Who is better, Biondi or Zhang?
Matt Biondi leads with a GOAT score of 85.0 against 85.0 for Zhang Yufei — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Biondi vs Zhang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Matt Biondi and Zhang Yufei level at 85.0. Matt Biondi leads on Dominance, Honours, Statistics. Zhang Yufei leads on Longevity.
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BiondiWinner
85.0Biondi wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics
Zhang
85.0Zhang wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Matt Biondi
85.0
Biondi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Matt Biondi
2. Zhang Yufei
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. 🇨🇳 Zhang Yufei5 seasons played · career day 1,825346 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Matt Biondi5 seasons played · career day 1,826244.8 major golds
-29.2% vs Zhang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Biondi | 0 | 0 | 49.8 | 99.04 | 196.2 | 391.8 |
| 🇨🇳 Zhang | 0 | 0 | 52 | 114 | 346 | 708 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | BiondiRetired | ZhangActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 8 | — |
| Olympic medals | 11 | 10 |
| World records | 12 | — |
| World Championship golds | 6 | — |
| 100 m freestyle best (s) | 48.42 | — |
| Medals at one Games | 7 | — |
| Olympic gold medals | — | 2 |
| World Championship titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 10 |
| Olympic records | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 84 | 82 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 92 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 88 | 86 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Biondi85.0
Zhang85.0
FAQ
Where does Zhang beat Biondi?
Zhang scores higher on longevity. Biondi leads on dominance, honours, statistics.
How is the Biondi vs Zhang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Biondi: 85.0, Zhang: 85.0.
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