Takedowns are a great way to get in some serious damage in EA Sports UFC 4, and indeed there are a variety of different ones that players can perform during their matches. That said, the way to do takedowns in UFC 4 is not the same as it was in the previous entry in the series, and that may leave some players struggling to execute them. Fortunately, fans should find it fairly easy to get their ground game going with just a bit of instruction, which can be found here.
However, before getting into how to takedown in UFC 4 it is worth mentioning that players that were happy with EA Sports UFC 3's grapple system can revert to it through the settings menu if they so wish. That is done by setting grapple controls to legacy, and this setup may be preferable to those fans that have prior experience with the franchise. For those players that would simply like to learn how takedowns work under UFC 4's revamped system, though, here are full details:
How to Takedown in UFC 4
- Single Leg Takedown: Hold LT + X (Xbox One) | Hold L2 + Square (PS4)
- Double Leg Takedown: Hold LT + Y (Xbox One) | Hold L2 + Triangle (PS4)
- Power Single: Hold LB + LT + X (Lift), then press any face button (Xbox One) | Hold L1 + L2 + Square (Lift), then press any face button (PS4)
- Power Double: Hold LB + LT + Y (Lift), then press any face button (Xbox One) | Hold L1 + L2 + Triangle (Lift), then press any face button (PS4)
- Ankle Pick: Hold RB + X (Clinch), then press RB + B (Xbox One) | Hold R1 + Square (Clinch), then press R1 + Circle (PS4)
- Head Lock Hip Toss: Hold RB + X (Clinch), then press RB + A (Xbox One) | Hold R1 + Square (Clinch), then press R1 + X (PS4)
- Trip (Lead Leg): Hold RB + X (Clinch), then hold Up and press RB + A (Xbox One) | Hold R1 + Square (Clinch), then hold Up and press R1 + X (PS4)
- Trip (Back Leg): Hold RB + X (Clinch), then hold Down and press RB + B (Xbox One) | Hold R1+ Square (Clinch), then hold Down and press R1 + Circle (PS4)
How to Defend Against Takedowns in UFC 4
After learning how to takedown in this new MMA fighting game from EA Sports, some players will want to move on to takedown defense, which is quite simple at its core. More specifically, fans just need to hold LT + RT on Xbox One and L2 + R2 on PS4 to deny a takedown, and working on this in practice mode is a great way to lock down the correct timing.
That said, things get slightly more complicated if a UFC 4 player is late on hitting these inputs, as they will then be required to press the left joystick in the direction that is counter to the takedown. This is demonstrated in the video featured above, and it is again something that fans will need to spend some time practicing before they have it mastered.
EA Sports UFC 4 is available now for PS4 and Xbox One.