head to head
vs
Tekken 8vsUltimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Tekken 8 leans Execution (Grand Arena); Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 leans Execution (Grand Arena).
Tekken 8Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3
Axis by axis
Execution9 vs 9
Even - both lean on execution about the same.
Reads9 vs 8
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.