Who is better, MadLife or Faker?
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads with a GOAT score of 97.5 against 86.7 for Hong "MadLife" Min-gi — a gap of 10.8 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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MadLife vs Faker
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok above Hong "MadLife" Min-gi: 97.5 vs 86.7. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok leads on Honours, Longevity, Dominance.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
FakerWinner
97.5Faker wins: Dominance, Peak, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
MadLife
86.7MadLife wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
97.5
Faker leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
2. Hong "MadLife" Min-gi
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. 🇰🇷 Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok14 trophies
5 seasons by age 21 · 2.8 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for MadLife — 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.
| Metric | MadLifeRetired | FakerActive · T1 (SK Telecom T1) |
|---|---|---|
| Regional titles | 2 | — |
| World Championship appearances | 2 | — |
| Seasons played | 8 | — |
| All-star appearances | 3 | — |
| Career games played | 600 | — |
| World Championships | — | 5 |
| MSI titles | — | 2 |
| Domestic league titles | — | 10 |
| Career KDA | — | 5.1 |
| Pro seasons | — | 12 |
| Career prize money (M$) | — | 1.6 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 98 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 97 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 99 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 99 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 93 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Faker97.5
MadLife86.7
FAQ
Where does MadLife beat Faker?
MadLife does not lead any of the five categories; Faker is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the MadLife vs Faker score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. MadLife: 86.7, Faker: 97.5.
What do you think?
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