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Sam Sobolev

LA Skirmish● · United States
Rating
1687 Regional
Rank
#12 (top 2% of island)
Record
14W · 1L (15 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Singlestick Regional
Current
1687 #12
Peak
1690 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1421 #485
Peak
1423 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1389 #1,287
Peak
1392 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Current
1236 #731
Peak
1408 March 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026

Scout analysis

Form
Rising
Recent 100% vs older 50%
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Record: 9W · 3L (75%)
Recent half (6 fights): 100%
Older half (6 fights): 50%
Delta: +50%
Current streak: 6 Wins
Based on 12 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1184
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1184
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1040
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1376
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 3
Over/under needs 5+ rated fights - calculating as more data lands.
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 83%
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Pool stage: 5W · 1L (83%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
2 events · us · 1 yrs active
4 rated weapons
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 12
Fights / year: 12
Rated weapons: 4
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Current rating: 1389
Peak rating: 1392 (March 2026)
Gap to peak: -2
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Events & fights (2)

LoCal Swordfight 2026●
March 2026 · us
28 fights ▾
LOSS
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Longsword · Gold Medal Match
1607 29%
WIN
Zach Hoffman● · SoCal Swords● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Saxon Sherlock● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Longsword · Pools
1309 52%
WIN
Dominic Gourley● · SoCal Swords● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Liam Ranous● · Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Gavin Brunamonte● · En Garde Fencing● Longsword · Semifinals
WIN
Declan MacPhail● · SoCal Swords● Longsword · Top 8
764 70%
WIN
Jay Trojan● · En Garde Fencing● Sabre · Gold Medal Match
LOSS
Michael Giebitz● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Sabre · Pools
1043
WIN
Stephen Sabo● · San Diego Swordfighters● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Mike Carlson● · F3 Sword Academy● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Zachary Lee● · Charlottesville HEMA● Sabre · Semifinals
WIN
James Hines● Sabre · Top 16
WIN
Justin Hsieh● · Kron Martial Arts● Sabre · Top 32
WIN
Alain Bloch● Sabre · Top 8
WIN
Thamson Heneghan● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Rapier · Bronze Medal Match
789 76%
WIN
Saxon Sherlock● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Rapier · Pools
965 77%
WIN
Thamson Heneghan● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Rapier · Pools
789 76%
LOSS
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Rapier · Pools
1113 74%
LOSS
Saxon Sherlock● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Rapier · Semifinals
965 77%
WIN
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Singlestick · Gold Medal Match
1386 58%
WIN
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Singlestick · Pools
1386 58%
WIN
Declan MacPhail● · SoCal Swords● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Nathaniel Yu● · SoCal Swords● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Zach Hoffman● · SoCal Swords● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Thamson Heneghan● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Singlestick · Pools
899 79%
WIN
Gavin Brunamonte● · En Garde Fencing● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Zach Hoffman● · SoCal Swords● Singlestick · Semifinals
LoCal Swordfight 2025●
March 2025 · us
17 fights ▾
WIN
Torin Dabbs● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Bronze Medal Match
1059
WIN
Chloe Ung● · SoCal Swords● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Longsword · Pools
1234
LOSS
Ivor Levinthal● · Einhorn Los Angeles Historical Fencing Arts● Longsword · Semifinals
1286
WIN
Logan Zuniga● · Kron Martial Arts● Longsword · Top 8
1027
LOSS
Christian Jacob Peralta● · En Garde Fencing● Rapier · Gold Medal Match
1690
WIN
Thamson Heneghan● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Rapier · Pools
WIN
Ben Hoang● · Reno HEMA Speakeasy● Rapier · Pools
WIN
Ivor Levinthal● · Einhorn Los Angeles Historical Fencing Arts● Rapier · Pools
1285
WIN
Ivor Levinthal● · Einhorn Los Angeles Historical Fencing Arts● Rapier · Semifinals
1285
WIN
Christian Jacob Peralta● · En Garde Fencing● Singlestick · Gold Medal Match
1256
LOSS
Isaac Benzing● · Mordhau Historical Combat● Singlestick · Pools
889
WIN
Christian Jacob Peralta● · En Garde Fencing● Singlestick · Pools
1256
WIN
Ben Hoang● · Reno HEMA Speakeasy● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Thamson Heneghan● · Burning Sun Historical Swordsmanship● Singlestick · Pools
WIN
Ivor Levinthal● · Einhorn Los Angeles Historical Fencing Arts● Singlestick · Pools
1322
WIN
Moss Konrad● · Ironwood Historic Swordsmanship● Singlestick · Pools

Clubmates · LA Skirmish● (4)

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.