UFC 6 Ideas

• Keep Competitive mode the same, but make Simulation the mode where it actually feels realistic—where one clean punch can rock or knock you out. No more doctor stoppages after 20 knockdowns in Simulation. Punches should have realistic weight and real consequences.
• Career mode should start with your final amateur fight. Introduce two lower-tier promotions (one higher-level, one lower-level) instead of just the WFA. If you earn a first-round finish in your amateur debut, you start in the better promotion; if not, you begin in the lower one. Each promotion offers 3-fight contracts. Win all three, and you’ll have the option to progress to the next stage of your career. Once you complete the higher-tier promotion, you should get a shot on Dana White’s Contender Series (DWCS). You earn a UFC contract through DWCS if you either secure a finish in any round or score at least one 10-8 round in a decision win.
• Keep time frozen until you reach the UFC. This allows you to fight current UFC fighters in their prime once you make it to the big leagues. Introduce a solid number of random prospects every year and ensure fighters retire at realistic ages (no older than 43). That way, the first half of your career features current fighters, while the second half includes new challengers.
• Press conferences and post-fight interviews are a must. Even if there are only three repeated questions, having them would make it feel like an authentic UFC career.
• Add more motion capture from actual fighters to make the striking animations more accurate to each athlete’s style. This would also improve the game’s overall fluidity, which currently feels clunky.
• In Story Mode, implement more realistic GOAT (Greatest of All Time) criteria. For example, it’s currently difficult for heavyweights to become the GOAT in UFC 5 because they can’t move up in weight and the game often fails to reward early KOs with performance bonuses. If a fighter has 20 title defenses in the modern era, they should be considered the GOAT even without breaking additional records or winning a second belt. My solution is a dynamic GOAT list that evaluates résumés and gives more weight to the quality of wins rather than just title defenses. Don’t use a shallow, casual ranking like:
1. Jon Jones
2. GSP
3. Mighty Mouse
4. Anderson Silva
5. José Aldo
   Instead, base rankings on the caliber of opponents defeated, with title wins as a secondary factor.

         In summary, focus on deepening Career Mode and refining Simulation Mode so it feels like an authentic UFC experience—not a doctor stoppage simulator.