HOTU vs UPGRADE, head-to-head

HOTU and UPGRADE have met 1 time in the last 12 months of tracked play: HOTU lead 1 - 0. Latest meeting: Aug 31, 2026 at NODWIN Clutch Series 11.

Recent meetings

Head-to-head record

Across 1 meeting in the last 12 months, HOTU won 1 and UPGRADE won 0, over 3 decided maps.

Opening map

HOTU won the first map 1 time and UPGRADE won it 0 times. HOTU went on to win that series.

Pistol rounds

HOTU won 4 and UPGRADE won 2 of the 6 pistol rounds across the 3 maps with round data, which is 66.7% to 33.3%. Overtime pistols are not counted.

Dominance

HOTU average 4 more rounds per map than UPGRADE across 3 maps. Large numbers mean blowouts, small ones mean close maps.

Recency edge

Weighting each win by how recent it is, with the weight halving every 90 days, the split is 100% to HOTU and 0% to UPGRADE.

Map record in these meetings

Common opponents

Both teams have played 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Against all of them combined, HOTU are 3 - 1 and UPGRADE are 2 - 2.

Where these teams differ

HOTU are strongest on Anubis 85% from 20 plays, Nuke 59.3% from 27 plays, Dust II 58.6% from 58 plays.

Over their last 8 matches HOTU faced ranked opposition averaging world number 43.6.

UPGRADE are strongest on Anubis 44.4% from 9 plays, Nuke 33.3% from 6 plays.

Over their last 8 matches UPGRADE faced ranked opposition averaging world number 51.2.

Map rates cover the last 12 months against all opponents, not just this matchup. A map played fewer than 4 times is left out of it.

HOTU match history, UPGRADE match history, team rankings