head to head
vs
ARMSvsEA Sports UFC 4
ARMS leans Reads (Competitive PvP); EA Sports UFC 4 leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
ARMSEA Sports UFC 4
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
EA Sports UFC 4 leans harder on execution: Strike timing, head movement, and grapple inputs
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 2
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization4 vs 5
EA Sports UFC 4 leans harder on optimization: Stamina management and matchup game-planning
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.