Stamina, sometimes known as defense, is a term for how much damage a character can take. Even though all the character's health bars are the same length, fighters can take different amounts of punishment. Certain characters' taunts and also increase their defensive ranking.
| Character | Stamina |
| Q (3 Taunts) | 2050 |
| Hugo (4 Taunts) | 1870 |
| Q (2 Taunts) | 1705 |
| Hugo (3 Taunts) | 1670 |
| Hugo (2 Taunts) | 1535 |
| Chun-Li (Shoulder/Back Taunt) | 1400 |
| Q (1 Taunt) | 1400 |
| Hugo (1 Taunt) | 1400 |
| Hugo | 1385 |
| Urien | 1285 |
| Alex | 1200 |
| Dudley | 1200 |
| Ken | 1200 |
| Makoto | 1200 |
| Q | 1200 |
| Ryu | 1120 |
| Chun-Li | 1120 |
| Elena | 1120 |
| Necro | 1120 |
| Oro | 1120 |
| Remy | 1120 |
| Sean | 1120 |
| Twelve | 1050 |
| Ibuki | 1035 |
| Yang | 1020 |
| Yun | 1020 |
| Akuma | 985 |
Section courtesy of the 3S frame data.
If Twelve X.C.O.P.Y's against Q and then taunt 3 times...
3075 stamina o.0
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