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Yusova vs Mikhaylov

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MikhaylovWinner
77.3

Mikhaylov wins: Peak, Longevity

Yusova
76.9

Yusova wins: Honours

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Verdict

Weighted GOAT score
🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov
77.3

Mikhaylov leads in 4 of 5 weighted categories. MVP of the London 2012 final comeback from two sets down.

1. Maxim Mikhaylov
77.3
2. Zoya Yusova
76.9

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. 🇷🇺 Zoya Yusova5 seasons played · career day 1,825296 titles
Setting the pace at this stage
2. 🇷🇺 Maxim Mikhaylov5 seasons played · career day 2,92136 titles
-87.8% vs Yusova at the same stage
Ghost race · career day30100365100018253650
🇷🇺 Yusova004699296609
🇷🇺 Mikhaylov00001343

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.

MetricYusovaRetiredMikhaylovActive
Soviet league titles3
European Championship medals1
Soviet Union caps100
European club medals2
Career seasons13
Olympic golds1
World Cup titles2
World League titles3
Champions League titles4
MVP awards6
Russian league titles8
Dominance w25%7272
Peak w20%8284
Longevity w20%7880
Honours w20%7674
Statistics w15%7878

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GOAT Rank · the data
Mikhaylov77.3
Yusova76.9
The people
Yusova
Mikhaylov

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