League
12 fighting styles. Every one debuts at about 60 overall and can reach about 90; they differ only in where the points sit.
Striker
Sharp hands, slick footwork and enough takedown defense to keep it standing.
Think Max Holloway, Dustin Poirier
Fights as Striker · AI Striker Max Holloway
Striker
One clean shot ends it. Strong in the clinch, hard to take down, fades if it goes long.
Think Francis Ngannou, Mark Hunt
Fights as Brawler · AI Brawler Francis Ngannou
Striker
Long-range kicks and punches, with the footwork to pick the distance.
Think Alex Pereira, Israel Adesanya
Fights as Striker · AI Striker Edson Barboza
Striker
Kicks, knees and elbows, at range and in the clinch.
Think Anderson Silva, Valentina Shevchenko
Fights as Striker · AI Striker Anderson Silva
Striker
Elusive and fast. In and out from a wide stance, hard to hit and hard to pin down.
Think Lyoto Machida, Stephen Thompson
Fights as Striker · AI Striker Lyoto Machida
Wrestler
Sprawl and brawl: stuffs the takedown, then wins the fight on the feet.
Think Chuck Liddell, Kamaru Usman
Fights as Balanced · AI Wrestler
Wrestler
Takes it down, keeps it there and wears the other man out from the top.
Think Khabib Nurmagomedov, Cain Velasquez
Fights as Grappler · AI Ground & Pound Khabib Nurmagomedov
Wrestler
Greco-Roman pressure: pins you on the fence, dirty boxes and drags you down.
Think Randy Couture
Fights as Grappler · AI Greco-Roman
Grappler
Dangerous off the back and hunting submissions from everywhere.
Think Charles Oliveira, Demian Maia
Fights as Submission Specialist · AI Submission Specialist Demian Maia
Grappler
Throws, top control and submissions, with the scrambling to escape leg locks.
Think Islam Makhachev, Fedor Emelianenko
Fights as Grappler · AI Ground & Pound
Grappler
Big throws from the clinch, then straight into a submission.
Think Ronda Rousey, Karo Parisyan
Fights as Grappler · AI Greco-Roman Ronda Rousey
Complete
No holes and no standout skill. Fights wherever the other man is weakest.
Think Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones
Fights as Balanced · AI Striker Jon Jones
Each rating's start and cap are rolled inside its tier's range, then evened out so every fighter of an archetype has the same total. Anything an archetype doesn't list is Average.
| Tier | Starts at | Can reach |
|---|---|---|
| Elite | 62–66 | 92–96 |
| Above average | 57–61 | 85–89 |
| Average | 52–56 | 78–82 |
| Below average | 46–50 | 70–74 |
| Weak | 40–44 | 62–66 |
Muay Thai: Gerrit Phil Baumann, CC BY 3.0 · Karate: Martin Rulsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ground & Pound Wrestler: John McStravick, CC BY 2.0 · Clinch Grinder: Martin Rulsch, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jiu-Jitsu: Brazilian Jiu-jitsu news, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sambo: Presidential Press and Information Office of Azerbaijan, CC BY 4.0 · Judo: Kurt Nordstrom, CC BY 2.0 · All-Rounder: Haribhagirath, CC BY 4.0. Via Wikimedia Commons; cropped and shown in black and white.