head to head
Def Jam: Fight for NYvsJump Ultimate Stars
Def Jam: Fight for NY leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Jump Ultimate Stars leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Def Jam: Fight for NYJump Ultimate Stars
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Jump Ultimate Stars leans harder on execution: Fast platform-fighter movement and combo timing decide brawls
Reads5 vs 6
Jump Ultimate Stars leans harder on reads: Human opponents demand constant habit prediction
Variance2 vs 2
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.

