As mentioned earlier as well, most characters have ways to position themselves to always avoid hits. I'm assuming all do, actually, and just that people have to look. They're mostly PFTs now, but they function in much the same way save for them not being guaranteed, though they still eliminate the wakeup game.
Just like Christie, Pai has a pretty good one where you only forsake the last 2 hits of her string to get it. It's between a 14-20ish damage loss, but you'll always negate the kicks. If they tech, Pai's just at -2 or -3 based on weight, and if they don't tech, she's at +25.