head to head
vs
Sonic the FightersvsStreet Fighter
Sonic the Fighters leans Execution (Competitive PvP); Street Fighter leans Execution (Competitive PvP).
Sonic the FightersStreet Fighter
Axis by axis
Execution6 vs 7
Street Fighter leans harder on execution: Notoriously stiff inputs make landing specials the real fight
Reads5 vs 5
Even - both lean on reads about the same.
Variance1 vs 1
Even - both lean on variance about the same.
Optimization3 vs 2
Sonic the Fighters leans harder on optimization: Small movesets mean the system layer is thin
Two games can score the same on an axis and still test it in very different ways - read each rationale, not just the number.