Who is better, Martinenghi or Xu?
Nicolò Martinenghi leads with a GOAT score of 81.4 against 81.4 for Xu Jiayu — a gap of 0.0 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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Martinenghi vs Xu
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Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently scores Nicolò Martinenghi and Xu Jiayu level at 81.4. Nicolò Martinenghi leads on Peak, Honours. Xu Jiayu leads on Longevity.
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MartinenghiWinner
81.4Martinenghi wins: Peak, Honours
Xu
81.4Xu wins: Longevity
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Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇮🇹 Nicolò Martinenghi
81.4
Martinenghi leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Nicolò Martinenghi
2. Xu Jiayu
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. 🇮🇹 Nicolò Martinenghi5 seasons played · career day 1,826382 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇨🇳 Xu Jiayu5 seasons played · career day 1,825370 major golds
-3.1% vs Martinenghi at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹 Martinenghi | 0 | 0 | 58 | 128 | 294 | 748 |
| 🇨🇳 Xu | 0 | 0 | 52 | 116 | 370 | 714 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | MartinenghiActive | XuActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic gold medals | 1 | — |
| Olympic medals | 4 | 2 |
| World Championship titles | 2 | 2 |
| European titles | 3 | — |
| Italian records | 4 | — |
| Asian records | — | 1 |
| Asian Games golds | — | 4 |
| Global finals contested | — | 8 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 78 |
| Peak w20% | 90 | 88 |
| Longevity w20% | 74 | 78 |
| Honours w20% | 84 | 82 |
| Statistics w15% | 82 | 82 |
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GOAT Rank · the data
Martinenghi81.4
Xu81.4
FAQ
Where does Xu beat Martinenghi?
Xu scores higher on longevity. Martinenghi leads on peak, honours.
How is the Martinenghi vs Xu score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Martinenghi: 81.4, Xu: 81.4.
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