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This FAQ is Copyright 2003 and may not be reproduced except for personal,
private use. This guide is written by Ivan Trembow ([email protected]),
with the guidance and assistance of many different contributors, all of whom
are fully credited.  Also, a big "thank you" goes out to THQ and Anchor for
making such a great game with such a great Create-A-Fighter Mode.
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PRIDE CREATE-A-FIGHTER FAQ

With the total number of created fighters now up to 30, I think this FAQ is
mostly done.  I never imagined that there would be this many fighters in the
FAQ when I initially started it, and the vast majority of the most-requested
fighters are among those included below.

If a particular fighter was previously listed in this FAQ as "coming soon"
or "highly requested," but they are not included below, it is for one of two
reasons.  Either I didn't receive any create-a-fighter data for that particular
fighter, or I did receive create-a-fighter data and it just didn't look close
enough to its real-life counterpart.  The only fighters who have a huge demand
for their creation that are NOT included below are Chuck Liddell and Tim Sylvia.
Thanks to all of you for making this FAQ possible!


Table of Contents

A) In-depth guides for creating individual fighters, listed alphabetically

B) A few special notes



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SECTION A
In-depth guides for creating individual fighters, listed alphabetically

If you would like to go straight to a particular fighter that you are
interested in, please use this handy list of fighters that are included in
this FAQ.  The fighters are listed alphabetically based on their first name.

-Anderson Silva
-Bas Rutten
-Bob Sapp
-Caol Uno
-Dan Severn
-Emelianenko Fedor
-Frank Shamrock
-Frank Trigg
-Hayato Sakurai
-Jeremy Horn
-Joe Son
-Jose "Pele" Landi
-Kevin Randleman
-Marco Ruas
-Mark Coleman
-Mark Kerr
-Mikey Burnett
-Mirko Cro Cop
-Oleg Taktarov
-Pedro Rizzo
-Quinton Jackson
-Randy Couture
-Ricco Rodriguez
-Rickson Gracie
-Robbie Lawler
-Ryan Gracie
-Tank Abbott
-Tito Ortiz
-Vernon "Tiger" White
-Vitor Belfort

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Very important note about height and weight in the Create-A-Fighter Mode:

For some reason, this game's Create-A-Fighter Mode makes created fighters look
slightly bigger than their actual attributes.  For example, if you have a
created fighter who is 6-foot-2 and weighs 250 pounds, he will appear in the
actual game to be slightly bigger than that.  In order to correct this
problem and make the fighters look as close to real life as possible in the
ring, it is generally best to enter each fighter's height as two inches
shorter than they are in real life, and each fighter's weight as ten pounds
lighter than they are in real life.  Fortunately, we have already gone through
the process of doing this for you.  :)  In the guide for any particular
fighter, we have listed their real-life height and weight, as well as their
recommended in-game height and weight.

Also, many of the game's settings for "facial hair" have very little to do
with facial hair; they simply change the appearance of the fighter's face in
a certain way.  So, if you see facial hair listed below for any fighter who
doesn't have any facial hair in real life, it's not a mistake.

Finally, please note that there are spoilers in some of the "recommended
skill ratings" explanations, such as fights that a particular fighter won
or lost in the past.


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ANDERSON SILVA

(thanks to Bradu, Sweetmg, and Totaljerkface)

Name: Anderson Silva
Short Name: Silva
Nickname: None
Discipline: Muay Thai
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 9 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 4 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 7 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Anderson Silva has looked very impressive throughout his young career,
particularly in his fights against Hayato "Mach" Sakurai and Alex
Steibling.  Anderson's stand-up striking skills are his greatest asset,
and while I don't feel that he deserves a 10 rating in either of those
categories, it's hard to argue against an 8 and a 9.  Anderson's endurance
has also helped him win many fights, thus the 8 out of 10 rating in that
category.  It was harder to rate Submissions because while he hasn't won
any of his nine career fights via tap-out, he has displayed a constantly
improving ground game with fluid movements and intricate submission
attempts.  Normally he doesn't need to win by submission if he can have
an easier time winning by KO or TKO.  Anderson's only major weakness is a
big one:  He is very skinny and he doesn't appear to be very strong, two
things that combine to make him extremely susceptible to ground-and-pound.
He might be able to improve on this weakness later in his career, but as
it stands right now, I feel that the 4 out of 10 ratings in the ground-
and-pound categories are warranted.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-11, 175 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-9, 167 pounds
(this is the lightest the game will allow you to make a created fighter
whose height is 5-foot-9)

Head #2, Color 5
Facial Hair #27, Color 1
Hair #1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Shorts #1, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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BAS RUTTEN

(thanks to The Locust, EdibleGumption, and Cagevsalex)

Name: Bas Rutten
Short Name: Rutten
Nickname: El Guapo
Discipline: Freestyle (the words "Kickboxing and Submissions" wouldn't fit)
Birthplace: Netherlands

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 9 out of 10
Stand Kick: 10 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 2 out of 10
Takedowns: 2 out of 10
Submissions: 9 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Arguably one of the most versatile fighters in the history of MMA as we know
it, Bas Rutten was one of the best in the world at submission fight AND one
of the best in the world at kickboxing.  This is another fighter that would
get more than 40 points if there were no 40-point limit on skill points.
As it is, I chose to give his sole 10 out of 10 rating to his stand-up kicking
skills since that was probably his most dangerous weapon of all.  Stand-up
punching and submissions were not far behind, hence the 9 ratings for them.
His Endurance rating is an 8 out of 10 not only because of his ability to go
the distance in very long fights, but also his ability to take punishment and
keep going.  Just look at the condition of his face in the Kevin Randleman
fight, and then marvel at the fact that it was Randleman, not Rutten, who was
sedated and almost immobile for 75 percent of the fight.  I would have given
Rutten more than 2 out of 10 in the two ground-and-pound categories, but
again, there are only so many skill points to work with.  Those particular
ratings wouldn't have been much higher,though.  Even in his impressive UFC
victories over Tsuyoshi Kosaka and Kevin Randleman, he only won the fights
after he was grounded and pounded thoroughly.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fight (due to his versatility)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 220 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 210 pounds

Head #2, Color 1
Facial Hair #20, Color 1
Hair #1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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BOB SAPP

(thanks to EdibleGumption, Hollywood Blonde, Cagevsalex, and The Locust)

Name: Bob Sapp
Short Name: Sapp
Nickname: The Beast
Discipline: Freestyle (the words "Kickboxing & Wrestling" won't fit)
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 10 out of 10
Stand Kick: 1 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10
Takedowns: 9 out of 10
Submissions: 4 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
The punching rating of 10 was a no-brainer, as was the kicking rating
of 1.  Other than that, I didn't want to make his Submissions rating any
lower than 4 due to the good submission defense he showed in his fight
against Minotauro.  His rating of 7 for Endurance is also largely because
of how long he lasted against Minotauro in their epic bout last summer,
and might have even been an 8 if there weren't other categories to consider
and a point total limit of 40.  The two ground-and-pound categories were the
toughest to decide.  In both Mount Pounding and Takedowns, it's arguable
that he lacks the speed and technique to warrant a 10 out of 10, but his raw
talent and strength are more than enough to warrant a 9 out of 10.  They
could very well have been 10's if there were no point limit to consider.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-3, 350 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 6-foot-4, 260 pounds
(In Sapp's case, it requires some tinkering because the game engine doesn't
really factor in the possibility that there could be a 350-pound man who is
mostly muscle and not fat.  Ultimately, making him any lighter than 260 pounds
will make him appear to be way too small in the game, and making him any
heavier than 260 pounds will make him appear too fat and not muscular enough.
With the setting at 6-foot-4 and 260 pounds, the game creates the ideal look,
which is very big, and with more muscle than fat.)

Head #7, Color 5
Facial Hair #27, Color 1
Hair 1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Vale Tudo 1, Color 1
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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CAOL UNO

(thanks to AlexAssassin, Windkick, Sakurabaone, and Torpeysama)

Name: Caol Uno
Short Name: Uno
Nickname: Uno Shoten
Discipline: Wajutsu
Birthplace: Japan

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 5 out of 10
Stand Kick: 5 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 6 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 35

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Caol Uno was a very difficult fighter to rate in these skill categories.  His
submissions are very good, but I don't think they're among the best in the
world, hence the solid 8 out of 10 rating in that category.  His endurance has
also proven to be pretty good over the years, while his stand-up skills are
no greater and no worse than simply "decent," which I have marked as 5 out
of 10.  He gets a 4 rating for takedowns since he's never been really good at
them, and his Mount Pounding rating is up to 6 because he showed some pretty
effective ground-and-pound in his 2002 fights against Yves Edwards and Din
Thomas.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Special (due to his unusual in-ring moves and
strategies)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-7, 154 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-5, 157 pounds
(in Uno's case, I would have made him less heavy, but 157 pounds appears to be
the minimum weight in the create-a-fighter mode)

Head #43, Color 2
Facial Hair #4, Color 2
Hair #13, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 1
Kneepads: Pad, Color 1
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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DAN SEVERN

(thanks to TheBottomLine316 and Cagevsalex)

Name: Dan Severn
Short Name: Severn
Nickname: The Beast
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 5 out of 10
Stand Kick: 4 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 7 out of 10
Takedowns: 8 out of 10
Submissions: 4 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 35

Rationale for these skill ratings:
His stand-up punching was always mediocre, but not horrible.  He never
displayed much kicking or submission skills, although he gets one extra point
in submissions just for sheer effort.  Mount Pounding is 7 because he was
always decent but never particularly dominant at ground-and-pound, while his
takedowns were generally good but not great.  I felt he deserved an 8 for
endurance because he was in some long in-ring battles, but I didn't feel it
should be higher than 8 because he wasn't doing much of anything towards the
end of those same long in-ring battles.  Feel free to customize these ratings
to your liking; I'm sure there are going to be a lot of people who feel that
Dan Severn should be rated much higher, and a lot of people who feel that he
should be rated much lower.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-2, 250 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 6-foot-0, 240 pounds

Head #7, Color 1
Facial Hair #40, Color 1
Hair #10, Color 1
Pants: Shorts #1, Color 3
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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EMELIANENKO FEDOR

(thanks to Bradu, Nihilistic, and Uptown-Kemo)

Name: Emelianenko Fedor
Short Name: Fedor
Nickname: None
Discipline: Sambo & Judo
Birthplace: Russia

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10
Takedowns: 8 out of 10
Submissions: 5 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 38

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Anyone who doesn't think that Fedor is one of the top ten heavyweights in
the world should watch a tape of his fight with Heath Herring.  In much
the same way as Quinton Jackson, Fedor seems to be improving rapidly, and
he easily deserves his 9 and 8 ratings in Mount Pounding and Takedowns.
His endurance is a good 7 out of 10 at this stage in this career, but no
higher because he got tired quickly and looked fairly unimpressive in a
2002 victory over Semmy Schilt.  Stand-up punching is something that Fedor
is moderately good at (hence the 6 rating), while submissions and kicking
are the only remaining weaknesses in his arsenal.  Fedor is definitely a
heavyweight to watch in the future.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler (due to his preference for ground-
and-pound)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 233 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 233 pounds
(in Fedor's case, making him any lighter than 233 pounds causes his in-game
character to appear far more muscular than Fedor is in real life)

Head #12, Color 1
Facial Hair #1, Color 2
Hair #18, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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FRANK SHAMROCK

(thanks to TH0001, Cagevsalex, Erectus4u, Tanky, and Tazzhockey)

Name: Frank Shamrock
Short Name: Shamrock
Nickname: None
Discipline: Submission (not enough space for "Submission Fighting")
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 5 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 2 out of 10
Takedowns: 7 out of 10
Submissions: 9 out of 10
Endurance: 9 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
This is another fighter that was very difficult to rate.  Shamrock
clearly deserves more than 5 and 2 ratings in kicking and Mount Pounding,
but there are only so many points to work with.  One or both of his ratings
in Submissions and Endurance would have probably been 10 instead of 9,
but again, you have to think of the overall picture.  I feel that the most
important thing is to convey his versatility, namely the fact that he is
good in the areas of Takedowns and Standing Punching, and excellent in the
areas of Submissions and Endurance (a 9 out of 10  rating is still nothing
to sneeze at).  Frank Shamrock is another fighter that will have you begging
the game to give you more than 40 skill points, but within the limits that
are in place, I feel that these ratings are the most accurate and balanced
representation of his real-life skills.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fight (due to his versatility)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-10, 190 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-8, 180 pounds

Head #13, Color 2
Facial Hair #3, Color 1
Hair #15, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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FRANK TRIGG

(thanks to EdibleGumpion)

Name: Frank Trigg
Short Name: Trigg
Nickname: Twinkle Toes (that is not a joke, that is his actual nickname)
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 8 out of 10
Takedowns: 8 out of 10
Submissions: 2 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Having not seen any of Frank Trigg's fights personally, I am not qualified
to create his recommended skill ratings.  Therefore, I have used the
recommended skill ratings provided by EdibleGumption and just edited them
slightly.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-9, 169 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-7, 162 pounds
(this is the lightest weight possible in the game for a fighter whose
height is 5-foot-7)

Head #8, Color 1
Facial Hair #18, Color 2
Hair #1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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HAYATO "MACH" SAKURAI

(thanks to EdibleGumption and Uptown-Kemo)

Name: Hayato Sakurai
Short Name: Sakurai
Nickname: Mach
Discipline: Shooto
Birthplace: Japan

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 8 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 3 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
I have only ever seen one of Hayato Sakurai's fights, and that was the
one where he was systematically dismantled by Matt Hughes in the UFC.
Having only seen one of Sakurai's fights, I am not qualified to create
all of his recommended skill ratings.  Therefore, I have used the
recommended skill ratings provided by EdibleGumption and just edited
them slightly.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Special

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-8, 169 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-6, 159 pounds

Head #46, Color 1
Facial Hair #30, Color 2
Hair #7, Color 4
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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JEREMY HORN

(thanks to Sakurabaone, Bradu, and Rjr)

Name: Jeremy Horn
Short Name: Horn
Nickname: None
Discipline: Jiu-Jitsu (or you could say Miletich Fighting Systems)
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 5 out of 10
Stand Kick: 5 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 7 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 38

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Jeremy Horn is one of the most underrated and well-rounded fighters in MMA.
He would have probably gotten a 9 out of 10 rating in at least one category,
but I felt that the most important thing was to reflect his well-balanced
approach to fighting.  He's not particularly dangerous in stand-up kickboxing
or ground-and-pound, but he is proficient in those areas (thus the 5 out of
10 ratings).  What Jeremy Horn does best is work for submissions on the
ground, and outlast opponents who usually get tired well before he does.
Horn is also good at getting the takedowns that allow all of his submission
work to be possible.  I think it would be a little bit overboard to give him
39 or 40 skill points (out of 40 possible), but I feel that 38 is well-
deserved.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Grappler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 205 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 195 pounds

Head #32, Color 1
Facial Hair #39, Color 2
Hair #18, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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JOE SON

(thanks to Sakurabaone)

Name: Joe Son
Short Name: Joe Son
Nickname: None
Discipline: Joe Son Do
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 5 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 2 out of 10
Endurance: 4 out of 10
Total points used: 23

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Ahh... Joe Son.  Like many people, my first memory of Joe Son is the memory
of him jumping up and down like an idiot as if his then-teammate Kimo had
just defeated Royce Gracie, when in fact Gracie won a close, back and forth
fight via submission.  To put it politely, Joe Son has not had a very
successful career in MMA.  His one and only fight in the UFC was at UFC 4
in 1994, where he lost to Keith Hackney by submission in less than three
minutes.  His three-fight comeback attempt in 2002 is now infamous not only
for his ridiculously bad in-ring performances, but also his entrance attire.
He wore loose-fitting, thong-like shorts, and to the horror of all in
attendance, they weren't exactly sufficient at keeping everything in place,
so to speak.  In Comeback Fight #1, Joe Son lost by submission in 30 seconds
to a man whose career record in MMA is two wins and three losses.  In
Comeback Fight #2, Joe Son lost by submission to a man with a 2-2 career
record, not because of any submission hold or injury, but simply out of
fear.  The official result of the match is actually "submission out
of fear," which is the only time that has ever happened to my knowledge.
In Comeback Fight #3 of 3 (which took place in July of 2002), he lost
by TKO in less than one minute to a man who was making his MMA debut
and has not yet fought another MMA fight.  Taking all of this into account,
I hope you understand that while the recommended skill ratings above are
pretty harsh, they are well-deserved.  If anything, they are generous.
For example, I don't believe that Joe Son deserves an "average" 5 out of 10
in punching and mount pounding, but I didn't want him to have sub-5 ratings
in every single category.  You're not likely to win too many matches if you
play as Joe Son, but he still makes for a nice created fighter for comedic
purposes.  You've got to respect any fighter willing to step into the cage
(or ring) and fight, but Joe Son isn't exactly a championship-level mixed
martial artist.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Special

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-4, 236 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-5, 226 pounds
(in Joe Son's case, you can't even get to his actual height because the
minimum height in the create-a-fighter mode is 5-foot-5, but you can still
make it look like Joe Son at 5-foot-5, 226 pounds)

Head #47, Color 1
Facial Hair #33, Color 1
Hair #2, Color 1
Pants: Shorts #1, Color 5
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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JOSE "PELE" LANDI

(thanks to EdibleGumption, Windkick, and The Locust)

Name: Jose Landi
Short Name: Pele
Nickname: Pele
Discipline: Muay Thai
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 9 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 3 out of 10
Submissions: 5 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Everybody seems to love Pele, and there's a reason for that.  He's an exciting
fighter with great kickboxing skills and solid endurance, and his skill
ratings reflect that.  Unfortunately, his ground skills don't quite match up
to that level, hence the 5 ratings for Mount Pounding and Submissions.  Pele
gets a 3 rating for Takedowns since that is his biggest weakness as a fighter.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-11, 185 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-9, 175 pounds

Head #43, Color 5
Facial Hair #10, Color 1
Hair #1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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KEVIN RANDLEMAN

(thanks to Sakurabaone, AlexAssassin, and Cagevsalex)

Name: Kevin Randleman
Short Name: Randleman
Nickname: The Monster
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 7 out of 10
Stand Kick: 5 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 8 out of 10
Takedowns: 9 out of 10
Submissions: 4 out of 10
Endurance: 4 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
The 9 and 8 ratings in Takedowns and Mount Pounding reflect the fact that
Kevin Randleman is very skilled in the art of ground and pound.  I don't
feel that he deserves a 9 in both categories (or a 10 in either of them),
but 9 and 8 ratings are well-deserved.  Also, I think Randleman's stand-up
skills are generally underrated in the MMA community, so I gave him solid
ratings in punching and kicking.  On the other hand, there's just no getting
around the fact that Randleman has displayed little to no submission skills
or endurance throughout most of his career.  Randleman has always been held
back by the fact that he generally "gasses out" pretty quickly in fights,
with a few exceptions.  Randleman could be a champion if he ever gets his
endurance under control over a long period of time, but until then, he
deserves the 4 rating that he got in that category.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-10, 204 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-8, 194 pounds

Head #1, Color 5
Facial Hair #16, Color 1
Hair #3, Color 4
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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MARCO RUAS

(thanks to Hollywood Blonde and Cagevsalex)

Name: Marco Ruas
Short Name: Ruas
Nickname: None (there is not enough space for his actual nickname to fit)
Discipline: Ruas Vale Tudo
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 8 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 4 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Marco Ruas' stand-up abilities were always underrated in my opinion.  He
was decent at punching and very good at kicking, and if you want evidence,
look no further than his UFC 7 classic against Paul Varelans.  I imagine
that there are going to be a lot of people who feel that his rating in
Submissions should be higher.  I do feel that he easily warrants an 8 out
of 10, but no more than that because he was never a submission master on the
level of, say, Rickson Gracie or Minotauro Nogueira.  Also, his endurance was
excellent for most of his career, but it started to plummet right after his
fight with Varelans.  He was noticeably "gassed out" during matches with
Oleg Taktarov, Alexander Otsuka, and Maurice Smith.  Nonetheless, having
good endurance for the bulk of his career should count for something, so I
am giving him a 7 out of 10 in that category.  His ratings in both of the
ground-and-pound categories are 4 out of 10, if for no other reason because
he was extremely susceptible to it (fights against Goodridge, Otsuka,
Smith, etc).  Despite his faults, Marco Ruas was still a great fighter by
anyone's definition of the phrase, and that is reflected here by the fact
that he used almost all of the available skill points.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fight (due to his versatility)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 210 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 200 pounds

Head #36, Color 3
Facial Hair #26, Color 1
Hair #6, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #1,  Color 3
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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MARK COLEMAN

(thanks to Cagevsalex and Bradu)

Name: Mark Coleman
Short Name: Coleman
Nickname: The Hammer
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 4 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10
Takedowns: 9 out of 10
Submissions: 6 out of 10
Endurance: 6 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Mark Coleman was/is (hopefully he'll come back) an excellent ground-and-
pound stylist who was also fairly proficient at everything else, or at
least not horrible at anything else.  His stand-up punching and kicking
skills were decent enough to warrant 6 and 4 ratings in my opinion, and
his classic fight against Don Frye should stand as proof of that.  While
Coleman did have a tendency to run out of gas in some of his fights, I
don't feel that it's bad enough to warrant making his Endurance rating
any lower than 6 out of 10.  Also, he gets a 6 rating in Submissions
partially because of his quick submission victory over Dan Severn, but
primarily because of his good submission defense over the years.  He's
only ever lost by submission two times.  One of them was in a fight that
is widely known to have been worked, while the other was against a man who is
widely regarded as the best submission fighter in the world (Minotauro).
Coleman "only" got 9 out of 10 ratings in the two ground-and-pound
categories partially because there were only 40 skill points to work with,
but I'm not sure that I would have given him 10's anyway.  His Mount
Pounding was always incredibly good, but it never had quite the same level
of efficiency as, say, Randy Couture or Matt Hughes or Tito Ortiz.  Also,
when deciding whether to give a fighter a 10 rating in takedowns, one of
the questions that you have to ask yourself is, "Were they able to take
down their opponents at will, even if the fights that they lost?"  The
answer is yes for people like Mark Kerr and Matt Hughes, but the answer
is no in Coleman's case.  Overall, Coleman was a great fighter, and one
that will go down in history as the first pioneer of modern-day ground-
and-pound techniques.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wresler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 245 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 235 pounds

Head #11, Color 2
Facial Hair #5, Color 2
Hair #18, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: Pad, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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MARK KERR

(thanks to TheBottomLine316 and Smux)

Name: Mark Kerr
Short Name: Kerr
Nickname: Smashing Machine (you could also use "The Titan" or "The Specimen")
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 7 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10
Takedowns: 10 out of 10
Submissions: 5 out of 10
Endurance: 6 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
First, the bad things about Mark Kerr.  He never displayed any better-than-
decent submission skills, he shied away from throwing kicks while standing,
and his endurance was a problem for him a few times (fights against Fujita,
Vovchanchyn, etc).  Still, this doesn't change the fact that he was one of
the best ground-and-pound specialists in the world for a long time (and may
be once again very soon).  Even in the fights he lost, Kerr was still able
to take his opponents down almost at will.  Also, his stand-up punching is
something that I feel is generally underrated.  The guy won every stand-up
battle he ever had, until he went in the ring with one of the best strikers
the sport has ever seen (Igor Vovchanchyn).

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 250 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 230 pounds
(in Kerr's case, making him 240 pounds instead of 230 makes him look too fat
and not muscular enough)

Head #9, Color 2
Facial Hair #1, Color 1 (none)
Hair #6, Color 2 (could also be bald if you thought he looked better that way)
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: Pad, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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MIKEY BURNETT

(thanks to Sakurabaone and TwistedandBroken)

Name: Mikey Burnett
Short Name: Burnett
Nickname: Eastside Assassin
Discipline: Submission/Boxing
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 4 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 5 out of 10
Submissions: 7 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 34

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Mikey Burnett is a tough fighter to rate because he's a very likable guy,
but he was never a particularly accomplished fighter.  His career record
was 4-2, and only one of those four wins came against a fighter with a
winning record.  His punching skills were certainly good enough to warrant
a 6 out of 10 rating, but with the possible exception of one fight, he
never really showed anything that would make me think he deserves a higher
rating than 6 in punching.  Mount Pounding and Takedowns were areas in
which Mikey was decent but nothing special, as was stand-up kicking.  His
strengths as a fighter were in the areas of submissions and endurance.
He was good at both of them, but still quite not at the level of an
8 or 9 rating in either category.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fighter

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-6, 170 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-5, 160 pounds

Head #34, Color 1
Facial Hair #33, Color 3
Hair #1, Color 1 (bald)
Pants: Shorts #3, Color 4
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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MIRKO CRO COP

(thanks to Bradu, Windkick, and ChuteBoxe)

(note: this fighter's name is actually Mirko Filopovic, but I chose to
enter it as Mirko Cro Cop below because that's what everyone calls him)

Name: Mirko Cro Cop
Short Name: Cro Cop
Nickname: None
Discipline: Kickboxing
Birthplace: Croatia

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 9 out of 10
Stand Kick: 10 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 3 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Mirko Cro Cop has all the potential in the world as a mixed martial artist,
but as it stands right now, he's just getting his feet wet in the proverbial
pool of MMA.  He is already one of the best kickboxers in the world, hence the
high ratings for stand-up skills.  He has shown fairly good endurance along
with decent ground and pound skills.  His takedowns and submissions remain big
weaknesses, but he still made out pretty well overall with the ratings.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-2, 213 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 6-foot-0, 203 pounds

Head #38, Color 1
Facial Hair #20, Color 2
Hair #18, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #5, Color 5
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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OLEG TAKTAROV

(thanks to Slayer813 and Cagevsalex)

Name: Oleg Taktarov
Short Name: Taktarov
Nickname: Russian Bear
Discipline: Sambo
Birthplace: Russia

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 4 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 7 out of 10
Takedowns: 7 out of 10
Submissions: 7 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 36

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Oleg Taktarov was another hard fighter to rate because A) The fact that
he's an extremely likable guy does tend to make one want to rate him
higher, and B) He was such a well-rounded fighter who was proficient at
everything and not really excellent at anything.  His biggest strength was
probably his endurance, as he was in some long battles and he came out on
top in most of them.  His ground-and-pound game was also pretty good,
although I don't even think the term "ground and pound" was invented (or
at least widely used) until Mark Coleman ushered in a new era of amateur
wrestlers competing in MMA.  Oleg also won his fair share of fights by
submission, with the most high-profile example being his victory over
Tank Abbott.  If Taktarov had any major weakness, it would be his
stand-up striking ability.  Only one of Oleg's 17 career fights ended with
him winning by KO or TKO, and sadly, he may be remembered most for being
brutally knocked out late in his career by Renzo Gracie and Gary Goodridge.
These skill ratings do a fairly accurate job of representing the fighter that
Oleg Taktarov was in real life.  He's not going to be the best fighter in the
game, but he's still a damn good one.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fighter

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 210 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 210 pounds
(note: in Oleg's case, making him any lighter than 210 pounds causes him
to appear much more skinny than he ever was during his career)

Head #12, Color 1
Facial Hair #22, Color 3
Hair #6, Color 2
Pants: Kickboxing #5, Color 1
Kneepads: Pad, Color 3
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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PEDRO RIZZO

(thanks to EdibleGumption and Windkick)

Name: Pedro Rizzo
Short Name: Rizzo
Nickname: The Rock
Discipline: Ruas Vale Tudo
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 9 out of 10
Stand Kick: 8 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 5 out of 10
Takedowns: 3 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 35

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Much like Pedro Rizzo in real life, this create-a-fighter version of Pedro
Rizzo is an excellent striker with fairly good endurance, but he doesn't have
much else going for him.  His ground-and-pound skills have always been decent,
while takedowns and submissions have never been among Rizzo's strong points.
Rizzo is still a very dangerous fighter, both in the game and in real life,
due to his outstanding striking ability.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 230 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 230 pounds
(in Rizzo's case, making him any lighter than this makes his in-game
likeness appear to be far more muscular than he is in real life)

Head #37, Color 2
Facial Hair #18, Color 1
Hair #8, Color 1
Pants: Long Shorts #1, Color 1
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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QUINTON JACKSON

(thanks to EdibleGumption and Humpadelic)

Name: Quinton Jackson
Short Name: Jackson
Nickname: Rampage
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 7 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10
Takedowns: 10 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 39

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Quinton Jackson is a fighter who appears to be constantly improving, and I
feel that these ratings reflect his current-day skills.  His takedowns are
a 10 out of 10 not only because of the fact that he gets them almost at will,
but also because the takedowns themselves often cause a significant amount of
damage to his opponent, and he has actually won fights on a takedown.  Doing
it against non-top-level fighters was one thing, but doing it against Igor
Vovchanchyn proved that Quinton Jackson is the real deal.  His mount pounding
skills are already a 9 out of 10, but not yet on the "all-time great" level of
10 like, say, Randy Couture or Matt Hughes.  His punching skills and endurance
have both proven to be good but not great at this stage in his career, thus
the 7 ratings in both of those categories.  Submissions and stand-up kicking
appear to be Jackson's only remaining weak points.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 204 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 204 pounds
(in Jackson's case, making him any less than 204 pounds makes him appear to be
much too skinny in the game, but at the same time I wouldn't want to make him
any heavier than his actual real-life weight of 204 pounds)

Head #14, Color 5
Facial Hair #27, Color 1
Hair #2, Color 1
Pants: Kickboxing #3, Color 5
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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RANDY COUTURE

(thanks to Cagevsalex and TapOutKings)

Name: Randy Couture
Short Name: Couture
Nickname: The Natural
Discipline: Wrestling
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 4 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 10 out of 10
Takedowns: 9 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Couture gets ratings of 10 and 9 in Mount Pound and Takedowns because
he is one of the best and most efficient ground-and-pound specialists
that the sport has ever seen.  Also, it is extremely rare to seem him
"gas out" during a fight, thus the 8 rating for Endurance.  He gets
ratings of 6 and 4 in the two stand-up fighting categories because his
stand-up skills have never been anything special, but they have never
been horrible, either.  Submissions are Couture's weak point, hence
the 3 out of 10 rating in that category.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Wrestler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-1, 224 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-11, 214 pounds

Head #7, Color 1
Facial Hair #3, Color 2
Hair #19, Color 2
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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RICCO RODRIGUEZ

(thanks to EdibleGumption and TheShrike)

Name: Ricco Rodriguez
Short Name: Ricco
Nickname: Suave
Discipline: Freestyle (Submission Wrestling won't fit in the space provided)
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 4 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 9 out of 10</pre><pre id="faqspan-2">
Takedowns: 8 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Yes, he got knocked out by Tim Sylvia, but Ricco Rodriguez is still a
great fighter and one of the top heavyweights in the world.  Ricco's
ground-and-pound skills mirror those of his training partner Tito Ortiz,
in terms of both effectiveness and style, thus the 9 out of 10 rating in
Mount Pounding.  His takedown skills are great, and would be higher than
8 out of 10 if he didn't have problems from time to time taking down
fighters who have extremely good takedown defense (with Tim Sylvia being
the biggest example).  Ricco's endurance is something that I might have
rated 7 out of 10 a year ago, but his fight with Randy Couture proved
that he deserves at least an 8 out of 10 in that category.  Ricco has
focused on a ground-and-pound approach since his UFC debut in 2001, and
has not won any fights with submission holds in that time period, but
don't underestimate the fact that he still has ample submission skills
that he still has waiting in his bag of tricks.  After all, this is a guy
who defeated Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by submission in an Abu-Dhabi
submission wrestling match.  Your submission skills have to be pretty damn
good to be able to do that.  Ricco's one glaring weakness is his less-than-
spectacular punching and kicking skills, along with his questionable chin.
He has had two career losses (one to Bobby Hoffman, one to Tim Sylvia),
and they both came when he was knocked out by punches.  Nonetheless,
Ricco Rodriguez is still a top-tier heavyweight fighter any way you look
at it.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fighter

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-3, 245 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 6-foot-1, 235 pounds

Head #2, Color 2
Facial Hair #18, Color 1
Hair #6, Color 1
Pants: Kickboxing #3, Color 5
Kneepads: None
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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RICKSON GRACIE

(thanks to VClartho, Cagevsalex, Erectus4u, Luminate83, and Quzzaq)

Name: Rickson Gracie
Short Name: Rickson
Nickname: None
Discipline: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 3 out of 10
Stand Kick: 4 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 7 out of 10
Takedowns: 7 out of 10
Submissions: 9 out of 10
Endurance: 10 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Rickson Gracie's submission and endurance skills speak for themselves, and the
only reason I didn't give him 10 out of 10 in Submissions is because he never
really did it against top-level mixed martial artists.  Nonetheless, he was
a submission master and deserves the 9 rating in my opinion.  What to give
Rickson in the category of takedowns was a hard choice to make.  Ultimately,
I think there's enough evidence that the Gracie Jiu-Jitsu method of takedowns
no longer works (like in Royce's fight with Sakuraba) to ensure that the
rating for takedowns can't be 8 or higher, but at the same time I don't think
it should be any lower than 7.  Mount Pounding is something that Rickson was
good at, and frequently used as a way to set up submissions.  His stand-up
kickboxing skills were the weakest aspect of his game, but they would still
be higher than 3 and 4 out of 10 if the game didn't limit you to 40 skill
points per created fighter.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Grappler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-10, 185 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-8, 175 pounds

Head #3, Color 3
Facial Hair #3, Color 1
Hair Style #1: Style #1, Color 1 (bald)
Hair Style #2: His partially shaven look is Style #2, Color 1
Hair Style #3: His ponytail when he was in Royce's corner is #17, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 1
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 1
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above, except body-wear and pants should have his Gi
Everything else: None


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ROBBIE LAWLER

(thanks to EdibleGumption)

Name: Robbie Lawler
Short Name: Lawler
Nickname: Ruthless
Discipline: Miletich Fighting Systems
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 10 out of 10
Stand Kick: 8 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 6 out of 10
Takedowns: 2 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
It's hard to predict whether Robbie Lawler's stock will go up or down in
the future, once he gets in there with a good submission fighter and/or
some of the top welterweights in the world.  But as it stands right now,
Lawler is one of the fastest-rising stars in the sport.  His stand-up
kickboxing skills are excellent, and the 8 out of 10 in kicking comes
partially from actual kicking and partially from his ability to use his
knees as offensive weapons in the stand-up.  Lawler also took (and passed)
a big test of endurance in his classic UFC fight with Aaron Riley, thus the
8 out of 10 rating in that category.  Now comes the big question mark for
Robbie Lawler: What kind of skills does he have on the ground?  I doubt
that he would be horrible on the ground given the fact that he trains with
the Miletich crew of fighters, but I don't want to give him good or even
average ratings until he shows us, the fans, something in the cage.  He
has shown no discernible takedown, submission, or ground-and-pound skills
in his fights thus far, although that certainly doesn't mean that he won't
in the future.  I still chose to give him a 6 out of 10 in Mount Pounding
simply due to the fact that he punches so hard.  I feel that these skill
ratings accurately represent Robbie Lawler's skills.  He's a very good
fighter with all the potential in the world, but to give him more than 37
out of 40 total skill points would be premature at this point.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-11, 170 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-9, 168 pounds
(note: This is the lightest you can make a created fighter whose height is
5-foot-9)

Head #55, Color 2
Facial Hair #20, Color 1
Hair #6, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: None
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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RYAN GRACIE

(thanks to Bradu)

Name: Ryan Gracie
Short Name: Ryan Gracie
Nickname: None
Discipline: Gracie Jiu-Jitsu
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 7 out of 10
Stand Kick: 5 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 3 out of 10
Takedowns: 6 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 7 out of 10
Total points used: 36

Rationale for these skill ratings:
I have not personally seen enough of Ryan Gracie's fights to be able to
accurately create his recommended skill ratings.  Therefore, I have used
the recommended skill ratings provided by Bradu and just edited them
slightly.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Grappler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 5-foot-9, 176 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-7, 166 pounds
Head #37, Color 2
Facial Hair #30, Color 1
Hair #6, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #1, Color 3
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: Ankle, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above, except body-wear and pants should have his Gi
Everything else: None


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TANK ABBOTT

(thanks to Cagevsalex, Windkick, and Rjr)

(note: This fighter's name is actually David Abbott, but I chose to enter
it as Tank Abbott below because everyone calls him Tank Abbott)

Name: Tank Abbott
Short Name: Abbott
Nickname: None
Discipline: Street Fighting
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 8 out of 10
Takedowns: 6 out of 10
Submissions: 4 out of 10
Endurance: 4 out of 10
Total points used: 33

Rationale for these skill ratings:
I wanted to make Tank much better than this for the sake of excitement, but I
also wanted to be realistic.  I feel that he deserved the low ratings that he
got in some categories because A) I don't recall ever seeing him throw a kick,
B) I don't recall him ever showing any submission skills of any kind, and C)
If anyone on earth deserves a 4 out of 10 in endurance, it would be Tank
Abbott.  Fortunately, he nearly makes up for this with very good punching
skills and Mount Pounding, although I don't think he's quite at the level of
a 9 or 10 in either category.  The category of Takedowns is a mixed bag
because he has the power to take you down once he gets a hold of you, but at
the same time, he is slow enough that most fighters can easily avoid any of
his takedown attempts.  Once again, I encourage you to modify these ratings
to your liking based on your personal opinions, and I expect there to be lots
of people who think Tank is better (or worse) than what I've rated him here.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 250 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 255 pounds
(in Tank's case, making him 240 pounds would make him appear to be way too
muscular in the game and nowhere near fat enough, so I recommend setting his
weight to 255 for maximum realism)

Head #33, Color 1
Facial Hair #38, Color 1
Hair #4, Color 1
Pants: Kickboxing #3, Color 5
Kneepads: Supporter, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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TITO ORTIZ

(thanks to VClartho, Slayer813, and EdibleGumption)

Name: Tito Ortiz
Short Name: Ortiz
Nickname: None (the game doesn't have enough space for his nickname to fit)
Discipline: Freestyle
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 8 out of 10
Stand Kick: 2 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 10 out of 10
Takedowns: 9 out of 10
Submissions: 3 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 40

Rationale for these skill ratings:
Even though submissions and stand-up kicking are probably the weakest weapons
in Tito's arsenal, they still deserve to be much higher than they are.
However, the game only gives you 40 points to work with, so cuts had to be made
somewhere.  I felt that the most important thing was to convey the fact that
Tito is one of the best in the world at ground-and-pound, and also that he
is a very versatile fighter with good punching skills and endurance as well.
Having low statistics in any particular areas (like Tito does with kicking and
submissions) will not hurt any created fighter nearly as much as their high
stats in the other categories will help them.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Free-Fighter (in order to reflect his versatility)

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-2, 204 pounds
Recommended in-game weight: 6-foot-0, 204 pounds
(in Tito's case, making him any lighter than 204 pounds makes him look too
skinny in the game)

Head #17, Color 2
Facial Hair #18, Color 2
Hair #3, Color 4
Pants: Kickboxing #1, Color 5
Kneepads: Pad, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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VERNON "TIGER" WHITE

(thanks to EdibleGumption)

Name: Vernon White
Short Name: Tiger
Nickname: Tiger
Discipline: Submission
Birthplace: USA

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 6 out of 10
Stand Kick: 7 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 3 out of 10
Takedowns: 4 out of 10
Submissions: 8 out of 10
Endurance: 8 out of 10
Total points used: 36

Rationale for these skill ratings:
I have not personally seen enough of Vernon "Tiger" White's fights to be able
to accurately create his recommended skill ratings.  Therefore, I have used
the recommended skill ratings provided by EdibleGumption and just edited them
slightly.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Grappler

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 204 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 194 pounds

Head #55, Color 4
Facial Hair #26, Color 1
Hair #5, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: None
Footwear: Ankle, Color 1
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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VITOR BELFORT

(thanks to Hollywood Blonde, Windkick, Cagevsalex, Cooz, and VClartho)

Name: Vitor Belfort
Short Name: Belfort
Nickname: The Phenom
Discipline: Freestyle
Birthplace: Brazil

Recommended Skill Ratings
Stand Punch: 10 out of 10
Stand Kick: 3 out of 10
Mount Pounding: 7 out of 10
Takedowns: 7 out of 10
Submissions: 4 out of 10
Endurance: 6 out of 10
Total points used: 37

Rationale for these skill ratings:
This was a very difficult one to score, because Vitor has been very
inconsistent over the years.  So, I just tried to think of his skills over his
whole career at large.  Punching is easily a 10, but he has never really
displayed much in the way of kicking skill.  He has also never been
particularly accomplished in the art of takedowns, but he still deserves a 7
rating in that category simply for being able to score a takedown on Chuck
Liddell.  Submissions have never been one of Vitor's strengths, although his
ground-and-pound skills are good enough to be worthy of a 7 rating in that
category.  Endurance has been a problem for Vitor Belfort when he has needed
it the most, as he completely ran out of gas in his fights against Couture,
Sakuraba, etc.  His endurance isn't downright bad, but I don't think it
deserves anything higher than 6 out of 10.  I believe that these skill
ratings do an accurate job of conveying Vitor's real-life skills, as he
is decent in all categories, and one of the best in the world at stand-up
punching.

Recommended Easy Move Set: Striker

Physical Appearance
Real life height and weight: 6-foot-0, 204 pounds
Recommended in-game height and weight: 5-foot-10, 194 pounds

Head #12, Color 3
Facial Hair #30, Color 1
Hair #3, Color 1
Pants: Vale Tudo #3, Color 3
Kneepads: Pad, Color 3
Footwear: Shoes, Color 3
Entrance attire: Same as above
Everything else: None


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SECTION D
A few special notes

Note: If you would like to verify any of the fighters' real life heights and
weights that are listed above, you can do so at any of the following online
MMA databases:
-Full Contact Fighter Database  (http://www.fcfighter.com/database.htm)
-Sherdog Fight Finder  (http://www.sherdog.com/fightfinder/fightfinder.cfm)
-Pride Official Web Site  (http://www.pridefc.com)
-UFC Official Web Site  (http://www.ufc.tv)


Note: While the game does limit you to 12 created fighters on any given memory
card, you can still have an unlimited number of created fighters if you have
an unlimited number of memory cards.  For example, if you have three memory
cards, that gives you a maximum of 36 fighters that you can create.  Also,
please note that the size or brand of your memory card will not affect this
in any way, because it is the game itself that restricts players to only
having 12 created fighters per memory card.
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