head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat XvsStreet Fighter IV
Mortal Kombat X leans Execution (Grand Arena); Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Mortal Kombat XStreet Fighter IV
Axis by axis
Execution8 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.
Optimization6 vs 6
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.