head to head
vs
Mortal KombatvsPokkén Tournament DX
Mortal Kombat leans Reads (Competitive PvP); Pokkén Tournament DX leans Reads (Competitive PvP).
Mortal KombatPokkén Tournament DX
Axis by axis
Execution7 vs 6
Mortal Kombat leans harder on execution: Combo execution and punish timing
Reads8 vs 7
Mortal Kombat leans harder on reads: Human opponents adapt; conditioning and counter-guessing rule
Variance1 vs 1
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.