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Liam O'Brien

Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts● · Canada
Rating
1361
Rank
#1,527 (top 20%)
Record
0W · 0L (6 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1361 #1,527
Peak
1368 November 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
November 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Regional
Current
888 #1,372
Peak
896 March 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
783 #2,987
Peak
786 November 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
November 2025

Scout analysis

Form
Rising
Recent 60% vs older 50%
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Record: 12W · 7L · 2D (57%)
Recent half (10 fights): 60%
Older half (10 fights): 50%
Delta: +10%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 21 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
Avg opponent 1219
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1219
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1037
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1492
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 1
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 1
Over/under vs expectation: 0 (8 actual / 8 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 specialist
Pool 70% · Elim 50%
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Pool stage: 7W · 3L (70%)
Elimination: 2W · 2L (50%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
4 events · ca · 1.2 yrs active
3 rated weapons
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Tournaments: 4
Countries fought in: 1 (ca)
Months active: 14
Fights / year: 18
Rated weapons: 3
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1361
Peak rating: 1368 (November 2025)
Gap to peak: -6
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Events & fights (8)

King's Cup HEMA Tournament (Blades of Glory) 2025●
September 2025 · ca
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2088 ▲525 · 1,271.1
WIN
Jeff Little● · Blood and Iron Martial Arts● Longsword · Consolation Bracket
677 80%
WIN
Alex Svitashev● · Signum Corvus School of Arms● Longsword · Consolation Quarter Finals
949 75%
LOSS
Brett Biery● · Society for Historical Arms Research and Practice● Longsword · Consolation Semi Finals
1289 51%
WIN
Nick Craft● · Ironwood Sword School● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Callum Carmichael● · Bataireacht and Historical Fencing Faction● Longsword · Pools
1662 26%
DRAW
Niles Cerro● · Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1462 42%
King's Cup 2025○
September 2025
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights ▾
Blades of Glory King's Cup 2024◐
September 2024 · ca
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1923 · 1,216.9
DRAW
Josephine Schryer● · Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing● Longsword · 6
WIN
Jeff Butler● · Signum Corvus School of Arms● Longsword · 6
1112
WIN
Jeffery Hamiliton● · Ironwood Sword School● Longsword · 6
LOSS
Muqing Niu● · Nanjing Axon Martial Arts● Longsword · Elim1
1524
Blades of Glory King's Cup 2024○
September 2024
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
4 fights ▾
Frost on the Blade 2025●
November 2025 · ca
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1394 ▲740 · 1,368.2
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 2679 · 786.9
WIN
Marc Brisebois● · Niagara Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools Score 12-11 Review →
WIN
Jeff Butler● · Signum Corvus School of Arms● Longsword · Pools Score 12-6 Review →
1141 67%
WIN
Geoff Lehman● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Pools Score 12-10 Review →
1441 43%
WIN
Alex Svitashev● · Signum Corvus School of Arms● Longsword · Pools Score 12-7 Review →
1023 74%
LOSS
Kody Keating● · Niagara Historical Fencing● Longsword · Top 32
1405 44%
WIN
Cody King● · Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing● Longsword · Top 60
905 69%
LOSS
Andrew Fleming● · Bataireacht and Historical Fencing Faction● Sabre · Pools Score 8-12 Review →
1569
LOSS
Reymel Sunglao● · Branta School of Arms● Sabre · Pools Score 7-12 Review →
747
LOSS
Evan Macdonald● · Ironwood Sword School● Sabre · Pools Score 6-13 Review →
1322
LOSS
Justin Dawson● · Terra Nova School of Sword● Sabre · Pools Score 9-12 Review →
LOSS
Daniel Niznik● · Ironwood Sword School● Sabre · Top 58
1274
Frost on the Blade 2025○
November 2025
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
1 fight ▾
Frost on the Blade 2024●
November 2024 · ca
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2077 ▼75 · 1,218.7
LOSS
Elnur Kasumov● · Toronto Historical Combatants● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
LOSS
Jeffrey Will● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1669 40%
WIN
Miguel Lamarre● · Highland Sword Fighting Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1
989 73%
LOSS
Evan Macdonald● · Ironwood Sword School● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1402 53%
WIN
Ashly Templeman● · Branta School of Arms● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1089 67%
Spring Steel 2025●
March 2025 · ca
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 1165 · 896.5
LOSS
Daniel Niznik● · Ironwood Sword School● Sword & Buckler · Elimination Bracket
WIN
Evan Macdonald● · Ironwood Sword School● Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Jeff Butler● · Signum Corvus School of Arms● Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Reymel Sunglao● · Branta School of Arms● Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Daniel Ford● · Dueling Weapons Academy of Renaissance Fencing● Sword & Buckler · Pool Set 1

Clubmates · Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts● (10)

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.

Regional At least one of this fighter's ratings is "island" - their rank/percentile is relative to an isolated regional scene, not the global population. Cross-scene rating comparisons are unreliable.