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Borodin vs Abood

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BorodinWinner
71.7

Borodin wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Abood
70.9

Abood wins: Longevity, Statistics

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Ilya Borodin
71.7

Borodin leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories. European champion over 400 m individual medley in Budapest 2021.

1. Ilya Borodin
71.7
2. Matthew Abood
70.9

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 season
1. 🇷🇺 Ilya Borodin5 seasons played · career day 1,825392 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇦🇺 Matthew Abood5 seasons played · career day 1,825111.3 major golds
-71.6% vs Borodin at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Borodin0062140392538
🇦🇺 Abood0022.645111.3199.35

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricBorodinActiveAboodRetired
European titles1
European junior titles3
Personal best 400 IM (min)4.095
National titles43
World junior records1
World Championship golds1
Commonwealth Games medals2
Olympic Games2
50 m freestyle best21.9
Dominance w25%6864
Peak w20%8478
Longevity w20%6270
Honours w20%7268
Statistics w15%7478

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GOAT Rank · the data
Borodin71.7
Abood70.9
The people
Borodin
Abood

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