UFC 5 Update 1.006 Patch Notes (Version 1.006.000)

EA Sport has released a new UFC 5 update 1.006 on PS5(version 1.006.000), PC(1.06) and Xbox Series X/S. According to the official UFC 5 1.06 patch notes, the latest update introduces two new fighters, Sean Brady and Jalin Turner, and brings significant changes to striking and grappling mechanics. Apart from this, the UFC 5 patch 1.006 also tweaked grappling transitions and submissions.

Previously, a major update 1.003 added various tweaks and changes. Unfortunately, players have been experiencing several server issues with the game. Today’s UFC 5 version 1.006 will fix a few of these issues. The upcoming UFC 5 patch 1.07 will include more tweaks and changes.

Read more details below.

UFC 5 update 1.006 Patch Notes – March 5, 2024

New Fighters:

• Sean Brady (#7 WW)

• Jalin Turner (#9 LW)

Striking Changes:

• Increased the stamina cost of blocked, missed, and evaded strikes in the stand-up:
  • +7.5% for blocked strikes
  • +10% for missed and evaded strikes
• Fixed a tracking issue with spinning strikes
• Reduced the base damage of the spinning elbows:
  • Lead: 30 to 25
  • Rear: 35 to 20
• Reduced the range of the spinning elbows from jab range to regular stand-up elbow range
• Reduced the block stun caused by the spinning elbows
• Halved the block bleedthrough caused by spinning elbows (10% to 5%)
• Quadrupled the vulnerability conceded by the spinning elbows
• Reduced the base damage of the regular stand-up elbows:
  • Lead: 20 to 17.5
  • Rear: 25 to 22.5
• Slightly increased the vulnerability conceded by the regular stand-up elbows
• Made it harder to cause the special guard breaks of specific kicks, such as hook kicks and the rolling thunder (long-term block health threshold changed from 85 to 60)
• Removed an unintended damage penalty from nose injuries

Grappling Adjustments:

• Canceling a double leg into the over-under clinch now requires a 1% stamina advantage
• Reduced the stamina advantage requirement for canceling the single leg and low single leg into the back clinch from 30% to 20%
• Ground and pound submissions will now require a health event
• Reduced the stamina advantage requirement of some ground and pound transitions:
  • From Postured Full Guard to Stack Guard: 50 to 10
  • Stack Guard to Half Guard: 10 to 5
  • Stack Guard to Side Control: 25 to 10
• Fixed an issue with the D’arce struggle animation temporarily hiding other actions
• Added a heel hook entry to the top stack guard ground and pound position (requires “Heel Hook Level 1” and a health event)
• Allowed the muscle modifier to be used in the transitions from bottom mount to bottom back mount
• Slightly reduced facial redness during submissions

Miscellaneous Updates:

• New vanity rewards
• Fixed some incorrect vanity descriptions
• Added simplified explanations to the rewards screen to describe where a reward was earned from
• Added the ability to purchase Online Career XP Boosts in the in-game store
• Fixed several rare crashes
• Fixed some visual glitches in the Store tab

Download free UFC 5 patch 1.006 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.