Who is better, Defar or Mota?
Rosa Mota leads with a GOAT score of 88.4 against 88.3 for Meseret Defar — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Defar vs Mota
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Rosa Mota above Meseret Defar: 88.4 vs 88.3. Rosa Mota leads on Honours. Meseret Defar leads on Statistics.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
MotaWinner
88.4Mota wins: Honours
Defar
88.3Defar wins: Statistics
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇵🇹 Rosa Mota
88.4
Mota leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Rosa Mota
2. Meseret Defar
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. 🇪🇹 Meseret Defar5 seasons played · career day 2,92171.5 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇵🇹 Rosa Mota5 seasons played · career day 4,38211 major golds
-84.6% vs Defar at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇪🇹 Defar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28.73 | 85.75 |
| 🇵🇹 Mota | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Mota88.4
Defar88.3
FAQ
Where does Defar beat Mota?
Defar scores higher on statistics. Mota leads on honours.
How is the Defar vs Mota score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Defar: 88.3, Mota: 88.4.
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