Who is better, Smith or Bukhov?
Regan Smith leads with a GOAT score of 75.3 against 74.9 for Vladyslav Bukhov — a gap of 0.4 points on GOAT Rank's weighted model.
AthletesTeams
Smith vs Bukhov
Shareable comparison — send this exact matchup to anyone.
Quick answer
GOAT Rank currently ranks Regan Smith above Vladyslav Bukhov: 75.3 vs 74.9. Regan Smith leads on Dominance, Statistics, Peak. Vladyslav Bukhov leads on Longevity, Honours.
How the GOAT Score is calculated →GOAT verdictgoatrank.world
SmithWinner
75.3Smith wins: Dominance, Peak, Statistics
Bukhov
74.9Bukhov wins: Longevity, Honours
Candidates
Locked to SwimmingShareable URL · /compare/regan-smith-vs-vladyslav-bukhov
Time range
Showing full careers. Pick a window to recalculate the selected period.
Category radar
Verdict
Weighted GOAT score
🇺🇸 Regan Smith
75.3
Smith leads in 3 of 5 weighted categories.
1. Regan Smith
2. Vladyslav Bukhov
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. 🇺🇦 Vladyslav Bukhov5 seasons played · career day 1,825367 major golds
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇺🇸 Regan Smith5 seasons played · career day 2,190290.2 major golds
-20.9% vs Bukhov at the same stage
| Ghost race · career day | 30 | 100 | 365 | 1000 | 1825 | 3650 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58.8 | 232.52 | 462.15 |
| 🇺🇦 Bukhov | 0 | 0 | 55 | 121 | 367 | 633 |
Careers are aligned from debut; the first 5 season periods are measured against the same career window.
| Metric | SmithActive | BukhovActive |
|---|---|---|
| Olympic golds | 2 | — |
| Olympic medals | 8 | — |
| World titles | 5 | — |
| World records | 4 | — |
| Personal best 100 m back (s) | 57.13 | — |
| European titles | — | 1 |
| Short course world medals | — | 2 |
| European Championship medals | — | 3 |
| Personal best 50 m free (s) | — | 21.29 |
| Ukrainian records | — | 4 |
| Dominance w25% | 78 | 72 |
| Peak w20% | 88 | 84 |
| Longevity w20% | 54 | 66 |
| Honours w20% | 74 | 76 |
| Statistics w15% | 84 | 78 |
Fan vote — data vs the people
GOAT Rank · the data
Smith75.3
Bukhov74.9
FAQ
Where does Bukhov beat Smith?
Bukhov scores higher on honours, longevity. Smith leads on peak, dominance, statistics.
How is the Smith vs Bukhov score calculated?
Both are scored on peak, dominance, honours, statistics, longevity within their sport. Smith: 75.3, Bukhov: 74.9.
What do you think?
0 commentsMake your case for Smith vs Bukhov. The scoring is published in full — if you can point at the pillar or the weight you disagree with, we read it. Read the methodology paper.