Who is better, Popovici or Abood?
Matthew Abood leads with a GOAT score of 70.9 against 70.4 for David Popovici — a gap of 0.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Popovici vs Abood
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Matthew Abood above David Popovici: 70.9 vs 70.4. Matthew Abood leads on Longevity. David Popovici leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
AboodWinner
70.9Abood wins: Longevity
Popovici
70.4Popovici wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇦🇺 Matthew Abood
70.9
Abood leads in 1 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Matthew Abood
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. 🇷🇴 David Popovici5 seasons played · career day 2,556235.2 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Matthew Abood5 seasons played · career day 1,825111.3 major golds
-52.7% vs Popovici at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇴 Popovici | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141.92 | 281.7 |
| 🇦🇺 Abood | 0 | 0 | 22.6 | 45 | 111.3 | 199.35 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | PopoviciActive | AboodRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World titles | 2 | — |
| European titles | 6 | — |
| World records | 1 | — |
| Personal best 100 m free (s) | 46.4 | — |
| World Championship golds | — | 1 |
| Commonwealth Games medals | — | 2 |
| Olympic Games | — | 2 |
| 50 m freestyle best | — | 21.9 |
| National titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 64 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 78 |
| Longevity w20% | 46 | 70 |
| Honours w20% | 70 | 68 |
| Statistics w15% | 80 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Abood70.9
Popovici70.4
FAQ
Where does Popovici beat Abood?
Popovici scores higher on peak, dominance, honours, statistics. Abood leads on longevity.
How is the Popovici vs Abood score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Popovici: 70.4, Abood: 70.9.
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