Virtua Fighter 5 REVO · v1.10 · Region: Asia

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Career matches10,555

Career win rate57.0%

Round win rate53.1%

Peak rank40

Distinct opponents527

Period2026/03/26 – 2026/10/18

Elo rating

Overall, and on each character played 10+ times

1624 #1,197 of 3,686 on the Elo list →

Vanessa1733503 matches
Jacky1589243 matches
Lau1612232 matches
Jean1606208 matches
Wolf1604175 matches
Dural1635129 matches
Akira1578121 matches
Jeffry1608104 matches
Goh162793 matches
Lei Fei161593 matches
Sarah161087 matches
Brad163877 matches
Taka161772 matches
Shun161462 matches
Pai162838 matches
El Blaze162830 matches
Lion162419 matches
Eileen162716 matches

The overall rating moves on every match, whatever was picked; a character's rating adds this player's own adjustment on it. Both run from every recorded match since v1.10; how they are worked out is on the Elo list.

Characters played — VF5's own record


Vanessa	40	2,789	1,524	1,265	54.6%
Akira	32	838	446	392	53.2%
Jacky	33	784	426	358	54.3%
Dural	36	783	453	330	57.9%
Lau	35	750	429	321	57.2%
Jean	32	627	345	282	55.0%
Eileen	33	436	239	197	54.8%
Goh	33	404	238	166	58.9%
Jeffry	32	400	228	172	57.0%
Wolf	31	388	226	162	58.2%
Lei Fei	33	365	207	158	56.7%
Taka	33	296	177	119	59.8%
Sarah	32	277	171	106	61.7%
Shun	32	277	166	111	59.9%
El Blaze	33	221	140	81	63.4%
Kage	33	221	159	62	72.0%
Brad	32	217	146	71	67.3%
Lion	30	200	122	78	61.0%
Pai	32	175	115	60	65.7%
Aoi	—	107	64	43	59.8%

These are the totals VF5 keeps for each character, read from the newest replay stored for it. They cover the player's whole ranked career and take no period.

Inputs per second

6,582 of 9,436 rounds counted

6.9 inputs a second (412 a minute) this season. Faster than 42% of the 4,069 regulars with enough rounds counted to compare.

By character played


Vanessa	7.0	419	1,439
Jacky	7.1	427	257
Lau	6.8	407	658
Jean	6.6	396	724
Wolf	6.9	416	646
Akira	7.5	450	430
Jeffry	6.7	404	366
Lei Fei	6.8	406	394
Goh	7.0	419	376
Sarah	6.2	373	340
Taka	6.5	391	276
Shun	7.1	426	262
Pai	6.7	401	155
El Blaze	6.6	398	118
Lion	7.3	438	76
Eileen	6.6	398	65

By opponent's character


Akira	7.1	423	736
Jacky	7.0	418	805
Lau	7.0	419	616
Wolf	7.0	423	434
Shun	6.8	407	442
Kage	6.9	411	357
Jeffry	6.8	410	340
Goh	6.8	409	329
Sarah	6.5	390	338
Lion	6.8	408	277
Jean	7.1	427	294
Aoi	6.6	395	272
Pai	6.8	407	228
Brad	6.6	398	251
Lei Fei	6.5	388	246
Vanessa	6.9	416	195
El Blaze	6.8	411	180
Dural	6.7	404	112
Eileen	6.6	395	89
Taka	6.9	415	41

An input is any change on the controller (a new stick direction, a button pressed or released) from the bell to the moment a round is decided, over the live time of the round. Only rounds whose inputs have been decoded are counted. Who you face changes the pace too: see the inputs-per-second article under News.

Against each character


Akira	243	121	122	49.8%	-5.3
Jacky	220	115	105	52.3%	-4.3
Lau	207	116	91	56.0%	+0.4
Wolf	158	87	71	55.1%	-2.5
Shun	154	92	62	59.7%	+4.1
Kage	152	75	77	49.3%	-8.1
Jeffry	143	87	56	60.8%	+3.8
Goh	128	70	58	54.7%	+3.3
Sarah	114	80	34	70.2%	+11.8
Lion	101	50	51	49.5%	-1.1
Jean	100	58	42	58.0%	+0.8
Aoi	99	65	34	65.7%	+13.0
Pai	95	44	51	46.3%	-10.5
Brad	89	43	46	48.3%	-8.6
Lei Fei	86	51	35	59.3%	+0.0
Vanessa	81	55	26	67.9%	+12.8
El Blaze	59	34	25	57.6%	+1.6
Dural	45	29	16	64.4%	+7.1
Eileen	25	12	13	48.0%	-5.3
Taka	15	7	8	46.7%	-8.7

0 of 17 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 17 questions at once; about 0.9 would by chance alone.

A matchup row is the particular people played on that character, not the character in general: one strong regular moves it as much as the matchup does.

By ring shape


Octagon	263	163	100	62.0%	+5.6
Full Fence	257	152	105	59.1%	+3.0
Low Fence	247	125	122	50.6%	-5.2
Breakable Half Fence	243	143	100	58.9%	+2.3
Half Fence	229	119	110	52.0%	-4.3
Breakable Full Fence	223	124	99	55.6%	+1.1
Single Wall	220	117	103	53.2%	-0.2
Rectangle	217	124	93	57.1%	+1.6
Open	209	115	94	55.0%	-0.2
Full Fence and Open	116	64	52	55.2%	-3.0

0 of 10 rows differ from what this player's level and their opponents' ranks predict, once the test allows for asking 10 questions at once; about 0.5 would by chance alone.

With or without walls

Stages	Matches	Win %	Expected	vs expected
Walls	1,432	57.6%	56.1%	+1.5
No walls	676	52.8%	54.6%	-1.8

Walls against open: +3.3 points (95% range -1.2 to +7.8), p 0.149 — no measurable difference.

The fence-and-open stages and Training Room are on neither side, as on the stage report.

How these are tested

Each match gets an expected result from the two players' ranks, read off the ladder's rank-against-rank win rates, and shifted by one number per player so the expected wins add up to the actual ones. A row's gap is how far above that expectation it sits, against the same measure over the player's other matches.
Matches against the same opponent are not independent, so each test is widened by how unevenly this player's results fall across the people they played. Rows under 30 decided matches or 10 different opponents on either side carry no test, and each table is corrected for the number of rows tested in it.
Not adjusted for: how strong an opponent is for their rank. Rank carries most of it; the rest needs a rating model.

Most played opponents


mossan_opa2 (Rank 34)	56	34	22	60.7%
イイクルーン (Rank 37)	48	32	16	66.7%
Akishin-0313 (Rank 30)	47	28	19	59.6%
PuzzG/ぱず爺 (Rank 36)	45	19	26	42.2%
reiya---0602 (Rank 35)	41	18	23	43.9%
Uecchi-Ver53 (Rank 32)	37	18	19	48.6%
ゲッパー (Rank 38)	32	14	18	43.8%
KumadaP (Rank 36)	31	15	16	48.4%
らうらう (Rank 36)	28	17	11	60.7%
west-muta (Rank 32)	26	14	12	53.9%
ヘニオ (Rank 32)	26	11	15	42.3%
nidaimebannai (Rank 38)	22	8	14	36.4%
けいすけ新宿 (Rank 32)	22	17	5	77.3%
ごちももも (Rank 36)	21	12	9	57.1%
ちょいそる (Rank 28)	21	13	8	61.9%
2ki46 (Rank 33)	20	11	9	55.0%
Gz-KYO (Rank 33)	20	10	10	50.0%
屠龍捜索願 (Rank 39)	20	7	13	35.0%
あぽろん (Rank 33)	19	13	6	68.4%
BANANA (Rank 31)	18	15	3	83.3%
マンジャロ打ちたい (Rank 35)	18	12	6	66.7%
村長～災禍の中心～ (Rank 39)	18	9	9	50.0%
★★★★★ (Rank 32)	17	12	5	70.6%
Oo-Mujirushi-oO (Rank 30)	16	8	8	50.0%
lapislazuli (Rank 35)	16	7	9	43.8%

Most played opponents, most recent first


BANANA (Rank 31)	2026/10/14	18	15	3	83.3%
west-muta (Rank 32)	2026/10/12	26	14	12	53.9%
ごちももも (Rank 36)	2026/10/08	21	12	9	57.1%
Uecchi-Ver53 (Rank 32)	2026/10/06	37	18	19	48.6%
nidaimebannai (Rank 38)	2026/09/30	22	8	14	36.4%
reiya---0602 (Rank 35)	2026/09/28	41	18	23	43.9%
2ki46 (Rank 33)	2026/09/28	20	11	9	55.0%
ゲッパー (Rank 38)	2026/09/27	32	14	18	43.8%
lapislazuli (Rank 35)	2026/09/27	16	7	9	43.8%
PuzzG/ぱず爺 (Rank 36)	2026/09/15	45	19	26	42.2%
mossan_opa2 (Rank 34)	2026/09/14	56	34	22	60.7%
ちょいそる (Rank 28)	2026/09/14	21	13	8	61.9%
Gz-KYO (Rank 33)	2026/09/13	20	10	10	50.0%
ヘニオ (Rank 32)	2026/09/13	26	11	15	42.3%
あぽろん (Rank 33)	2026/09/13	19	13	6	68.4%
Akishin-0313 (Rank 30)	2026/09/07	47	28	19	59.6%
マンジャロ打ちたい (Rank 35)	2026/08/31	18	12	6	66.7%
イイクルーン (Rank 37)	2026/08/28	48	32	16	66.7%
★★★★★ (Rank 32)	2026/07/22	17	12	5	70.6%
けいすけ新宿 (Rank 32)	2026/07/22	22	17	5	77.3%
Oo-Mujirushi-oO (Rank 30)	2026/07/22	16	8	8	50.0%
村長～災禍の中心～ (Rank 39)	2026/07/14	18	9	9	50.0%
らうらう (Rank 36)	2026/06/27	28	17	11	60.7%
KumadaP (Rank 36)	2026/05/19	31	15	16	48.4%
屠龍捜索願 (Rank 39)	2026/04/06	20	7	13	35.0%

Round openings

Every character


forward movement into punchP	464	5.3%
backdash into evade down	312	3.6%
Defensive Style: Wind Elbow	198	2.3%
evade down into forward dash	155	1.8%
backdash into guardG	120	1.4%
evade down	117	1.3%
Offensive Style: forward movement into One TwoPP	101	1.2%
evade down into throw escape	99	1.1%
punchP	86	1.0%
Offensive Style: Bunker Buster	78	0.9%
evade down into crouch dash forward	76	0.9%
Defensive Style: Stinger Low Blow	74	0.8%
backdash	63	0.7%
Offensive Style: forward movement into punchP	59	0.7%
guardG	57	0.7%

1,869 further openings account for the other 6,681 rounds.

Counted from 2,135 of the 2,314 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.

Vanessa

Career: 1,524–1,265 · 54.6%
This season: 504 matches · 54.8%
Peak rank: 40

First hit in 23.6% of 2,049 rounds. Won 55.8% of the rounds they struck first, 51.6% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

In round 1: evades first in 42.9% of rounds, against 23.0% in their other rounds.
Against Jacky: waits first in 11.3% of rounds, against 4.1% against everyone else.
In round 4 or later: opens with “Offensive Style: forward movement into P punch” in 4.7% of rounds, against 2.2% in their other rounds.
After opening the round before with “Defensive Style: Stinger Low Blow”: opens with “Defensive Style: Wind Elbow” in 22.6% of rounds, against 8.8% after anything else.

How is this tested?


Defensive Style: Wind Elbow	198	9.6%
Offensive Style: forward movement into One TwoPP	101	4.9%
Offensive Style: Bunker Buster	78	3.8%
Defensive Style: Stinger Low Blow	74	3.6%
Offensive Style: forward movement into punchP	59	2.9%
Offensive Style: evade down into Spinning Savate66K+G	49	2.4%
Defensive Style: evade down into forward dash	48	2.3%
Defensive Style: forward movement into punchP	47	2.3%
Offensive Style: backdash into Spinning Savate66K+G	41	2.0%
Offensive Style: backdash into Russian Hook43P+K	40	1.9%
Defensive Style: Back Charge Kick	39	1.9%
Offensive Style: evade down into forward dash	35	1.7%
Defensive Style: Bone Crush Middle	31	1.5%
Defensive Style: Shadow Slicer	27	1.3%
Offensive Style: backdash into evade down	27	1.3%

341 further openings account for the other 1,169 rounds.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Vanessa

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Lau	34–22 · 61%	13–8 · 62%	too few to test
Shun	25–20 · 56%	5–2 · 71%	too few to test
Kage	12–8 · 60%	8–6 · 57%	too few to test
Jacky	9–8 · 53%	7–5 · 58%	too few to test
Jean	6–9 · 40%	9–5 · 64%	too few to test
Lion	14–12 · 54%	1–0 · 100%	too few to test
Goh	11–7 · 61%	6–6 · 50%	too few to test
Pai	4–12 · 25%	5–5 · 50%	too few to test
Sarah	9–3 · 75%	5–6 · 45%	too few to test
Brad	9–9 · 50%	1–3 · 25%	too few to test
Vanessa	8–5 · 62%	3–5 · 38%	too few to test
Akira	7–7 · 50%	1–4 · 20%	too few to test
Wolf	8–3 · 73%	4–5 · 44%	too few to test
Aoi	5–4 · 56%	7–4 · 64%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

How is this tested?

Jacky

Career: 426–358 · 54.3%
This season: 243 matches · 48.1%
Peak rank: 33

First hit in 43.5% of 972 rounds. Won 50.6% of the rounds they struck first, 47.9% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

In round 1: waits first in 9.2% of rounds, against 1.9% in their other rounds.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	79	8.1%
backdash into evade down	42	4.3%
backdash into Spin Heel Sword4K+G	32	3.3%
forward movement into Jab Double StraightPPP	30	3.1%
Low Spin Kick1K+G	27	2.8%
Slide Shuffle (Deflect)4P+K+G into crouch dash forward	27	2.8%
evade down into forward dash	26	2.7%
Groin Kick6K+G	24	2.5%
evade down	20	2.1%
evade down into crouch dash forward	19	1.9%
Middle Smash6P	18	1.9%
Low Spin Kick1K+G into guardG	16	1.6%
backdash	16	1.6%
evade up into forward dash	15	1.5%
evade up into crouch dash forward	14	1.4%

214 further openings account for the other 568 rounds.

Counted from 229 of the 243 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Jacky

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Akira	11–13 · 46%	11–1 · 92%	too few to test
Kage	4–7 · 36%	3–12 · 20%	too few to test
Lau	10–8 · 56%	2–6 · 25%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

14 of this character's decided matches could not be matched to the round-openings pull, which is what says the character was played, and are left out of this table.

How is this tested?

Jean

Career: 345–282 · 55.0%
This season: 208 matches · 54.3%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 53.4% of 859 rounds. Won 54.7% of the rounds they struck first, 48.5% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

After winning a round: backs off first in 32.6% of rounds, against 20.6% after losing one.
In round 4 or later: opens with “2P Shitamaeken” in 6.6% of rounds, against 2.6% in their other rounds.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	48	5.5%
backdash into evade down	35	4.0%
backdash into Konohana Sakuya43P+K	34	3.9%
Nozuchi1P+K	32	3.7%
Shitamaeken2P	32	3.7%
Shitanagi Shutou1P	31	3.6%
Gyaku Seikenzuki66P	27	3.1%
punchP	26	3.0%
backdash into guardG	22	2.5%
Shitanagi Shutou1P into guardG	19	2.2%
evade down into throw escape	18	2.1%
forward movement into KounirenPP	16	1.9%
backdash into Oihiji4P+K	15	1.7%
Oihiji4P+K	14	1.6%
evade down	13	1.5%

188 further openings account for the other 483 rounds.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Jean

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Akira	15–14 · 52%	0–0 · —	too few to test
Lau	7–4 · 64%	8–8 · 50%	too few to test
Goh	7–10 · 41%	4–4 · 50%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

How is this tested?

Wolf

Career: 226–162 · 58.2%
This season: 175 matches · 54.3%
Peak rank: 31

First hit in 48.7% of 694 rounds. Won 53.0% of the rounds they struck first, 50.8% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

In round 1: waits first in 13.1% of rounds, against 1.3% in their other rounds.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	66	9.4%
Low Drop Kick62K	49	7.0%
Quick Shoulder66P+K	27	3.9%
Arrow Knuckle3P	25	3.6%
backdash into Short Shoulder46P+K	23	3.3%
backdash into evade down	20	2.9%
forward movement into Elbow Butt4P	19	2.7%
Screw Hook63214P	17	2.4%
Screw Hook63214P into Screw Lariat63214PP	16	2.3%
backdash into Heavy Middle Kick3K+G	12	1.7%
backdash into Quick Shoulder66P+K	12	1.7%
evade down into forward dash	12	1.7%
Low Hammer2P	11	1.6%
evade down into Elbow Butt4P	11	1.6%
evade up into throw escape	11	1.6%

150 further openings account for the other 370 rounds.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Wolf

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Jacky	13–9 · 59%	3–3 · 50%	too few to test
Akira	5–6 · 45%	4–1 · 80%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

How is this tested?

Dural

Career: 453–330 · 57.9%
This season: 129 matches · 52.7%
Peak rank: 36

First hit in 47.5% of 512 rounds. Won 50.6% of the rounds they struck first, 48.7% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

No reliable tells for this character.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	40	7.8%
backdash into evade down	22	4.3%
backdash into back kick+guard4K+G	20	3.9%
evade down into forward dash	19	3.7%
evade down	16	3.1%
evade down into throw escape	15	2.9%
Hi'en Tankyaku9K	12	2.3%
backdash into Dragon Smash Cannon1K	12	2.3%
evade up into throw escape	11	2.1%
Dash Hammer Kick66K	10	1.9%
evade up into crouch dash forward	10	1.9%
Attai2K into kick+guardK+G	9	1.7%
back punch+kick4P+K	9	1.7%
evade up into forward dash	9	1.7%
Soukyu46P	8	1.6%

160 further openings account for the other 294 rounds.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Dural

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Akira	3–8 · 27%	5–8 · 38%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

How is this tested?

Akira

Career: 446–392 · 53.2%
This season: 121 matches · 50.4%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 52.3% of 491 rounds. Won 54.5% of the rounds they struck first, 48.3% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

No reliable tells for this character.

How is this tested?


Rimon Chouchu66P	47	9.5%
backdash into evade down	35	7.1%
Senzankou66P+K into throwP+G	31	6.3%
backdash into Koboku214P	29	5.9%
Souka Housui3P+K	23	4.7%
evade down into Rimon Chouchu66P	18	3.6%
forward movement into punchP	18	3.6%
Chouyoushu1P	12	2.4%
Jouho Senshou46P	12	2.4%
Koboku214P	12	2.4%
evade down into forward dash	11	2.2%
evade down into throw escape	10	2.0%
backdash into throwP+G	8	1.6%
forward dash into Rimon Chouchu66P	7	1.4%
backdash into Jouho Touken6P	6	1.2%

120 further openings account for the other 214 rounds.

Jeffry

Career: 228–172 · 57.0%
This season: 104 matches · 58.6%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 58.8% of 430 rounds. Won 60.5% of the rounds they struck first, 48.6% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

No reliable tells for this character.

How is this tested?


Overblow Shoulder66P+K	43	10.0%
backdash into Double Hammer Down43P	20	4.7%
backdash into evade down	19	4.4%
forward movement into punchP	19	4.4%
punchP	15	3.5%
forward movement into Double KnucklePP	12	2.8%
backdash into Tsunami Beat3K+G	11	2.6%
backdash into Megaton Knuckle43P+K	8	1.9%
backdash into Scoop Kick4K+G	8	1.9%
throw escape	8	1.9%
backdash into Full Swing Double Hammer41236P+K	7	1.6%
evade down into forward dash	7	1.6%
punchP into Double KnucklePP	7	1.6%
Elbow Butt6P	6	1.4%
Low Knuckle2P	6	1.4%

133 further openings account for the other 234 rounds.

By stage type

Record against each character on walled and open stages, as Jeffry

Opponent	Walls	No walls	Walls vs open, rank-adjusted, pts
Brad	5–8 · 38%	5–5 · 50%	too few to test

Walls: every fence, rectangle and octagon stage. No walls: open, low fence and single-wall stages. Snow Mountain and Training Room are left out.

How is this tested?

Lei Fei

Career: 207–158 · 56.7%
This season: 94 matches · 60.6%
Peak rank: 33

First hit in 48.0% of 394 rounds. Won 54.0% of the rounds they struck first, 55.6% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

In round 1: evades first in 35.1% of rounds, against 23.3% in their other rounds.

How is this tested?


Zensoutai2K+G	26	6.6%
forward movement into punchP	20	5.1%
offensive move	19	4.8%
Toushou66P	16	4.1%
evade down	14	3.5%
backdash into evade down	13	3.3%
evade down into throw escape	13	3.3%
Fukusoushou2P	11	2.8%
backdash into offensive move	11	2.8%
evade down into forward dash	11	2.8%
backdash into Kaisei Tento1P+K	9	2.3%
Tenshi Ryusentai6K+G	8	2.0%
Chutenhou3P into punch+kick+guardP+K+G	7	1.8%
Souryu Shukkai43P+K	7	1.8%
evade down into Shatenshou33P	7	1.8%

129 further openings account for the other 202 rounds.

Goh

Career: 238–166 · 58.9%
This season: 93 matches · 49.5%
Peak rank: 33

First hit in 50.9% of 375 rounds. Won 55.5% of the rounds they struck first, 42.4% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

No reliable tells for this character.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	40	10.6%
backdash into Karura4P+K	28	7.5%
Soukyu46P	25	6.7%
Ni'oudaoshi3K+G	23	6.1%
backdash into evade down	19	5.0%
evade down into forward dash	11	2.9%
Garyu66K	10	2.7%
Raijinsatsu6K+G	10	2.7%
backdash into guardG	10	2.7%
evade down into punchP	8	2.1%
Karura4P+K	6	1.6%
backdash	6	1.6%
backdash into Raijinsatsu6K+G	6	1.6%
evade down into Kirin33P	6	1.6%
guardG	5	1.3%

105 further openings account for the other 163 rounds.

Sarah

Career: 171–106 · 61.7%
This season: 88 matches · 68.2%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 53.2% of 340 rounds. Won 60.8% of the rounds they struck first, 65.4% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

In round 1: evades first in 23.9% of rounds, against 8.7% in their other rounds.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	39	11.5%
backdash into Crescent Heel4K+G	20	5.9%
Stiletto66K	18	5.3%
Back Knuckle Turn44P	11	3.2%
Leg Slicer2K+G	11	3.2%
backdash into Stiletto66K	11	3.2%
Long Snap Side Chop3P+K	9	2.6%
Low Spin Kick3K+G	9	2.6%
backdash into guardG	8	2.4%
evade down	8	2.4%
backdash into evade down	7	2.1%
evade down into Stiletto66K	7	2.1%
Sharpsword44K into Sharpsword Combo44KK	6	1.8%
Snap Side Chop3P into Setup Combination3PK	6	1.8%
evade up into Stiletto66K	6	1.8%

93 further openings account for the other 164 rounds.

Brad

Career: 146–71 · 67.3%
This season: 77 matches · 72.7%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 49.2% of 325 rounds. Won 63.1% of the rounds they struck first, 58.8% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

No reliable tells for this character.

How is this tested?


Dtee Sawk Dtrohng4P+K	19	5.8%
Sharp Shoot1P into guardG	17	5.2%
Sharp Shoot1P	15	4.6%
backdash into guardG	15	4.6%
Middle Spin Kick66K	14	4.3%
Sawk Klab6P+K	14	4.3%
Sway Back4P+K+G into Mighty Knee UpperK	14	4.3%
forward movement into punchP	14	4.3%
evade down into forward dash	10	3.1%
backdash into evade down	8	2.5%
Stop Kick4K into forward movement	7	2.1%
punchP	7	2.1%
backdash into Sawk Klab6P+K	6	1.8%
evade down	6	1.8%
evade down into crouch dash forward	6	1.8%

102 further openings account for the other 155 rounds.

Lau

Career: 429–321 · 57.2%
This season: 234 matches · 53.9%
Peak rank: 35

First hit in 39.1% of 279 rounds. Won 46.8% of the rounds they struck first, 55.9% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	25	8.8%
Shakashou3P	20	7.0%
backdash into evade down	17	6.0%
Chisoutai2K+G	11	3.9%
backdash into guardG	10	3.5%
Fukko Kensou1P	8	2.8%
Honshin Hekiken1P+K	6	2.1%
Shakashou3P into RenkentaiPK	6	2.1%
backdash into Renshou Senputai3PPK	6	2.1%
Risensou46P+K	5	1.8%
backdash into Junho Chushou33P	5	1.8%
backdash into Kosoushou46P	5	1.8%
backdash into Sako Soushou4P+K	5	1.8%
crouch into Shakashou3P	5	1.8%
evade down into forward dash	5	1.8%

97 further openings account for the other 145 rounds.

Counted from 69 of the 234 matches played. The rest were not pulled for openings.

Taka

Career: 177–119 · 59.8%
This season: 72 matches · 65.3%
Peak rank: 33

First hit in 48.9% of 276 rounds. Won 62.2% of the rounds they struck first, 57.5% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


Ao'oni Midaremage214P+K	30	10.9%
forward movement into punchP	21	7.6%
backdash into evade down	17	6.2%
backdash into Kachi'age33P+K	9	3.3%
Morotezuki66P	8	2.9%
Shita Harite2P	8	2.9%
Morotezuki66P into Morote Tsuppari66PP	7	2.5%
Tsuyubarai2P+K	7	2.5%
evade down into forward dash	7	2.5%
evade down	6	2.2%
evade down into Morotezuki66P	6	2.2%
evade down into throw escape	6	2.2%
Kirikabu Kudaki1P+K	5	1.8%
Tsuyubarai2P+K into Tsuyubarai 22P+KP	4	1.4%
backdash into Dohyouwari43P	4	1.4%

88 further openings account for the other 131 rounds.

Shun

Career: 166–111 · 59.9%
This season: 63 matches · 54.0%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 52.3% of 260 rounds. Won 55.1% of the rounds they struck first, 48.4% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


backdash into evade down	29	11.0%
Getsuga Gakushu46P	15	5.7%
Rensai Gakushu46PP into Rengeki Gakushu46PPP	14	5.3%
backdash into guardG	9	3.4%
forward movement into punchP	7	2.6%
Gyou'in Haishu3P	6	2.3%
Gyou'in Haishu3P into guardG	6	2.3%
backdash into Kasen Gyou'in6P+K+G	6	2.3%
backdash into Rensai Gakushu46PP	6	2.3%
Getsuga Gakushu46P into Getsuga Gyou'in46PP+K	5	1.9%
Getsuga Gakushu46P into Rensai Gakushu46PP	5	1.9%
Haisenchu1P into Haisenchu Kaikakyaku1PK	5	1.9%
backdash into Gyou'in Haishu3P	5	1.9%
evade down into forward dash	5	1.9%
Tenshin Benshu4P+K into throwP+G	4	1.5%

84 further openings account for the other 137 rounds.

Pai

Career: 115–60 · 65.7%
This season: 38 matches · 68.4%
Peak rank: 32

First hit in 51.6% of 155 rounds. Won 62.5% of the rounds they struck first, 56.0% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


forward movement into punchP	14	9.0%
evade down into forward dash	11	7.1%
Honshin Soukyaku1K+G	8	5.2%
backdash into Honrakukyaku46K+G	7	4.5%
backdash into Enshi Soushou66P	6	3.9%
backdash into evade down	6	3.9%
Honshin Soukyaku1K+G into guardG	5	3.2%
evade down into punchP	5	3.2%
backdash into punchP	4	2.6%
RenshouPP into RaigekishouPPP	3	1.9%
Souanshou3P+K	3	1.9%
Hi'en Tankyaku9K	2	1.3%
Senchuken6P	2	1.3%
Souanshou3P+K into guardG	2	1.3%
Souchuken2P	2	1.3%

57 further openings account for the other 75 rounds.

El Blaze

Career: 140–81 · 63.4%
This season: 31 matches · 61.3%
Peak rank: 33

First hit in 48.7% of 117 rounds. Won 61.4% of the rounds they struck first, 55.0% of the rounds they were struck first.

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


backdash into evade down	10	8.3%
Demon Dance9P+K into Demon's Tail9P+KK	8	6.7%
evade down	5	4.2%
evade down into throw escape	5	4.2%
Volcano Upper4P+K	4	3.3%
evade down into crouch dash forward	4	3.3%
Jumping Hammer Knuckle8P+K	3	2.5%
Rolling Low Knuckle1P	3	2.5%
Shouda46PP into Rising Back Spin Kick46PPK	3	2.5%
Zero G Flight7P+K+G	3	2.5%
backdash into guardG	3	2.5%
backdash into throwP+G	3	2.5%
evade down into Shadow Strike6P	3	2.5%
forward movement into punchP	3	2.5%
offensive move	3	2.5%

50 further openings account for the other 57 rounds.

Lion

Career: 122–78 · 61.0%
This season: 19 matches · 73.7%
Peak rank: 30

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


backdash into evade down	10	13.2%
Juchou Senshou8P+K	4	5.3%
forward movement into punchP	4	5.3%
Senshippo66P	3	4.0%
Ukoushin46P+K into Ryusei Renkoushu46P+KP	3	4.0%
backdash into punchP	3	4.0%
crouch dash forward into Sen'inshou3P	3	4.0%
evade down	3	4.0%
evade down into crouch dash forward	3	4.0%
Katousui2P	2	2.6%
Ryusei Renkoushu46P+KP into Rensansui Banchu46P+KPP	2	2.6%
Shicchi Soutai3K+G	2	2.6%
Tenshin Ryou'inkyaku6K+G	2	2.6%
backdash into Fujinkyaku66K	2	2.6%
evade down into throw escape	2	2.6%

27 further openings account for the other 28 rounds.

Eileen

Career: 239–197 · 54.8%
This season: 16 matches · 68.8%
Peak rank: 33

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


Enkou Nyudou214P+K into Enkou ShutsudouP	7	10.8%
forward movement into punchP	4	6.2%
backdash into guardG	3	4.6%
evade down	3	4.6%
forward movement into Rensou HekizanPPP	3	4.6%
Enkou Kenka46P	2	3.1%
Enkou Toutou3P+K	2	3.1%
backdash into Enkou Nyurin66P	2	3.1%
backdash into evade down	2	3.1%
evade down into Enkou Nyudou214P+K	2	3.1%
evade down into forward dash	2	3.1%
evade up	2	3.1%
Douchu6P	1	1.5%
Enkou Nyudou214P+K	1	1.5%
Enkou Nyudou214P+K into Dokuritsu SouganP+K	1	1.5%

28 further openings account for the other 28 rounds.

Kage

Career: 159–62 · 72.0%
This season: 5 matches · 80.0%
Peak rank: 33

Significant Tells

Too few rounds to test opener patterns.

How is this tested?


Rasen4P	3	13.6%
forward movement into punchP	3	13.6%
backdash	2	9.1%
Fusenjin3P into punchP	1	4.5%
Hiji'uchi6P	1	4.5%
ResshouPP into SandangekiPPP	1	4.5%
Urasuisha3K+G	1	4.5%
backdash into Hagaryu66K+G	1	4.5%
backdash into Nirenkyaku3KK	1	4.5%
backdash into Rasen4P	1	4.5%
backdash into SouhajinP+K	1	4.5%
backdash into evade down	1	4.5%
crouch dash forward	1	4.5%
crouch dash forward into Fusenjin3P	1	4.5%
crouch into Nakageri3K	1	4.5%

2 further openings account for the other 2 rounds.

How these are tested

A tell is a habit in how this player starts a round: something they do clearly more often in one situation than in the others — backing off more in round 2, say, or opening with one move more against one character. Each situation is compared with how they actually opened their rounds, and a tell is listed only if it is too strong to be a fluke even after allowing for how many situations were checked on this page. Anything weaker is left out, so a character with no tells listed may still have habits, just none the data can show for certain.

An opener is filed by what the player did first: attack (a named move or any button), move in (forward dash, forward movement or crouch dash forward), wait (guard, crouch or no input), back off (backdash, crouch dash back or backward movement) or evade. Each is also tested as the exact opener: the character's five most used, and the rest together.
Up to ten things known before a round starts are tested against the opener: which round it is, the opponent's character, the ring shape, how the player opened the round before and how the opponent did, whether they won or lost the round before, who landed the first hit of the round before, whether they go into it ahead, level or behind, and -- where a Shun is playing -- the drink points he starts it on: the player's own if they are Shun, the opponent's if they face one. Each is a chi-square test, divided by how much more alike the rounds of one match are than separate rounds would be, and never made more generous by it. Checked by shuffling the data so that nothing is there: the tests then find something no more often than chance allows.
Round results and drink points come from each match's round record, matched to its openers by the two players and the date. A match whose record is missing, lacks rounds the openers have, or does not add up to the match's result sits out of those four tests only. These four are compared only between rounds of the same number -- the score and the drinks follow from which round it is (every match starts level and on no drinks), so a pattern that is only “the first round is different” is not counted as one of theirs. Drawn rounds count toward neither side of the score, and the round after one has no previous result. Drink points are grouped as on the Shun report (none, 1–4, 5–9 and so on), with neighbouring groups joined where they are thin.
A character is tested with at least 300 rounds from 30 matches. Rare cases are pooled before testing, and a pattern is only named where it holds up after correcting for every test on this page (145 here; about 7.2 would come up by chance alone before the correction).
Walls against open is tested per opponent with 30+ matches and 10+ different players on each side, allowing for both players' ranks, and corrected across every player page at once: 0 of 2,552 hold up. With stages shuffled at random: 0 of 2,651–2,673.

Tests behind each character's list

Vanessa: 4 of 17 tests hold up
Jacky: 1 of 15 tests hold up
Jean: 2 of 14 tests hold up
Wolf: 1 of 15 tests hold up
Dural: 0 of 14 tests hold up
Akira: 0 of 12 tests hold up
Jeffry: 0 of 14 tests hold up
Lei Fei: 1 of 11 tests hold up
Goh: 0 of 14 tests hold up
Sarah: 1 of 12 tests hold up
Brad: 0 of 7 tests hold up
Lau: not tested (too few rounds)
Taka: not tested (too few rounds)
Shun: not tested (too few rounds)
Pai: not tested (too few rounds)
El Blaze: not tested (too few rounds)
Lion: not tested (too few rounds)
Eileen: not tested (too few rounds)
Kage: not tested (too few rounds)