Who is better, Bubka or Bacon?
Sergey Bubka leads with a GOAT score of 93.2 against 22.1 for Jaylen Bacon — a gap of 71.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Bubka vs Bacon
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Sergey Bubka above Jaylen Bacon: 93.2 vs 22.1. Sergey Bubka leads on Dominance, Longevity, Statistics.
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BubkaWinner
93.2Bubka wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Bacon
22.1Bacon wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka
93.2
Bubka leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
Bacon — Insufficient verified career data to calculate a reliable GOAT Score.
1. Sergey Bubka
2. Jaylen Bacon
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
Through age 21 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇦 Sergey Bubka148 major golds
2 seasons by age 21 · 74 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for Bacon — 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.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Bubka93.2
Bacon22.1
FAQ
Where does Bacon beat Bubka?
Bacon does not lead any of the five categories; Bubka is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Bubka vs Bacon score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Bubka: 93.2, Bacon: 22.1.
What do you think?
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