What this is
Animal Battle Stats rates 344 real animals, from army ants to the Megalodon, on six battle stats. Every rating sits on one absolute 0–100 scale, so a house cat and a hippo can be compared directly. The stats power the tier list, the rankings, the matchup simulator and the Animal Battle Stats game on Roblox.
Each animal is researched from scratch: size, weapons, defenses, senses, behavior and real fighting records, with sources listed on its profile. A healthy adult of the stronger or fighting sex is the reference specimen.
How a profile is built
- Pin down the animal. Common name, exact species and the specimen being rated.
- Collect measurements. Weight, size, speed, lifespan and bite force from zoos, universities, agencies and papers. Values without solid evidence are left blank instead of guessed.
- Study how it fights. Weapons, defenses, endurance, senses, tactics and known conflicts.
- Rate it. Twelve detailed ratings roll up into the six headline stats, checked against similar animals so the scale stays consistent.
- Publish and correct. Research updates flow into the site automatically; corrections are welcome.
The six battle stats
Power index & tiers
The power index combines the six stats: attack 28%, defense 25%, agility 16%, stamina 14%, special 10% and intelligence 7%. Fighting stats count most because they decide real fights.
How "who would win" works
For two animals, each stat gap is multiplied by its weight (the same weights as the power index) and the results are added up. Body size is added on top: an animal ten times heavier gains about 8 points, which settles the big mismatches without moving close fights. That margin becomes a win probability on a logistic curve, capped between 5% and 95%: the model's estimate of how often each animal would win a real fight. The animated fight on this site is not left to chance: the favourite always wins, and a matchup the odds put at 50-50 ends in a draw.
The model deliberately ignores terrain, ambush and motivation. The written verdict on each matchup page calls those out, for example when one animal lives in water and the other on land.
Fan votes are part of the fun: they are shown next to the model and never change the ratings.
Where the facts come from
Every researched profile lists its own sources with what each one supports. The most common references:
- Animal Diversity Web (University of Michigan)
- IUCN Red List
- Smithsonian National Zoo
- San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance
- NOAA Fisheries
- Peer-reviewed papers (linked per animal)
When sources disagree, profiles use a representative adult value and explain the range instead of picking the most dramatic number. Unverified internet figures (like many viral bite-force claims) are rejected.
Photos
Animal images are real photographs of adult animals with the background removed, from freely licensed sources such as Wikimedia Commons. Photographers and licenses are credited on each profile and on the credits page.
Data for AI assistants
A plain-text summary lives at /llms.txt, the full dataset at /llms-full.txt and /animal_stats.json. Ratings are free to cite with a link to the animal's page.
What is Animal Battle Stats?
Animal Battle Stats (animalbattlestats.com) is a free animal powerscaling site. It rates 344 real animals on six battle stats, ranks them into tiers, and predicts hypothetical matchups. 344 animals have full research profiles with cited sources.
Are the battle ratings scientific measurements?
No. Measurements such as weight, speed and bite force come from sources. The six battle ratings are editorial judgments built from that research, on one absolute scale so every animal can be compared.
Is it pound-for-pound?
No. Ratings are absolute. An ant is incredibly strong for its size and still rates far below a gorilla, because a real fight is about absolute force, weapons and durability.
Which animal is rated for males or females?
Each profile rates a healthy adult. When one sex is clearly larger or does the fighting, that sex is used: usually males, but females for species like eagles, most spiders and anacondas.
Does the higher power index always win?
Usually. The fight goes to the animal the matchup odds favour, and the odds weigh the stats like the power index does, plus body size, so a much heavier animal can be favoured with a lower power index. The model ignores terrain, ambush and motivation; those are exactly what the written verdicts discuss.
Can I compare groups, like 100 men vs a gorilla?
Yes. In Who would win? each side has a number box. Numbers count for a lot (twice as many equal fighters is worth about a 14-point stat lead), but a much smaller animal gets less from its numbers against a much heavier one, so a thousand army ants still lose to a gorilla most of the time.
Are humans on Animal Battle Stats?
The Human can step into the Who would win? ring: an average adult man, unarmed and untrained, rated on the same scale as the animals. Humans are not ranked or listed with the animals. Pages like Human vs Gorilla answer how many men it would take.
Who made Animal Battle Stats?
Rami Abdelrazzaq designed and built Animal Battle Stats as an animal powerscaling and community project, with a companion game on Roblox.