CREATE A FIGHTER
A general description of what the ability levels mean would be helpful for accurately rating fighters. Clarifications and corrections are welcome. These descriptions aren't final.
CONDITIONING (physical stamina):
below 5.5 - fatigues quickly
6 - poor/below average conditioning
7 - average
8 - good conditioning, has occasionally shown fatigue over a fight
above 8 - rarely tires
EFFICIENCY (technical finesse of a fighter's movements, correlated with Conditioning [If Conditioning is high, this tends to be high; the reverse is also true]):
below 6 - unrefined movement, lacks finesse
6.5 - average efficiency
above 7.5 - little wasteful movement, technical
STRENGHT (strength level of fighter, weight and hitting power have an influence on Strength [This ability is hard to describe properly]):
6 - average strength of fighters 155 lb and below
6.5 - average strength of 170-205 lb fighter
7 - average strength of fighters above 205 lb
SPEED (quickness and reflexes):
below 5.5 - quite lethargic
6 - slow
7 - average speed
7.5 - above average speed
above 8 - very quick movement and fast reflexes
AGGRESSIVENESS (the higher this is, the greater the tendency to attack as often as possible):
below 6 - prefers to attack infrequently
6 - below average aggressiveness
7 - average
8 - above average
above 8 - very aggressive style
PUNCHING (effectiveness of standup hand/elbow skill, both offense and defense):
below 4 - ineffective hand strikes
4 - weak punching
5.5 - average MMA fighter punching
6.5 - above average
8 - equivalent to an average pro boxer
above 8 - dangerous hand strikes, significant chance of ending fights
KICKING (effectiveness of standup foot/knee skill, both offense and defense):
below 4 - ineffective leg strikes
4 - weak leg attacks
5.5 - average MMA fighter kicking
6.5 - above average
7-8 - specialized, intensive training in standup foot/knee attacks
above 8 - dangerous leg strikes
CLINCHING (ability to get clinch, attack/defend inside it):
below 4 - little clinch ability
4.5 - below average
5.5 - average
6.5 - above average
above 7 - substantial clinch skills
TAKEDOWNS (ability to bring opponent to the ground; high Takedowns opens the possibility of slamming the opponent):
below 4 - usually unable to force opponent to the ground
4 - poor takedowns, little training
5 - below average
6 - average takedown ability
7 - good takedowns
8 - significantly strong ability
above 8 - highly competent at takedowns
GROUND POSITIONING (ability to get good ground position and prevent opponent from getting positional advantage):
below 4 - little or no training in groundfighting
4 - mediocre ability
5.5 - average MMA ground positioning
7-8 - strong grappling background or training
above 8 - has consistently shown very skilled ground grappling in MMA
fights
GROUND STRIKING (effectiveness of strikes on the ground):
below 4 - ineffective strikes on the ground
4 - weak ground strikes
5.5 - average ground striking
6-7 - above average
above 7.5 - ground-and-pound specialist
SUBMISSIONS (ability to submit opponent and resist submission holds):
below 3.5 - little or no training in submissions, rarely seen attempting or successfully defending subs
4 - occasional submission attempts (usually power-based subs), below average submission defense
5.5 - average submission offense, above average sub defense
6.5 - average submission specialist
7 - above average submission specialist
above 7 - consistently strong submission ability against various opponents
KILLER INSTINCT (ability to finish opponent):
below 6 - prefers to coast through fights rather than go for the kill
6 - below average
7 - average killer instinct
8 - above average
above 8 - capitalizes very well when opponent shows weakness
INTELLIGENCE/REFLEXES (how well fighter dictates direction of fight, ability to throw opponent off his game, also used as an indicator of a fighter's overall level [Due to the complex interplay of the above factors, this ability is also hard to describe accurately]).
TOUGHNESS (resistance to physical damage, "chin"):
9.5 - average toughness of fighters 155 lb and below
10 - average UFC-level 170 lb class toughness
10.5 - average UFC-level 185 lb class toughness
11 - average UFC-level 205 lb class toughness
11.5 - average UFC-level heavyweight toughness
HEART (Fighter's Mental resistance, bravery, pride. Differs from Tougness which is the fighter's physical resistance).