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Bullpadel Ionic Power vs Ultimate Pro Smash
The Ultimate Pro Smash is the better racket, 86 to 76: more handling and power. 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 4 of the six, the Ionic takes value, and comfort is level.
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.
- +9Handling78 against 69
- +8Power87 against 79
- +8Control74 against 66
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 64.
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 quicker hands: the Ultimate has 78 for handling against its 69.
Ultimate Pro Smash
Our score 86 · €296Skip it if you want more racket for the money: the Ionic has 78 for value against its 64.
Our recommendation for most players
The Ultimate Pro Smash
The higher score, 86 to 76.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Ultimate +10
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 Smash
No player has told us about the Ultimate yet.
Our recommendation
Oxdog Ultimate Pro Smash
The better racket, 86 to 76: more handling and power.
- 4 of 6 scores
- Carbon face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Ionic Power or the Ultimate Pro Smash?
The Ultimate Pro Smash is the better racket, 86 to 76: more handling and power. The Ionic costs €170 less.
What is the difference between the Ionic Power and the Ultimate Pro Smash?
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 handling?
The Ultimate Pro Smash: handling 78 against 69.
What is the price difference?
€170 apart at PadelProShop today. Under the launch price: Ionic 30%. The Ionic wins the value round, 78 to 64.
Ultimate Pro SmashBuy €296