Fedor Emelianenko in EA UFC 5
The wait is almost over for fans of the EA UFC franchise.
EA UFC 5 releases for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X and Series S on October 24 for early access customers, and October 27 officially.
As we draw closer to the release date, EA has begun its traditional info release with screenshots and fighter ratings the latest intel shared with the public.
Fighters will again be rated on a 5-Star system, with only the most elite combatants getting five stars.
Let’s take a quick look at the ratings released so far.
MEN'S WELTERWEIGHT
- Georges St Pierre (Legacy) 5
- Leon Edwards 4.5
- Kamaru Usman 4.5
- Colby Covington 4.5
- Shavkat Rakhmonov 4.5
MEN'S LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT
- Jon Jones 5
- Daniel Cormier 4.5
- Jiri Prochazka 4.5
- Jamahal Hill 4.5
- Alex Pereira 4.5
MEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
- Sean O'Malley 4.5
- Aljamain Sterling 4.5
- Cory Sandhagen 4.5
- Marlon Vera 4.5
- Merab Dvalishvili 4.5
MEN'S FEATHERWEIGHT
- Alexander Volkanovski 5
- Max Holloway 4.5
- Conor McGregor (Legacy) 4.5
- Ilia Topuria 4.5
- Jose Aldo 4.5
WOMEN'S STRAWWEIGHT
- Joanna Jedrzejczyk (Legacy) 5
- Zhang Weili 4.5
- Rose Namajunas 4.5
- Mackenzie Dern 4.5
- Amanda Lemos 4.5
WOMEN'S BANTAMWEIGHT
- Amanda Nunes 5
- Valentina Shevchenko 4.5
- Holly Holm 4.5
- Julianna Pena 4
- Miesha Tate 3.5
At the time of publishing, we didn’t have ratings for the middleweight, men’s or women’s flyweight divisions. YIsrael Adesanya, Sean Strickland, Alexandre Pantoja, Brandon Morena, Alexa Grasso and Shevchenko figure to top the ratings in those divisions.
We’ll soon find out if there are any five-star fighters in those weight classes.
In addition to the ratings making the rounds, we also saw a pair of screenshots surface via UFC Intel on X, who shared the Jose Aldo, Rashad Evans, Renan Barao, Antonio Nogueira, Jones and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson renders:
Game Mode Information
EA released a trailer this week detailing the returning and new game modes in EA UFC 5. UFC Fight Week is a live service mode that gives users the chance to pick winners on the main card of the upcoming event, while also completing event-related challenges.
There’s an online career mode which challenges users to use created fighters exclusively in head-to-head matches across four divisions. In this mode, created fighters will level up increasing attributes, moves and add digital cosmetic items while competing for online titles against other real-world players.
Fight Now mode has been restructured across all match types. Kumite bouts are now one 25-minute round with other fight types also recognizing the time and round specification associated with the real-life stipulations.
Online championship returns, but this year, users will only be able to use fighters from the EA UFC 5 roster as they try to rise to Division 20, and to win online titles.
Here is a look at the trailer released that offers a deep dive into the new feature set.
Be on the lookout for a complete review once the game is released or when the review embargo is lifted.
