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UFC 5 Defending Transitions Tips & tricks

Learn how to improve your skills in UFC 5

How to Defend Transitions

You can defend transitions on the ground as both the Dominant and Submissive fighter. When your opponent is attempting a transition, you must hold ^RT^ and match the direction of their movement with ^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^. If you match the direction quickly enough you will deny their transition.

Inputs:

Hold ^RT^ and use ^LS^ or ^RS^ in the direction your opponent is moving.

Defensive Grapple Assist

Defensive Grapple Assist is an option in Gameplay Settings which shows the direction you must move to with ^RS^ or ^LS^. To defend a Transition, Submission, or Getup, hold ^RT^ and when your opponent attempts to transition, an arrow will appear on the screen informing you which way to push ^RS^ or ^LS^. These arrows will not appear on Legendary difficulty or in Online matches.

Inputs:

^RT^+^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^

Defense Timing

The timing required for the defensive input depends on how ambitious the attack is, as well as the ratings of the fighters involved and their situation. In some cases, if you time ^RT^ + ^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^ in the correct direction and extremely quickly, you will get a reversal.

Inputs:

^RT^+^RSALL^ or ^LSALL^

Grapple Advantage

Grapple Advantage controls the speed of your transitions. Grapple Advantage is shown on the Red and Blue bar located at the top of your screen during gameplay. You gain and lose Grapple Advantage with every strike, transition, or movement of your fighter.

Building Grapple Advantage

Building Grapple Advantage on the ground occurs when you defend transitions, have momentum from a previous transition, or land strikes on the ground. You also gain some when the opponent is mid-strike on the ground. Attempt transitions when your Grapple Advantage is high to increase your chance of success.

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