Who is better, Buldakova or Costa?
Marlenis Costa leads with a GOAT score of 90.7 against 89.6 for Lyudmila Buldakova — a gap of 1.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Buldakova vs Costa
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Marlenis Costa above Lyudmila Buldakova: 90.7 vs 89.6. Marlenis Costa leads on Statistics, Dominance, Peak. Lyudmila Buldakova leads on Honours.
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CostaWinner
90.7Costa wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Buldakova
89.6Buldakova wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Marlenis Costa
90.7
Costa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Marlenis Costa
2. Lyudmila Buldakova
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. 🇷🇺 Lyudmila Buldakova5 seasons played · career day 1,826360 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Marlenis Costa5 seasons played · career day 2,19136 titles
-90.0% vs Buldakova at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Buldakova | 0 | 0 | 60 | 126 | 276 | 717 |
| 🇨🇺 Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 62 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BuldakovaRetired | CostaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 3 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | 2 | — |
| European titles | 4 | — |
| Soviet league titles | 6 | — |
| Olympic golds | — | 3 |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| World Cup titles | — | 2 |
| Grand Prix titles | — | 4 |
| Cuba caps | — | 300 |
| Dominance w25% | 88 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 94 | 96 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 84 |
| Honours w20% | 94 | 92 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 92 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Costa90.7
Buldakova89.6
FAQ
Where does Buldakova beat Costa?
Buldakova scores higher on honours. Costa leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Buldakova vs Costa score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Buldakova: 89.6, Costa: 90.7.
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