UFC 2010 Undisputed Overall Ratings Revealed

[feedthehorse28]

Quote: Originally Posted by mikenoob

A fighter is only as good as the user. Also, who said Silva can't dominate a guy in the upper 60's? Look at NBA Live, their ratings are pretty low with not much guys in the 90s or 80s. A 79 rated player is MUCH better than using a guy at like 69. Their scale isn't as small as UFC so that must mean the top end fighters with the higher overall number will fight much better than the lower numbers.

thats true but where the difference between a kobe bryant and a thabo sefolosha in that game is like 95-65 in undisputed itd be like 79-72. i just dont know if its enough of a difference but ill have to wait and see til i get the final build in my hands. you could be right, the ratings might be fine, but right now just looking at the ratings im skeptical.

[DJ]

Quote: Originally Posted by Gotmadskillzson

maybe their goal was to have people to really get to know the fighters and actually play with them to determine who was clearly the best. It is a lot harder to determine that if everybody is separated by a handful of points. So in a way it could be looked at a good marketing strategy by THQ. Because you know casuals will always flock to the highest numbered person anyway. They do that with every sports game. So being the highest is only a 79 which is GSP and BJ Penn, and they only one number higher then a dozen other fighters, it will force in a way for even the casuals to truly learn the in's and out's of each fighter. Because even though GSP for example is 79 over all, his striking might only be average, wrestling superior but BJJ average as well. So therefore instead of over all mattering the most, individual skill set ratings matter the most.

That, and I think by having the ratings so close it helps give the game that real-life sense of parody that the UFC has. Outside of a couple of fighters (GSP, A. Silva), there really haven't been a lot of "dominant" fighters. Guys will win a few fights in a row, then lose a fight or two, then win one or two etc.

It gives guys a chance to beat Brock with a Cro Cop. Yes Brock will have an edge but Mirko will always have that 1-strike chance and I think the ratings do help reflect that.

[denverbro89]

I guess the lower rating is to reduce the flash KO for the elite fighters, but the ratings make sense because no fighter is the best at all fighting styles, they have their style they excel at, and the other ratings take a hit, which results in a lower OVR.