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Kombat Arenal vs Ultimate NXT-GEN
The Ultimate NXT-GEN is the better racket, 84 to 77: more handling and sweet spot. The Arenal is not at PadelProShop right now.
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, and value is level.
Feel is read from the core and the face until hardness is measured.
What is different
Four things change between them. Pick one to look closer.
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Ultimate's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late.
Edge: the Arenal, for precision
* 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: 350 to 360 g and 350 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.
Only the Ultimate is at PadelProShop right now, at €161.
No edge either way
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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Arenal
Our score 77 · not in stockSkip it if you want quicker hands: the Ultimate has 81 for handling against its 70.
Ultimate NXT-GEN
Our score 84 · €161Skip it if comfort matters most to you: it is its lowest score, 69.
Our recommendation for most players
The Ultimate NXT-GEN
The higher score, 84 to 77.
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What other reviewers scored them
Out of 100, each linked to its page.
Our score
Ultimate +7
No other site has scored the Arenal or the Ultimate yet. When one does, it shows here.
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What players said
Players who own a racket tell us how it plays. It is their word: it is not a review and does not count towards Our score.
No player has told us about the Arenal or the Ultimate yet. If you own one, two minutes drawing your shape puts your word here, beside the other players who own it.
Our recommendation
Oxdog Ultimate NXT-GEN
The better racket, 84 to 77: more handling and sweet spot.
- 5 of 6 scores
- Carbon 12K face
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Questions
Straight answers.
Which is better, the Arenal or the Ultimate NXT-GEN?
The Ultimate NXT-GEN is the better racket, 84 to 77: more handling and sweet spot. The Arenal is not at PadelProShop right now.
What is the difference between the Arenal and the Ultimate NXT-GEN?
18K packs 18,000 carbon filaments into each thread against 12,000: a stiffer face that answers sooner on volleys. The Ultimate's 12K is a little softer and gives you more time when you are late. About the same weight: 350 to 360 g and 350 g. The balance point is not listed for both.
Which is better for handling?
The Ultimate NXT-GEN: handling 81 against 70.
What is the price difference?
Only the Ultimate is at PadelProShop right now, at €161.
Ultimate NXT-GENBuy €161