The complete roster, which is comprised of over 250 fighters, for the upcoming EA Sports UFC 2 was revealed last week. The basic ratings for all the fighters have since followed. Though there are no big surprises the evaulations are largely subjective in nature and thus debates will naturally follow.
Demetrious Johnson and Jon Jones have a game-high 95 Overall Rating. Conor McGregor is the only fighter to receive a 99 (for his stand-up) in any of the categories. Daniel Cormier is the best in the clinch at 98. The ground goes to the legend Royce Gracie with a rating of 97 while Johnson leads the way for active fighters at 95.
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Though an 82 sounds as though it'd be good standing in the game, it's actually the lowest Overall Rating in EA Sports UFC 2 and is held by former WWE star Phil "CM Punk" Brooks, who has yet to make his debut in UFC.
The Champions
Flyweight: Demetrius Johnson, 95
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz, 93
Featherweight: Conor McGregor, 94
Lightweight: Rafael Dos Anjos, 94
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler, 93
Middleweight: Luke Rockhold, 93
Light Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier, 94
Heavyweight: Fabrico Werdum, 93
Women's Strawweight: Joanna Jędrzejczyk, 93
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm, 93
The Next Best
Flyweight: John Dodson, 93
Flyweight: Joseph Benavidez, 92
Bantamweight: T.J. Dillashaw, 92
Bantamweight: Renan Barão, 92
Featherweight: Jose Aldo, 93
Featherweight: Frankie Edgar, 93
Featherweight: Chad Menes, 92
Lightweight: Anthony Pettis, 92
Welterweight: Georges St-Pierre, 94
Welterweight: Rory MacDonald, 92
Welterweight: Johny Hendricks, 92
Middleweight: Chris Weidman, 92
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson, 92
Heavyweight: Cain Velasquez, 92
Women's Strawweight: Cláudia Gadelha, 91
Women's Bantamweight: Ronda Rousey, 92
Best Stand-Up
Featherweight: Conor McGregor, 99
Women's Strawweight: Joanna Jędrzejczyk, 98
Flyweight: Demetrius Johnson, 97
Middleweight: Luke Rockhold, 97
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm, 97
Flyweight: John Dodson, 96
Bantamweight: Dominick Cruz, 96
Bantamweight: T.J. Dillashaw, 96
Featherweight: Jose Aldo, 96
Welterweight: Robbie Lawler, 96
Middleweight: Chris Weidman, 96
Light Heavyweight: Anthony Johnson, 96
Heavyweight: Alistair Overeem, 96
Best Clinch
Light Heavyweight: Daniel Cormier, 98
Lightweight: Khabib Nurmagomedov, 97
Women's Bantamweight: Ronda Rousey, 96
Flyweight: Henry Cejudo, 95
Welterweight: Georges St-Pierre, 95
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones, 95
Featherweight: Chad Mendes, 94
Lightweight: Rafael Dos Anjos, 94
Women's Bantamweight: Holly Holm, 94
Best Ground
Middleweight: Royce Gracie, 97
Flyweight: Demetrius Johnson, 95
Welterweight: Demian Maia, 95
Bantamweight: Renan Barão, 94
Bantamweight: Urijah Faber, 94
Middleweight: Kazushi Sakuraba, 94
Light Heavyweight: Jon Jones, 94
Heavyweight: Fabrico Werdum, 93
Women's Bantamweight: Ronda Rousey, 93
New features in EA Sports UFC 2 include Ultimate Team, Knockout Mode, Custom Event Creator, Knockout Physics System, Skill Challenges, and Practice Mode. Mike Tyson is one of three fighters that come with pre-ordering. Amazon Prime members can pre-order the game at discount: $48 for the standard version or $56 for the Dexlue Edition which comes with bonus Ultimate Team content. EA Sports UFC 2 releases on March 15 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
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