EA SPORTS™ UFC® 5 is the next step in Mixed Martial Arts gaming, with changes to the visuals and game mechanics and a host of new game modes that let you step into the virtual Octagon and experience the UFC like never before. Whatever your preference, there’s a game mode for everyone, from online ranked and career modes, to the perfect arena for competing against your friends at home.
UFC 5 is truly an extension of the UFC fan experience, and there’s no better example than with the return of the Fight Week gameplay mode. This time it’s been revamped into a next-level, event-driven live service. In the build-up to the biggest UFC events, you’ll be able to take part in a series of all-new challenges and features that really connect you with the blockbuster UFC cards and the world of MMA in a way that’s never been done before.
After every Fight Week update, you will be presented with several Fight Week Challenges. These give you different objectives to complete throughout the week, and you will have the opportunity to unlock rewards inspired by those events, including newly created fighter Vanity Items, player profile customization assets, emotes, and Alter Egos.
You can also make your own Fight Picks in-game before real-world UFC events, so you can make predictions for the main card of every PPV. You’ll automatically be seeded into a Fight Pick leaderboard after making your picks, and the top-ranking players on the leaderboard after each event will earn in-game UFC Coins.
Each update will also include Fight Week Contracts, daily fights where you take on AI opponents under preset gameplay settings. Completing these Contracts can earn you UFC Coin; the difficulty of these Contracts increases over the course of the Fight Week. Your total wins, losses, and finishes are tracked in the Contracts tab.
Alter Egos are a new way to unlock different versions of your favorite UFC athletes, with different playstyles, looks, and new abilities. Each Alter Ego represents a legendary UFC athlete in an authentic career-defining moment.
Online Career Mode is back, where you can take your custom fighter into the Octagon against players from around the world. It includes skill-based matchmaking, division progression, and title chases across four divisions, with plenty of rewards to earn at every level.
As you fight in Online Career matches, you earn Evolution Points that can be used to improve your fighter’s attributes, moves, and perks. Once you reach the level cap for your fighter, you can prestige, which will reset your Evolution Points to the starting point, but increase the level cap and unlock access to additional moves and perks.
There are also XP Boosts you can activate that increase the rate that you earn Evolution Points. Boosts can be acquired as in-game rewards, giving you more incentives to get into the Octagon.
Level up the new UFC Punch Card across game modes and earn a set of predetermined rewards, including in-game currency, player profile customizations, created fighter Vanity Items, and new Alter Egos.
Career Mode has an all-new introduction, including a voice for your custom fighter. Coach Davis is back again to guide you through your UFC career with new cinematics, new locations, and a refined focus on onboarding. An upgrade to training camps lets you simulate training and sparring drills to reach peak fitness and get to the fights faster. Plus, sparring sessions will include Challenge Packs, which earn you a grade based on the number of challenges completed. With the new injury systems and gameplay mechanics, Career Mode has never been more immersive and engaging.
A restructuring of the Fight Now experience offers a whole suite of authentic MMA/UFC match types to this fan-favorite mode, including Main Card, Main Event, Championship, Backyard, and Kumite.
Main Card fights: 3 rounds
Main Event and Championship fights: 5 rounds
Backyard fights: Five 3-minute rounds, judges score the fight based on damage only
Kumite fights: One 25-minute round, if it goes to decision it will automatically be declared a draw
Changing game preferences has never been easier; you can now customize your preferred individual play styles in all game modes.
Simulation game style uses real-time rounds and increased damage and stamina drain to emulate an authentic fighting experience.
Knockout game style turns off health regeneration and applies unlimited stamina and combinations.
Stand and Bang game style keeps the action strictly on the feet.
Ranked Championships are back for players seeking elite competition. Pick your favorite fighter and go head-to-head with other players online to climb the divisions and the global leaderboard. Look for seasonal challenges that reward you for how far you go during a specific timeframe.