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Paul Matchup Chart (Tekken 8)

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Paul matchup chart

Paul has 41 start.gg major sets recorded against 22 opponents.

Updated Oct 11, 2026 · 41 sets · last 12 months · Full matchup chart

All 22 Paul matchups with major results

Opponent	Set winrate	Record
King	—	2–2
Kunimitsu	—	1–3
Jin	—	0–3
Lee	—	2–1
Armor King	—	2–0
Azucena	—	0–2
Feng	—	2–0
Kazuya	—	2–0
Leo	—	0–2
Lili	—	1–1
Raven	—	1–1
Steve	—	0–2
Zafina	—	0–2
Alisa	—	0–1
Bryan	—	0–1
Dragunov	—	1–0
Eddy	—	0–1
Fahkumram	—	0–1
Hwoarang	—	0–1
Lidia	—	1–0
Miary Zo	—	0–1
Yoshimitsu	—	0–1

Set results from start.gg tournaments (last 12 months) where both characters are known. Winrates are shown from 11 sets.

Tournament data provided by start.gg.

Paul frame data

Standing punishers

−10 on block 2,3 · i10 · 22
−12 on block df+1+3:qcf+2 · i12 · 42
−13 on block df+1+3:qcf+2 · i12 · 42
−14 on block d+1,4 · i14 · 31 · launch
−15 on block f,F+2,H.1+2 · i15 · 45 · launch

All 143 Paul moves

Input	Name	Startup	Block	Hit	Damage
2+3	Heat Burst	i16	+1	+2c	12
H.2+3	Demolition Ball	i18	-14	+3d	57
H.CS.2	Phoenix Smasher	i13	-13	+26a (-10) FDFA	51
H.1+2	Half-Step Phoenix Smasher	i28	-9	+30d (-6) FDFA	35
H.1+2*	Half-Step Phoenix Smasher (Hold)	i46	+13	+30d (-6) FDFA	40
H.1+2**	Burning Fist	i71	—	+30d (-6) FDFA	50
H.df+1+3,qcf+2	Phoenix Smasher	i12	—	+16d (-20) FDFA	43
H.df+1+3:qcf+2	Phoenix Smasher (Perfect Input)	i12	—	+16d (-20) FDFA	48
H.d+1,2	Phoenix Smasher	i14	-13	+29d (-7) FDFA	48
H.d+1,2*	Phoenix Smasher (Hold)	i14	—	+30d (-6) FDFA	61
H.b+2,1*	Crushing Wind (Hold)	i18	—	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+56a]]	57
H.f+1+2*	Hammer of the Gods (Hold)	i29	+5	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+55a]]	30
f,F+2,H.1+2	Phoenix Demolisher	i15	+1	+25a (-1)	45
1	Left Jab	i10	+1	+8	5
1,2	Left Right Combo	i10	-3	+8	17
1,2,3		i10	-25	-14	24
1,4	Reverse PDK Combo	i10	-11	+1	13
2	Right Jab	i10	0	+6	8
2,3	Goodnight	i10	-2	+8	22
3	Left Kick	i15	-7	+4	14
3,2	Piston Fire	i15	-3	+7	31
3,2~b		i15	+4	+14g	31
4	Right Kick	i12	-7	+7	17
1+2	Half-Step Phoenix Smasher	i28	-10	+20d (+10)	30
1+2*	Half-Step Phoenix Smasher (Hold)	i46	+3	+20d (+10)	35
1+2**	Burning Fist	i71	—	+20d (+10)	40
f+2	Phoenix Hook, Tiger Claw	i13	-5	+9	34
f+3		i16	-14	+0	11
f+3,1	Lion's Tempest	i16	-13	+12a (+3)	32
f+3,2	Lion's Claw	i16	-7	+17a (+8)	35
f+4	Stone Lion	i22	-5	+6	24
f+1+2	Hammer of the Gods	i20	+3	+8c	22
f+1+2*	Hammer of the Gods (Hold)	i29	+7	+20d FDFA	26
f+1+4	Shoulder Tackle	i21	-14	+15cg	25
f+3+4	Cormorant Step	—	—	—	—
df+1		i14	-2	+4	11
df+1~b		i14	+3	+9	11
df+1,1		i14	-5	+5	20
df+1,1,2	Lion's Roar	i14	-9	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+32a (+24)]]	42
df+2	Kurenai	i15	-8	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+33a (+23)]]	13
df+3		i16	-9	+2	14
df+3,4	Phoenix Wings	i16	-10	+6	31
df+4	Tiger Claw	i17	-2	+8	17
df+3+4	Deep Dive	—	—	—	—
d+1	Hammer Punch	i14	-9	+2	16
d+1,2	Phoenix Smasher	i14	-17	+20d (+10)	42
d+1,2*	Phoenix Smasher (Hold)	i14	+9	+20d (+10)	55
d+1,4		i14	-31	-17	31
d+1,4,2	Hang Over	i14	-14	+3d (-6)	52
d+2		i11	-4	+7	8
d+4		i15	-31	+14a FUFA	9
d+4,2	Bone Breaker	i15	-18	-9	32
d+4,2,1+2	Demolition Man	i15	-17	+3d (-6)	58
d+4,2:1+2	Demolition Man (Perfect Input)	i15	-17	+3d (-6)	62
d+1+2	Shoulder Smash	i12	-18	+16d (+11)	28
db+1	Dickjab	i10	-5	+6	5
db+2	Shoot the Moon	i19	-11	+14d (-3) FDFA	21
db+3		i15	-18	-4	12
db+4		i12	-15	-4	6
db+1+2	Chain Breaker	i20	-14	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+30a (+22)]]	21
b+1		i12	-9	+2	10
b+1,2	Double Wing	i12	-14	+16d (-1) FDFA	31
b+2		i18	-5	+4c	22
b+2,1	Crushing Wind	i18	-12	0c	44
b+2,1*	Crushing Wind (Hold)	i18	+8	+20d	49
b+3	Lights Out	i14	-6	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+31a (+25)]]	16
b+4	Leg Sweep	i20	-12	+4	14
b+1+2	Hassou Strike	i24	-9	+21d (+16)	28
b+3+4	Sway	—	—	—	—
ub+2	Wrecking Ball	i18	-5	+16d	22
ub+2*	Wrecking Ball (charged)	i27	+1	+17a	30
uf+1	Burning Spear	i28	-6	+24a (+14)	26
uf+2	Moonfall	i22	+5	+17a	26
uf+3		i15	-16	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+25a (+15)]]	15
uf+3,4	Shredder	i15	-13	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+32a (+22)]]	25
uf+4	Rising Toe Kick	i15	-13	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+33a (+23)]]	13
uf,n,4	Delayed Rising Toe Kick	i23	-13	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+32a (+22)]]	20
f,F+2		i15	-17	-7	14
f,F+2,1	Juggernaut	i15	-12	+14a	34
f,F+2:1	Phoenix Bone Breaker	i15	-1	+37d (+11)	38
f,F+2,2	Bulldozer	i15	-19	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+27a]]	35
f,F+3		i15	-17	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+24a (+14)]]	17
f,F+3,4		i15	-16	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+30a (+20)]]	27
f,F+3,4,4	Double Hop Kick High	i15	-5	+62a (+42)	52
f,F+3,4,f+4	Triple Kick Combo	i15	-14	+12d (+3)	45
f,F+3,4,d+4	Double Hop Kick Low	i15	-17	-6	42
f,F+4	Neutron Bomb	i27	+2	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+18a]]	20
f,f,F+2	Turbulent Hammer	i18	-9	+0d FDFA	48
ws1		i15	-10	-7	16
ws1,2	Enfolding Dragon	i15	-11	+2	33
ws1,2~b		i15	+1	+14g	33
ws2	Thunder Palm	i15	-14	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+27a (+17)]]	20
ws3		i13	-8	+6	16
ws3,2	Shioh	i13	-7	+17d (+8)	37
ws4	Toe Smash	i11	-6	+5	18
FC.D	Somersault Kick Warm-Up Moves	—	—	—	—
FC.D,U+4	Incomplete Somersault	—	-49	-9d (-24)	40
R.df+1+2	Big Bang Phoenix Smasher	i20	-18	+0d	55
1+2+3+4	Ki Charge	—	—	—	—
OTG.d+2	Down Strike	i18	-12	-1d (-9)	16
b+1+3	Attack Reversal	—	—	+1d FUFA	25
SS.1	Turn Thruster	i20	+8	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+35a (+27)]]	21
SS.3	Pump In Pedal	i19	-12	+4	17
cd	Crouch Dash	—	—	—	—
qcf	Cormorant Step	—	—	—	—
CS.1	Thruster	i16	-4	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+33a (+26)]]	21
CS.2	Phoenix Smasher	i13	-17	+26a (-10) FDFA	45
CS.3	Gengetsu	i18	-14	+0	18
CS.1+2	Gunba	i32	-12	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+71a (+55)]] T!	20
CS.3+4	Mountain Raze	i19	-9	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+35a (+27)]]	22
DPD	Deep Dive	—	—	—	—
DPD.df+1	Phoenix Axe	i17	-1	[[Paul_combos#Counterhit\|+59a]] FUFA	19
DPD.df+2		i14	-10	+6	10
DPD.df+2,1	Quick Petal Strike	i14	+4	[[Paul_combos#Mini-combos\|+23d]] FUFA	40
DPD.df+2,3	Quick Lightning Breaker	i14	-13	+10d FDFA	32
DPD.df+4	Eigetsu	i17	-13	+3	17
DPD.df+3+4	Incomplete Somersault	i18	-49	-9d (-24)	42
d,db,b	Sway	—	—	—	—
SWA.1	God Hammer Punch	i21	0	+27d FDFA	24
SWA.2	Rubber Band Attack	i15	-9	+39d (-19)	27
SWA.3	Rapid Fire	i18	-21	-10g	14
SWA.3,2		i18	-10	+6	34
SWA.3,2,1	Petal Strike	i18	-5	+21d (-5)	59
SWA.3,2,3	Lightning Breaker	i18	-13	+10d FDFA	56
SWA.4	Kawaragoma	i15	+1	+23d (+14)	17
SWA.1+2	Unseen Gust	i16	-14	[[Paul_combos#Staples\|+37a (+27)]]	22
1+3	Over The Shoulder	i12	-6	+1d FUFA	35
2+4	Shoulder Pop	i12	-3	+1d FUFA	35
2+4~b	Chest Crusher	i12	-2	+0d	40
Left Throw	Dragon Screw	i12	-3	+1d FUFA	45
Right Throw	Fall Away	i12	-3	-2d FUFA	40
Back Throw.1+3	Reverse Neck Throw	i12	—	-14d FUFA	50
Back Throw.2+4	Piggyback Throw	i12	—	+1d FDFA	50
df+1+3	Kongo Blast	i12	-2	+9	22
df+1+3,qcf+2	Kongo Blast > Phoenix Smasher	i12	—	+16d (-20) FDFA	37
df+1+3:qcf+2	Phoenix Smasher (Perfect Input)	i12	—	+16d (-20) FDFA	42
b+1+4	Foot Launch	i11	-2	+6d FUFA	40
uf+1+2	Twist and Shout	i12	-6	+0d	40
f,F+1+2	Push Away	i12	0	+20d	38
hFC.1+2	Ultimate Tackle	i26	-5	+3d	—
Takedown.1+2,2,1,2,1	Ultimate Punch	i26	—	+0d	30
Takedown.1+2,1+2	Arm Breaker	i26	-9	+1d	25
Takedown.1+2,2,d+1,1,1+2	Ultimate Punishment	i26	—	+0d FDFA	50

Frame data: Wavu Wiki (CC0).