head to head
vs
Art of FightingvsUltimate Chicken Horse
Art of Fighting leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Ultimate Chicken Horse leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Art of FightingUltimate Chicken Horse
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 6
Art of Fighting leans harder on reads: Human footsies never converge
Variance1 vs 2
Ultimate Chicken Horse leans harder on variance: Block placement creates novel layouts each round
Optimization4 vs 4
Even - both lean on optimization about the same.
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.