* Full cage support
* A fighter’s position on the cage can affect striking power
* Cage can be used to help or defend from takedowns
* Twice the number of available submissions from 2009
* Positions on the ground will have sub-positions
* A knockout blow can be delivered from any position in the game
* The "Buffer 180" is in the game
* No more static animations, fighters always moving, clinch reanimated, fight animations quadrupled
* Karate, Greco-Roman Wrestling and Sambo fighting styles added
* Created fighters not limited to two fighting styles, will have individual move sets
* 100+ fighters on the roster, none made from create-a-fighter mode like 50% of last year’s roster
* “Game Is Watching You” system, which will “track every action and use this information to dictate in-game commentary, opponent intelligence and overall career progression”
* Tournament Mode: 16-player individual and team
* Ability to fight orthodox, southpaw, or switch and assign a dominate power hand
* Drag-and-drop system for placing sponsorships and tattoos, no more extensive menu navigation