Who is better, Cervantes or Valderrama?
Antonio Cervantes leads with a cross-sport score of 87.1 against 84.2 for Carlos Valderrama — a gap of 2.9 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Cervantes vs Valderrama
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Cross-sport verdictgoatrank.world
CervantesWinner
87.1Cervantes wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Valderrama
84.2Valderrama wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Cross-sport GOAT score
🇨🇴 Antonio Cervantes
85.8
89.4 in-sport × 0.96 Global participation & competition depth
Cervantes leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Antonio Cervantesdepth ×0.96
2. Carlos Valderramadepth ×1.00
Category breakdown
Season form · season output
Career timeline · season output
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
GOAT pace tracker
Through age 21 · season output
1. 🇨🇴 Carlos Valderrama3 output
2 seasons by age 21 · 1.5 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Cervantes — shown in the pro-debut view instead.
Every career is cut at the season the athlete turned 21, so a rookie today is measured against exactly what a legend had banked by the same birthday.
| Metric | CervantesRetired | ValderramaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 85 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 75 |
| World title reigns | 2 | — |
| Title defences | 15 | — |
| Career wins | 91 | — |
| Knockouts | 45 | — |
| Career bouts | 111 | — |
| South American Footballer of the Year | — | 2 |
| Colombia caps | — | 111 |
| MLS MVP titles | — | 1 |
| Copa Libertadores goals | — | 2 |
| Career league goals | — | 59 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Cervantes87.1
Valderrama84.2
FAQ
Where does Valderrama beat Cervantes?
Valderrama scores higher on longevity. Cervantes leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
How can athletes from different sports be compared?
Each in-sport GOAT score is multiplied by Competition Depth: Cervantes 0.96 (boxing) and Valderrama 1.00 (football). Deeper, more global sports keep more of their score.
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