How To Make Your Own Fighting Style

1. How To Make Your Own Fighting Style Crossword
2. How To Make Your Own Fighting Styles
3. How To Make Your Own Fighting Style Crossword Clue

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While the hottest topics in EA Sports UFC might be How to Submit Your Opponent or how you can play as Bruce Lee and RoyceGracie, we’ve yet to find comprehensive guides to Create a Fighter. Maybe that's because there isn't one formula that stands out from the rest. Still, there are certain mechanics at work behind the scenes, and if you understand them, you're more likely to end up creating a new and improved version of Jon Jones, rather than a backyard brawler like Kimbo Slice.

While details such as hairstyle are insignificant (but beard power is a real thing), the discipline you choose and weight class of your fighter are major game changers. Here are some things you need to know before trying to become The Ultimate Fighter.

General Info

Most things in this category won't impact your fighter too much, but there is one option that will alter your career in a major way.

Go ahead and choose any first name you want, because Bruce Buffer won’t say it. We even tried to create a fighter with the first name Frank. Given that Buffer can pronounce Frank Mir's name, we didn't think it was too much of a long shot thinking he would recognize this. However, Bruce let us down. This one is completely up to you.

Choosing your last name and nickname is somewhat more important. If you go with a last name from the list, that's how the UFC's world-class announcer will refer to you for your entire career, even leaving your nickname out of his pre and post fight routines. In that way, it's almost better to create a last name so Bruce will have to refer to you by your wicked cool nickname.

When we get to your age, this shouldn't be too much of an issue. Our first career play through was with an 18-year-old fighter, and we retired after our 40th scrap. Our second attempt was with a guy 25 years old, and he fought 34 times and is still going. While we're not completely sure about ages in the 30s and beyond, it's a good bet that 40 fights (or maximum career damage) is the magic number.

Your weight class is by far the most important decision you have to make on this screen. The good news is that everyone else in your class has to deal with the same restrictions, but how big or small you make your fighter will impact his maximum attributes. For example, Flyweight fighters can only increase their punching power (left or right) to 65, while Heavyweights can go up to 100 for the same categories. For every weight class above Flyweight, the potential maximum is increased by five, meaning Bantamweight fighters can have a maximum punching power (left or right) of 70. To even things out, Flyweight fighters can have up to 100 stamina, while Heavyweights are maxed at 65.

On top of that, your height and weight should be fairly straightforward. You'll notice that you can't influence your fighter’s reach, but typically, taller fighters have longer reaches. It's not an exact science, however, as we ended up with a short reach on a 6'6' Heavyweight. As for how heavy to make your fighter, jack it up as far as your division will allow. If you spend any time watching UFC events, fighters rarely weigh in at anything other than the maxim allowance for their class.

Appearance

This part is completely up to you, though if you're like us, it will take you the most time to get everything just the way you want. One thing we'd like to remind you of, though, is that beard power is real, even if it's just in our heads. Sometimes believing is enough.

Gear

By now you should see that most of your choices while creating a fighter aren't a big deal, because this is another category determined by your preference. We'll just remind you that you can't choose walk out t-shirts and sponsors until you begin to accumulate fans and unlock them. As for mouth guards, feel free to get wild when choosing one.

Skills

We saved the best for last. Your skills will take a bit of explaining, but we're still not going to go through them all. Their titles are self-explanatory, so we'll stick to helping you figure out how each of them is affected by your weight class and fighting style.

Just so we're clear, here is a list of maximum possible stamina ratings for every weight class in EA Sports UFC.

• Heavyweight - 265lbs - 65
• Light Heavyweight - 205lbs - 70
• Middleweight - 185lbs - 75
• Welterweight - 170lbs - 80
• Lightweight - 155lbs - 85
• Featherweight - 145lbs - 90
• Bantamweight - 135lbs - 95
• Flyweight - 125lbs - 100

Do you see the pattern there? Because Heavyweights are so... heavy, they can’t possibly keep up with Flyweights in the stamina category. At the same time, Heavyweights have a maximum punching power of 100, while Flyweights only have 65. Basically, if you want to fight as one of the big guys, you’ll hit hard, but move much slower than the lighter guys. If you choose to play as a Flyweight, you'll be as fast as a hummingbird, but you'll hit as soft as a pillow. If you go with a fighter in the Welterweight category, all your stats will be in the middle of the pack, rather than at one end of the spectrum. Luckily for you, everyone in your weight class has to deal with the same restrictions. It evens out in the end.

Of course, just to make things more complicated, some categories, such as submissions, are all maxed out at 100 for every weight class. The reason for this is that a Heavyweight is equally as capable of pulling off an Arm Triangle or Rear-Naked Choke as a Flyweight. Sorry we couldn't bombard you with spreadsheets and pie charts, but we figured helping you understand the concepts was sufficient. It's the whole teach a man to fish deal.

There is one more decision of significance in this section, and that's Fight Style. You should see this at the top of the Skills screen, and can scroll through several options using the R1/L1 on PS4, or Left Bumper or the Right Bumper on Xbox One. Again, since we're not martial arts experts, we're not going to describe what each one is, but rather give you an example of a real fighter who uses the same style.

• Boxer - Nick Diaz
• Freestyle Wrestler - Chris Weidman
• Greco Roman - Dan Henderson
• Mixed Martial Artist - None
• Jiu Jitsu - Royce Gracie
• Judo - Ronda Rousey
• Karate - Georges St-Pierre
• Kickboxer - Junior Dos Santos
• Muay Thai - Anderson Silva
• Tae Kwon Do - None

You should be able to develop a good idea of what style you want to fight as from that list. Of course, we had to hit a stumbling block with no fighters using the Mixed Martial Arts style or Tae Kwon Do. We still have you covered though... Mixed Martial Arts would be a well-rounded fighter, while Bruce Lee is called a Jeet Kune Do fighter. Don't ask us what that is. It just sort of sounds the same. Oh, and no, you cannot make a Jeet Kune Do fighter. Bruce Lee is in a league of his own.

The last thing you need to know is that even your Fight Style doesn't kill your chances of having a multi talented fighter. It merely impacts how Bruce Buffer introduces you, and to the best of our knowledge, where your skill points are focused when you start your career. For example, a Heavyweight Boxer can still upgrade his Choke Submission to 100, the same as a Jiu Jitsu fighter or Mixed Martial Artist. But a Boxer will start off with a Left and Right Hand Power of 77/100, while a Heavyweight Jiu Jitsu fighter will be at a 42/100.

So what type of fighter is the best?

We can't answer that for you. Only you know what type of skull crushing, joint popping warrior you’ll become. We went with a Boxer because we like to stand and trade, but as time moved along, we started to fall in love with submissions and focused our attention on that. If you can't choose one, go with a Mixed Martial Artist. You won't be crazy good at anything, but you'll be pretty good at a lot of things. One thing is for certain, if you hope to hang with MMA's elite throughout your career, you’ll have to become the best at everything eventually.

Co-authored with Behavior Analyst Francisco Gomez.

With almost a quarter century of fighting and coaching, I have had the fortune to collaborate and train with many world-class fighters, champions, and UFC vets. Moreover, I’ve been exposed to the teachings of master coaches of boxing like Angelo Dundee, and pioneers of MMA like Conan Silveira.

During this time, I’ve observed or have been the recipient of a variety of philosophies and approaches to the combat sports. Oddly enough, some approaches have been radically conflicting. From champion boxing trainer Milton Lacroix teaching me to fight off the ball of my back foot, with my lead hand held below my waist, to Angelo Dundee telling me to fight more flat footed and keep my hands up (odd considering he trained Muhammad Ali). From world champion Muay Thai coaches compelling their students to deliberately plod forward, to Olympic boxing coaches urging their students to use lateral movement to create angles off their opponent’s aggression.

“They can’t all be right,” I used to contemplate. But given their success, they couldn’t all be wrong either, could they? Well, the answer, from my perspective, is they were all right…just not all of the time. Clear as mud? How could they be right sometimes? The solution, as you will see, can be found in Fighting Styles! Over the next few articles, I am going to provide a deeper look into styles, from elements of different styles to training regiments specific to styles.

Styles Defined

The old saying goes, styles make fights. But what are styles, and how is it they “make” fights? What if Mike Tyson had devoted his training towards a style like Muhammad Ali’s? Or conversely, if Ali attempted to use the “peek-a-boo” style mastered by Tyson? Can you imagine Tyson with his short, stocky build as he “floats like a butterfly, stings like a bee”?? Or Ali, with his height and long reach attempting to slip inside to explode with massive hooks. The thought, for some, might actually be humorous. Would each fighter have become a reigning champion? It doesn’t take an expert analyst to figure this one out!

Styles do make fights. If Ali were to fight his doppelganger, there would likely be lots of dancing, and very little fighting.

As experts in human performance and the science of human behavior, we (Francisco and I) believe it’s easiest to conceptualize styles behaviorally. Elements of styles, as you will see throughout these series of articles, are essentially observable behaviors. For the purpose of this article, styles can be considered a combination of high frequency behaviors fighters apply under specific combat conditions. More specifically: Styles are made up of a complex interplay between genetics, physiological characteristics, historical factors, and contact with environmental factors. Itis our contention that those involved in combat sports would benefit by having a deeper understanding of styles. “One style fits all” philosophies limit potential. Consideration of characteristics like height and reach to “fit” fighters with the most effective style will accelerate performance.

Styles Happen

Coaching has a lot to do with core skill-sets that make up styles. However, many styles actually develop in the absence of deliberate coaching, or even contrary to a coach’s specific instruction. The reason: styles often develop inadvertently. When sparring, fighters come in contact with naturally occurring reinforcers (i.e. it’s working) and punishers (i.e. it ain’t working!). For example, something tells us coaches did not tell Ali, “keep your hands down!” In fact, if you listen closely to Angelo Dundee in Ali’s early fights, you can hear exactly the opposite. “Keep your hands up,” Dundee fervently urges as Ali effortlessly dances around his opponents firing lighting fast jabs.

It is our contention that, early in Ali’s training history, he likely came into contact with reinforcement (i.e. success) very quickly by using his low-hanging, relaxed jab that allowed him to take advantage of his incredible reach. Not only did Ali land more, but he likely received less punishment than his opponents who used a high guard. You see, Ali’s style employed the “hidden defense” of distance and angles to capitalize on his reach. He didn’t need to keep his hands up. Using this style, his opponents literally couldn’t reach him!

Styles Evolve

Like Darwin’s theory on evolution, only the strongest skills “survive” as they increase the fighter’s ability to compete. In the case of combat sports, the skills attempted by the fighter which prove most effective are the ones naturally selected. These skills will likely endure and evolve to become part of the fighters lasting repertoire. Like the novice fighter who compromises countering ability as he leans away from a punch, certain techniques aren’t sustainable. However, because these skills might be garnering the fighter an immediate return on investment, they are likely to continue.

The good news is that quality coaching or sparring that provides natural consequences tend to shape performance. In Ali’s case, behaviors that were “naturally selected” were lateral foot movement along with a low-hanging, long-distance jab. These skills proved superior to even the most dangerous opponents, so Ali continued to use them. A shorter fighter, like Joe Frazier for instance, would never have obtained the coveted world heavyweight title using this approach. Frazier needed head movement and shorter hooking punches to be effective.

How To Make Your Own Fighting Style Crossword

Styles Strategically Applied

What we can see from this illustration is that certain things work for some fighters much better than others, when fighting particular opponents. It’s not uncommon to hear fighters say things like “I hate sparring tall guys.”Or “those short compact fighters give me a hard time.” One could argue these same fighters might learn to love sparring these same opponents. Specifically, if they were able to successfully develop a competitive strategy that falls within the parameters of the style they’re best suited for. If coaches consider the style of their fighter relative to their opponent, they may be able to more effectively build a strategic plan to capitalize on strengths and accelerate the acquisition of skills that fall within the fighter’s physical propensities. For example, training Tyson in the “peek-a-boo” style to turn his height and reach “disadvantage” into a competitive edge.

How To Make Your Own Fighting Styles

When analyzing styles, we propose a classification system made up of three styles: short-range, mid-range, and long-range styles.

How To Make Your Own Fighting Style Crossword Clue

Styles Classified

When analyzing styles, we propose a classification system made up of three styles: short-range, mid-range, and long-range styles. Fighters do not typically fight using a style that fits cleanly into one specific class. They tend to transition fluidly through elements of each style within a fight as conditions require. However, we suggest fluent practitioners of a specific style as illustrated by the classification system likely follow the 80-20 rule. That is, 80 percent of the time they use their “go to stylistic skills,” and 20 percent of the time they utilize elements that fall within the other two classifications.

This is not to suggest that all fighters use an 80/20 mix, or the same fighters use the same ratio for each fight. For instance, one fighter might be utilizing long range striking 60 percent, mid-range 20 percent, and short-range 10-percent. The same fighter who understands styles and is aware of an opponent’s significant reach advantage might switch adapt their game as follows: 10-percent long-range, 40-percent mid-range, and 60-percent short range. We would suggest that the closer a fighter comes to applying a specific style 100-percent of the time, the closer he or she comes to the purest form of the style classification.

Styles Make Fights

Styles do make fights. If Ali were to fight his doppelganger, there would likely be lots of dancing, and very little fighting. Fortunately, most of Ali’s opponents moved forward. The result, “good style match-ups” and exciting fights. A more recent fight where controversy ensued occurred between Rory McDonald and Stephen Thompson. In this fight, two long-range countering styles were pitted against one another. The result: high output in terms of footwork, and low output in terms of offense. Some are calling it strategic, while others are calling it boring. The point is, the style match up dictated the pace of this fight. In our next article, we will break styles into specific elements while reflecting on the strengths and weaknesses of each approach.