Who is better, Mikhaylov or Yang?
Maxim Mikhaylov leads with a GOAT score of 77.3 against 77.3 for Yang Fangxu — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Mikhaylov vs Yang
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Maxim Mikhaylov and Yang Fangxu level at 77.3. Maxim Mikhaylov leads on Peak. Yang Fangxu leads on Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MikhaylovWinner
77.3Mikhaylov wins: Peak
Yang
77.3Yang wins: Honours
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov
77.3
Mikhaylov leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Maxim Mikhaylov
2. Yang Fangxu
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. 🇨🇳 Yang Fangxu5 seasons played · career day 1,825280 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov5 seasons played · career day 2,92136 titles
-87.1% vs Yang at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Mikhaylov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 43 |
| 🇨🇳 Yang | 0 | 0 | 46 | 97 | 280 | 590 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MikhaylovActive | YangRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 1 | — |
| World Cup titles | 2 | — |
| World League titles | 3 | — |
| Champions League titles | 4 | — |
| MVP awards | 6 | — |
| Russian league titles | 8 | — |
| Asian Games golds | — | 1 |
| Chinese league titles | — | 2 |
| Asian Championship medals | — | 2 |
| China caps | — | 150 |
| World Grand Prix appearances | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 72 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Longevity w20% | 80 | 80 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 78 | 78 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Mikhaylov77.3
Yang77.3
FAQ
Where does Yang beat Mikhaylov?
Yang scores higher on honours. Mikhaylov leads on peak.
How is the Mikhaylov vs Yang score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Mikhaylov: 77.3, Yang: 77.3.
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