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Marco Puschmann

Equinox · Austria
Rating
1674
Rank
#163 (top 2%)
Record
89W · 22L · 2D (113 fights)

Weapons

Mixed & Men's Steel Longsword
Current
1674 #163
Peak
1678 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Sabre
Current
1584 #187
Peak
1587 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Single Rapier
Current
1580 #137
Peak
1582 March 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
March 2026
Mixed & Men's Steel Sword and Buckler Regional
Current
1503 #187
Peak
1513 June 2025
Record
0W · 0L
Last
June 2025
Mixed & Men's Steel Rapier and Dagger
Current
1117 #761
Peak
1119 February 2026
Record
0W · 0L
Last
February 2026

Scout analysis

Form
Rising
Recent 83% vs older 71%
Record: 108W · 30L · 2D (77%)
Recent half (70 fights): 83%
Older half (70 fights): 71%
Delta: +12%
Current streak: 1 Loss
Based on 140 recorded longsword fights.
Schedule
Getting ambushed
Avg opponent 1285
Avg opponent rating: 1285
Avg rating of fighters beaten: 1224
Avg rating of fighters who beat them: 1474
Quality wins (vs higher-rated): 3
Upset losses (to lower-rated by 50+): 23
Over/under vs expectation: +13 (85 actual / 72 expected, n=113)
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 87% · Elim 83%
Pool stage: 47W · 7L (87%)
Elimination: 33W · 7L (83%)
Stage tagging depends on upstream division labels - some fights may be uncategorised.
Reach
18 events · 6 countries · 3.1 yrs active
5 rated weapons
Tournaments: 18
Countries fought in: 6 (hu, sk, cz, at, de, pl)
Months active: 37
Fights / year: 45.4
Rated weapons: 5
Peak
At peak
Near career best
Current rating: 1674
Peak rating: 1678 (March 2026)
Gap to peak: -4
Peak is relative to an isolated regional scene - see the "How to read this profile" note below.

Events & fights (20)

SLMS 2024
October 2024 · at
18 fights
WIN
Muhammad Adam Ferdin Mixed Steel Longsword · 8th Final
1190 56%
WIN
Gerhard Reich Mixed Steel Longsword · Final
1444 50%
WIN
Marius Rafoshei Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 3
1398 57%
WIN
David Meier Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 3
1301 65%
WIN
Muhammad Adam Ferdin Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 3
1190 56%
WIN
Markus Gadenz Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 3
939 85%
DRAW
Max Kaser Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 6
1514 39%
WIN
Marc Ehret Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 6
WIN
Anna Straif Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 6
978 65%
WIN
Benjamin Russ Mixed Steel Longsword · Quarter Final
1137 63%
WIN
David Wieser Mixed Steel Longsword · Semi Final
1496 35%
WIN
Philipp Novak Mixed Steel Sabre · Final
WIN
Marc Ehret Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
WIN
Jonathan Seidlhofer Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1072 67%
LOSS
David Wieser Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1294 66%
WIN
Thomas Kirchweger Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1132 72%
WIN
Andreas Stephl Mixed Steel Sabre · Quarter Final
911 83%
WIN
Thomas Kirchweger Mixed Steel Sabre · Semi Final
1132 72%
12. Dresdner Fechtschul 2024
October 2024 · de
10 fights
WIN
Daniel Zell Mixed Steel Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1569 30%
WIN
Steffen Wonner Mixed Steel Longsword · Gold Medal Match
1524 33%
WIN
Krzysztof Nowak Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
993 76%
LOSS
Hannes Rudzinski Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1388 55%
WIN
Jesse Gerdes Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1531 37%
LOSS
Michael Sprenger Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1401 54%
WIN
Daniel CIOLEK Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1721 15%
WIN
Benjamin Russ Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1137 63%
WIN
Felix Schmalholz Mixed Steel Longsword · Quarterfinals
1588 29%
WIN
Daniel CIOLEK Mixed Steel Longsword · Semifinals
1721 15%
SLMS 2023
October 2023 · at
16 fights
WIN
Thomas Flossman Mixed Steel Longsword · Final
890 68%
WIN
Markus Gadenz Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 2
926 77%
WIN
Susanne Popp-Kohlweiss Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 2
1013 70%
WIN
Constantin Speitel Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 2
1466 35%
LOSS
Gernot Froschauer Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 2
1363 42%
WIN
Benedikt Koller Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 8
1218 61%
WIN
Jakob Schinnerl Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 8
WIN
Severin Swoboda Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 8
WIN
Valentin Weinmüller Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 8
WIN
Maximilian Flossmann Mixed Steel Longsword · Semi Final
1373 42%
WIN
Simon Rieger Mixed Steel Sabre · Final
1441 40%
WIN
Remus Naeve Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
748 74%
WIN
Jonathan Seidlhofer Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
WIN
Simon Rieger Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1441 40%
WIN
Maximilian Flossmann Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
WIN
David Wieser Mixed Steel Sabre · Semi Final
Salzburger Landesmeisterschaft 2021
October 2021 · at
8 fights
LOSS
Simon Rieger Mixed Steel Sabre · Final
WIN
Lőrinc Kadlicskó Mixed Steel Sabre · Preliminary
1208
LOSS
Marc Schramm Mixed Steel Sabre · Preliminary
1210
WIN
Benjamin Eizinger Mixed Steel Sabre · Preliminary
WIN
Simon Hotinceanu Mixed Steel Sabre · Preliminary
1182
LOSS
Benedikt Koller Mixed Steel Sabre · Preliminary
1113
WIN
Denis Schütz Mixed Steel Sabre · Quarterfinal
WIN
Lőrinc Kadlicskó Mixed Steel Sabre · Semifinal
1208
SabreFecht 2025
November 2025 · sk
8 fights
LOSS
Django Crowe Mixed Steel Sabre · Best 16
1517 52%
WIN
Elod Somogyi Mixed Steel Sabre · Best 32
1285 67%
WIN
Tichy-Rács Alex István Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
WIN
Szilárd Kováč Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
WIN
Kornél Antal Szücs Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
WIN
Igor Gaisin Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
1097 77%
LOSS
David Piši Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
LOSS
Vladimir Vladkov Mixed Steel Sabre · Group 5
1311 76%
Tyrnhaw 2024
November 2024 · sk
6 fights
LOSS
Zdeněk Brýdl Men's Steel Longsword · Best 64
1903 9%
LOSS
Viktor Kliment Men's Steel Longsword · Group 3
1546 60%
WIN
István Dobó Men's Steel Longsword · Group 3
1347 75%
WIN
Christopher Aßmus Men's Steel Longsword · Group 3
LOSS
Christos Metaxotos Men's Steel Longsword · Group 3
1672 31%
LOSS
Martin Csiba Men's Steel Longsword · Group 3
1444 63%
Zuzelort 2025
May 2025 · de
10 fights
WIN
Marina Hertlein Mixed Steel Longsword · Best 16
WIN
Pepin Marshall Mixed Steel Longsword · Consolation Final
1467 73%
WIN
Marina Hertlein Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
WIN
Oskar Krampe Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
WIN
Simon Kadisch Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
WIN
Christopher Aßmus Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
983 90%
WIN
Björn Keidel Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
WIN
David Högele Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
853 90%
WIN
Marc Zeller Mixed Steel Longsword · Quarter-Finals
1442 74%
LOSS
Kole Wright Mixed Steel Longsword · Semi-Finals
1541 45%
Wiener Landesmeisterschaft 2026
March 2026 · at
23 fights
WIN
Christoph Mikunda Mixed Steel Longsword · Elimination
1091 88%
WIN
Ole Soldatow Mixed Steel Longsword · Finals
1498 66%
WIN
Katharina Putz Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 1
1208 82%
WIN
René Hütter Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 1
WIN
Christoph Mikunda Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 1
1091 88%
WIN
Lorenz Handstanger Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 1
WIN
Grigorii Kobzarenko Mixed Steel Longsword · Quarter Finals
1501 57%
WIN
Severin Swoboda Mixed Steel Longsword · Semi Finals
1466 67%
WIN
David Meier Mixed Steel Sabre · Finals
1408 57%
WIN
Maria Grundner Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 1
846 87%
WIN
Simon Johanning Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 1
WIN
Grigorii Kobzarenko Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 1
1457 47%
WIN
Valentin Huber Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 1
WIN
Valentin Huber Mixed Steel Sabre · Quarter Finals
WIN
Vladimir Vladkov Mixed Steel Sabre · Semi Finals
1348 74%
WIN
Grigorii Kobzarenko Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Finals
1033
WIN
Ulrich Tran Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Pool 1
912
LOSS
Grigorii Kobzarenko Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Pool 1
1033
WIN
Andreas Stephl Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Pool 1
943
WIN
Simon Johanning Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Pool 1
WIN
Josef Schwaiger Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Pool 1
1136
WIN
Jakob Schinnerl Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Quarter Finals
1068
WIN
Max Kaser Mixed Steel Single Rapier · Semi Finals
737
Alpeadria HF League - Innsbruck 2026
March 2026 · at
16 fights
WIN
Luca Lorenzon Men's Steel Longsword · 16th Finals
1162 86%
WIN
Yannic Müller Men's Steel Longsword · 8th Finals
1747 29%
WIN
Marco Scalet Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1440 68%
WIN
Ilyés Ádám Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
WIN
Roberto Meneghetti Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1258 82%
WIN
Matteo Morandini Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
888 91%
WIN
Muhammad Adam Ferdin Men's Steel Longsword · Quarter Finals
1350 87%
LOSS
Nicolas Petritzky Men's Steel Longsword · Semi Final
1593 61%
WIN
Giovanni Birigazzi Men's Steel Single Rapier · 8th Finals
1359
WIN
Gabriele Bisso Men's Steel Single Rapier · Final
1035
WIN
Hannes Zürcher Men's Steel Single Rapier · Pool 3
WIN
Martin Friedrich Men's Steel Single Rapier · Pool 3
WIN
René Frederik Bartelds Men's Steel Single Rapier · Pool 3
1260
WIN
Fioretto Luca Basile Men's Steel Single Rapier · Pool 3
1204
WIN
Marius Rafoshei Men's Steel Single Rapier · Quarter Finals
1236
WIN
Fioretto Luca Basile Men's Steel Single Rapier · Semi Final
1204
WLMS 2025
March 2025 · at
8 fights
WIN
David Meier Mixed Steel Longsword · Eliminations
1303 83%
WIN
Florian Fortner Mixed Steel Longsword · Final
1266 60%
WIN
David Wieser Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1586 39%
WIN
Gerhard Reich Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1495 59%
WIN
Andreas Hilscher Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1391 42%
WIN
Georg Mauerhofer Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1350 77%
WIN
Valentin Weinmüller Mixed Steel Longsword · Quaterfinals
862 84%
WIN
Raphael Heim Mixed Steel Longsword · Semifinals
1451 62%
Žilinský Kumšt VI
March 2023 · sk
12 fights
LOSS
Tomáš Kedro Men's Steel Longsword · Best 32
1516 40%
LOSS
Radovan Geist Men's Steel Longsword · Group 10
1177 65%
WIN
Matúš Koronthály Men's Steel Longsword · Group 10
929 78%
WIN
Lubomir Pečiva Men's Steel Longsword · Group 10
1607 31%
WIN
Andrej Orjabinec Men's Steel Longsword · Group 10
1342 53%
WIN
Matěj Silnica Men's Steel Longsword · Group 10
LOSS
Josef Nizner Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Best 16
WIN
Michael Beneš Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Best 32
WIN
Radovan Geist Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Group 2
1392
LOSS
Zdeněk Brýdl Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Group 2
1806
LOSS
Petr Paščenko Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Group 2
1225
WIN
Juraj Orolín Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Group 2
934
4. Dresdner HEMA-Cup 2025
June 2025 · de
14 fights
WIN
Evgeniy Ginzburg Men's Steel Longsword · Eighth Final
1081 80%
WIN
Marius Rafoshei Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1439 79%
WIN
Philipp Patzak Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
WIN
Gregor Kendzierski Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1255 76%
WIN
Antony Hasim Men's Steel Longsword · Pool 4
1203 86%
LOSS
Jieyu Wu Men's Steel Longsword · Quarter Final
1738 29%
WIN
Matteo Arndt Men's Steel Longsword · Round of 32
1067 82%
LOSS
Marek Kleszcz Mixed Steel Sabre · Eighth Final
1288 72%
LOSS
Florian Imhof Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 3
1277 71%
WIN
Verena Schütz Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 3
LOSS
Christoph Lee Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 3
1521 45%
DRAW
Johannes Meyer Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 3
1182 79%
WIN
Anton Triscornia Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 3
1440 64%
WIN
Verena Schütz Mixed Steel Sabre · Round of 32
Österreichische Meisterschaft 2025
June 2025 · at
25 fights
WIN
Christoph Mikunda Mixed Steel Longsword · Eliminations
1109 81%
WIN
Matylda Bobnis Mixed Steel Longsword · Eliminations
1281 73%
WIN
Nicolas Burghauser Mixed Steel Longsword · Final
1225 75%
WIN
Markus Gadenz Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 7
1011 93%
DRAW
Gerhard Reich Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 7
1587 57%
WIN
Marcus Abbott Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 7
992 94%
WIN
Marcel Schiefer Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool 7
1076 86%
WIN
Benjamin Russ Mixed Steel Longsword · Quater Final
1302 88%
WIN
Gernot Froschauer Mixed Steel Longsword · Semi Final
1604 46%
WIN
Thomas Kirchweger Mixed Steel Sabre · Bronze Final
1298 66%
WIN
Friedrich Bialas Mixed Steel Sabre · Elimination
1247 60%
WIN
Thomas Kirchweger Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1298 66%
WIN
Benjamin Russ Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
1384 67%
WIN
Johannes Weihs Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
WIN
Roman Rybiczka Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool 2
WIN
Andreas Stephl Mixed Steel Sabre · Quater Finals
1033 80%
LOSS
Vladimir Vladkov Mixed Steel Sabre · Semi Finals
1177 82%
WIN
Michael Wallace Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Final
WIN
Valentin Huber Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Pool 2
WIN
David Schuler Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Pool 2
WIN
Jessica Karkheck Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Pool 2
WIN
David Haslinger Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Pool 2
WIN
Marco Paletta Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Pool 2
WIN
Jonathan Seidlhofer Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Quater Finals
WIN
Valentin Huber Mixed Steel Arming Sword & Buckler · Semi Finals
Bratislava Fecht 5
July 2023 · sk
4 fights
WIN
Ivan Filipović Mixed Steel Longsword (Open) · Group 7
1012 82%
WIN
Samuel Kubinec Mixed Steel Longsword (Open) · Group 7
1131 73%
WIN
József Márton Bíró Mixed Steel Longsword (Open) · Group 7
1056 77%
WIN
Andrej Gaňa Mixed Steel Longsword (Open) · Group 7
922 79%
PL HEMA League : FechtBerg Poker Armory Cup 2026
February 2026 · pl
18 fights
WIN
Alex Bucevschi Mixed Steel Longsword · Pools
1081 93%
WIN
Bálint Becsei Mixed Steel Longsword · Pools
1088 95%
WIN
Patrik Dojcinovic Mixed Steel Longsword · Pools
904 91%
WIN
Jesse Gerdes Mixed Steel Longsword · Pools
1553 68%
LOSS
Łukasz Horyza Mixed Steel Longsword · Pools
1511 70%
LOSS
Romain Rousselle Mixed Steel Longsword · Top 64
1578 61%
LOSS
Bohdan Donchenko Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger · Pools
1743
LOSS
Piotr Wereszczyński Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger · Pools
1254
LOSS
Jesse Gerdes Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger · Pools
1371
WIN
Shahar Yitzhaik Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger · Pools
951
WIN
Agata Gandecka Mixed Steel Rapier & Dagger · Pools
1182
WIN
Aleksander Kulesza-Milewski Mixed Steel Sabre · Pools
1060 82%
LOSS
Victor Sochaczewski Mixed Steel Sabre · Pools
1482 49%
WIN
Aleksander Janik Mixed Steel Sabre · Pools
1220 75%
WIN
Mark Wilkie Mixed Steel Sabre · Pools
1571 49%
WIN
Dawid Bugryn Mixed Steel Sabre · Pools
977 75%
LOSS
Mikołaj Kołodziej Mixed Steel Sabre · Top 32
1837 14%
WIN
Dawid Bugryn Mixed Steel Sabre · Top 56
977 75%
PL HEMA League: FechtBerg Poker Cup 2025
February 2025 · pl
12 fights
LOSS
Krzysztof Janus Mixed Steel Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1582 42%
WIN
Tobiasz Koźlik Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Ilya Grigoriev Starr Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1506 48%
LOSS
Martin Gregor Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1277 72%
WIN
Radu Stefan Taunean Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1344 80%
WIN
Wojciech Guziewicz Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
946 74%
WIN
Marek Kleszcz Mixed Steel Sabre · Elimination Bracket
1341 65%
LOSS
Szymon Kraus Mixed Steel Sabre · Elimination Bracket
1178 75%
WIN
Jakub Rejmus Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool Set 1
1302 73%
LOSS
Jan Stefaniak Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool Set 1
LOSS
Bartłomiej Śmiłek Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool Set 1
1251 71%
WIN
Duncan McLaren Mixed Steel Sabre · Pool Set 1
1540 63%
vorschlag RAW - KRViSE 2023
February 2023 · hu
10 fights
LOSS
Kornél Antal Szücs Mixed Steel Longsword · Bronze Medal Match
1163
WIN
Bence Benedek Mixed Steel Longsword · Eighth-Finals
1600
WIN
Olivér Garas Mixed Steel Longsword · Elimination Bracket
1247
LOSS
Bálint Sintár Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Balázs Kalmár Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
WIN
Ernest Irha Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
1195
LOSS
Attila Kovács Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
947
WIN
Tamás Benics Mixed Steel Longsword · Pool Set 1
858
WIN
Attila Kovács Mixed Steel Longsword · Quarterfinals
947
LOSS
Dávid Czégé Mixed Steel Longsword · Semifinals
1572
Brünner Stich 2024
April 2024 · cz
8 fights
WIN
Illia Bondar Mixed Steel Longsword · Eliminations
937 77%
LOSS
Maciej Bulicz Mixed Steel Longsword · Eliminations
1583 33%
WIN
Adam Prochaska Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
1144 80%
WIN
Martin Jesenský Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
1032 84%
WIN
Patrik Martin Mázor Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
LOSS
Václav Lazar Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
1323 64%
LOSS
Jan Žegklitz Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
1639 29%
LOSS
David Piši Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 4
1525 43%
Pražský argument 2023
April 2023 · cz
7 fights
LOSS
Jan Žegklitz Mixed Steel Longsword · Best 32
1662 28%
WIN
Kryštof Polanský Mixed Steel Longsword · Best 64
1001 85%
LOSS
Tadeáš Večeřák Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 8
1221 70%
WIN
Honza Prokeš Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 8
1053 84%
LOSS
Petr Vincena Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 8
1479 47%
WIN
Antonín Zajíček Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 8
1300 64%
WIN
Tomáš Weber Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 8
750 81%
Krkavčí jarní fechtík 2023
April 2023 · cz
6 fights
LOSS
Miroslav Liberský Mixed Steel Longsword · Elimination 1/8
1341 62%
WIN
Jan Filip Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 1
930 88%
LOSS
Miroslav Liberský Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 1
1341 62%
WIN
Terezie Sedláková Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 1
727 84%
WIN
Samuel Kubinec Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 1
1071 72%
LOSS
Pavel Dostál Mixed Steel Longsword · Group 1
1699 24%

Clubmates · Equinox (12)

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.

Regional At least one of this fighter's ratings is "island" - their rank/percentile is relative to an isolated regional scene, not the global population. Cross-scene rating comparisons are unreliable.