UFC 5’s Latest Update 1.026 Adds Reinier de Ridder

by Alex Co August 7, 2025 2:13 pm in Title Updates and Patches
ufc 5 update 1.026

A new UFC 5 patch is available for download today, and this adds sizzling hot superstar Reinier de Ridder to the roster. The middleweight is the latest free fighter released for the fighting sim as part of the studio’s long-standing support.

Players will see this download as the UFC 5 update version 1.026 (ver. 01.026.000). Alongside the new fighter, a new Alter Ego set is scheduled for release next week, along with new vanity rewards and gameplay fixes.

Read on for the complete patch notes straight from the developers.

UFC 5 Adds Reinier de Ridder via August 7 Update

General

  • New Roster Fighter: Reinier de Ridder
  • Additional Alter Egos coming Tuesday, August 12th.
  • New assorted vanity rewards added

Gameplay

  • Fixed an issue that caused the attacker to spend less stamina in submission entries from dominant mount, if extra inputs were performed.
  • Fixed an issue that caused active (light) and alert (medium) knockdowns judge scoring to be swapped – light knockdowns were scoring more than medium ones.
  • Fixed an issue that caused fighters to start with less than full stamina in the first fight of tournament mode.

Bugs

  • Fixed some visual glitches on some fighters walkout kits
  • Fixed some incorrect trunk colors displayed on the match clock
    Corrected some typos across several fighters
  • Fixed some rare crashes

Expect another patch next month or if we’re lucky, later this month. Once a new update is out, it’ll be here on MP1st.

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