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Douglas Silfies

L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● · United States
Rating
1278
Rank
#655 (top 32%)
Record
28W · 61L · 9D (105 fights)
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Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Current
1278 #655
Peak
1279 April 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
April 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1183 #3,149
Peak
1187 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
963 #2,321
Peak
973 March 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger Regional
Current
790 #1,392
Peak
799 February 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
February 2025

Scout analysis

Form
Rising
Recent 39% vs older 18%
▾
Record: 28W · 61L · 9D (29%)
Recent half (49 fights): 39%
Older half (49 fights): 18%
Delta: +21%
Current streak: 1 Win
Based on 98 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1233
▾
Avg opponent rating: 1233
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1072
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1318
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 3
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 12
Over/under vs expectation: -1.1 (19 actual / 20.1 expected, n=58)
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 31% · Elim 50%
▾
Pool stage: 23W · 52L (31%)
Elimination: 4W · 4L (50%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
10 events · us · 6.8 yrs active
4 rated weapons
▾
Tournaments: 10
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 81
Fights / year: 14.5
Rated weapons: 4
Peak
At peak
Near career best
▾
Current rating: 1183
Peak rating: 1187 (March 2026)
Gap to peak: -3
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.
Recent events
Frogfecht 2026● March 2026 Scotty Scuffle 2025● March 2025 SoCal Swordfight 2023● March 2023 SoCal Swordfight 2022● March 2022 Queen's Gambit 2025● July 2025

Events & fights (14)

Frogfecht 2026●
March 2026 · us
9 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3072 ▲339 · 1,187.1
WIN
Annette Sherrod● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Lower Bracket
800 77%
LOSS
Joseph DiFrancesca● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Lower Bracket
1242 34%
LOSS
Nick Reynolds● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Pools
1741 2%
LOSS
Joe Yarmac● · Rhode Island Fencing Academy & Club● Longsword · Pools
1377 18%
WIN
Christopher Beauregard● · Forte Swordplay● Longsword · Pools
1470 10%
WIN
Antonio Venmahavong● · Black Cat Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
981 56%
WIN
David Lillethun● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Pools
1183 47%
LOSS
Ian Burgess-Linden● · Crossing Fight School● Longsword · Top 32
1532 7%
WIN
Brandon Milby● · Black Cat Historical Fencing● Longsword · Top 46
1104 45%
Scotty Scuffle 2025●
March 2025 · us
17 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2745 ▼260 · 1,160.9
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre Rank 1626 · 973.8
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 1435 · 788.9
WIN
Gabriel Gallegos● · Metropolitan Historical Fencing Academy● Longsword · Eighth-Finals
LOSS
Nicholas Piper● · CU-Lock Haven HEMA Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Jesse May● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1041 65%
LOSS
Kody Keating● · Niagara Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1
1311 30%
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Quarterfinals
1556 10%
LOSS
Steven Corwin● · Unaffiliated◐ Sabre · Bronze Medal Match
1089
LOSS
Kody Keating● · Niagara Historical Fencing● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1309
WIN
Lauren Loria-Sklar● Sabre · Pool Set 1
690
LOSS
Andrew Hoe● · Carnegie Mellon University HEMA● Sabre · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Pool Set 1
1449
LOSS
Steven Corwin● · Unaffiliated◐ Sabre · Pool Set 1
1089
WIN
Andrew Hoe● · Carnegie Mellon University HEMA● Sabre · Quarterfinals
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Sabre · Semifinals
1449
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Rapier · Pool Set 1
1515
DRAW
Lauren Loria-Sklar● Rapier · Pool Set 1
790
LOSS
Ethan Huang● Rapier · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Nate Dolphin● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Rapier · Pool Set 1
SoCal Swordfight 2023●
March 2023 · us
13 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2319 ▼27 · 958.3
LOSS
Travis Hugan● · Ann Arbor Sword Club● Longsword · Pool
1258 25%
WIN
Pete May● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
1381 18%
LOSS
Geoff Ebbert● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
Alec Willette● · Two Ravens Fencing School● Longsword · Pool
1182 28%
LOSS
Flynn Castellanos● · Lake Forest Sword Academy● Longsword · Pool
1434 15%
LOSS
Robert Sherry● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pool
1262 26%
LOSS
Jackson Whiteside● · Nashville School of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
RJ Bacon● · Boston Armizare● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
Sai Rallabhandi● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
Tony Cavalline● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
1184 28%
WIN
Kaitlin Evans● · Queen City Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool
747 63%
LOSS
Donald Schumitsh● · Two Ravens Fencing School● Longsword · Table of 64
1481 13%
LOSS
Edward Flagg● · Black Bear Historical Fencing● Longsword · Table of 64
SoCal Swordfight 2022●
March 2022 · us
14 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1152 ▲131 · 936.6
WIN
Jennifer Paschke● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Direct Elimination
LOSS
Ethan Adkins● · Queen City Sword Guild● Longsword · Direct Elimination
WIN
Nishchal Nigam● · Steel City Historical Fencing● Longsword · Direct Elimination
1081 42%
LOSS
J.J. Conlon● · Gem City Duelists Society● Longsword · Direct Elimination
1550 20%
LOSS
Christian Buettner● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · POOL 10
1142 37%
LOSS
Gerard Averill● · Nashville School of Historical Fencing● Longsword · POOL 10
LOSS
Kyle Potts● Longsword · POOL 10
LOSS
Eric King● · Columbus Saber Academy● Longsword · POOL 10
1478 23%
LOSS
C. Burns● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · POOL 10
1361 30%
WIN
Kaitlyn Sumpter● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · POOL 2
LOSS
Ethan Adkins● · Queen City Sword Guild● Longsword · POOL 2
LOSS
William Grube● · Queen City Sword Guild● Longsword · POOL 2
LOSS
Elanora Dovat● · Unaffiliated◐ Longsword · POOL 2
1051 48%
LOSS
LeRoy Brown● · Indianapolis Fencing Club● Longsword · POOL 2
Queen's Gambit 2025●
July 2025 · us
3 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2974 ▲28 · 1,165.5
WIN
Joshua Yuhasz● · Swordwind Historical Swordsmanship● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 1-0 Review →
LOSS
Erik Graef● · Triangle Sword Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-4 Review →
1077 56%
WIN
Matthew Simeon Metrinko● · Sword Carolina● Longsword · Pool Set 1
822 62%
Queen's Gambit 2025○
July 2025
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
9 fights ▾
Flower of Battle 2019●
July 2019 · us
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3214 · 815.5
LOSS
Kyle Burton● · Men At Arms Martial Arts● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Zach Hunt● · New Jersey Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Ryan Nedrow● · Men At Arms Martial Arts● Longsword · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Oli Balasa● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pool Set 2
DRAW
Erric Higley● · Historical Fencing of York● Longsword · Pool Set 2
717
DRAW
Andrew Bakry● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Longsword · Pool Set 2
ARFL January 2026●
February 2026 · us
7 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 987 ▲847 · 1,152.1
WIN
Matthew Pham● · Battlefield KdF● Rapier · Pools Score 5-5 Review →
1331 29%
DRAW
Isaiah Peed● · Ludus Ferocia Historical Combat● Rapier · Pools Score 2-2 · 1 double Review →
DRAW
Henry Kenyon● · Capital Kunst des Fechtens● Rapier · Pools Score 2-2 Review →
1022 46%
WIN
Ben Appel● · Mid-Atlantic Society for Historic Swordsmanship● Rapier · Pools Score 2-2 · 2 doubles Review →
WIN
Clint Slocum● · Round Table Historical Fencing● Rapier · Pools Score 4-4 · 1 double Review →
1175 34%
LOSS
Josh Gaus● · Maryland Kunst des Fechtens● Rapier · Pools
LOSS
Malcolm Ponte● · Virginia Academy of Fencing● Rapier · Top 16
1257 34%
LynxCup 2025◐
February 2025 · us
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2485 ▲130 · 1,175.8
LOSS
Matt Goff● · Black Bear Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool
1267 29%
WIN
Katina Dunham● · Ars Gladii● Longsword · Pool
1170 52%
WIN
Nicholas Tyson● · Nashville School of Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool
1159 45%
LOSS
Anthony Klon● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pool
1242 40%
WIN
Seth Day● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
759 70%
LOSS
Jason James● · Black Bear Historical Fencing● Longsword · Table of 32
1185 38%
Philly Rapier League Winter Challenge 2025●
February 2025 · us
5 fights ▾
LOSS
Sai Rallabhandi● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Rapier & Dagger · Eighth-Finals
1549
LOSS
Robert Sherry● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Rapier & Dagger · Pool Set 1
1007
LOSS
Raymond Torres● · New Jersey Kloppfechters● Rapier & Dagger · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Sai Rallabhandi● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Rapier & Dagger · Pool Set 1
1549
LOSS
Austin Straub● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Rapier & Dagger · Pool Set 1
Yule Duel 2025●
December 2025 · us
19 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 3316 ▼128 · 1,148.1
LOSS
Steven Moore● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Pools
925 71%
LOSS
Vivian Zhao● · Salt City Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1253 30%
WIN
Liz Swilley● · Crossing Fight School● Longsword · Pools
870 71%
LOSS
Jeffrey Ostrum● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1158 41%
LOSS
Joseph DiFrancesca● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1081 54%
LOSS
Mark Haldaman● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Sanghyun Sheen● · State College Association of Rapier Scholars● Longsword · Pools
1103 52%
LOSS
Tan Nguyen● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
1401 20%
LOSS
Bjorn Wetzel● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Jonathan Pyles● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Lukas Gaydos● · Waterfront Historical Fencing Club● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Raymond Torres● · New Jersey Kloppfechters● Longsword · Pools
1387 22%
LOSS
William Hannings● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Pools
1403 20%
LOSS
Len Mellon● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
1303 27%
LOSS
Bryan Ezawa● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Pools
1180 32%
LOSS
Corban Fox● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
WIN
Logan Lemak● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
LOSS
Stephen Dougherty● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pools
1645 5%
WIN
Jonah Quattrini● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pools
Yule Duel 2024●
December 2024 · us
17 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2573 ▲822 · 1,153.0
WIN
Kyle Chap● · L’arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
969 48%
DRAW
Michaela Gallucci● · Sword Inquisition● Longsword · Yule Pool
1416 18%
LOSS
Brandon Fogel● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
LOSS
Robert Dalessandro● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
LOSS
Artyom Kashayev● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
LOSS
Seth Gingo● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Yule Pool
DRAW
Leanne Rios● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
DRAW
Len Mellon● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
DRAW
Mark Pagliaro● · Maryland Training in Historical Swordmanship● Longsword · Yule Pool
1080 34%
DRAW
Steven Moore● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Yule Pool
LOSS
Collin Yaindl● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
856 62%
WIN
Timothy Young● · Bucks Historical Longsword● Longsword · Yule Pool
1098 36%
WIN
A.D Weber● · L'Arte Della Bellica● Longsword · Yule Pool
1194 34%
WIN
Jeffrey Ostrum● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
DRAW
William Hannings● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Yule Pool
787 54%
LOSS
Sanghyun Sheen● · State College Association of Rapier Scholars● Longsword · Yule Pool
DRAW
Elihugh Abner● · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● Longsword · Yule Pool
Hemageddon 2023◐
August 2023 · us
ⓘ Not linked to HEMA Scorecard yet
6 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 2276 ▲526 · 1,059.2
WIN
Mary McConnell● · Steel City Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool
1102 35%
LOSS
Samuel Ryals● · Gem City Duelists Society● Longsword · Pool
1626 5%
WIN
Pete May● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
1357 16%
WIN
Matt Lo● · Two Ravens Fencing School● Longsword · Pool
LOSS
Branden Zipplinger● · Columbus United Fencing Club● Longsword · Pool
1682 4%
LOSS
Christopher Shelton● · Hilt and Helm Pittsburgh Fencing Club● Longsword · Table of 16
1571 6%
BBQ Fecht (A Jester Babies Production) 2026●
April 2026 · us
7 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier Rank 677 ▲357 · 1,279.4
WIN
Ryan Cale● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Rapier · Gold Medal Match Score 7-3 Review →
LOSS
Tim Merle● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Rapier · Pools Score 1-8 Review →
WIN
Ryan Cale● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Rapier · Pools Score 7-3 Review →
LOSS
Max Karabin● · Pittsburgh Fighters Guild● Rapier · Pools Score 3-9 Review →
1170 49%
WIN
Michael Sanders● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Rapier · Pools Score 8-0 Review →
711 69%
WIN
Lucas Copeland-Nguyen● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Rapier · Semifinals
1021 52%
WIN
Jacob Mauser● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Rapier · Top 8

Clubmates · L'Arte Lehigh Valley Historical Fencing● (19)

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.

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