Ahhh Baraka vs Sub...
In my novice days of playing MK2, I would have said Sub wins this 9-1.
Today I believe it to be a 5-5 match. Why?
Baraka will crush Sub in CQC- getting in there is the only real challenge for him.
He can both counter Sub's slide, and AA him with the shredder.
Sub's best asset at keeping opponents at bay is his aaRH. But Baraka is very tricky for the ninjas to roundhouse, especially if he's mixing up JKs and JPs.
The only thing Sub really has on Baraka is the projectile exchange. For some moronic reason, the creators gave Kang a projectile (low fb) that hits Sub without Kang getting hit. Yet they made Baraka's projectile not even hit Sub at all when he throws a freeze.
Anyway, so yeah avoid blade sparks with Baraka except to bait freezes, so that you can JK Subby.
This match is really easy against a stupid Baraka, because they just throw blade sparks and scratch their heads.
General opinion amongst MK2 players seems to be that Sub-Zero is a counter to Reptile and Baraka.
I disagree, and I think Sub has very close matches with both those two.
After fighting Scorpions, Mileenas, and Kangs with Baraka... facing Sub-Zero seems a whole lot easier, because he can be more aggressive without as much consequence.