Who is better, Douglas or Apolónia?
Desmond Douglas leads with a GOAT score of 80.6 against 80.6 for Tiago Apolónia — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Douglas vs Apolónia
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Desmond Douglas and Tiago Apolónia level at 80.6. Desmond Douglas leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Tiago Apolónia leads on Statistics, Longevity.
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DouglasWinner
80.6Douglas wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Apolónia
80.6Apolónia wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇬🇧 Desmond Douglas
80.6
Douglas leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Desmond Douglas
2. Tiago Apolónia
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. 🇬🇧 Desmond Douglas5 seasons played · career day 1,825336 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇹 Tiago Apolónia5 seasons played · career day 2,921298 titles
-11.3% vs Douglas at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Douglas | 0 | 0 | 50 | 110 | 336 | 700 |
| 🇵🇹 Apolónia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 328 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | DouglasRetired | ApolóniaActive |
|---|---|---|
| English national titles | 11 | — |
| European medals | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth Championship golds | 5 | — |
| Career high European ranking | 1 | — |
| Years at the top level | 21 | — |
| European team titles | — | 1 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Olympic Games | — | 4 |
| Career highest world ranking | — | 16 |
| Seasons on the pro tour | — | 22 |
| Dominance w25% | 74 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 78 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 84 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Douglas80.6
Apolónia80.6
FAQ
Where does Apolónia beat Douglas?
Apolónia scores higher on statistics, longevity. Douglas leads on peak, dominance, honours.
How is the Douglas vs Apolónia score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Douglas: 80.6, Apolónia: 80.6.
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