Who is better, Díaz or Niwa?
Adriana Díaz leads with a GOAT score of 78.6 against 78.5 for Koki Niwa — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Díaz vs Niwa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Adriana Díaz above Koki Niwa: 78.6 vs 78.5. Adriana Díaz leads on Dominance, Honours. Koki Niwa leads on Longevity.
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DíazWinner
78.6Díaz wins: Dominance, Honours
Niwa
78.5Niwa wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇷 Adriana Díaz
78.6
Díaz leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Adriana Díaz
2. Koki Niwa
Category breakdown
Season form · Form index per season
Career timeline · Form index per season
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Career stage · GOAT pace
Through season 5 · Form index per season1. 🇵🇷 Adriana Díaz5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Koki Niwa5 seasons played · career day 1,825342 titles
0.0% vs Díaz at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇵🇷 Díaz | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 342 | 708 |
| 🇯🇵 Niwa | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 342 | 700 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DíazActive | NiwaActive |
|---|---|---|
| Pan American Games golds | 4 | — |
| Pan American Championship titles | 5 | — |
| Career high world ranking | 6 | 6 |
| Olympic Games contested | 3 | — |
| Years at the top level | 12 | 15 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| World Championship team medals | — | 4 |
| Japanese national titles | — | 2 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 80 | 78 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Díaz78.6
Niwa78.5
FAQ
Where does Niwa beat Díaz?
Niwa scores higher on longevity. Díaz leads on dominance, honours.
How is the Díaz vs Niwa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Díaz: 78.6, Niwa: 78.5.
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