Learn how to create unforgettable gameplay moments with these in-depth UFC 5 tips and tricks. Get a competitive edge and take your stick skills to a whole new level.

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UFC 5 Tips & Tricks

Striking Offense

Punches

Kicks

Spinning Strikes

Strike Vulnerability

Clinch Offense

Combinations

Simplified Controls

Running Strikes

Striking Defense

Catch Kicks

Blocking Strikes

Head Movement

Lunges

Block & Guard Breaks

Strike Vulnerability: Defense

Clinch Defense

Ground Offense

Standing Takedown

Ground and Pound Offense

Transitions

Grapple Assist

Ground Defense

Defending Transitions

Defending Takedowns

Transition Cancels

Ground & Pound Defense

Stamina & Health

Stamina

Health

Damage Icons

Submissions

Submission Defense

Submission Slams

Submission Counters

Submission Strikes

Submission Offense

Submission Chains

Stamina Effects

Flying Submissions

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What makes an MMA fight? It’s the stakes, technique, drama, and pure reality of the moment. UFC 5 captures that in more authentic detail than ever before, from next-generation graphics upgrades that give gameplay animations new life, damage systems that marry the brutality and strategy of the fight game, gameplay updates that make the action feel even more fluid and realistic, and much more.

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REAL IMPACT SYSTEM

For the first time in franchise history, the Frostbite™ engine powers EA SPORTS UFC, bringing unrivaled graphics upgrades for console games. Cinematic K.O. Replay showcases UFC’s significant presentation updates in truly innovative fashion.

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PRESENTATION

Updates include fresh Fight Week content, features, and challenges that are updated monthly around real-world UFC events. Online Career mode brings skill-based matchmaking, division progression, and title chases across four divisions.

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## Damage Icons

Damage Icons represent multiple types of injuries, such as cuts and swelling, as well as health events and damage from submissions. Each damage type is represented with icons which appear in the Health and Stamina HUD.
## Vision Penalty

**Vision Penalty Icon**

Icon appears when a cut or swelling facial injury occurs on left or right brow/forehead or eye/cheek. This increases damage intake on the side the damage is located while this penalty is active. These penalties can stack and are lifted if there is no damage to the relevant location for 30 seconds, or at the start of a new round.
## Breathing Penalty

**Breathing Penalty Icon**

Icon appears when receiving facial injuries to the nose or mouth. This damage will decrease the current stamina recovery, while the penalty is active. These penalties can stack and are lifted if there is no damage to the relevant location for 30 seconds, or at the start of a new round.
## Cut Injury

**Doctor Stoppage Icon**

These result from the occurrence of any facial injury, except mouth, which can’t lead to stoppages. The more red the icon becomes, the closer a doctor is to stopping the fight.
## Stun Icons

**Head Stun Icon**

Appear as the result of any health event to the head.

**Body Stun Icon**

Appear as the result of any health event to the body.

**Leg Stun** **Icon**

Appear as the result of any health event to the leg.
## Health Icons

**Heart Icon**

This icon is meant to help signal a loss in max stamina, due to a deep choke.

**Arm Health Icon**

This icon is meant to help signal a loss in max block health, due to a deep arm submission.

**Leg Health Icon**

Deep Leg Locks affect permanent leg health and count as a health event.


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UFC 5 Damage Icons


You can deny a submission finish by holding ^RT^ and timing ^RSUP^ when the attacker is going for the submission finish.

**Inputs**

^RT^ + ^RSUP^


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Submission Denials


When attempting a submission, your fighter can transition to a better posistion using ^RSDOWN^ instead of finishing the submission. This is a good tactic in situations where achieving a finish is unlikely, such as when at a stamina disadvantage.

**Inputs**

^RSDOWN^


UFC 5 in-game screenshot showing a fighter executing an offensive submission transition on an opponent.

UFC 5 Offensive Submission Transitions

Offensive Submission Transitions


Submissions can lead to injuries if the defender survives with a Desperate Escape. See Stamina and Health for a breakdown on injury types.


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Submission Injuries


To finish any submission attempt, use ^RSUP^ to transition to the Submission Finish. If your opponent has no Submission Resillience remaining and has missed the denial, the submission will finish.

**Inputs**

^RSUP^


UFC 5 in-game screenshot showing a fighter executing a submission finish on an opponent.

UFC 5 Submission Finishes

Submission Finishes


Land strikes to the body to drain your opponent&#39;s Body Health. When fully drained your opponent will suffer a body knockdown. Body Health can recover during the fight and between rounds but at a slower rate than Head Health.


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UFC 5 Body Damage

Body Damage


Damage will recover automatically to a threshold at a pace which is affected by your Recovery attribute. The threshold is affected by the amount of health events or damage your fighter has sustained. If this threshold is very low, your fighter is susceptible to being KO&#39;d or TKO&#39;d.


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Recovering Damage


Hold ^RB^ to struggle and drain BOTH fighters stamina. This is a good tactic to press a stamina advantage against an opponent being defensive. Within submissions, fighters can&#39;t Deny at zero stamina. This tactic can be countered by faking, cancelling your moves with ^RT^.

**Inputs**

^RB^


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Submission Struggle


If Block Damage starts racking up, use head movement or create distance to avoid some of the strikes thrown at you. This will also create opportunities to catch your opponent in a vulnerable position to counter-strike.


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Avoiding Block Damage


Escaping from Triangle to Half Guard, when the Attacker tries to Finish, will result in a Slam.


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UFC 5 Submission Slams

How to Slam in Submissions


Press ^X^ or ^Y^ to strike during a submissions. Attackers can strike from the Armbar, Triangle, and Rear Naked Choke. Defenders from Heel Hook. Counter a strike by timing it with ^RT^ + ^RSRL^ to the side where the opponent is.

**Inputs**

^X^ or ^Y^


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How To Strike


Land strikes to the head to drain your opponent&#39;s Head Health. When fully drained your opponent will be knocked down. The damage you inflict on that final blow, relative to how much health your opponent has left will determine the severity of the knockdown. Head Health recovers automatically when your fighter can avoid head strikes.





UFC 5 in-game screenshot showing a fighter landing a punch to an opponent's head.

UFC 5 Head Damage

Head Damage


Each Head Health event will make future health events more likely and more severe. If you get rocked multiple times on your feet, it might be wise to switch up your gameplan away from striking.


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UFC 5 Health Events

Health Events


Successful submissions will drain the defender&#39;s Submission Resilience meter. If the meter is not fully depleted, the defender will be forced into a Desperate Escape. If meter is fully depleted, the defender will tap and lose the fight. The meter is damaged according to Submission Offense vs Submission Defense attributes, stamina difference between the fighters, and the Strength of the specific submission being used.


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Submission Resilience


Perform Submission Counters with ^LT^ + ^RSRL^. The Guillotine can be countered by the Von Flue. And the defender can be become the attacker in the Heel Hook. Counters are powerful actions, but are also slower than Escapes.


UFC 5 in-game screenshot showing a fighter countering a submission slam.

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Block Damage accumulates the more strikes you block in a row. Blocking multiple frontal strikes will leave you open to round strikes and vice-versa. The reduction in Block strength is controlled by your Blocking attribute.


UFC 5 in-game screenshot showing a fighter preparing to kick an opponent.