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Michael Vela

New Jersey Historical Fencing Association● · United States
Inactive 18m
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Weapons & Rank/ratings
Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1348 #1,631
Peak
1361 March 2025
Record
11W · 6L
Last
March 2025

Scout analysis

Longsword

11W · 6L (65%)
Form
Cooling
Recent 63% vs older 75%
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Record: 11W · 6L (65%)
Recent half (8 fights): 63%
Older half (8 fights): 75%
Delta: -12%
Current streak: 2 Losses
Based on 17 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Comfort bracket
+0.3 vs expectation
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Over/under vs expectation: +0.3 (5 actual / 4.7 expected, n=8)
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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Exchanges per point: 1
Avg exchanges / match: 7
Doubles / match: 0
First scorer rate: 33%
Dominant wins (shut-out): 0%
Comeback wins (was behind): 100%
Stage
Pool data only
Pool 64%
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Pool stage: 9W · 5L (64%)
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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Current rating: 1348
Peak rating: 1361 (March 2025)
Gap to peak: -13
Peak rating comes from the highest Glicko value recorded for this weapon.
By division
Mixed Steel Longsword 6W · 4L (60%) +0.3 vs expectation (n=8) avg opponent 1257
+7 fights in 1 thinner division
Reach
2 events · us · 5.5 yrs active
Single-weapon
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Tournaments: 2
Countries fought in: 1 (us)
Months active: 66
Fights / year: 3.1
Rated weapons: 1

Clubmates · New Jersey Historical Fencing Association● (12)

Events & fights (2)

Clash for the Cash 2025●
March 2025 · us
10 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1236 ▲621 · 1,361.7
WIN
Dylan Lynn● · Historical Fencing of York● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-8 Review →
1071 67%
LOSS
Jef Fixemer● · Historical Fencing of York● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 3-8 Review →
WIN
Joseph Gurrentz● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 9-3 Review →
954 70%
LOSS
Kieran Garrity● · Black Cat Historical Fencing● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 4-8 Review →
1688 37%
WIN
Kevin Broyles● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 8-1 Review →
845 79%
WIN
Jack Donohue● · Crossing Fight School● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1213 60%
WIN
Adam Mitchell● · Historical Fencing of York● Longsword · Pool Set 2
WIN
Dakota Taylor● · Western Swordsmanship Technique and Research● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1076 72%
LOSS
Michael Asbury● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1653 39%
LOSS
David Eisman● · Fencers Guild of New York● Longsword · Pool Set 2
1550 47%
New Amsterdam HEMA Open 2019●
October 2019 · us
7 fights ▾
Rating outcome
  • Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword Rank 1058 · 1,296.9
LOSS
Kevin Zbranak● · Medieval European Martial Arts Guild● Longsword · Gold Medal Match Score 0-2 Review →
WIN
Katherine Hamilton● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 6-4 Review →
749
WIN
Harry Hansen● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 7-4 Review →
WIN
Siddharth Baireddy● · Liberty Sword Club● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 5-3 Review →
LOSS
Gus Macheras● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Pool Set 1 Score 0-8 Review →
1124
WIN
Michael Asbury● · Philadelphia Common Fencers Guild● Longsword · Quarterfinals Score 6-1 Review →
WIN
Gus Macheras● · New York Historical Fencing Association● Longsword · Semifinals Score 0-8 Review →
1124
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.

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