head to head
vs
ClayFighter: Tournament EditionvsMortal Kombat: Armageddon
ClayFighter: Tournament Edition leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
ClayFighter: Tournament EditionMortal Kombat: Armageddon
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads6 vs 6
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
ClayFighter: Tournament Edition leans harder on variance: Outcomes are mostly skill-driven, little chaos
Optimization4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat: Armageddon leans harder on optimization: A 62-character roster of matchup knowledge to internalise
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.