There are other factors in place. The more the missiles you carry externally the more RCS you have besides compromising your range and maneuverability, no matter how advanced your airframe is.
1 fighter with 2 BVRs being detectable at 80km is much superior than 1 fighter with 6 BVRs detected at 120km, even if missiles are similar. The one with the lower RCS will have first shoot capability as well as greater accuracy, which is what happened in F-16 Vs SU-30MKI situation during Swift retort despite Sukhoi's having R-77 which has similar range to the Aim-120. Add data linking to several fighters to share radar data to hide numbers and it gets more complex. A aircraft with radar on can be detected at further distances by opponent as well.
On paper might sound clear but its not a video game, where having more ammo, that can shoot further is clear superiority.
The large loadout configuration suites in conditions were your bases are far apart and expected to operate without backup or back up would take too long to reach. This is Russian air doctrine. For PAF our bases are near and it operates on force multiplier doctrine, that is multiple platforms working together.
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