Michael Foster
Rating
1028
Rank
#4,798
(top 63%)
Record
5W · 12L
(17 fights)
Weapons
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1028
#4,798
Peak
1031
February 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
April 2026
Scout analysis
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 Losss
Based on 17 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Punching up
Avg opponent 1177
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Schedule
Punching up
Avg opponent 1177
Avg opponent rating: 1177
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1084
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1204
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 2
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 1
Over/under vs expectation:
-0.2
(3 actual / 3.2 expected, n=9)
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
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 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.
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
Peak
At peak
Near career best
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Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1028
Peak rating: 1031 (February 2026)
Gap to peak: -3
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Events & fights (3)
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
Herne's Cup 2026●
February 2026 · uk
6 fights
▾
February 2026 · uk
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 4563 ▲2319 · 1,031.7
WIN
1136 31%
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%
Clubmates · 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●
- Alfie Smith●
- Charles Django Cornell●
- 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●
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.