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Carbajal vs Buchanan

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CarbajalWinner
83.9

Carbajal wins: Dominance, Honours, Statistics

Buchanan
83.9

Buchanan wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Michael Carbajal
83.9

Carbajal leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic silver medallist and unified light flyweight world champion.

1. Michael Carbajal
83.9
2. Ken Buchanan
83.9

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 year 5 · Form index per season
1. 🇺🇸 Michael Carbajal5 years played · career day 1,825327 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Ken Buchanan5 years played · career day 1,825293 title wins
-10.4% vs Carbajal at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇺🇸 Carbajal0045100327626
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Buchanan004089293649

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 years are measured against the same window in a legend's career — Yamal against Messi at the same age-stage, a tour rookie against Tiger Woods in 1996.

MetricCarbajalRetiredBuchananRetired
World titles4
Professional wins4961
Knockouts3327
Olympic silver medals1
Title defences12
Undisputed world titles1
British titles1
Fighter of the Year awards1
Dominance w25%8482
Peak w20%9292
Longevity w20%7480
Honours w20%8482
Statistics w15%8684

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GOAT Rank · the data
Carbajal83.9
Buchanan83.9
The people
Carbajal
Buchanan

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