The roster

Fighters

Nearly 2,000 of them, and not one is a name on a list. Every fighter has a body, a mind, a style, a history and 98 things he can do well or badly.

1,962Fighters

98Combat attributes each

97Countries

28Fighting styles

Anatomy of a fighter

One man, all the way down

This is the real file on the ACF welterweight champion, straight from the game. Every fighter in the demo carries the same kind of sheet.

ACF Welterweight Champion Kyle The Wizard Morrison

The Wizard

Kyle Morrison

Toronto, Canada · Southern Cross MMA (tier 1 gym) · Mixed Martial Artist · Orthodox

Record20-0-0

World rank#1

Age31

DivisionWelterweight

Height5'11"

Reach72"

Walks around181 lb

Can fight161 to 190 lb

Striking54

Grappling57

Contract3 fights left

Purse$175,500 + $175,500

What he does best

Top Control99

Counterpunching96

Jab95

Punch Power95

Sprawl95

Double Leg94

Where he's exposed

Kick Defense27

Neck Wrestling4

Elbow1

Who he is

Morale100

Professionalism72

Marketability61

Charisma59

Mental Toughness32

Dirty Tricks13

Last six fights

W KO R1W KO R1W KO R1W Sub R1W KO R2W KO R1

Unbeaten, happy, and one of the best wrestlers alive. But a mental toughness of 32 means that when he finally gets hurt, he may not know how to handle it. That's the kind of thing you find out on fight night.

The skill sheet

98 combat attributes

Every fighter has every one, rated 0 to 100. A boxer isn't just "a good striker." He's a 90 jab and an 8 taekwondo, and the game knows the difference. On the profile, two headline numbers open up into disciplines, and every discipline opens up into the moves underneath it.

Striking

Boxing12

JabCrossHookUppercutOverhandBody PunchingPunch SpeedPunch PowerPunch AccuracyHead MovementCombination SpeedCounterpunching

Kickboxing11

Low KickMid KickHigh KickCalf KickSpinning KickSide KickFront KickKick PowerKick SpeedKick AccuracyKick Defense

Muay Thai9

TeepElbowKneeFlying KneeThai ClinchClinch StrikingNeck Wrestling (Plum)Thai TimingThai Defense

Karate4

Karate StrikingKarate FootworkKarate TimingStance Switching

Taekwondo5

TKD KickingSpinning KicksHigh Kick AccuracyTKD FootworkTKD Timing

General Stand Up8

FootworkCage IQDistance ManagementClinch EntryDirty BoxingStand Up DefenseStand Up AggressionCombination Fluency

Grappling

Wrestling6

Double LegSingle LegBody LockSprawlCage WrestlingTop Control

Freestyle2

Freestyle TakedownsFreestyle Scrambles

Greco-Roman3

Greco ClinchGreco ThrowGreco Headlock

Judo3

Judo ThrowsGrip FightingNewaza

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu9

Guard GameGuard PassingMount ControlBack ControlTriangle ChokeArmbarRear Naked ChokeLeg LocksBJJ Ground IQ

Sambo3

Sambo ThrowsSambo Leg LocksSambo Control

Dagestani Sambo3

Dagestani ClinchDagestani TakedownDagestani Top Control

General Grappling8

Takedown DefenseSubmission DefenseGround IQScramblesCage WorkTransition SpeedGrappling CardioGrappling Aggression

Physical

The Body12

SpeedPowerCardioChinHeartFlexibilityReach UtilizationStrengthBalanceReaction TimeRecoveryDurability

The body

Size is real, and so is the cut

A fighter isn't a weight class. He's a height, a reach and a walking weight, with a floor he can never get under and a ceiling where he starts giving away size.

What's considered

Height and reach

Walking weight

Floor and ceiling

Build

Mass

Nothing is a sure thing

What the scale takes

Cutting weight drains a fighter's gas tank and his chin. Power, speed and strength stay put.

Cut	Cardio	Chin
Up to 2%	No change	No change
2 to 6%	-5%	No change
6 to 10%	-12%	-5%
Over 10%	-22%	-12%, and he looks drawn at the staredown

Kyle Morrison walks at 181 and fights at 170. That 6% cut costs him 12% of his cardio and 5% of his chin before the first bell.

The mind

Who he is outside the numbers

Two fighters with the same skills are not the same fighter. These are on every file, and the game uses them.

Mental toughness

Whether he taps early or goes out, how he reacts when he's hurt, and whether he digs in late.

Dirty tricks

How willing he is to cheat. Intentional fouls lead to warnings, then point deductions, then disqualification.

Professionalism

Whether he takes a fight he isn't ready for, and how likely he is to miss weight.

Morale

Keep him busy and he's happy. Leave him on the bench and he'll let you know.

Charisma

The mouth. Whether the microphone loves him after the fight.

Marketability

Whether people will pay to see him.

Where it all goes

How the fight uses him

None of this is decoration. Every exchange in a fight runs the same three steps.

1. The window

The fight opens up a chance: a gap for a jab, a moment to shoot.

2. The tendency

Does this fighter take it? A wrestler shoots. A striker in the same moment doesn't.

3. The stats

Does it work? The gap between the two men makes a chance, never a sure thing.

Standing

Punches, kicks, knees and elbows against head movement, footwork, distance and reaction time. Reach counts here.

Clinch

Thai clinch, dirty boxing and Greco ties against balance, strength and cage work.

Takedown

Doubles, singles, body locks and judo throws against sprawl, cage wrestling and takedown defense.

Ground

Top control, mount and back control against scrambles, guard and transition speed.

Guard

Passing and ground IQ against guard game, scrambles and flexibility.

Submission

Chokes, armbars and leg locks against submission defense, flexibility and mental toughness.

Only what matters

His jab doesn't help him when he's on his back. Each phase uses its own set of stats and ignores the rest.

He gets tired

Cardio drains round by round, and a tired fighter is a worse fighter at everything.

Two kinds of damage

What the judges see, and what his body pays for. A man can lose on the cards and walk out fine, or win a war and need months off.

Cuts and swelling

Only head strikes open cuts or close eyes, and a hurt fighter sees less of what's coming.

Knockdowns

Chin, heart and durability decide who gets up, and low mental toughness makes it worse.

Same fight, new result

Run the same matchup ten times and you won't get the same fight ten times.

The paper trail

Every fighter has a story

A record

Wins, losses, draws and no contests, with how and when each one ended.

A fight history

Every opponent, date, method and round, with links to the other man's file.

Rankings

A spot in his promotion and in the world, and they move after every result.

A home gym

146 gyms in 39 countries, rated tier 1 to tier 4, plus independents.

A contract

Fights left, months left, exclusivity, show money and win money.

A style

28 styles, from boxer and wrestler to sambo, judoka and Kyokushin.

A hometown

703 cities across 97 countries.

A face

783 fighters have hand-made portraits, head and body.

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