Who is better, Bolt or Akabusi?
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 83.1 for Kriss Akabusi — a gap of 10.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Usain Bolt above Kriss Akabusi: 93.2 vs 83.1. Usain Bolt leads on Dominance, Honours, Peak. Kriss Akabusi leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Bolt wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
Akabusi wins: Longevity
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Bolt leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Akabusi — 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 | BoltRetired | AkabusiRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| World golds | 11 | — |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 100m best (s) | 9.58 | — |
| 200m best (s) | 19.19 | — |
| Global finals won | 19 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Olympic medals | — | 2 |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| 400 m hurdles best | — | 47.82 |
| Commonwealth medals | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 98 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 100 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 98 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 95 | 88 |
Usain Bolt leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 83.1 for Kriss Akabusi — a gap of 10.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Akabusi scores higher on longevity. Bolt leads on peak, dominance, honours, statistics.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bolt: 93.2, Akabusi: 83.1.
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