Who is better, Karlsson or Yu?
Kristian Karlsson leads with a GOAT score of 84.8 against 84.8 for Yu Mengyu — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Karlsson vs Yu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Kristian Karlsson and Yu Mengyu level at 84.8. Kristian Karlsson leads on Longevity. Yu Mengyu leads on Peak.
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KarlssonWinner
84.8Karlsson wins: Longevity
Yu
84.8Yu wins: Peak
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇸🇪 Kristian Karlsson
84.8
Karlsson leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Kristian Karlsson
2. Yu Mengyu
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. 🇸🇬 Yu Mengyu5 seasons played · career day 1,826300 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇸🇪 Kristian Karlsson5 seasons played · career day 1,826292 titles
-2.7% vs Yu at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇸🇪 Karlsson | 0 | 0 | 50 | 104 | 225 | 601 |
| 🇸🇬 Yu | 0 | 0 | 50 | 105 | 230 | 626 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | KarlssonActive | YuRetired |
|---|---|---|
| World Championship medals | 2 | 1 |
| European titles | 1 | — |
| Swedish titles | 5 | — |
| Olympic appearances | 3 | 3 |
| World Tour medals | 6 | — |
| Commonwealth Games gold medals | — | 3 |
| Asian Championship medals | — | 1 |
| World top-10 ranking peaks | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 80 | 80 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 88 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Karlsson84.8
Yu84.8
FAQ
Where does Yu beat Karlsson?
Yu scores higher on peak. Karlsson leads on longevity.
How is the Karlsson vs Yu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Karlsson: 84.8, Yu: 84.8.
What do you think?
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