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Antonov vs Arakida

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ArakidaWinner
81.6

Arakida wins: Dominance, Peak, Honours

Antonov
80.7

Antonov wins: Longevity

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇯🇵 Yuko Arakida
81.6

Arakida leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. Olympic champion in 1976 with Japan and a world champion in 1974.

1. Yuko Arakida
81.6
2. Oleg Antonov
80.7

Category breakdown

Season form · Titles per season

Career timeline · Titles 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 · Titles per season
1. 🇯🇵 Yuko Arakida5 seasons played · career day 2,19135 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇮🇹 Oleg Antonov5 seasons played · career day 2,19128 titles
-20.0% vs Arakida at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇮🇹 Antonov00042151
🇯🇵 Arakida00041840

Careers are aligned at debut, so a rookie's first 5 seasons 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.

MetricAntonovActiveArakidaRetired
European titles1
Nations League medals2
Italian league titles1
CEV Cup titles1
Seasons played18
Olympic golds1
World Championship golds1
World Cup medals1
Japan caps120
Hall of Fame inductions1
Dominance w25%7484
Peak w20%8692
Longevity w20%8262
Honours w20%8086
Statistics w15%8484

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GOAT Rank · the data
Arakida81.6
Antonov80.7
The people
Antonov
Arakida

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