EA Sports UFC 5
EA Sports UFC 5 is as real as it gets. Powered by Frostbite engine’s advanced rendering capabilities, your favorite fighters now have unparalleled character likenesses to complement next-level environment…
EA Sports UFC 5 is a fighting developed by EA Vancouver, released 26 October 2023 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
What EA Sports UFC 5 is
EA Sports UFC 5 is a fighting game developed by EA Vancouver and released in 2023. It was published by EA Sports. It is available on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. It runs on Frostbite.
The premise, in the publisher's words
EA Sports UFC 5 is as real as it gets. Powered by Frostbite engine’s advanced rendering capabilities, your favorite fighters now have unparalleled character likenesses to complement next-level environment fidelity that’ll make their walk to the Octagon feel like a PPV main event. The all-new authentic damage system brings the intensity and strategy of a fight to life, as cuts and strikes absorbed can affect mobility, defense, stamina, and more. Take too much damage, and the doctor will check to see if you’re able to continue. For lovers of the ground game, the new Transition-Based Submissions make grappling feel more fluid and realistic than ever before. And if you like to admire your…
How it plays
It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the UFC series
EA Sports UFC 5 is the 13th of 14 entries we hold in the UFC series. The next entry was EA Sports UFC 6 in 2026. Its critic score of 70 is 6 points below the series average of 76. The highest-rated entry is UFC: Tapout at 86.
How it was received
EA Sports UFC 5 holds a critic score of 70 out of 100. That places it above 42% of the 981 rated fighting games in our database, which average 68. Games released in 2023 averaged 76, so it scored 6 points below the year average.
What it launched against
EA Sports UFC 5 launched on 26 October 2023, within three weeks of Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2 and Forza Motorsport. All of them reviewed better. It arrived 3 years into the PlayStation 5's life, so it was built for hardware developers already knew well.
Released around the same time: Alan Wake II, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Forza Motorsport.
Cheats and codes
We have not confirmed any working cheat codes for EA Sports UFC 5 yet. Rather than reprint a list we have not tested, this section stays empty until one is verified.
Official trailer
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