1. I haven't played for awhile. When I did I thought that the sways were just a buffed version of EA UFC 1's sways. The back sway was still super strong, the other sways were kind of meh.
2. I think EA UFC 2 is the best MMA game to date. When the game released I was already focusing on other games and working more than I was when the last game released, so I just haven't had time to get back to it. I plan on picking it back up on playstation soon.
I'd also like to note that the reason I like deadzones, is because it leaves more room for error with the analogs, especially when denying transitions. The xbox one controller's analogs actually have very little deadzone at all. On EA UFC 1 and 2 I've always had problems with accidental denials because of it.