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The Ultimate Fighter (2005)

6.3/10 Returning Series 60 min Jan 17, 2005 33 Seasons
Reality

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized six-figure contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005.

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Show Details

Original Title The Ultimate Fighter
Original Language EN
Status Returning Series
Type Reality
Total Episodes 433
Total Seasons 33
Popularity 81.2

Networks

FX
US
Fox Sports 1
US
ESPN
US
Spike
US
ESPN+
US

Cast

Dana White
Dana White
UFC President / Self
442 episodes
Matt Hughes
Matt Hughes
Guest Coach / Self
56 episodes
TJ Dillashaw
TJ Dillashaw
Coach
54 episodes
Randy Couture
Randy Couture
Head Coach / Self
51 episodes
Forrest Griffin
Forrest Griffin
Self
44 episodes
Chuck Liddell
Chuck Liddell
Head Coach / Self
43 episodes
Urijah Faber
Urijah Faber
Head Coach
42 episodes
Rich Franklin
Rich Franklin
Head Coach / Self
41 episodes
Gray Maynard
Gray Maynard
Self
41 episodes
Michael Bisping
Michael Bisping
Head Coach / Self
40 episodes
Rashad Evans
Rashad Evans
Head Coach / Self
38 episodes
Joe Stevenson
Joe Stevenson
Self / Fighter
38 episodes

Key Crew

Created By Dana White, Frank Fertitta III

Seasons

Specials
Specials
60 episodes 2010
Season 1
Season 1
16 episodes 2005

The debut season of The Ultimate Fighter premiered on January 17, 2005. Sixteen mixed martial arts f...

Season 2
Season 2
14 episodes 2005

The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The...

Season 3
Season 3
14 episodes 2006

The Ultimate Fighter 3 was the third season of the mixed martial arts reality television series The ...

Season 4
Season 4
14 episodes 2006

The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback is the fourth season of the mixed martial arts reality televisi...

Season 5
Season 5
14 episodes 2007

The Ultimate Fighter 5 was the fifth season of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality t...

Season 6
Season 6
14 episodes 2007

The Ultimate Fighter 6: Team Hughes vs. Team Serra is the sixth season of the Ultimate Fighting Cham...

Season 7
Season 7
14 episodes 2008

The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest was the seventh season of the Ultimate Fighting ...

Season 8
Season 8
14 episodes 2008

The eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter features Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Minotauro Nogeir...

Season 9
Season 9
14 episodes 2009

For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter will be country vs. country as the United States takes...

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Season 10
14 episodes 2009

Literally the biggest season ever! The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights will showcase 16 of the best u...

Season 11
Season 11
13 episodes 2010

Legendary UFC rivals and former TUF coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz return to carry on their fe...

Season 12
Season 12
13 episodes 2010

In the contest to find the next Ultimate Fighter, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre leads ...

Season 13
Season 13
11 episodes 2011

From San Diego, CA to New Orleans, LA, to Dusseldorf, Germany, the 14 fighters have all gathered in ...

Season 14
Season 14
12 episodes 2011

For the first time in the history of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, the ultra-exciting feather...

Season 15
Season 15
13 episodes 2012

The Ultimate Fighter: Live was the fifteenth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship-produ...

Season 16
Season 16
13 episodes 2012

Thirty-two of the most talented unsigned mixed martial artists in the world fight for 16 coveted spo...

Season 17
Season 17
13 episodes 2013

Coaches Chael Sonnen and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones guide 14 promising middlew...

Season 18
Season 18
14 episodes 2013

Women will compete on The Ultimate Fighter for the first time, as eight female and male bantamweight...

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Season 19
13 episodes 2014

16 middleweights and 16 light heavyweights battle it out in a day of elimination fights, hoping for ...

Season 20
Season 20
13 episodes 2014

For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter competition will determine a champion. In a groundbrea...

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Season 21
12 episodes 2015

In the twenty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter, two gyms battle it out in the octagon to settle ...

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Season 22
14 episodes 2015

Conor McGregor, one of the most charismatic fighters in a generation, will be a coach on the new sea...

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Season 23
14 episodes 2016

For the first time ever light heavyweight men and strawweight women will compete on The Ultimate Fig...

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Season 24
15 episodes 2016

Sixteen flyweight champions from around the world come to Las Vegas to compete for the ultimate priz...

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Season 25
15 episodes 2017

In a special 25th season, 14 welterweights from past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter return to Las V...

Season 26
Season 26
12 episodes 2017

The Ultimate Fighter will launch the new UFC women’s flyweight division, as 16 of the most talente...

Season 27
Season 27
15 episodes 2018

On this season of The Ultimate Fighter, every competitor is undefeated. Eight featherweights and eig...

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Season 28
15 episodes 2018
Season 29
Season 29
12 episodes 2021
Season 30
Season 30
12 episodes 2022

The Ultimate Fighter: Peña vs Nunes showcases a dynamic cast of 16 ascending athletes in the men’...

Season 31
Season 31
12 episodes 2023

The 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter® could be the biggest in the show’s history, as former UF...

Season 32
Season 32
12 episodes 2024
Season 33
Season 33
12 episodes 2025

Get Ready For The 20th Anniversary Season Of The Toughest Tournament In All Of Sports in The Ultimat...

Networks

FX
US
Fox Sports 1
US
ESPN
US
Spike
US
ESPN+
US

Videos & Trailers

The Ultimate Fighter: Through the Years
The Ultimate Fighter: Through the Years
Featurette

Keywords

mixed martial arts (mma) professional sports sports show

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Rating
6.3
/10

Based on 49 votes

Details
First Air Date January 17, 2005
Last Air Date June 10, 2025
Country US
Language EN
Status Returning Series
Popularity 81.2
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