head to head
vs
Dead or Alive 5 Last RoundvsMortal Kombat
Dead or Alive 5 Last Round leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Dead or Alive 5 Last RoundMortal Kombat
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Mortal Kombat leans harder on execution: Combo execution and punish timing
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization5 vs 5
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.