UFC 3 roster – every confirmed fighter coming to EA UFC 3

Last year’s game had more than 250 fighters to choose from, so to top that, the UFC 3 roster will have to be something special.

Fans have combed through the plethora of trailers, gameplay footage, blog posts and screenshots that EA have shared ahead of UFC 3’s release on February 2, 2018, and found more than 100 competitors that’re confirmed to appear in the game.

Here’s the confirmed UFC 3 roster so far:

HEAVYWEIGHT

Stipe Miocic
The current heavyweight champ Stipe Miocic had to make the UFC 3 roster. Miocic will look to defend his title for the third time at UFC 220, when he takes on Francis Ngannou. He had an overall rating of 89 in UFC 2, so it’ll be interesting to see if it’s gone up since he won the championship.

Francis Ngannou
One of UFC 3’s most anticipated debutants, Francis Ngannou is currently ranked as the number one contender by UFC – and with good reason. Odds-on favourite to take the belt from Stipe Miocic after his devastating left-handed KO of Alistair Overeem at UFC 218, Ngannou will no doubt be great fun in UFC 3.

• Andrei Arlovski
• Travis Browne
• Mark Coleman
• Junior Dos Santos
• Mark Hunt
• Tim Johnson
• Derrick Lewis
• Antonio Nogueira
• Alistair Overeem
• Stefan Struve
• Fabricio Werdum

LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT

Daniel Cormier
Like Stipe Miocic, Daniel Cormier will also defend his championship at UFC 220, facing the Swiss Volkan Oezdemir. Cormier had a mammoth 94 overall rating in UFC 2, with a clinch rating of 98 – the best in the game.

Forrest Griffin
Retired UFC legend Forrest Griffin also makes the UFC 3 roster. After winning The Ultimate Fighter with a fight credited by UFC president Dana White as bringing UFC to a whole new mainstream audience, Griffin went on to win the light heavyweight championship from Rampage Jackson.

• Misha Cirkunov
• Alexander Gustafsson
• Quinton Jackson
• Jon Jones
• Chuck Liddell
• Jimi Manuwa
• Volkan Oezdemir
• Ovince Saint Preux

MIDDLEWEIGHT

Robert Whittaker
Since winning an Australian series of The Ultimate Fighter, Robert Whittaker has moved up a weight division, taking the UFC middleweight title in a fight of the night clash with Yoel Romero back at UFC 213. Confirmed as a fighter on the UFC 3 roster, Whittaker was rated 87 overall last time out.

Anderson Silva
Another UFC legend confirmed for the UFC 3 roster, Anderson SIlva held the longest title streak in UFC history, successfully defending his middleweight belt a ridiculous 10 times. An accomplished hand-to-hand fighter, Silva had a stand up rating of 94 in UFC 2, with an overall of 90.

• Michael Bisping
• Kelvin Gastelum
• Uriah Hall
• Dan Henderson
• Yoel Romero
• Ronaldo Souza
• Georges St-Pierre
• Chris Weidman

WELTERWEIGHT

Tyron Woodley
Welterweight champion Tyron Woodley has defended his title three times, including twice in 2017. Confirmed on the UFC 3 roster, Woodley is a another fighter to take a title since UFC 2 came out, which might mean an improvement on his already strong 89 overall rating could be on the cards.

CM Punk
It’s fought one, lost one for former professional wrestler CM Punk, but he still makes the UFC 3 roster. He was the lowest rated fighter at 82 overall in UFC 2, and will probably be the same in UFC 3.

• Matt Brown
• Donald Cerrone
• Carlos Condit
• Rafael Dos Anjos
• Mickey Gall
• Demian Maia
• Jorge Masvidal
• Neil Magny
• Stephen Thompson

LIGHTWEIGHT

Conor McGregor
The notorious, the cover star, Conor McGregor is about the safest pick for confirmed fighters in UFC 3. He may have put UFC on hold while he focused on the richest fight in boxing history, but the southpaw striker remains a massive name in the sport.

Tony Ferguson
The current interim lightweight champ, Tony Ferguson is a balanced all-round fighter. Rated 89 for both stand up and ground in UFC 2, Ferguson is a solid choice for a number of playstyles.

• Eddie Alvarez
• Edson Barboza
• Will Brooks
• Michael Chiesa
• Beneil Dariush
• Marc Diakiese
• Nate Diaz
• Evan Dunham
• Paul Felder
• Al Iaquinta
• Kevin Lee
• Khabib Nurmagomedov
• Anthony Pettis
• Dustin Poirier
• Diego Sanchez
• Abel Trujillo

FEATHERWEIGHT

Max Holloway
Undisputed featherweight title holder Max Holloway took the belt at UFC 206, before winning a unification bout at UFC 212. Now slated to defend his championship for the second time at UFC 222, Holloway had a high overall rating of 90 in UFC 2, with a stand up rating of 92.

Jose Aldo
Former featherweight champion Jose Aldo once defended his title seven times, before losing to Conor McGregor. With an incredible overall rating of 93 in UFC 2, Aldo was one of that game’s best fighters.

• Doo Ho Choi
• Frankie Edgar
• Teruto Ishihara
• Chan Sung Jung
• Ricardo Lamas
• Chad Mendes
• BJ Penn
• Yair Rodriguez
• Cub Swanson
• Jeremy Stephens

BANTAMWEIGHT

TJ Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw regained the bantamweight championship with a TKO victory over Cody Garbandt at the end of last year. Another excellent all-rounder, Dillashaw is strong on the ground – where he had a rating of 90 in UFC 2 – as well as deadly in hand-to-hand combat.

• Raphael Assuncao
• Renan Barao
• Dominick Cruz
• Cody Garbrandt
• Jimmie Rivera

FLYWEIGHT

Demetrious Johnson
The only man to ever hold the UFC flyweight championship, Demetrious Johnson has defended his title 11 times. He flyweight debut ended in a draw, but Johnson hasn’t lost since, turning in performances of the night in his last two bouts.

• Joseph Benavidez
• Ray Borg
• Henry Cejudo
• Brandon Moreno
• Sergio Pettis
• Wilson Reis

WOMEN’S BANTEMWEIGHT

Amanda Nunes
Amanda Nunes defended her bantamweight title first against Ronda Rousey, and then against Valentina Shevchenko in 2017. A good stand up fighter – where her rating was 91 in UFC 2 – Nunes is weaker in clinch, with a relatively poor rating of 78.

Ronda Rousey
One of the most famous competitors in women’s UFC, Ronda Rousey defended the bantamweight championship six times before losing to Holly Holm in 2015. She then lost her comeback fight against current champion Amanda Nunes, and although there are currently no plans for her to return to the octagon, her profile means she has to be on the UFC 3 roster.

• Bethe Correia
• Cris Cyborg
• Holly Holm
• Leslie Smith

WOMEN’S STRAWWEIGHT

Rose Namajunas
Rose Namajunas took the Women’s strawweight championship in one of the biggest upsets the UFC has ever seen, beating Joanna Jędrzejczyk at UFC 217. Namajunas was a strong fighter in UFC 2, with an overall of 90, and a stand up rating of 93.

Joanna Jedrzejczyk
Joanna Jedrzejczyk was one of the best stand up fighters in UFC 2 with a rating of 98 – second only to Conor McGregor. Before she lost to Rose Namajunas, Jedrzejczyk defended the strawweight title five times.

• Joanne Calderwood
• Cynthia Calvillo
• Claudia Gadelha
• Carla Esparza
• Alexa Grasso
• Felice Herrig
• Angela Hill
• Julianna Lima
• Maryna Moroz
• Jessica Penne
• Tecia Torres
• Paige VanZant
• Michelle Waterson

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