head to head
vs
Mortal Kombat XvsTekken 8
Mortal Kombat X leans Execution (Grand Arena); Tekken 8 leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Mortal Kombat XTekken 8
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Tekken 8 leans harder on execution: Just-frame inputs and 3D movement punish sloppy hands.
Reads8 vs 9
Tekken 8 leans harder on reads: Adaptive opponents mix lows, highs, and throws.
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.