However, that isn't to say that there aren't fighters who are rated lower than CM Punk in select attributes, so let's find out!Before we go into the meat of this article, let's clear up a couple of things:1.) The ratings are relative to the weight class. I know you're itching to find out what CM Punk's ratings were, so here's the breakdown:Predictably, he's the lowest rated fighter at welterweight, and in the entire game. And here is Joe Rogan knocking out CM Punk in EA Sports UFC 2.The four basic ratings for all UFC fighters - Stand-up, Clinch, Ground, Overall - have been released as of late last week. Joe Rogan is the mystery fighter that was added to EA Sports UFC 2 (no word yet on how to. First, cover athlete Ronda Rousey had her undefeated streak broken by Holly Holm, and now one of the most high profile stars on the roster, CM Punk, is. EA Sports UFC 2 has enjoyed a surprising amount of controversy since its announcement.
Essentially, two fighters can have the same 87 ground rating for two completely different reasons.With that in mind, let's completely ignore those points and have some fun with this, shall we? Welterweights with equal or lower ground rating than CM Punk (ranked fighters in bold)Tim Means (78) Welterweights with equal or lower clinch rating than CM PunkWelterweights with equal or lower stand-up rating than CM PunkLet's get away from CM Punk for a moment and focus on some. You probably get the idea. Punches, kicks, knees, takedowns, submissions, defensive grappling, choke defense, joint defense, etc. This is why Conor McGregor's stand-up is a 99 at featherweight but 92 at lightweight.2.) There are unknown sub-ratings within the ratings.
But Johnny Eduardo as a boxer? He has Muay Thai literally tattooed across his body! Latifi is many things, most notably the greatest fighter of all-time, but he's not a boxer-first type of guy and never has been. This is probably why Roy Nelson is considered "BJJ" and they're persisting with Dan Henderson as a "Greco-Roman wrestler" even though they're both all about landing the right-hand bomb. There are a handful of fighters whose styles, at least to me, really don't match how they actually perform in UFC competition, most notably:Johnny Eduardo (Muay Thai coach at Nova Uniao) - BoxerJoanna Jedrzejczyk (Muay Thai champion and Kickboxing competitor) - BoxerI can almost let Gunnar Nelson as a Karate fighter slide because that's what his striking game is based off of, but I seriously doubt anyone watches a Gunnar Nelson fight and thinks about Karate anything over his jiu-jitsu. It appears that "Fighting Style" is separated into the following categories: Freestyle Wrestler, Greco-Roman Wrestler, Boxer, Kickboxer, Tae Kwon Do, Jiu-Jitsu ( which they've spelled "Jiu-Jutsu" on the website for some reason), and Judo.
( H/T to Keith Farrell for all of these numbers.)EA UFC 2 is in stores on March 15th, and as a reminder to everyone, this is just a video game and the casual fan really won't care about this sort of thing. GSP is inactive so he's not ranked in real life, but it sure is amazing to see EA UFC 2 doesn't have Aldo programmed as top 10 P4P.One final note, Daniel Hooker has a higher stand-up rating than Chad Mendes, ditto for Matt Hughes over Hector Lombard, Augusto Montano over Kelvin Gastelum, Paige VanZant over Claudia Gadelha, and Chris Beal over Justin Scoggins. #FighterRatings #UFC pic.twitter.com/nJDgOST0SGFor the record, the current P4P list for the UFC heading into UFC 196 consists of Jones/Mighty Mouse/McGregor as 1-2-3, just like the game has them.
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