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Robert N. Smith

Nickel City Longsword Academy● · United States
Rating
1452
Record
40W · 17L (57 fights)
Inactive 46m
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Inactive
Current
1452
Peak
1549 August 2021
Record
0W · 0L
Last
September 2022
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1378 #612
Peak
1533 August 2019
Record
0W · 0L
Last
October 2025

Scout analysis

Form
Steady
Recent 68% vs older 71%
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Record: 40W · 17L (70%)
Recent half (28 fights): 68%
Older half (28 fights): 71%
Delta: -3%
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 57 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1296
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1296
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1226
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1414
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 3
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 7
Over/under vs expectation: -1.2 (20 actual / 21.2 expected, n=33)
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
Balanced
Pool 72% · Elim 60%
▾
Pool stage: 36W · 14L (72%)
Elimination: 3W · 2L (60%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
7 events · 2 countries · 4.1 yrs active
2 rated weapons
▾
Tournaments: 7
Countries fought in: 2 (us, ca)
Months active: 49
Fights / year: 14
Rated weapons: 2
Peak
96 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Current rating: 1452
Peak rating: 1549 (August 2021)
Gap to peak: -96
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Recent events
Crossroads 2022● September 2022 Iron Gate Exhibition (IGX) 2019● September 2019 Brick City Brawl 2025● October 2025 SoCal Swordfight 2022● March 2022 Pennsylvania HEMA Open 2021● August 2021

Events & fights (12)

Crossroads 2022●
September 2022 · us
14 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 236 ▼57 · 1,507.5
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 159 ▼27 · 1,351.3
WIN
Christopher Smoot● · Fenris Kunst Des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1549 53%
LOSS
Donald Schumitsh● · Two Ravens Fencing School● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Stephanie Eaton● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1236 81%
WIN
Patrick Kunkel● · Unaffiliated◐ Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Branden Zipplinger● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
David Pharis● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1250 83%
WIN
Keith Leung● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1117 67%
LOSS
Ian Broderick● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Quarterfinals
1352 60%
LOSS
Anthony Buonomo● · Austin Historical Weapons Guild● Sabre · Eighth-Finals
WIN
William Grube● · Queen City Sword Guild● Sabre · Elimination Bracket
LOSS
Justin Hernandez● · Vanguard Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1473 39%
WIN
George Kilantonis● · Broken Plow Western Martial Arts● Sabre · Pool Set 1
804 80%
LOSS
Jonathan Paulino● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Sabre · Pool Set 1
WIN
Amelia Crate● · Lonin League● Sabre · Pool Set 1
Iron Gate Exhibition (IGX) 2019●
September 2019 · us
9 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 307 ▲170 · 1,523.5
WIN
Laurent Theil-Santerre● · Académie Scrimicie● Longsword · Pool 5
1620 32%
WIN
Paul Weinberg● · Massachusetts Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool 5
1131 75%
LOSS
Connor Kemp-Cowell● · Caledonian Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool 5
1512 54%
WIN
Chad Stewart● · Halfmoon Hema● Longsword · Pool 5
1194 79%
WIN
Rebecca Glass● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Pool 5
1077 91%
WIN
Sihong Fu● · Academie Duello● Longsword · Second Pool 4
1561 40%
WIN
Henry Sharum● · Garden State Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Second Pool 4
1452 55%
LOSS
Jonathan Paulino● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Second Pool 4
1759 20%
WIN
Lucas Marra● · Laurel City Historical Fencing● Longsword · Second Pool 4
989 78%
Iron Gate Exhibition 2018◐
September 2018 · us
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
9 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 233 · 1,523.4
WIN
Yichen Liu● · Italian Renaissance Swordsmanship Academy● Longsword · Final
WIN
Jake Mazza● · Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research● Longsword · Pool 2
1139
WIN
Derek Wise● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Pool 2
1072
WIN
William Heide● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Pool 2
WIN
Thomas Duby● · Noble Science Academy● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Jacob Burke● · Noble Science Academy● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Robert Kay● · Noble Science Academy● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Eric Torraca● · Grünberg Freifechter● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Jonny Gillilan● · Grünberg Freifechter● Longsword · Pools
Brick City Brawl 2025●
October 2025 · us
8 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 516 ▲189 · 1,387.7
WIN
Kenneth Hutchinson● · CNY Gallowglass Society● Sabre · Final Pools
WIN
Cassius Nelson● · Carnegie Mellon University HEMA● Sabre · Final Pools
819 77%
LOSS
Connor Stewart● · Rochester Institute of Technology HEMA club● Sabre · Final Pools
LOSS
James Schmidt● · Dartmouth Swordplay Guild● Sabre · Final Pools
1511 36%
WIN
Cesar Alejandro Perez Mesta● · Rochester Historical Fencing● Sabre · Initial Pools
WIN
Kevt'her Hoxha● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Sabre · Initial Pools
WIN
Vivian Zhao● · Salt City Historical Fencing● Sabre · Initial Pools
WIN
Dylan Levine● · Rochester Institute of Technology HEMA club● Sabre · Initial Pools
Ascent Sabre Tournament 2019◐
November 2019 · ru
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 203 ▼136 · 1,384.8
LOSS
Oleg Rodionov● · Fencing Fanatics● Sabre · Round of pools
1400 66%
LOSS
Alexander Rassadkin● · White Company● Sabre · Round of pools
1462 65%
LOSS
Maxim Yun● · PLK● Sabre · Round of pools
1530 53%
LOSS
Andrey Holodov● · Fencing Fanatics● Sabre · Round of pools
LOSS
Iakov Fedorov● · International Academy of Fencing Arts● Sabre · Round of pools
LOSS
Anton Pshenov● · Mistral● Sabre · Round of pools
1430 65%
SoCal Swordfight 2022●
March 2022 · us
8 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 105 ▲10 · 1,356.4
WIN
William Handford● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Sabre · Direct Elimination
1296 48%
LOSS
AJ Trefney● · Two Ravens Fencing School● Sabre · Direct Elimination
1474 41%
LOSS
Samuel Ryals● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · POOL 1
1580 32%
WIN
Adrian Kim● · Ann Arbor Sword Club● Sabre · POOL 1
LOSS
Brandon Caylor● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Sabre · POOL 1
1129 64%
WIN
Stephanie Eaton● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Sabre · POOL 1
1291 57%
LOSS
Collin Vredenburg● · Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy● Sabre · POOL 1
LOSS
Steve Chen● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · POOL 1
Arnold HEMA Classic 2019◐
March 2019 · us
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
7 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 534 ▼256 · 1,411.5
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
1438 71%
WIN
Jake Werner● · Royal Arts Fencing Academy● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
William Joseph● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool
1146 77%
WIN
Robert Soltesz● · Swordsmanship Museum and Academy● Longsword · Pool
WIN
David Reddy● · Gem City Duelists Society● Longsword · Pool
986 87%
LOSS
Thomas Nowak● · Ars Gladii● Longsword · Table of 16
1177 71%
WIN
William Heide● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Table of 32
1249 66%
Great Fight North 2019◐
July 2019 · ca
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
3 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 472 ▲48 · 1,445.2
LOSS
Derek Guard● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Elimination 1
1344 53%
WIN
Jeff Greenwood● · Ottawa Historical Fencing Society● Longsword · Pool 1
1333 58%
WIN
Erika Robertson● · Ottawa Historical Fencing Society● Longsword · Pool 2
1037 69%
Great Fight North 2019○
July 2019
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights ▾
Pennsylvania HEMA Open 2021●
August 2021 · us
12 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 171 ▲94 · 1,549.5
WIN
Mark Whiteman● · Society of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Elim Pools
WIN
Geoff Lehman● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Elim Pools
LOSS
Jonathan Paulino● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Elim Pools
1699 30%
LOSS
Jeff Kim● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Elim Pools
1640 38%
LOSS
Mark Whiteman● · Society of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Cody Zimmer● · Liberty Sword Club● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Brad Lynn● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1314 69%
WIN
Neti Stafford● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Andrew Palmer● · Black Wolf Historic Martial Arts● Longsword · Pools
1199 78%
WIN
Benjamin Delong● · Fenris Kunst Des Fechtens● Longsword · Pools
976 81%
WIN
James Keller● · Harrisburg Longsword● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Devante Casey● · Order of the Talon● Longsword · Pools
Steel City Open 2019●
August 2019 · us
11 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 65 ▲27 · 1,533.3
WIN
J.J. Conlon● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · Eighth-Finals
1269 68%
LOSS
Piotr Przanowski● · Bractwo Szermiercze● Sabre · Gold Medal Match
1488 48%
DRAW
J.J. Conlon● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · Pools
1269 68%
LOSS
Joseph Lilly● · Capital Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · Pools
WIN
Connor Kicmol● · Steel City Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pools
747 82%
DRAW
Michael Gilding● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · Pools
1408 58%
DRAW
Nick Bulan● · Steel City Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pools
1225 71%
WIN
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pools
1099 80%
WIN
Thomas Kesler● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · Pools
1259 72%
WIN
Thomas Kesler● · Gem City Duelists Society● Sabre · Quarterfinals
1259 72%
WIN
Michael Gilding● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · Semifinals
1408 58%
Clash of Claymores 2019●
April 2019 · us
15 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 496 ▲38 · 1,431.3
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 86 · 1,486.0
LOSS
Nathan Wallace● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1499 55%
LOSS
Nicholas Murro● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1193 71%
WIN
James Odebralski● · Nickel City Longsword Academy● Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
C. Burns● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1124 81%
WIN
Patrick McCaffrey● · L'Arte NYC Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1337 71%
WIN
Josh Raines● · Richmond Kunst Des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1262 69%
LOSS
Steven Thomas● · Steel City Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 3
1377 61%
WIN
Aidan Witherspoon● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 3
WIN
Zachary Hollis● · Cymbrogi School of Western Martial Arts● Longsword · Pool Set 3
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1134
WIN
Nathan Wallace● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1167
WIN
William Joseph● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1476
WIN
Airrion Scott● · Mid-Atlantic Society for Historic Swordsmanship● Sabre · Pool Set 2
1590
WIN
Marty Agerton● · Men At Arms Martial Arts● Sabre · Pool Set 2
WIN
Caroline Zook● · Pennsylvania Klopffechters● Sabre · Pool Set 2

Clubmates · Nickel City Longsword Academy● (34)

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