EA Sports UFC 5 Trophy Guide & Roadmap

Unlocks when you start the very first fight in Career Mode, as soon as you enter the cage (after creating your character and finishing the intro cutscenes).

Automatic story-related trophy in Career Mode. Unlocks after you accept your first UFC fight.

Automatic story-related trophy in Career Mode. This is one of the first few trophies in Career Mode. Keep advancing Career Mode until you are offered a UFC contract by Dana White. This happens automatically and can’t be missed (after first 4-5 fights). The trophy unlocks as soon as you accept the contract, before fighting your first UFC match.

See Easy Work for completing all challenges during a Fight Week.

Fight Week is a new live service online mode that unlocks in the week leading up to real-world UFC PPV events. So you’ll have to check the UFC schedule when PPVs are coming up.

Then in the title screen, while connected to the online servers, it will show the “Fight Week” Menu at the top. During Fight Week special challenges are available, each gives a reward. You can find them in the Fight Week Hub > Challenges. There are usually 10 Challenges per Fight Week. These are just repetitive tasks that count across all game modes, things like throwing 750 strikes, landing 25 strikes to the body, land 750 punches to the head, land 150 leg kicks, win 25 fights in any mode, complete a certain number of fights in a specific weight class, complete/win fights as a certain fighter type (e.g. boxer) etc.

The exact challenge requirements change every fight week. If you missed a fight week you must wait until the next UFC PPV every couple of weeks.

Note: the trophy may not pop immediately after completing the last challenge. Open the Fight Week Menu again and it should unlock.

In Career Mode, after joining Dana White’s Contender Series, you will get to pick sparring sessions before fights. Pick a sparring or heavy bag workout and complete all challenges before time runs out. The easiest option is to choose heavy bag workaround as it only requires doing simple punches without an opponent. Doing the other sparring sessions also works for the trophy.

Automatic story-related trophy in Career Mode. Unlocks after completing Dana White’s Contender Series (roughly after first 9-10 wins in career mode).

Fight Week is a new live service online mode that unlocks in the week leading up to real-world UFC PPV events. So you’ll have to check the UFC schedule when PPVs are coming up.

Then in the title screen, while connected to the online servers, it will show the “Fight Week” Menu at the top. Click this to enter the Fight Week Hub, then click to switch to the “Picks” Menu. In the Picks Menu click on “Set Pick” before the week ends. This will let you make Picks for the upcoming real-world PPV event. You can also earn gold coins (in-game currency) if your picks turn out correct.

1. Press + + to Takedown an enemy
2. On the ground move to a position from where you can initiate a submission with + push stick in direction of the purple submission name
3. After getting into the Submission Position, DON’T advance the submission, instead choose to Get Up or move to a different position. This will immediately unlock the trophy.

Basically, every submission requires you to move to the submission position on the ground, then you must press the stick again in the direction of the submission to perform it, but for this trophy you must do the opposite and move to a different position.

Odds are this will come naturally at some point without even trying, especially if you use submissions a lot. It won’t unlock if the opponent defends your move away from the submission! You must successfully move to a different position without the opponent blocking it.

If you get injured during a match you will get icons below your health bar. You especially want to suffer head damage to get an icon that looks like a medkit (other icons don’t lead to doctor stoppage, only the medkit icon does). Depending on the severity of the injury the color of the icon will change from yellow > orange > red (with red being the most severe injury). Intentionally keep getting hit in the head until the medkit icon turns red. This gives a chance that a cutscene will trigger of a doctor entering the ring to check your injury.

This is somewhat random but as the medkit icon turns red the chance increases. The best approach is to fight the CPU on Legendary difficulty (I used “Fight Now” Mode > Championship Fight > Competitive Style). Just keep getting hit, try to survive as long as possible without getting knocked out.

Press + , to do a spinning elbow (if the fighter has this move unlocked). For example, it can be done with Israel Adesanya (Middleweight).

+ will initiate the spin, while spinning you must quickly press to transition into an elbow attack. It must hit the enemy to pop the trophy, won’t unlock if you miss.

First you want to make an enemy bleed on one side of their face. Then keep attacking the bleeding side of the face to knock out the opponent. You can play on Easy difficulty for this and keep spamming the same strikes over and over again. Odds are this will come naturally as one of your first trophies.

In Career Mode, keep using the same move repeatedly until you get a “Move Level-up”. Each hit you land gives XP towards the move (doesn’t necessarily have to be kockouts/submissions). This trophy is guaranteed to come automatically during Career Mode, as you fight you will automatically level up moves.

You can keep track of your Move Levels under Career > Fighter Evolution > Moves. When a move levels up it will also show a popup message at the top of the screen.

First, you must reach Level 5 with any move. This is done by repeatedly using the same move, each hit you land during matches and training camp will increase the Move XP. It doesn’t necessarily need to be the knockout in matches, every use increases the XP.

You can keep track of your Move Levels under Career > Fighter Evolution > Moves. When a move levels up it will also show a popup message at the top of the screen.

After reaching Level 5, you must still reach Prestige. This is done by completing finishes, knockdowns, knockouts, submissions with a level 5 move. You can see the exact requirement and progress in the “Fighter Evolution > Moves” menu of Career Mode.

Alter Egos are unlockable fighters.

• The Digital Standard Edition of the game comes with 2 Alter Ego Fighters: Volk & Shevchenko.
• The Digital Deluxe Edition comes with 4 Alter Ego Fighters: Mike Tyson, Fedor Emelianenko, Muhammad Ali, Bruce Lee.
• The Physical Version comes with redeemable codes you can use in PS Store to unlock the Alter Ego Fighters.
• New Alter Egos will also be unlockable through Fight Week (live service online mode) – these will be unlockable through Fight Week Challenges & the in-game Store during Fight Weeks. The Fight Week mode unlocks in the week leading up to real-world PPV Events.

If you bought the game on the account with which you are playing, it will autopop the trophy when booting up the game. It will say new fighters are available for download and the trophy will pop in the title screen. You must be connected to the online servers (PSN + EA account) for this.

IMPORTANT: The Alter Ego Fighters are account-bound. If you buy a digital copy on your account it will autopop the trophy. If you buy a new physical disc you can redeem the codes that come with it (game region must match your account region). If you rent/buy a used physical copy, it might not come with the codes and you’ll instead have to unlock Alter Ego Fighters from the Fight Week Challenges / in-game store during Fight Week.

In Singleplayer Career Mode (not Online Career) you must obtain the “GOAT” (Greatest of All Time) status.

After finishing the first few fights and joining the UFC, you will see the “GOAT” menu in the Career Title Screen. You can click this to view your overall progress. The nice thing is that you don’t need to fulfill all requirements. You only need any 6 Performance Records (of 10 total) + any 2 Promotion Records (of 4 total). This allows you to pick and choose what’s easiest for you.

The important thing here is that you obtain these records before your longevity runs out (the “health bar” in the Career Title Screen, top right corner below fans). You can’t keep fighting forever, regardless of how well you do you always lose longevity after matches. Eventually your fighter gets too old and must retire. So if you were to lose more matches than you win this could technically become missable.

The fastest method is to play on “Easy”, always pick 1 Week Training Camp before fights (not the long 5-6 weeks). Then do only the Promotion to gain more fans and fight hype, skip the Sparring Sessions because they take too long, simulate the week with to skip to the fight. Then quickly submit or knockout the opponent. On easy the AI rarely blocks or escapes submissions so you can finish every match within 30 seconds in the first round. By skipping all the training you save a lot of time. You will start out with lower “Fitness” but on easy this doesn’t matter. Just put your evolution points into the fighting style you prefer (Kick Power/Punch Power for Knockouts or Submission Offense/Takedowns for submissions).

If you lose a match, quickly close the game so it doesn’t count. Otherwise you break your successive win/title defense streak. You can also back up your save to PlayStation Plus Cloud from time to time, in case you don’t close the game quick enough and it saved you can copy back your PS+ Cloud Backup.

Below are all GOAT Requirements and tips how to achieve them. The easiest ones are marked blue.

Performance Records (6 of 10 needed for GOAT):

1. 17 Submissions – At the start of the fight press + + to takedown the enemy. Then move to a position where you can do a Submission. Repeat submission attempts until the enemy submits. If you put Evolution Ponts into the Submission Offense/Takedown category, you can submit all opponents in 2 attempts. Picking a Jiu-Jitsu background at the start helps to start with more submission moves. Submissions are great because they have little risk of getting yourself injured.
2. 15 Knockouts – Knockouts are quick to do on easy difficulty, use lots of head kicks and Uppercuts/Overhand strikes as they deal the most damage. Going for Knockouts is a bit riskier than Submissions but if you prefer this you can focus on this instead of Submissions, either approach is fine. Submissions are safer because there’e less risk of you getting injured or knocked out by accident.
3. 21 Finishes – Simply Knockout or Submit your opponent in 21 matches (don’t let it go to the judges’ decision). This will come automatically while going for 26 UFC Wins and the other requirements.
4. 43 UFC Fights – Play a total of 43 fights, doesn’t matter if you win or lose for this
5. 26 UFC Wins – This can be combined with 17 Submissions + 15 Knockouts + 17 UFC Wins + 12 Consecutive Title Defenses. Just win the match any way you want.
6. 9 Fight of the Night Bonuses – Fight of the Night Bonus is awarded to the most interesting fight of a UFC event. This is somewhat random. You usually won’t ever get this if you submit/knockout opponents in the first 30-60 seconds of the fight. You have better odds of getting this for fights that go the distance and last multiple rounds. But this isn’t recommended because it takes too long and is too unpredictable and risky that you might get injured or knocked out. Better to just win all fights in the first round and focus on any other 6 GOAT requirements.
7. 17 Consecutive Wins – Win 17 fights in a row without losing a single one. If you are about to lose, quickly close the game and reboot it. Then it will reset you to before the fight and won’t have saved the loss. You can also back up your save in PS+ Cloud as a backup from time to time, then if you lose restore the save. On easy difficulty this isn’t too bad, especially if you focus on Submissions as the AI has trouble countering them on Easy.
8. 14 Performance Bonuses – Performance Bonuses happen when you sign a contract and fulfill the requirements outlined in the contract (usually doing promotions during training camp and then winning the fight, sometimes in a specific way by knockout or submission).
9. 12 Consecutive UFC Title Defenses – Can be combined with 17 Consecutive Wins. After becoming UFC Champion just keep playing matches, every match you get will be a Title Defense. So win 12 more matches in a row. Always pick 1 week training camp (not 5-6 weeks) to save time, then submit the opponent in the first round on easy difficulty.
10. 1 Two Division Champion – After becoming Champion in one weightclass and doing a few title defenses (about 5-10 in a row), you will get a text message asking whether you want to accept a “Superfight” for a 2nd world title in another weightclass. Choose “ACCEPT SUPERFIGHT”. Then keep winning fights until you earn the second title.

Promotion Records (2 of 4 needed for GOAT):

1. $100 Million Career Earnings – You get money for every fight. Signing contracts/sponsorships gives extra money. This isn’t recommended because it’s very grindy. When I reached GOAT I only had 50/100 Million earned. You get more money after you become champion.
2. 2.4 Million PPV Buys – You can increase the amount of PPV viewers by reaching more followers and more fight hype, achieved by selecting Hype/Promotions during training camp (instead of sparring sessions). For this you need 2.4 Million total PPV buys across your entire career. Personally I only reached 2.3/2.4 Million by the time I got GOAT but there’s a good chance you’ll get it naturally while working on the 6 Performance Records.
3. 8 Million Followers – The fastest way to gain followers is to select Hype/Promotions during Training Camp. Pick 5-6 week training camps before fights. Then each week skip the sparring and only click the “Hype” menu. Select the promotions that give “+ Popularity”, those increase your fanbase. Your fans are shown by the blue icon in the top right corner of the Career Menu. After you run out of promotions press in the Training Camp menu to skip to the next week, repeat this for 5-6 weeks before every fight until you reach 8 Million Followers total. This is recommended because reaching 1 Million & 10 Million fans in Solo Career also awards 2 Accolades to fully customize your player card for  Don’t Judge Me & I Did That.
4. 19 PPV Main Events – This will come automatically while working on the Performance Records. Every title fight / title defense will automatically be a PPV main event. So simply keep doing fights after become UFC champ, which you can combine with the 12 Consecutive UFC Title Defenses. Alternatively, if you hit 2.4 PPV Buys before this you can skip this requirement.

When your enemy is on the ground, attack with or to keep punching him in the face until he gets knocked out while lying on the ground. That’s called a “ground and pound”.

You can takedown opponents with + + . Alternatively, when an opponent’s head or leg health is depleted they will get knocked down and you can press to start a ground and pound.

Choke submissions are any that focus on the head, such as Guilottines, Rear Naked Chokes, D’arce Choke. For this you must finish the fight with such a Submission. This is best done with Jiu-Jitsu fighters.

1. Do a Takedown with + +
2. Move around the ground until you get into a position that allows for a Guillotine or Rear Naked Choke. For example, with Ilia Topuria (Featherweight) you can perform a “Rear Naked Choke” from the position “Back Sitting” or “D’arce Choke” from Side Control position. Repeat using these Submissions until the opponent taps out.

Joint Submissions are any that focus on the arms and legs, such as Armbars or Kimuras. For this you must finish the fight with such a Submission. This is best done with Jiu-Jitsu fighters.

1. Do a Takedown with + +
2. Move around the ground until you get into a position that allows for an Armbar. For example, with Ilia Topuria (Featherweight) you can perform a “Kimura” from the position “Side Control”. Repeat using these Submissions until the opponent taps out.

Perform takedowns with:

• Single Leg Takedown: + +
• Double Leg Takedown: + +

Do 5 of these in a fight. After the takedown get back up and wait for your opponent to stand up so you can do another takedown.

In the Title Screen click on “Store”, must be connected to online services for this. Buy one Legendary Item from the Store (orange color item = legendary). Here’s an example of a legendary item:

They can be bought with the in-game golden coins or with microtransactions. Alternatively, you can earn Legendary items from Fight Week Challenges as rewards (Fight Week is only available in the week before real-world UFC PPV events).

You can get the in-game golden coins from playing Fight Contracts, from successful Picks during Fight Weeks, and increasing your Punch Card Level. The Punch Card is separate from your profile level, it can be seen by pressing Touchpad in Title Screen > Punch Card. It will show the reward for each level, some rewards are items and some are coins.

After buying the Legendary Cosmetic, go to Online > Online Career > click on your fighter > Edit Appearance . This opens the edit menu and the trophy unlocks here.

The trophy DOESN’T unlock immediately when purchasing the Legendary Item, which can make it seem bugged but it’s not. Only after entering your fighter’s edit menu it will count as “acquired” and pop the trophy. You don’t have to equip the item however.

Legendary Cosmetics cost around 4000 Golden Coins from the Daily/Weekly category. Some cost up to 10,000 but those are too expensive and should be avoided. Just check every day when the store refreshes until there’s one you can afford. After becoming GOAT in the Singleplayer Career you should have 4000 Gold Coins and can get more by playing the Fight Contracts. If you don’t have enough Coins just wait for the next Fight Week and do a Legendary Challenge to get a Legendary Item as a free reward.

Note: Legendary Accolades DON’T unlock the trophy. It has to be a Legendary cosmetic.

Initiate a clinch with  + (Orthodox stance) / + (Southpaw stance) > then keep hitting with > repeat this over and over again until the enemy gets knocked out from this (while holding him in the clinch).

It’s best to use a Kickboxer with a high rating and pick a weak opponent with a low rating on ‘Easy’ difficulty. You can also weaken up the opponent beforehand, hit the head with stronger attacks until the opponent bleeds and is injured, then do clinches for the knockout.

From the Title Screen press Touchpad (must be connected to PSN & EA Servers) > Customize Player Card. To unlock the trophy you must change the background + profile pic + flair + all 5 Accolade Slots (see I Did That).

The trophy unlocks after quitting out of the player card customization menu, not immediately when editing the card.

After becoming GOAT in Solo Career Mode you will automatically have 5 Accolades. These are equipped under Title Screen> press Touchpad (must be connected to PSN & EA Servers) > Customize Player Card > Accolades. Equip one in each of the 5 available slots.

You get these 5-6 Accolades automatically by the time you reach GOAT status in Solo Career Mode but you must be connected to the online servers to unlock them in your player profile (they don’t unlock offline):

1. Focused – Complete 10 Challenges
2. One Milli – Earn 1m in cash across all Career playthroughs
3. Initiated – Complete 10 fights
4. 1 Million Fans in Career – Reach 1m fans across all Career playthroughs
5. Ten Milli – Earn 10m in cash across al Career playthroughs
6. 10 Million Fans in Career – Reach 10m fans across all Career playthroughs (before Career Fights pick 5-6 week training camp, each week do only the Hype/Promotions that increase Popularity, then in Training Camp Screen press to skip to next week and repeat this every week before every fight until you hit 10 Million Followers)

The trophy unlocks after quitting out of the player card customization menu, not immediately when editing the card.

In Online Career, after putting 1000 Evolution Points into one fighter you can ‘prestige’ that fighter to unlock the trophy. It will reset the Evolution Points but unlocks new Perk Slots in return. You need to keep playing matches to get more Evolution Points.

Finish your first match in Online > Online Career, in any weight class. Unlocks after the first match in the online career mode. It doesn’t matter if you win or lose, also unlocks after a loss.

Go to Online > Online Career > create a fighter in any weight class. Then click the character icon > Fighter Evolution > select any Attribute and hold to upgrade it. This immediately unlocks the trophy.

You start out with 100 Evolution Points automatically. Each additional win grants more Evolution Points.

Go to Online > Blitz Battles > select and join the Blitz Tournament (these events change every 24 hours). Finish one match in this mode, the trophy unlocks after the match. For this it doesn’t matter if you win or lose, it still unlocks upon a loss.

Go to Online > Blitz Battles > select and join the Blitz Tournament (these events change every 24 hours). Win two matches in a row to unlock this trophy. This will make you reach Round 3. You DON’T need to win Round 3, the trophy unlocks immediately after the second win upon reaching Round 3.

The rules will be different each tournament. If you lose you can simply rejoin the Blitz Battle to start over and retry until you get 2 consecutive wins.

The wording of this trophy is slightly misleading, it says “strike” but you must use specific Kicks that have a “Guard Break” icon in the movelist.

You can check the Move List of fighters for Punches / Kicks that have a yellow “Guard Break” icon. Use such kicks on blocking enemies. To view the move list, during a fight press > Game Help > View Moves, scroll down the Kicks to see if one has the yellow icon. Most Kickboxers have at least one such kick.

For example, use Israel Adesanya (Middleweight), press + hold for a Jumping Switch Kick (don’t press the stick in any direction, just those two buttons). Keep spamming this until the trophy pops.

In either “Online Career” or “Ranked Championships” mode, win 3 fights in a row to earn a title. Then while holding the title WIN one more match (it won’t unlock the trophy if you lose the Title Defense match).

This is one of the trickier trophies because you must win matches. The good thing is that the game tries to match you with players of equal skill levels. If you struggle a lot with winning online, an easy tactic is to do Submissions. Most players at lower ranks have trouble defending against them. Also practice against the AI on Legendary Difficulty until you are confident with the controls and win frequently. Another approach would be to practice the online mode on an alternate account first, then intentionally lose matches on your main account to get matched to weak opponents, because your real skill level is actually higher you have better odds of defeating them.

Boosting this is also possible. Refer to Step 2 of the Roadmap for boosting instructions.