head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat 11vsStreet Fighter IV
Mortal Kombat 11 leans Reads (Grand Arena); Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Mortal Kombat 11Street Fighter IV
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 9
Street Fighter IV leans harder on execution: One-frame links and FADC combos demand extreme motor precision
Reads8 vs 8
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization7 vs 6
Mortal Kombat 11 leans harder on optimization: Fatal Blow baiting, Kustom build selection, and frame data extensively studied
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.