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Gary Ledford
Inactive 13m
Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler
Current
1565
#132
Peak
1610
July 2021
Record
49W · 28L
Last
July 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1348
#717
Peak
1366
October 2024
Record
8W · 7L · 1D
Last
October 2024
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Inactive
Current
1389
Peak
1575
August 2018
Record
37W · 19L
Last
February 2022
Mixed & Men's Singlestick
Inactive
Current
1225
Peak
1289
August 2018
Record
5W · 4L
Last
August 2018
Scout analysis
Sword & Buckler
49W · 28L (64%)
Sword & Buckler
49W · 28L (64%)
Form
Rising
Recent 71% vs older 55%
▾
Form
Rising
Recent 71% vs older 55%
Record: 49W · 28L (64%)
Recent half (38 fights): 71%
Older half (38 fights): 55%
Delta: +16%
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 77 recorded sword & buckler fights.
Schedule
Punching up
+5.7 vs expectation
▾
Schedule
Punching up
+5.7 vs expectation
Quality wins (won as clear underdog): 7
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 2
Over/under vs expectation:
+5.7
(30 actual / 24.3 expected, n=46)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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
Balanced
Pool 80% · Elim 63%
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 80% · Elim 63%
Pool stage: 32W · 8L (80%)
Elimination: 10W · 6L (63%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
44 pts off peak
Currently below peak
▾
Peak
44 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1565
Peak rating: 1610 (July 2021)
Gap to peak: -44
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler
37W · 17L
(69%)
+4.1 vs expectation
(n=34)
avg opponent 1227
Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler (Open)
5W · 4L
(56%)
0 vs expectation
(n=6)
avg opponent 1188
+14 fights in 2 thinner divisions
Longsword
37W · 19L (66%)
Longsword
37W · 19L (66%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 54% vs older 79%
▾
Form
Cooling
Recent 54% vs older 79%
Record: 37W · 19L (66%)
Recent half (28 fights): 54%
Older half (28 fights): 79%
Delta: -25%
Current streak: 2 Wins
Based on 56 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
+0.6 vs expectation
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Schedule
Getting ambushed
+0.6 vs expectation
Upset losses (lost as clear favourite): 6
Over/under vs expectation:
+0.6
(20 actual / 19.4 expected, n=33)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Fast starter
4 exchange-coded matches
▾
Style
Fast starter
4 exchange-coded matches
Exchanges per point: 2.5
Avg exchanges / match: 8.8
Doubles / match: 0.75
First scorer rate: 75%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 100%
Stage
Balanced
Pool 63% · Elim 62%
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Stage
Balanced
Pool 63% · Elim 62%
Pool stage: 15W · 9L (63%)
Elimination: 8W · 5L (62%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
185 pts off peak
Currently below peak
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Peak
185 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1389
Peak rating: 1575 (August 2018)
Gap to peak: -185
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword
28W · 12L
(70%)
+3 vs expectation
(n=26)
avg opponent 1196
Mixed Synthetic Longsword
7W · 2L
(78%)
+7 fights in 2 thinner divisions
Sabre
8W · 7L · 1D (50%)
Sabre
8W · 7L · 1D (50%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 38% vs older 63%
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Form
Cooling
Recent 38% vs older 63%
Record: 8W · 7L · 1D (50%)
Recent half (8 fights): 38%
Older half (8 fights): 63%
Delta: -25%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 16 recorded sabre fights.
Schedule
Comfort bracket
+0.8 vs expectation
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Schedule
Comfort bracket
+0.8 vs expectation
Over/under vs expectation:
+0.8
(3 actual / 2.2 expected, n=5)
Expectation stats compare each result with the win chance implied by both fighters' ratings in that division.
Style
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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 62%
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Stage
Pool data only
Pool 62%
Pool stage: 8W · 5L (62%)
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: 1348
Peak rating: 1366 (October 2024)
Gap to peak: -18
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Sabre (Open)
4W · 4L · 1D
(44%)
+0.8 vs expectation
(n=5)
avg opponent 1392
+7 fights in 2 thinner divisions
Singlestick
5W · 4L (56%)
Singlestick
5W · 4L (56%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 50% vs older 75%
▾
Form
Cooling
Recent 50% vs older 75%
Record: 5W · 4L (56%)
Recent half (4 fights): 50%
Older half (4 fights): 75%
Delta: -25%
Current streak: 2 Wins
Based on 9 recorded singlestick fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
▾
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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 57%
▾
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 57%
Pool stage: 4W · 3L (57%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
63 pts off peak
Currently below peak
▾
Peak
63 pts off peak
Currently below peak
Current rating: 1225
Peak rating: 1289 (August 2018)
Gap to peak: -63
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Mixed Weapon
6W · 1L (86%)
Mixed Weapon
6W · 1L (86%)
Form
Building
86% win rate · 7 fights
▾
Form
Building
86% win rate · 7 fights
Record: 6W · 1L (86%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 7 recorded mixed weapon fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
▾
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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 specialist
Pool 100% · Elim 67%
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Stage
Pool specialist
Pool 100% · Elim 67%
Pool stage: 4W · 0L (100%)
Elimination: 2W · 1L (67%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Messer
0W · 4L (0%)
Messer
0W · 4L (0%)
Form
Building
0% win rate · 4 fights
▾
Form
Building
0% win rate · 4 fights
Record: 0W · 4L (0%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 4 Losses
Based on 4 recorded messer fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
▾
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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
Sample too small
Stage breakdown pending
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Stage
Sample too small
Stage breakdown pending
Pool stage: needs 3+ coded fights.
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
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Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Basket-Hilted Broadsword
1W · 2L (33%)
Basket-Hilted Broadsword
1W · 2L (33%)
Form
Building
33% win rate · 3 fights
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Form
Building
33% win rate · 3 fights
Record: 1W · 2L (33%)
Trajectory needs 8+ fights - will sharpen as more data lands.
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 3 recorded basket-hilted broadsword fights.
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
▾
Schedule
Schedule forming
Expectation data pending
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
Building signal
Needs more exchange data
▾
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 33%
▾
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 33%
Pool stage: 1W · 2L (33%)
Elimination: needs 3+ coded fights.
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
▾
Peak
Peak data pending
Peak volatility low
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
Reach
16 events · 2 countries · 10.3 yrs active
4 rated weapons
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Reach
16 events · 2 countries · 10.3 yrs active
4 rated weapons
Tournaments: 16
Countries fought in: 2 (us, ca)
Months active: 123
Fights / year: 16.8
Rated weapons: 4
Clubmates
·
SoCal Swords●
(79)
- Clare Lahey●
- Myles Cupp●
- Jonathan Clyde Ying●
- Eric Hardeman●
- Rachel Van Dyke●
- Timothy Magnuson●
- Joseph Campbell●
- Lacey Cupp●
- Christian Killingsworth●
- James Samples●
- Forenz Arabian●
- Kalan Miurrelle●
- Dylan McGee●
- Joshua Warner●
- Brian Orf●
- RJ McKeehan●
- Christina Heine●
- Nathaniel Walsh●
- AJ Atry●
- Danny Voigt●
- EJ Trovada●
- Stephanie Fousek●
- Wesley Ho●
- Alexander Lianides●
- CaiPendragon Skigin●
- Trevor Amspaugh●
- Jason Ledsinger●
- Adriana Beals●
- Emmett Strozewski●
- Curtis Andrews●
- Brian Frick●
- Johannes Rasinkangas●
- Zach Hoffman●
- Erin Wildman●
- Ben Hosac●
- Charles Martinez●
- Francisco Hitt●
- Declan MacPhail●
- Jakob Stanton●
- Dustin Howe●
- Zixiong Zhao●
- Andy Seaboyer●
- Neko Kelly●
- Hayden Malloch●
- Nathaniel Yu●
- Cody Flemming-Powell●
- Nicolas Sirimongkol●
- Abigail Watson●
- Chloe Ung●
- Marco Martinez●
- Ricky Cristales●
- Andrew Loyola●
- Brandon Smith●
- Derek Hull●
- Justin Wood●
- Taylor Johnson●
- Adriana Astraea●
- Ethan Shanklin●
- Holden Barker●
- Dan Cheung●
- David Liu●
- Dominic Gourley●
- Edgar Flores●
- Evan Arnold●
- Jonathan Mason●
- Bryan Hofman●
- Christopher Glasow●
- Evan Peter●
- Gary Chang●
- Jack Kiesecker●
- Joseph Lin●
- Landon Balagtas●
- Tran Hung●
- Carlos Zamora●
- Jackson Wright●
- Matthew Lawrence●
- Nolan Duino●
- Sean Dickinson●
- Tyler Nakamura●
Events & fights
(19)
Combat Con 2016●
July 2016 · us
8 fights
▾
July 2016 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 117 ▲54 · 1,024.3
SoCal Swordfight 2015●
November 2015 · us
6 fights
▾
November 2015 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 113 · 757.1
CombatCon 2025●
July 2025 · us
6 fights
▾
July 2025 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 111 ▲55 · 1,579.1
WIN
Andrew Bradford●
·
Sacramento Historical Fencing Academy●
Sword & Buckler
· Pools
Score 5-2
Review →
982 76%
WIN
760 81%
WIN
1115 62%
Cactus Cup 2025●
July 2025 · us
6 fights
▾
July 2025 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 111 ▲55 · 1,579.1
Fright Fight 2024●
October 2024 · us
18 fights
▾
October 2024 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 390 ▲305 · 1,366.9
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 133 ▼15 · 1,519.1
WIN
931 89%
WIN
987 71%
WIN
1210 63%
SoCal Swordfight 2023●
February 2023 · us
4 fights
▾
February 2023 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 345 ▲29 · 1,214.6
Sandstorm 2017●
September 2017 · us
8 fights
▾
September 2017 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 464 · 1,326.5
WIN
1235
WIN
1134
Combat Con 2022●
July 2022 · us
6 fights
▾
July 2022 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 35 ▼13 · 1,573.3
LOSS
1608 48%
SoCal Swordfight 2022●
February 2022 · us
7 fights
▾
February 2022 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 238 ▲37 · 1,447.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 232 · 1,156.3
Combat Con 2021●
July 2021 · us
11 fights
▾
July 2021 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 375 ▼44 · 1,430.0
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 32 ▲30 · 1,610.2
LOSS
1776 20%
LOSS
Anthony Buonomo●
·
Austin Historical Weapons Guild●
Longsword
· Pool Set 1
Score 4-7 · 1 double
Review →
1567 42%
LOSS
Ben Blythe●
·
Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship●
Longsword
· Pool Set 1
Score 4-8
Review →
1449 57%
WIN
1163 82%
WIN
1542 50%
SoCal Swordfight 2020●
February 2020 · us
12 fights
▾
February 2020 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 401 ▲44 · 1,484.5
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 80 ▲59 · 1,563.0
Combat Con 2019●
August 2019 · us
11 fights
▾
August 2019 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 400 ▼18 · 1,477.6
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 127 ▲132 · 1,471.9
WIN
680 79%
LOSS
Michael Woodford●
·
Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship●
Longsword
· Pool Set 1
Score 1-2
Review →
1356 70%
WIN
1402 64%
WIN
1511 31%
WIN
1063 54%
WIN
1392 39%
Victoria Highland Games 2019●
May 2019 · ca
6 fights
▾
May 2019 · ca
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 372 ▼47 · 1,485.0
SoCal Swordfight 2019●
February 2019 · us
9 fights
▾
February 2019 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 307 ▼133 · 1,504.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 224 ▲58 · 1,307.3
LOSS
915 59%
Combat Con 2018●
August 2018 · us
18 fights
▾
August 2018 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 142 ▲312 · 1,575.3
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 240 ▲74 · 1,233.2
- Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 88 ▲17 · 1,289.5
WIN
1325 45%
LOSS
1500 36%
LOSS
1048 43%
WIN
1272 38%
SoCal Swordfight 2018●
February 2018 · us
18 fights
▾
February 2018 · us
Rating outcome
- Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 367 ▲177 · 1,410.4
- Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Rank 239 ▲84 · 1,140.1
- Mixed & Men's Singlestick Rank 93 · 1,250.6
WIN
1276 66%
WIN
1359 44%
WIN
Jarrett Ebersberger●
·
Denver Historical Fencing Academy●
Longsword
· Pool Matches
Score 6-4 · 1 double
Review →
820 73%
LOSS
1423
LOSS
Adam Simmons●
·
Phoenix Society of Historical Swordsmanship●
Sword & Buckler
· Pool Matches
Score 0-10
Review →
1482 31%
WIN
942 50%
CombatCon 2015○
June 2015
No match-level data
4 fights
▾
June 2015
No match-level data
SoCal Swordfight 2017○
February 2017
No match-level data
7 fights
▾
February 2017
No match-level data
SoCal Swordfight 2024○
February 2024
No match-level data
7 fights
▾
February 2024
No match-level data
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.