here's an admiral opinion of mine that i dont think most people agree with
i dont think akainu and aokiji are so close in strength like most people think, i think akainu is quite a bit stronger
aokiji got his entire leg blown off while akainu only got a cut on his ear and some scars on his cheek and neck
not to mention akainu chose to spare aokiji's life meaning akainu could have killed him
if you can kill someone and only get some facial scars and a tiny ear cut then you're quite a bit stronger than them, it wasn't an extreme fight like most fans think
it just took 10 days cuz of how their logia powers interact