User blog comment:FairyRaven/Fairy Tail vs. Alvarez Empire! Place your bets!/@comment-1454981-20150919010927/@comment-1454981-20150919014009

Manga fight matchmaking isn't black & white via powerscaling. There are immeasurable intangibles and variables that can turn a match-up from a one-sided affair to a stalemate at the least. Fairy Tail has been a breeding ground for these scenarios. A bout between August and Warrod would have nothing to do with the actual power-levels, but the context in which the bout is being taken place.