Who is better, Adams or Gushiken?
Yoko Gushiken leads with a GOAT score of 85.8 against 85.7 for Nicola Adams — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Adams vs Gushiken
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Yoko Gushiken above Nicola Adams: 85.8 vs 85.7. Yoko Gushiken leads on Statistics, Peak. Nicola Adams leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
GushikenWinner
85.8Gushiken wins: Peak, Statistics
Adams
85.7Adams wins: Longevity, Honours
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Time range
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Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Yoko Gushiken
85.8
Gushiken leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Yoko Gushiken
2. Nicola Adams
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 season1. 🇬🇧 Nicola Adams5 years played · career day 4,38226 title wins
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇯🇵 Yoko Gushiken5 years played · career day 1,82521 title wins
-19.2% vs Adams at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇬🇧 Adams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 🇯🇵 Gushiken | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | AdamsRetired | GushikenRetired |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| World Championship medals | 3 | — |
| Commonwealth golds | 1 | — |
| European titles | 1 | — |
| Professional record wins | 5 | — |
| World title defences | — | 13 |
| Professional wins | — | 23 |
| Knockout wins | — | 15 |
| Professional losses | — | 1 |
| World titles won | — | 1 |
| Dominance w25% | 86 | 86 |
| Peak w20% | 92 | 94 |
| Longevity w20% | 78 | 74 |
| Honours w20% | 88 | 86 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 90 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Gushiken85.8
Adams85.7
FAQ
Where does Adams beat Gushiken?
Adams scores higher on honours, longevity. Gushiken leads on peak, statistics.
How is the Adams vs Gushiken score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Adams: 85.7, Gushiken: 85.8.
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