Who is better, Costa or Bell?
Regla Bell leads with a GOAT score of 91.4 against 90.7 for Marlenis Costa — a gap of 0.7 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Costa vs Bell
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Regla Bell above Marlenis Costa: 91.4 vs 90.7. Regla Bell leads on Honours, Longevity. Marlenis Costa leads on Statistics, Peak.
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BellWinner
91.4Bell wins: Longevity, Honours
Costa
90.7Costa wins: Peak, Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇨🇺 Regla Bell
91.4
Bell leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Regla Bell
2. Marlenis Costa
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. 🇨🇺 Regla Bell5 seasons played · career day 1,825353 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇺 Marlenis Costa5 seasons played · career day 2,19136 titles
-89.8% vs Bell at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇨🇺 Costa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 62 |
| 🇨🇺 Bell | 0 | 0 | 60 | 125 | 353 | 719 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | CostaRetired | BellRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 3 | — |
| World Championship titles | 2 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | 2 |
| Grand Prix titles | 4 | — |
| Cuba caps | 300 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 3 |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Grand Prix titles | — | 3 |
| Olympic appearances | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 90 | 90 |
| Peak w20% | 96 | 95 |
| Longevity w20% | 84 | 86 |
| Honours w20% | 92 | 96 |
| Statistics w15% | 92 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Bell91.4
Costa90.7
FAQ
Where does Costa beat Bell?
Costa scores higher on peak, statistics. Bell leads on honours, longevity.
How is the Costa vs Bell score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Costa: 90.7, Bell: 91.4.
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