User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 550 - Blazing Bullets/@comment-5657895-20130928233056/@comment-8669536-20131001175635

Mayuri's strength depends all on circumstances and planning, while I personally like it when people use their intelligence to win, Mayuri is somewhat weak when not properly prepared for the opponent he's facing. And as for the Battle stats, that was a bad example, sorry. But you get my point.

And Szayelaporro being stronger than Zommari, that's your opinion, nothing else, it has no basis in fact. And in the fight between Szayelaporro and Mayuri, Mayuri won because of circumstances and because he knew most of Szayelaporro's abilities and most probably had analysed his reiatsu. So he was well prepared.

I'm not denying that Mayuri is extremely intelligent and he can win fights by that, but when it comes to fighting ability he's inferior to many others. And there are many people who have fighting abilities so superior to Mayuri's that they could probably overcome his intelligence.

If the circumstances are wrong for Mayuri and he doesn't have luck on his side he would have a difficult time.