Who is better, Valuev or Villa?
Pancho Villa leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.8 for Nikolai Valuev — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
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GOAT Rank currently ranks Pancho Villa above Nikolai Valuev: 81.9 vs 81.8. Pancho Villa leads on Dominance, Peak, Honours. Nikolai Valuev leads on Longevity.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →Villa wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours
Valuev wins: Longevity
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Villa leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories.
Cumulative output season by season — the shape of each career against the other.
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇷🇺 Valuev | 0 | 0 | 50 | 106 | 298 | 604 |
| 🇵🇭 Villa | 0 | 0 | 18 | 38 | 92 | 110 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 year periods are measured against the same career window.
Pancho Villa leads with a GOAT score of 81.9 against 81.8 for Nikolai Valuev — a gap of 0.1 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
Valuev scores higher on longevity. Villa leads on peak, dominance, honours.
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Valuev: 81.8, Villa: 81.9.
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