Who is better, Kipyegon or Kipchoge?
Eliud Kipchoge leads with a GOAT score of 92.0 against 89.5 for Faith Kipyegon — a gap of 2.5 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Kipyegon vs Kipchoge
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Eliud Kipchoge above Faith Kipyegon: 92.0 vs 89.5. Eliud Kipchoge leads on Longevity, Dominance, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
KipchogeWinner
92.0Kipchoge wins: Dominance, Longevity, Honours, Statistics
Kipyegon
89.5Kipyegon wins: no category outright
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Time range
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge
92.0
Kipchoge leads in 5 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Eliud Kipchoge
2. Faith Kipyegon
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. 🇰🇪 Eliud Kipchoge5 seasons played · career day 5,84337,314 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇰🇪 Faith Kipyegon5 seasons played · career day 3,2861,179.6 major golds
-96.8% vs Kipchoge at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇰🇪 Kipyegon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 239 | 1,179.59 |
| 🇰🇪 Kipchoge | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KipyegonActive | KipchogeActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | 2 |
| World Championship golds | 3 | 1 |
| World records | 3 | — |
| 1500 m world record (s) | 209.63 | — |
| Mile world record (s) | 246.95 | — |
| Diamond League titles | 5 | — |
| Major marathon wins | — | 11 |
| Marathon world record (s) | — | 7,299 |
| Sub-2 hour exhibitions | — | 1 |
| Berlin Marathon wins | — | 5 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 92 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 82 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 91 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 93 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Kipchoge92.0
Kipyegon89.5
FAQ
Where does Kipyegon beat Kipchoge?
Kipyegon does not lead any of the five categories; Kipchoge is ahead or level on all of them.
How is the Kipyegon vs Kipchoge score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Kipyegon: 89.5, Kipchoge: 92.0.
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