On 5 June 2012, it was announced that THQ had sold the UFC license to Electronic Arts and closed the studio that worked on the franchise.
It is a sequel to UFC Undisputed 2010.
It is the third and last game to be released under THQ's 2007 agreement with the UFC.
Motion capture was used for fighters for a more realistic movement.
Sweeps are back from UFC 2009 Undisputed, including new ones.