Who is better, Lima or Arjona?
William Arjona leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.0 for Maurício Lima — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks William Arjona above Maurício Lima: 88.2 vs 88.0. William Arjona leads on Longevity, Statistics. Maurício Lima leads on Dominance, Peak.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Arjona wins: Longevity, Statistics
Lima wins: Dominance, Peak
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Arjona leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇧🇷 Lima | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 🇧🇷 Arjona | 0 | 0 | 52 | 108 | 233 | 619 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | LimaRetired | ArjonaRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 2 | — |
| World Championship golds | 1 | — |
| World League titles | 6 | 4 |
| World Cup titles | 1 | 1 |
| Olympic Games contested | 4 | — |
| World Championship gold medals | — | 1 |
| Brazilian league titles | — | 6 |
| Club World Championship titles | — | 3 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 84 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 90 |
| Longevity w20% | 86 | 90 |
| Honours w20% | 90 | 90 |
| Statistics w15% | 86 | 88 |
William Arjona leads with a GOAT score of 88.2 against 88.0 for Maurício Lima — a gap of 0.2 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Lima scores higher on peak, dominance. Arjona leads on statistics, longevity.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Lima: 88.0, Arjona: 88.2.
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