UFC 6 - 9 Essential Fighting Tips You Need to Know

[00:00] Ladies and gentlemen, this is the main

[00:04] event of the evening.

[00:07] There is a lot that UFC 6 throws at you.

[00:10] Punches kicks elbows knees clinches

[00:12] submissions, transitions, the list goes

[00:14] on and on. And if you don't know about

[00:17] each of these things, you're probably

[00:19] going to lose to them.

[00:22] So, in the interest of making you a more

[00:24] complete mixed martial artist, here are

[00:26] nine tips that you need to know in UFC

[00:28] 6.

[00:37] While previous UFC games have had small

[00:39] differences in each fighter stats along

[00:41] with their own unique mixture of

[00:43] techniques, stats, and perks, you could

[00:45] generally adapt one of a few game plans

[00:47] and apply it to nearly every character.

[00:49] In UFC 6 though, an effort was made to

[00:52] make every fighter feel much more

[00:54] unique. And as such, it has become much

[00:56] more important to really learn how your

[00:58] fighter can best play the game. So when

[01:01] you decide on what fighter you want to

[01:02] use, take some time to dig into their

[01:04] perks and move list and especially learn

[01:07] what their flow state perk is. Flow

[01:09] states are potentially fightanging

[01:11] power-ups that differ from fighter to

[01:12] fighter. The unbreakable perk, for

[01:14] example, lets fighters who activate flow

[01:16] state to take less damage for 12

[01:18] seconds, encouraging them to be a little

[01:20] more reckless with their strikes. In

[01:23] order to get your flow state as often as

[01:24] possible, you'll also want to know your

[01:26] flow boosts, which will give you an

[01:28] extra bonus to your flow meter if you

[01:30] perform specific actions. Each fighter

[01:33] has five perks and five flow boosts. So,

[01:35] craft your game plan around them to make

[01:37] sure that you're squeezing out every

[01:39] advantage that your fighter gets. When

[01:41] you're looking through your move list,

[01:43] make a mental note of what moves have

[01:44] four and five stars and consider those

[01:46] your go-to special techniques that

[01:48] you'll want to prioritize over others.

[01:51] You could also look through and remember

[01:52] some of the more unique and situational

[01:54] techniques that each character has like

[01:56] spinning kicks, flying submissions, etc.

[02:01] >> Submission, it's starting to get tight.

[02:04] >> At lower levels of play, it can be

[02:06] tempting to just absolutely blitz an

[02:08] opponent, overwhelming them with offense

[02:10] to the point where their defense just

[02:12] gets overloaded. And you may even find a

[02:14] bit of success early on if you play like

[02:16] this. But don't let that fool you into

[02:18] thinking that this is a viable strategy

[02:20] against anyone that knows this game on

[02:22] anything beyond a casual level. Because

[02:24] once the opponent weathers the storm,

[02:26] you'll be in a terrible position as the

[02:29] fight goes on due to you blowing a bunch

[02:31] of your stamina early on in the match.

[02:33] Not to mention the fact that if you're

[02:34] being predictable with your spam, you're

[02:36] also more likely to get counter hit,

[02:38] which will be really bad for you. This

[02:40] goes for the ground game, too. Don't

[02:42] just spam the obvious direction to

[02:44] escape when you get taken down. Instead

[02:46] of just immediately going for the get up

[02:48] option, wait for a beat. Try to block

[02:50] their transition if they go for it to

[02:52] reduce their stamina. And if all they're

[02:54] doing is just waiting, land some punches

[02:56] from below to increase your grapple

[02:57] advantage before going for the

[02:59] transition. Above all else, being

[03:02] predictable will get you knocked out and

[03:04] submitted in UFC 6. So, even if it means

[03:07] making a choice that isn't the most

[03:08] optimal in a situation, make sure that

[03:10] you're not being easy to read.

[03:13] A big mistake that newcomers to the UFC

[03:15] series make when it comes to the

[03:17] stand-up game is that they'll just hold

[03:19] forward regardless of their distance and

[03:21] start swinging flurries of punches. What

[03:23] they might not know is that holding

[03:24] forward and pressing a button is a

[03:26] different attack than just pressing the

[03:28] button by itself. Holding forward and

[03:30] pressing attack is meant for when you're

[03:32] at a far distance and looking to close

[03:34] that gap while also letting loose a

[03:36] strike. As such, it's much slower than

[03:38] just pressing the button. So, if you're

[03:40] already in the pocket and you're looking

[03:42] to exchange strikes or just let loose a

[03:44] flurry, let go of the left stick and

[03:46] just press the buttons. Your attacks

[03:48] will come out much faster and you're

[03:50] more likely to get the better of the

[03:51] exchange. UFC 6 is not like a

[03:54] traditional fighting game where you need

[03:55] to know combos to be able to do

[03:57] substantial damage, but knowing a

[03:59] handful definitely will help you level

[04:00] up your standup game, especially if

[04:02] you're playing as a fighter with very

[04:04] good standup. UFC's stand-up system is a

[04:06] little more free form than before. So,

[04:08] every character should be able to throw

[04:10] any combination of punches, but if they

[04:12] have the combo in their move set,

[04:14] meaning it's part of their repertoire of

[04:16] techniques, that combo will be faster

[04:18] and will consume less stamina.

[04:20] Definitely lean on your basic jab, jab,

[04:22] hook combinations, but also take a look

[04:24] deeper into the move list and try to

[04:26] commit some of the more advanced combos

[04:28] to memory that alternate between hitting

[04:30] the body and the head so you keep your

[04:32] opponent guessing as to where you're

[04:33] going to hit next.

[04:35] The reason why becoming predictable is

[04:37] so dangerous in UFC 6 is that everything

[04:40] has a hard counter. And if you're

[04:42] playing against someone who knows how to

[04:43] counter your offense, you're going to

[04:45] whiff and eat a lot of shots to the

[04:47] face. So if you're up against someone

[04:49] who is constantly peppering your face

[04:50] with a fast jab, throw some left and

[04:52] right head movement in there and punish

[04:54] with a hook when you slip their punch.

[04:56] Hooks are countered by sways or ducks,

[04:58] so either dodge away or dodge towards

[05:00] them when you feel a hook coming to make

[05:02] them pay. Welltimed uppercuts and knees

[05:05] will call out ducks and will also deal

[05:07] big damage if you manage to catch a

[05:08] fighter shooting for a takedown. Body

[05:10] kicks can be caught with a welltimed

[05:12] bodyguard.

[05:14] Leg kicks can be checked and will end up

[05:16] doing big damage to the attacker's legs.

[05:18] Takedown attempts can be stuffed early

[05:19] to give you an advantageous position,

[05:22] etc. If there's ever anything that

[05:24] you're unsure of the counterplay to,

[05:26] spend some time looking through the

[05:27] game's manual and you'll definitely find

[05:29] some sort of answer. This is again

[05:32] covered by the golden rule of don't be

[05:34] predictable, but it deserves some extra

[05:36] mention because it's really tempting to

[05:38] focus 90% of your offense on the

[05:40] opponent's head. It's the quickest way

[05:41] to end a fight. It'll lead to a

[05:43] satisfying knockout, and it's the part

[05:45] of the body where the damage is most

[05:47] easily visible. That said, if you're

[05:49] only or mostly only going for the head,

[05:53] you're basically cutting the amount of

[05:54] things that your opponent has to be on

[05:55] the lookout for by half, which makes you

[05:58] much easier to defend against. Just like

[06:00] in real fighting, the body is what opens

[06:02] up the head. By attacking the body, you

[06:05] force your opponent to either switch

[06:06] their guard or continue eating shots

[06:08] that will dramatically slow down their

[06:10] own strikes and reduce their max stamina

[06:12] over the course of the fight. If you

[06:14] target the legs, you limit their ability

[06:16] to move. Consider body shots an

[06:18] investment that will pay off handsomely

[06:20] over time.

[06:24] >> This is of course UFC and not Fight

[06:27] Night. And as such, the ground game is a

[06:29] core part of the experience. Even if

[06:31] your fighter isn't very good on the

[06:33] ground, you need to know the basics of

[06:34] how the system works so that you don't

[06:36] just get taken down and submitted for

[06:38] free. You don't need to know every

[06:40] single ground position, but you should

[06:42] know what the really bad ones to be in

[06:43] are. Being mounted in side control, and

[06:46] having someone on your back are by far

[06:48] the worst places to be. When you're

[06:50] mounted, you're opened up to a multitude

[06:52] of submissions. And if the opponent

[06:54] postures up, you're looking to take

[06:56] significant head damage. You do have

[06:58] some defensive options here, though. You

[07:00] can use the right stick to move your

[07:01] head left and right to dodge straight

[07:02] punches, or hold the left bumper and

[07:05] move the right stick to try and post the

[07:07] incoming hook. Successfully doing either

[07:09] of these things will substantially drain

[07:11] the attacker's offense, filling your

[07:12] grapple advantage meter. Once that's

[07:14] full, you can press R2 to reverse the

[07:16] position and move to a more advantageous

[07:19] one. When it comes to defending against

[07:21] submissions, you basically need to

[07:22] decide whether you want to try to escape

[07:24] the submission by moving the stick to

[07:26] the left or right, defend against the

[07:27] opponent's attempt to finish the

[07:29] submission by holding the right trigger

[07:30] and pressing up, or defend their attempt

[07:32] to use the submission as a way to

[07:34] transition into a dominant position by

[07:36] holding the right trigger and pressing

[07:37] down. Every undefended submission finish

[07:40] drains your submission resilience and

[07:42] can often leave you with an injury as

[07:44] you do an automatic desperate escape.

[07:46] Once your submission resilience is

[07:47] depleted, you tap out.

[07:50] Once again, try not to be predictable.

[07:53] If you get put in a submission, you can

[07:55] kind of chill until you see your

[07:56] opponent start to go for something. Just

[07:58] like how you'd check the move list for

[07:59] stand-up fighters to know what your best

[08:01] options are, you should also check out

[08:03] the move list for ground specialists to

[08:04] see what kind of unique options they

[08:06] have on the ground. They might have a

[08:08] really strong position reversal in a

[08:09] specific position or submission chains

[08:11] that are harder to read and enhance the

[08:14] strength of the next submission. Between

[08:17] high attacks, low attacks, linear

[08:19] straits hooks takedowns clinches

[08:21] etc., there's a lot to defend against in

[08:24] UFC 6. So much so that really the best

[08:27] defense is to simply not be there when

[08:29] the attack is thrown. In this way, UFC 6

[08:32] is a lot like a traditional fighting

[08:33] game where you want to move in and out

[08:35] of your opponent's range to try and bait

[08:37] them into throwing out a move that

[08:38] they're not in the proper range for,

[08:40] giving you an opportunity to punish

[08:42] their recovery. On the flip side of

[08:44] that, make sure you know the ranges of

[08:46] your attacks as well. Don't use

[08:48] uppercuts when you're at any distance

[08:49] other than right in front of your

[08:51] opponent. Don't whiff your body or head

[08:53] kicks, and don't just autopilot throwing

[08:55] a bunch of hooks when the opponent has

[08:57] already disengaged. Missing punches is

[09:00] very detrimental to your stamina and

[09:02] will be a quick way to become exhausted

[09:03] as the fight goes on. Finally, make sure

[09:06] that you're making use of the game's

[09:08] training mode. Work on your

[09:09] combinations. Learn what the various

[09:11] transitions look like so that you know

[09:12] which direction to press when you're

[09:14] trying to deny them. Turn on the frame

[09:15] meter and get a sense for how fast your

[09:17] moves are, how wide the punishment

[09:19] windows are, etc. And those are nine

[09:22] tips to help you master the octagon in

[09:24] UFC 6. Thanks for watching and for more

[09:26] UFC 6, keep it here on IGN.