World titles won
2
Professional wins
50
Knockouts
34
Title defences
4
Height in centimetres
213
Category profile
- Dominance
- 76
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 82
- Honours
- 78
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Form index per season
Editorial season form index (0–100), not raw goals or points. Raw season-by-season statistics are shown only where fully verified.
| Season | Form index per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 50 | |
| 1994 | 56 | |
| 1995 | 60 | |
| 1996 | 64 | |
| 1997 | 68 | |
| 1998 | 72 | |
| 1999 | 74 | |
| 2000 | 78 | |
| 2001 | 82 | |
| 2002 | 86 | |
| 2003 | 88 | |
| 2004 | 86 | |
| 2005 | 84 | |
| 2006 | 80 | |
| 2007 | 76 | |
| 2008 | 72 |
Data sources
- BoxRec
- The Ring
- IBHOF
Last verified: 2026-09-14
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Nikolai Valuev ranks #196 in Boxing
Nikolai Valuev ranks #196 in Boxing and #1688 of 5087 across all sports. The verified GOAT Score is 81.8/100.
The verified career covers 1993–2009 and 16 documented seasons. Peak is 88/100, with Peak the strongest category at 88/100 (20% weight). Key metrics: World titles won 2, Professional wins 50, Knockouts 34, Title defences 4.
Nearest context: ahead Pancho Villa (81.9); behind Chris Byrd (81.8). Rankings update whenever verified records change.
Nikolai Valuev GOAT Score explained
- Dominance76/100 · weight 25%
- Dominance: 76/100, based on the verified career record.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Peak: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
- Longevity82/100 · weight 20%
- Longevity: 82/100, based on the verified career record.
- Honours78/100 · weight 20%
- Honours: 78/100, based on the verified career record.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Statistics: 88/100, based on the verified career record.
Top Valuev comparisons
Nikolai Valuev — frequently asked
- Is Nikolai Valuev the GOAT?
- According to GOAT Rank's current data model, Nikolai Valuev ranks #196 in Boxing with a GOAT Score of 81.8/100, behind Sugar Ray Robinson (94.3).
- What is Nikolai Valuev's GOAT Score?
- 81.8/100, calculated from the verified career record: Dominance 76 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 82 (20%), Honours 78 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%).
- Where does Nikolai Valuev rank all time?
- #1688 of 5087 eligible athletes across all sports and #196 in Boxing.
- Nikolai Valuev vs Pancho Villa: who ranks higher?
- Pancho Villa ranks higher at 81.9 versus Nikolai Valuev at 81.8, a margin of 0.1 points.