Who is better, Shields or Wilder?
Deontay Wilder leads with a GOAT score of 83.7 against 83.6 for Claressa Shields — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Shields vs Wilder
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Deontay Wilder above Claressa Shields: 83.7 vs 83.6. Deontay Wilder leads on Longevity, Statistics. Claressa Shields leads on Honours, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
WilderWinner
83.7Wilder wins: Longevity, Statistics
Shields
83.6Shields wins: Dominance, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Deontay Wilder
83.7
Wilder leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Deontay Wilder
2. Claressa Shields
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 year 5 · Form index per season1. 🇺🇸 Deontay Wilder5 years played · career day 1,82626 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Claressa Shields5 years played · career day 3,28712 title wins
-53.8% vs Wilder at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 🇺🇸 Wilder | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | ShieldsActive | WilderActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Undisputed titles | 3 | — |
| World titles | 12 | — |
| Career wins | 16 | — |
| Career defeats | 0 | — |
| Weight classes | 4 | — |
| World title defences | — | 10 |
| Professional wins | — | 43 |
| Knockouts | — | 42 |
| Olympic medals | — | 1 |
| Professional bouts | — | 50 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 86 | 80 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Wilder83.7
Shields83.6
FAQ
Where does Shields beat Wilder?
Shields scores higher on dominance, honours. Wilder leads on statistics, longevity.
How is the Shields vs Wilder score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Shields: 83.6, Wilder: 83.7.
What do you think?
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