools Score 0-11 Review →
1238 34%
LOSS
James Harrison● · The School of the Sword● Longsword · Top 64
1234 31%
Herne's Cup Open 2026●
April 2026 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4661 ▼102 · 1,037.1
WIN
Wolf Wolfman● · Ausardia● Longsword · Pools Score 8-6 Review →
894 56%
LOSS
James Bullock● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 5-10 Review →
LOSS
Faiz Rahman● · Oxford Sword and Staff● Longsword · Pools Score 4-6 Review →
1272 32%
LOSS
Barry Crowley● · London Longsword Academy● Longsword · Pools Score 3-6 Review →
LOSS
Harry Leng● · Dawn Duellists Society● Longsword · Top 32
1279 28%

Clubmates · MK Longsword● (2)

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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