Fun fact: Dragon Ball is the single largest franchise in SaltyBet. With 292 fighters and over 25,000 matches tracked, it’s the most represented anime series in the MUGEN roster — and the data tells a story the fans might not expect.
Dragon Ball fighters win 47.6% of their matches against non-Dragon Ball opponents. The franchise as a whole loses more than it wins, which is a surprise to see: we touched on this a bit during our Goku vs Vegeta article — some poor variants bring down the average (Vegeta grunts in disgust). But buried in that average are extremes that span the entire competitive spectrum: from Reproduction Gogeta’s 94.1% win rate in X-tier to Pocket Hit’s 10.3% at the bottom of P-tier.
| Stat | Value |
|---|---|
| Total Dragon Ball fighters | 292 |
| Fighters with 10+ matches | 262 |
| Total matches involving DB fighters | 25,000+ |
| Overall win rate vs. non-DB opponents | 47.6% |
| Best win rate | Reproduction Gogeta — 94.1% (X-tier) |
| Worst win rate | Pocket Hit — 10.3% (P-tier) |
| Most matches | Jiren z2 — 268 matches |
Dragon Ball has fighters in every tier, but the distribution tells you something important about how MUGEN creators build these characters.
| Tier | Fighters | % of DB Roster |
|---|---|---|
| X (strongest) | 33 | 12.6% |
| S (strong) | 51 | 19.5% |
| A (above average) | 32 | 12.2% |
| B (balanced) | 61 | 23.3% |
| P (proving ground) | 85 | 32.4% |
P-tier dominates. Nearly a third of all Dragon Ball fighters are in P-tier — the proving grounds where new or unbalanced fighters start. This makes sense: Dragon Ball is one of the most popular MUGEN creation targets, which means more creators of varying skill levels are building these fighters. Quantity doesn’t equal quality. The franchise has the most fighters and the most bottom-tier fighters.
The 33 X-tier Dragon Ball fighters are where the power ceiling lives. These include tournament-ready MUGEN creations with polished AI, complex movesets, and carefully tuned damage values. They face the hardest competition in SaltyBet — and some of them still dominate.
These are the Dragon Ball fighters with the highest win rates among those with at least 20 matches.
| Rank | Fighter | Tier | Win Rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reproduction Gogeta | X | 94.1% | 32-2 |
| 2 | Zamasu | P | 90.9% | 20-2 |
| 3 | Super Gogeta 4 EX7 | X | 80.0% | 24-6 |
| 4 | Goku-hell | S | 78.8% | 205-55 |
| 5 | Goku-kofm | S | 76.7% | 184-56 |
| 6 | Piccolo sb | S | 75.9% | 151-48 |
| 7 | Ultimate Broly | X | 75.9% | 22-7 |
| 8 | Krillin | B | 72.9% | 78-29 |
| 9 | Vegeta ssbe | X | 72.0% | 18-7 |
| 10 | Super Saiyan 2 Vegeta | A | 71.3% | 124-50 |
The Gogeta variants dominate the top. Two Gogeta fusions hold the top three spots, which makes sense, if we frame this in Dragon Ball lore, fusion characters are designed to be overpowered, and MUGEN creators faithfully reflect that in their damage values and AI.
Goku-hell is the most reliable Dragon Ball fighter in SaltyBet. With 260 matches and a 78.8% win rate in S-tier, this is a fighter with a massive sample size and consistent dominance. When this Goku variant appears, the data says bet red (or blue).
Krillin’s 72.9% in B-tier deserves a shoutout. First off, respect to the bald little man. Vanilla Krillin is number 8! The character who dies in every saga is quietly one of the most effective Dragon Ball fighters in his tier. B-tier is the “balanced” tier, fighters here are meant to be competitive without being dominant. Krillin exceeds expectations.
Zamasu in P-tier at 90.9% is a future promotion candidate. Tier placement in SaltyBet is based on historical data and periodic rebalancing. A 90.9% win rate in P-tier means Zamasu is likely misclassified and will eventually move up. If you see Zamasu in a P-tier match, the data says bet on the god.
| Rank | Fighter | Tier | Win Rate | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pocket Hit | P | 10.3% | 3-26 |
| 2 | Piccolo mvc | B | 12.6% | 12-83 |
| 3 | Goku ssj5 EX | P | 12.8% | 10-68 |
| 4 | Gogeta Super Saiyan 3 | P | 15.6% | 10-54 |
| 5 | Son Goku | B | 15.6% | 17-92 |
| 6 | Goku GT | P | 16.7% | 10-50 |
| 7 | Chibi Vegito | X | 17.1% | 6-29 |
| 8 | Ultra Super3 Goku | X | 17.1% | 6-29 |
| 9 | Trunks ssj4 | P | 17.9% | 7-32 |
| 10 | SonGohan | B | 18.1% | 13-59 |
The worst Dragon Ball fighter is a Hit variant, not a Goku. Pocket Hit wins just 10.3% of fights in P-tier — the easiest tier in SaltyBet. That’s historically bad across the entire roster.
The plainly-named fighters perform worst. Notice that “Son Goku,” “SonGohan,” and “Goku GT” are all near the bottom. In MUGEN, generic names often signal older, less polished creations. The more specific the variant name (Goku-hell, Goku-kofm, Goku black ssr), the more likely it’s a modern creation with competitive AI and balanced moves.
Two X-tier Dragon Ball fighters are below 18%. Chibi Vegito and Ultra Super3 Goku are in the most competitive tier yet win fewer than 1 in 5 fights. This is the “top-tier tax” we’ve documented before — being classified as X-tier means facing exclusively X-tier opponents, and weak entries get demolished.
SaltyTrack data from over half a million matches includes head-to-head records between Dragon Ball’s biggest rivals.
Vegeta leads 11-6 across 17 head-to-head matches between all Goku and Vegeta variants. The Prince beats the Hero, consistent with our previous deep dive that analyzed 107 variants across 9,300+ matches. Vegeta’s edge comes from MUGEN creators building his variants with more aggressive AI and higher combo damage — the “Vegeta advantage” is real in the MUGEN engine. Bow to the Prince of All Saiyans.
The closest rivalry in Dragon Ball MUGEN: Goku leads 10-9 across 19 matches. Nearly a coin flip. Both sides have powerful variants in X and S tier, and the matchup data reflects genuine competitive parity.
Frieza leads 3-2 in just 5 head-to-head matches. Too small a sample for confident conclusions, but the villain leads, much to his eternal delight.
Dragon Ball fighters win 47.6% of matches against non-Dragon Ball opponents across 24,850 cross-franchise matchups. The franchise loses slightly more than it wins — but not by a wide margin.
This mirrors what we found with Capcom vs. SNK 2: popular franchises tend to have average-or-below aggregate win rates because they produce so many fighters of varying quality. The top performers are elite. The franchise average gets dragged down by the long tail of P-tier experiments and abandoned creations.
The “Always Bet DBZ” fallacy is, statistically, a fallacy. Truth hurts! Across our dataset, Dragon Ball fighters are marginally worse than a coin flip against non-DB opponents. Don’t bet on a fighter just because it’s Goku. Bet on it because this specific variant of Goku has a strong track record.
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