Who is better, Popovici or Borodin?
Ilya Borodin leads with a GOAT score of 71.7 against 70.4 for David Popovici — a gap of 1.3 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Popovici vs Borodin
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Ilya Borodin above David Popovici: 71.7 vs 70.4. Ilya Borodin leads on Longevity, Honours. David Popovici leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
BorodinWinner
71.7Borodin wins: Longevity, Honours
Popovici
70.4Popovici wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Ilya Borodin
71.7
Borodin leads in 2 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Ilya Borodin
2. David Popovici
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. 🇷🇺 Ilya Borodin5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇴 David Popovici5 seasons played · career day 2,556235.2 major golds
-40.0% vs Borodin at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Popovici | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.92 | 281.7 |
| 🇷🇺 Borodin | 0 | 0 | 62 | 140 | 392 | 538 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PopoviciActive | BorodinActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World titles | 2 | — |
| European titles | 6 | 1 |
| World records | 1 | — |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | 46.4 | — |
| European junior titles | — | 3 |
| Personal best 400 IM (min) | — | 4.095 |
| National titles | — | 4 |
| World junior records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 68 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 46 | 62 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 72 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 74 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Borodin71.7
Popovici70.4
FAQ
Where does Popovici beat Borodin?
Popovici scores higher on peak, dominance, statistics. Borodin leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Popovici vs Borodin score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Popovici: 70.4, Borodin: 71.7.
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