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Richard Darkins

Mercian Medieval Fight Club● · United Kingdom
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1141 #3,755
Peak
1147 February 2026
Record
5W · 5L
Last
February 2026

Scout analysis

Longsword

5W · 5L (50%)
Form
Rising
Recent 60% vs older 40%
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Record: 5W · 5L (50%)
Recent half (5 fights): 60%
Older half (5 fights): 40%
Delta: +20%
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 10 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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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
Fast starter
3 exchange-coded matches
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Exchanges per point: 1.86
Avg exchanges / match: 8.7
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 100%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 67%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 56%
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Pool stage: 5W · 4L (56%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1141
Peak rating: 1147 (February 2026)
Gap to peak: -5
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
2 events · uk · 11 mo active
Single-weapon
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 11
Fights / year: 10.9
Rated weapons: 1

Clubmates · Mercian Medieval Fight Club● (15)

Events & fights (2)

Herne's Cup 2026●
February 2026 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3390 ▲1745 · 1,147.3
WIN
Valerie Gouldie● · The School of the Sword● Longsword · Pools Score 6-5 Review →
991 50%
LOSS
Alexander Heyworth● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pools Score 2-10 Review →
1350 31%
WIN
Victor Tsoi● · London Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools Score 7-6 Review →
WIN
Lee Valentine● · Academy of Steel● Longsword · Pools Score 10-2 Review →
LOSS
Angus Dingwall● · The Vanguard Centre● Longsword · Top 64 Score 2-10 Review →
Herne's Cup : March 2025●
March 2025 · uk
5 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4294 · 967.2
LOSS
Sheldon Thorne● · Academy of Steel● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-10 Review →
1021
LOSS
Timothy Noyce● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-11 Review →
1299
WIN
Charles Django Cornell● · Smart HEMA Clubs● Longsword · Pool Set 1
876
LOSS
Arron Robertson● · North Wales Hema Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-11 Review →
WIN
Sam Head● · MK Longsword● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-4 Review →
1188
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.