Powerlifting Score Calculator (IPF GL, DOTS, Wilks)
Compare lifters of any bodyweight with IPF GL points, DOTS, Wilks and Wilks2.
Same score in every IPF class
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About the Powerlifting Score Calculator (IPF GL, DOTS, Wilks)
Heavier lifters lift more, so meets and rankings use a formula to say who lifted the most for their size. Enter your sex, bodyweight and total (or your bench press), choose classic (raw) or equipped, and this calculator gives all four scores in use: IPF GL points (the International Powerlifting Federation’s official formula since May 2020), DOTS, the original Wilks and Wilks2 (2020).
It shows each coefficient, and a table of the totals that would earn the same score in every IPF bodyweight class — so you can see what your lift is worth at 74 kg or 105 kg. Results are in kg or lb, and everything is calculated in your browser.
How to use it
- Choose kg or lb, your sex, and Classic (raw: no supportive suits or shirts) or Equipped.
- Choose Full powerlifting and enter your total — or the squat, bench press and deadlift separately — or choose Bench press only and enter your bench.
- Enter your bodyweight (the weigh-in value if you competed).
- Read the four scores and their coefficients, then compare the equal-score totals by class; copy the result or download the table.
Examples
IPF GL 96.899 · DOTS 472.56 · Wilks 467.25 · Wilks2 561.15 · same GL score at 93 kg: 740.7 kg
IPF GL 87.513 · DOTS 430.21 · Wilks 429.58 · Wilks2 511.45
IPF GL coefficient 0.109039 × 1035.0 = 112.855 points
IPF GL coefficient 0.790069 × 122.5 = 96.783 points
The formulas
Every score is a coefficient × the weight lifted, where the coefficient falls as bodyweight (x, in kg) rises.
- IPF GL points: coefficient = 100 ÷ (A − B·e^(−C·x)), with A, B and C set separately for men and women, classic and equipped, full powerlifting and bench press. 100 points is the IPF’s reference level of an elite lifter at that bodyweight. The IPF rounds the coefficient and the points to 6 decimals; score sheets show 3. Defined from 40 kg (men) and 35 kg (women).
- DOTS: coefficient = 500 ÷ (a·x⁴ + b·x³ + c·x² + d·x + e), introduced by the German federation BVDK; bodyweight is capped at 40–210 kg (men) and 40–150 kg (women).
- Wilks: coefficient = 500 ÷ (a + b·x + c·x² + d·x³ + e·x⁴ + f·x⁵), the older formula still quoted by many federations and records.
- Wilks2 (2020): the same form with new coefficients and a 600 scale, so its scores are not comparable with the original Wilks.
DOTS and the two Wilks formulas have one set of coefficients per sex and are applied to totals and single lifts alike; only IPF GL has separate bench-press and equipped parameters.
Which score should I use?
Use the one your federation or competition uses. The IPF scores its own championships with IPF GL points and encourages its member federations to use them too; many other federations and online rankings use DOTS; older records and some federations still quote Wilks. Because the scales differ, compare only scores from the same formula — a 450 DOTS and a 100 IPF GL are not the same thing.
Sources
- International Powerlifting Federation. The IPF GL Coefficients for Relative Scoring, Table 1 and practical examples — linked from the IPF’s IPF Formula page
- IPF Technical Rulebook, effective 1 March 2026 — bodyweight categories
- DOTS, Wilks and Wilks2 coefficients as implemented by the OpenPowerlifting project (crates/coefficients); Wilks2 checked against Powerlifting Australia’s published coefficient tables
Limitations
- Scores compare lifts across bodyweights within one sex; IPF GL also keeps classic and equipped separate.
- IPF GL defines points only for the full total and the bench press; for a squat or deadlift on its own, only DOTS and Wilks are shown.
- Bodyweights from 30 to 250 kg and results up to 1,500 kg are accepted; outside each formula’s range the coefficient at its limit is used, and the page says so.
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Frequently asked questions
What are IPF GL points?
The International Powerlifting Federation’s scoring formula since 1 May 2020. “GL” stands for GOODLIFT, the IPF’s official scoring system, whose developers proposed the formula, so you will also see them called Goodlift points (OpenPowerlifting, for example, lists “IPF GOODLIFT Points”). 100 points means a result equal to the IPF’s reference level — the average elite lifter — at your bodyweight.
What is a good DOTS score?
It depends on the competition. DOTS is roughly on the same scale as the original Wilks: in the examples above, a 700 kg total at 83 kg scores about 473 DOTS. Compare your score with the rankings or meets you care about.
Why is Wilks2 so much higher than Wilks?
Wilks2 (2020) uses new coefficients and a 600-point scale instead of 500, so its scores run about 20% higher. The two are different formulas and should not be mixed in one ranking.
Can I use this for a single lift?
Yes: choose Bench press only for the IPF GL bench coefficients. DOTS and Wilks simply multiply any result by the bodyweight coefficient, so they work for a single squat or deadlift too.
Which bodyweight should I enter?
Your weigh-in bodyweight on the day of the lift, to 0.01 kg if you have it — the IPF calculates coefficients for every 0.01 kg.