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Bullpadel Ionic Power vs Ultimate Pro+ Classics
The Ultimate Pro+ Classics is the better racket, 87 to 76: more control and handling. The Ionic costs €170 less.
Our scores, updated 9 July 2026 · How we score
Score by score
How we score →The green bar wins the round. The Ultimate takes 5 of the six, the Ionic takes value.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
The €170 question
€170
more for the Ultimate. This is what it buys you.
- +12Control78 against 66
- +11Handling80 against 69
- +8Power87 against 79
Worth it if these numbers are the ones you play for. If not, keep the €170: the Ionic is 76 in Our score.
What is different
Face, weight and price change between them; the rest is the same. Pick one to look closer.
Carbon and fibreglass on the Ionic, carbon on the Ultimate.
No edge either way
* The feel starts from the core's rated hardness (estimated from the core material where there is no rating), then the face: carbon 12K and up is firmer, fibreglass softer.
About the same weight: 365 to 375 g and 370 g.
No edge either way
The balance point is not listed for both.
No edge either way
* Drawn to scale: a 455 mm racket in its shape's outline (traced from a real racket of that shape), with the balance point the shops list marked on it. Real rackets vary by a few millimetres.
€170 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Ionic 30%. The Ionic wins the value round, 78 to 62.
Edge: the Ionic, for your wallet
Specs from the makers and the shops that sell them. Weights are the maker's figures, not measured by us.
Which one sounds like you?
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Ionic Power
Our score 76 · €126Skip it if you want more control: the Ultimate has 78 for control against its 66.
Ultimate Pro+ Classics
Our score 87 · €296Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Ionic has 78 for value against its 62.
Our recommendation for most players
The Ultimate Pro+ Classics
The higher score, 87 to 76.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Ultimate +11
Padelful
Has scored only the Ionic
Padel.fyi
Has scored only the Ionic
PadelReference
Has scored only the Ultimate
We do not change ours to match.
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What players said
1 player who own or have owned one of them told us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
Ionic Power
1 of 1 liked it
Liked it 1No strong view 0Did not 0
Only 1 player so far: too few to rank what they said.
Ultimate Pro+ Classics
No player has told us about the Ultimate yet.
Our recommendation
Oxdog Ultimate Pro+ Classics
The better racket, 87 to 76: more control and handling.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Ionic Power or the Ultimate Pro+ Classics?
The Ultimate Pro+ Classics is the better racket, 87 to 76: more control and handling. The Ionic costs €170 less.
What is the difference between the Ionic Power and the Ultimate Pro+ Classics?
Carbon and fibreglass on the Ionic, carbon on the Ultimate. About the same weight: 365 to 375 g and 370 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for control?
The Ultimate Pro+ Classics: control 78 against 66.
What is the price difference?
€170 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Ionic 30%. The Ionic wins the value round, 78 to 62.
Ultimate Pro+ ClassicsBuy €296