Who is better, YEKINDAR or NiKo?
Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis leads with a GOAT score of 86.5 against 86.4 for Nikola "NiKo" Kovač — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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YEKINDAR vs NiKo
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis above Nikola "NiKo" Kovač: 86.5 vs 86.4. Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis leads on Honours. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač leads on Longevity, Statistics.
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YEKINDARWinner
86.5YEKINDAR wins: Honours
NiKo
86.4NiKo wins: Longevity, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇱🇻 Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis
86.5
YEKINDAR leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Mareks "YEKINDAR" Gaļinskis
2. Nikola "NiKo" Kovač
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. 🇧🇦 Nikola "NiKo" Kovač8 trophies
4 seasons by age 21 · 2 per season
Setting the pace at age 21
No verified birth date for YEKINDAR — 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 | YEKINDARActive | NiKoActive · FaZe Clan |
|---|---|---|
| Big tournament titles | 8 | — |
| HLTV top-20 placements | 3 | — |
| Major playoff appearances | 5 | — |
| Seasons played | 10 | — |
| Opening kills per round leader seasons | 2 | — |
| Major titles | — | 0 |
| HLTV top-20 appearances | — | 9 |
| Big event finals | — | 22 |
| Career rating 2.0 | — | 1.17 |
| Big event MVPs | — | 10 |
| Career prize money (M$) | — | 1.6 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 88 |
| Honours w20% | 82 | 74 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 94 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
YEKINDAR86.5
NiKo86.4
FAQ
Where does NiKo beat YEKINDAR?
NiKo scores higher on statistics, longevity. YEKINDAR leads on honours.
How is the YEKINDAR vs NiKo score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. YEKINDAR: 86.5, NiKo: 86.4.
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