head to head
vs
EA Sports UFC 2vsMortal Kombat: Deception
EA Sports UFC 2 leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Mortal Kombat: Deception leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
EA Sports UFC 2Mortal Kombat: Deception
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 7
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads7 vs 7
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance2 vs 1
EA Sports UFC 2 leans harder on variance: Flash knockouts add occasional swing
Optimization4 vs 5
Mortal Kombat: Deception leans harder on optimization: Combo routes and hazard positioning are lab work
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.