EA UFC 5 Game Modes Revealed in Newest Deep Dive

by James Lara October 14, 2023 1:07 pm in News

EA Sports has just released an all-new deep dive for EA UFC 5, breaking down all the new and returning game modes in this year’s UFC game. Have a look at all the EA UFC 5 game modes available at launch. 

UFC 5 Game Modes:

  • Fight Week – A next-level, event-driven, live service update. 
    • Players will have Fight Week Challenges every week, rewarding them with cosmetics such as fighter vanity items, emotes, player profile customization, and more.
    • Fight Picks – You can predict fight outcomes based on real-world PPV. Correctly predicting the outcome will reward you with UFC coins. 
    • Fight Weeks Contracts – Daily fight offer where you can take on AI fighters, with difficulty increasing over the week. Rewards in-game currency. 
  • Online Career Mode
    • Matchmaking is skill-based. 
    • Create your fighter. These will no longer be used in ranked mode but in the new online career mode. 
    • Division progression and title chase across four different divisions: Men’s Light, Medium, and Heavy, and women’s bantamweight.
    • Win fights to earn evolution points, which go to improving attributes. Once you reach the level cap, you can prestige, which resets your level, but increases the cap. 
  • Career Mode 
    • Coach Davis is back. 
    • Simulation game style only – No HUD, increased damage, and increased damage drain. 
    • It is the most difficult and challenging legendary career mode the series has had so far.
  • Fight Now
    • Types – Main Card, Main Event, Championship, Backyard, and Kumite.
    • Each type has had changes made to the number of rounds and rules. 
    • Game Styles Include – Knockout, Stand and Bang, Competitive, Simulation, and Custom. 
  • Ranked Online Mode
    • For the more competitive players. 
    • Ranked is separated into 20 divisions, with challenges to complete for reaching the top. 

That’s all for today! We’ll be seeing you in the ring when EA UFC 5 releases on October 27 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S.

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A gamer at heart, James has been working for MP1st for the last decade to do exactly what he loves, writing about video games and having fun doing it. Growing up in the 90's gaming has been in his DNA since the days of NES. One day he hopes to develop his own game.