Michael vs Shota
AUS · Pro Men · 2 results Michael Kettle
JPN · Pro Men · 7 results Shota Yamaguchi
Station radar · best race with a field of 30 or more
Michael: Osaka 2026, Pro Men · Shota: Perth 2026, Pro Men
This chart shows where Michael and Shota sat in the field on each part of the race: the edge is faster than everyone, the centre is the slowest.Michael: strongest on Ski (faster than 98% of the field), weakest on Roxzone (faster than 65%).Shota: strongest on Lunges (faster than 92% of the field), weakest on Ski (faster than 34%).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael: faster than | Shota: faster than |
|---|---|---|
| Ski | 98% | 34% |
| Push | 88% | 60% |
| Pull | 93% | 85% |
| BBJ | 88% | 78% |
| Row | 98% | 48% |
| Carry | 92% | 77% |
| Lunges | 94% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 87% | 86% |
| Roxzone | 65% | 89% |
| Runs | 78% | 75% |
Each athlete against their own field at their own best race (division, gender, that venue). Further out is faster.
Part by part
| Part | Michael | Shota |
|---|---|---|
| SkiErg | 98% | 34% |
| Sled push | 88% | 60% |
| Sled pull | 93% | 85% |
| Burpee broad jump | 88% | 78% |
| Row | 98% | 48% |
| Farmers carry | 92% | 77% |
| Sandbag lunges | 94% | 92% |
| Wall balls | 87% | 86% |
| Roxzone (moving) | 65% | 89% |
| Runs (8 km) | 78% | 75% |
The share of their own field each athlete beat on that segment, at the race named on the left. Higher is better; green marks the better of the two. A dash means no split was published.
Those races as one bar each
This chart draws the race in order, left to right: each 1 km run (blue), each station (yellow) and the roxzone (grey), sized by its time.Michael · Osaka 2026 · Pro Men: 34:10 running, 29:52 at the stations and 7:31 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (5:13).Below, Shota · Perth 2026 · Pro Men: 32:49 running, 29:20 at the stations and 3:17 in the roxzone; the longest station was the wall balls (4:32).
See the numbers
| Part | Michael · Osaka 2026 · Pro Men | Shota · Perth 2026 · Pro Men |
|---|---|---|
| Run 1 | 2:15 | 3:08 |
| SkiErg | 4:04 | 4:17 |
| Run 2 | 4:06 | 4:12 |
| Sled push | 3:31 | 3:13 |
| Run 3 | 4:55 | 4:19 |
| Sled pull | 4:13 | 3:59 |
| Run 4 | 4:39 | 4:15 |
| Burpee broad jump | 3:14 | 3:20 |
| Run 5 | 4:50 | 4:18 |
| Row | 4:04 | 4:31 |
| Run 6 | 4:57 | 4:34 |
| Farmers carry | 1:48 | 2:09 |
| Run 7 | 4:45 | 4:13 |
| Sandbag lunges | 3:44 | 3:20 |
| Run 8 | 3:43 | 3:49 |
| Wall balls | 5:13 | 4:32 |
| Roxzone | 7:31 | 3:17 |
| Finish | 1:11:23 | 1:05:23 |
Head to head: 1 race they both ran
| Race | Michael | Shota | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka 2026 Pro Men · 30 Jan 2026 | 1:11:23 | 1:11:21 | 0:02 · Shota faster |
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