head to head
vs
Street Fighter X TekkenvsUltra Street Fighter IV
Street Fighter X Tekken leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultra Street Fighter IV leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Street Fighter X TekkenUltra Street Fighter IV
Axis by axis
Execution8 vs 9
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on execution: One-frame links and FADC timing set a brutal hands ceiling
Reads7 vs 8
Ultra Street Fighter IV leans harder on reads: Footsies and conditioning the human opponent is the core duel
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.