Who is better, Ayana or Johnson?
Almaz Ayana leads with a GOAT score of 88.7 against 88.5 for Michael Johnson — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Ayana vs Johnson
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Almaz Ayana above Michael Johnson: 88.7 vs 88.5. Almaz Ayana leads on Peak, Dominance, Statistics. Michael Johnson leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AyanaWinner
88.7Ayana wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Johnson
88.5Johnson wins: Longevity, Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇪🇹 Almaz Ayana
88.7
Ayana leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Almaz Ayana
2. Michael Johnson
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. 🇪🇹 Almaz Ayana5 seasons played · career day 1,826361 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Michael Johnson5 seasons played · career day 2,556219.5 major golds
-39.2% vs Ayana at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Ayana | 0 | 0 | 45 | 104 | 262 | 619 |
| 🇺🇸 Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88.38 | 306.33 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AyanaRetired | JohnsonRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| World Championship titles | 1 | — |
| 10,000 metres world record in seconds | 1,717 | — |
| Olympic medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 4 |
| World Championship golds | — | 8 |
| World records | — | 2 |
| 400 m personal best | — | 43.18 |
| 200 m personal best | — | 19.32 |
| Undefeated 400 m finals | — | 54 |
| Dominance w25% | 92 | 88 |
| Peak w20% | 98 | 93 |
| Longevity w20% | 72 | 82 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 94 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Ayana88.7
Johnson88.5
FAQ
Where does Johnson beat Ayana?
Johnson scores higher on honours, longevity. Ayana leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Ayana vs Johnson score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Ayana: 88.7, Johnson: 88.5.
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