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Michael Foster
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1026
#4,985
Peak
1031
February 2026
Record
5W · 12L
Last
April 2026
Scout analysis
Longsword
5W · 12L (29%)
Longsword
5W · 12L (29%)
Form
Steady
Recent 25% vs older 25%
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Form
Steady
Recent 25% vs older 25%
Record: 5W · 12L (29%)
Recent half (8 fights): 25%
Older half (8 fights): 25%
Delta: 0%
Current streak: 3 Losses
Based on 17 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
-0.2 vs expectation
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Schedule
Punching up
-0.2 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 2
Over/under vs expectation:
-0.2
(3 actual / 3.2 expected, n=9)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Measured
3 exchange-coded matches
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Style
Measured
3 exchange-coded matches
Exchanges per point: 1.41
Avg exchanges / match: 10.3
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 33%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 100%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 29%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 29%
Pool stage: 4W · 10L (29%)
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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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1026
Peak rating: 1031 (February 2026)
Gap to peak: -5
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword (Tier B)
1W · 10L
(9%)
-1.1 vs expectation
(n=5)
avg opponent 1173
+6 fights in 1 thinner division
Reach
3 events · uk · 9 mo active
Single-weapon
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Reach
3 events · uk · 9 mo active
Single-weapon
Tournaments: 3
Countries fought in: 1 (uk)
Months active: 9
Fights / year: 22.7
Rated weapons: 1
Clubmates
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Smart HEMA Clubs●
(66)
- Patrick Rance●
- Tom Crickmore●
- Steven Gallagher●
- Robert Knowles●
- Kristian Barlow●
- Raquel Pullicino●
- Omar Amerah●
- Thomas Walkeden●
- Alex Gilbank●
- Oliver Denton●
- Ted Smith●
- Timothy Noyce●
- Charlotte Barlow●
- Andrew Clarkson●
- Andy McCormack●
- Robbie McSweeney●
- Alex Roskilly●
- Tom Verduyn●
- Stuart Smart●
- Alan Knowles●
- Connor Goddard●
- Karolis Kmita●
- Susie Hall●
- Francois van der Merwe●
- Charles Django Cornell●
- Alfie Smith●
- Daniel King●
- Joe Smart●
- Charlie Haddock●
- Pedro Figueiredo●
- Luis-Francois van der Merwe●
- Rachel Butler●
- Amy O'Toole●
- Cory Ashby-Halstead●
- Finn Gillespie●
- Edward Cope●
- Michael Harwood●
- Ben Winfield●
- Adam Smith●
- Alexandra Patulea●
- Mia Dobson●
- David de Lange●
- James Bullock●
- Lee Anderson●
- Louise Pymer●
- Emily Cope●
- Nicholas Perry●
- Alexander Heyworth●
- James Adamson●
- Stuart Grundy●
- Toby Wheeler●
- James Hornblow●
- Robbie Clarkson●
- Andrew Owen●
- Chris Kent●
- Bryony Richards●
- Dawn Simmons●
- Alistair Moore●
- Adam Layzell●
- Ben Hirschfield●
- Jack Mitchell●
- Kadisha Bowden●
- Shaun Ross●
- Tom Rutson-Tripp●
- Alex Griffiths●
- Mike Lake●
Events & fights
(3)
Herne's Cup Open 2026●
April 2026 · uk
6 fights
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April 2026 · uk
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4753 ▼96 · 1,029.3
WIN
1256 41%
Herne's Cup 2026●
February 2026 · uk
6 fights
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February 2026 · uk
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4563 ▲2319 · 1,031.7
WIN
1136 31%
Herne's Cup : July Open 2025●
July 2025 · uk
5 fights
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July 2025 · uk
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 6349 · 687.4
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.