The Ultimate Fighter

Name: The Ultimate Fighter
Genre: Reality
Released: 2005-01-17
Cast: Dana White

2005 –2026
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Returning series
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TV-14

Reality

★ 6.6 TMDB Rating · 57 votes

The next generation of UFC stars are produced in an intense elimination tournament that separates the contenders from the pretenders.

Created by: Dana White, Frank Fertitta III
Seasons: 34
Episodes: 455
Episode length: ~1h
First aired: Jan 17, 2005
Networks: ESPN, Spike, ESPN2, FX, FS1, ESPN+, Paramount+, ESPN Deportes
Original language: English
Origin: United States

Cast of The Ultimate Fighter

Dana White
UFC President / Self

Where to Stream The Ultimate Fighter by Country

United States: Streaming on Paramount+Rent or buy on Amazon Video
United Kingdom: Streaming on Sky Go
India: Streaming on VI movies and tv
Canada: No streaming offers listed right now
Australia: Streaming on Paramount+ Amazon Channel

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Seasons

Specials

Jun 16, 2010

60 episodes
The Ultimate Fighter

Jan 17, 2005

16 episodes
The Ultimate Fighter 2

Aug 22, 2005

14 episodes
The Ultimate Fighter 3

Apr 6, 2006

14 episodes
The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback

Aug 17, 2006

14 episodes
The Ultimate Fighter 5

Apr 5, 2007

14 episodes
Team Hughes vs. Team Serra

Sep 19, 2007

14 episodes
Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest

Apr 2, 2008

14 episodes
Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir

Sep 17, 2008

14 episodes

The eighth season of The Ultimate Fighter features Interim UFC Heavyweight Champion Minotauro Nogeira and former UFC Heavyweight Champion Frank Mir as coaches to 16 fighters competing for the chance to show they belong in the Octagon.
United States vs. United Kingdom

Apr 1, 2009

14 episodes

For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter will be country vs. country as the United States takes on the United Kingdom. Dana White travels to England to watch 16 of Great Britain's toughest welterweights and lightweights fight their way onto coach Michael Bisping's UK Team.
Heavyweights

Sep 16, 2009

14 episodes

Literally the biggest season ever! The Ultimate Fighter: Heavyweights will showcase 16 of the best unsigned heavyweight MMA fighters in the world. Featuring former UFC light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Quinton Jackson as coaches. Follow the cast of notable athletes with impressive pedigrees including four former NFL players, UFC veterans, a former IFL heavyweight champ, and a highly-publicized former EliteXC fighter who gained prominence through his non-sanctioned bouts on YouTube.
Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz

Mar 31, 2010

13 episodes

Legendary UFC rivals and former TUF coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz return to carry on their feud as 28 Middleweights arrive at the new expanded training center and fight their way into the house in a brutal and sometimes bloody elimination tournament. Legendary UFC rivals and former TUF coaches Chuck Liddell and Tito Ortiz return to carry on their feud as 28 Middleweights arrive at the new expanded training center and fight their way into the house in a brutal and sometimes bloody...
Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck

Sep 14, 2010

13 episodes

In the contest to find the next Ultimate Fighter, UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre leads his team of fighters into battle against Josh Koscheck and his squad of mixed martial artists. Only one man from one team can emerge victorious.
Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos

Mar 30, 2011

11 episodes

From San Diego, CA to New Orleans, LA, to Dusseldorf, Germany, the 14 fighters have all gathered in Las Vegas with one goal – to become the next “The Ultimate Fighter.” During the ten episode run of the show, under the tutelage of coaches Lesnar and dos Santos, the competitors endure a grueling regimen of jiu-jitsu, judo, Muay Thai, karate, boxing and wrestling. The intense competition among the fighters continues after they leave the gym – at the Ultimate Fighter House. These warriors must live together, knowing that any day they might be forced to fight each other in the famed UFC Octagon.
Team Bisping vs. Team Miller

Sep 21, 2011

12 episodes

For the first time in the history of The Ultimate Fighter reality series, the ultra-exciting featherweight and bantamweight divisions will take center stage as 32 prospects, led by coaches Michael Bisping and Jason Miller, fight it out for a UFC contract.
Live

Mar 9, 2012

13 episodes
Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson

Sep 14, 2012

13 episodes

Thirty-two of the most talented unsigned mixed martial artists in the world fight for 16 coveted spots in the TUF® house to live and train under coaches Shane Carwin and Roy Nelson to become the next Ultimate Fighter.
Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen

Jan 22, 2013

13 episodes

Coaches Chael Sonnen and UFC light heavyweight champion Jon "Bones" Jones guide 14 promising middleweights through a brutal competition of skill and determination. At stake is a custom-built Harley Davidson motorcycle, a six-figure UFC contract, and the right to be called "The Ultimate Fighter."
Team Rousey vs. Team Tate

Sep 4, 2013

14 episodes

Women will compete on The Ultimate Fighter for the first time, as eight female and male bantamweights battle for 2 six-figure UFC contracts. UFC Champion Ronda Rousey coaches against rival, Miesha Tate, in one of the most bitter coaching match ups ever.
Team Edgar vs. Team Penn

Apr 16, 2014

13 episodes

16 middleweights and 16 light heavyweights battle it out in a day of elimination fights, hoping for a coveted spot in The Ultimate Fighter house. Once in, coaches and former world champions BJ Penn and Frankie Edgar pick their squads. Only one man from each weight class will walk away with a new Harley-Davidson motorcycle, a six-figure UFC contract, and the title of The Ultimate Fighter.
A Champion Will Be Crowned

Sep 10, 2014

13 episodes

For the first time ever, The Ultimate Fighter competition will determine a champion. In a groundbreaking new season, 16 of the top 115-pound female fighters in the world will be hand-picked to form a new women's strawweight division in the UFC. The fighters will live together in the house, train under coaches Gilbert Melendez and current lightweight champion Anthony Pettis, and battle it out in a tournament-style bracket. In the end only one woman will be crowned champion, and earn the first-ever UFC strawweight belt.
American Top Team vs. Blackzilians

Apr 22, 2015

12 episodes

In the twenty-first season of The Ultimate Fighter, two gyms battle it out in the octagon to settle the score in their bitter rivalry and decide, once and for all, which team reigns in South Florida.
Team McGregor vs. Team Faber

Sep 9, 2015

14 episodes

Conor McGregor, one of the most charismatic fighters in a generation, will be a coach on the new season of the seminal mixed martial arts competition show “The Ultimate Fighter”. McGregor is at the forefront of a new wave of talented European fighters determined to make their mark in the UFC. For the first time a team of Europeans, led by McGregor, will get a shot at becoming the Ultimate Fighter. Standing in their way are the American lightweights led by WEC and UFC legend Uriah Faber. What ensues is a truly global battle between the best up and coming lightweights in the world for a six figure contract with the UFC.
Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia

Apr 20, 2016

14 episodes

For the first time ever light heavyweight men and strawweight women will compete on The Ultimate Fighter. But first they must face off in 16 elimination fights to get into the house. The coaches, UFC strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk and #1 contender Claudia Gadelha, watch the fights alongside UFC President Dana White. The two coaches pick their teams from the winners, and the first preliminary matchup is announced.
Tournament of Champions

Aug 30, 2016

15 episodes

Sixteen flyweight champions from around the world come to Las Vegas to compete for the ultimate prize: a title shot at current UFC champion Demetrious “Mighty Mouse” Johnson. They'll train under top UFC flyweight contenders Henry Cejudo and Joseph Benavidez. The winner earns a UFC contract, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and will fight Demetrious on the live finale.
Redemption

Apr 19, 2017

15 episodes

In a special 25th season, 14 welterweights from past seasons of The Ultimate Fighter return to Las Vegas for a second chance in the competition. At stake is the biggest prize in the show’s history… $250,000.
Team Alvarez vs Team Gaethje

Aug 30, 2017

12 episodes

The Ultimate Fighter will launch the new UFC women’s flyweight division, as 16 of the most talented 125-pounders in the world come to Las Vegas to compete in a tournament, with the winner being crowned the first UFC women’s flyweight champion.
Undefeated

Apr 18, 2018

15 episodes

On this season of The Ultimate Fighter, every competitor is undefeated. Eight featherweights and eight lightweights from around the world will enter the competition, but who will remain unbeaten and win the UFC contracts? UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier and UFC heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic take the helm as coaches.
Heavy Hitters

Aug 29, 2018

15 episodes
Team Volkanovski vs Team Ortega

Jun 1, 2021

12 episodes
Peña vs Nunes

May 3, 2022

12 episodes

The Ultimate Fighter: Peña vs Nunes showcases a dynamic cast of 16 ascending athletes in the men’s heavyweight (265 lbs.) and women’s flyweight (125 lbs.) divisions. Coached by UFC Bantamweight champion, and winner of The Ultimate Fighter Season 18, Peña and UFC Featherweight champion Nunes, these UFC hopefuls have put everything else in their lives aside for the chance to pursue their dreams.
Team McGregor vs Team Chandler

May 30, 2023

12 episodes

The 31st season of The Ultimate Fighter® could be the biggest in the show’s history, as former UFC® featherweight and lightweight champion Conor McGregor and No. 5 ranked lightweight contender Michael Chandler go head-to-head as coaches. Following the series, the two coaches will prepare to square off at a date that will be determined in the near future. The Ultimate Fighter Season 31: Team McGregor vs. Team Chandler will feature a dynamic cast consisting of both returning veterans and up and coming prospects in the men’s bantamweight (135 lbs.) and lightweight (155 lbs.) divisions, who have put everything else in their lives aside for the chance to pursue their UFC dreams.
Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko

Jun 4, 2024

12 episodes
Team Cormier vs Team Sonnen

May 27, 2025

12 episodes

Get Ready For The 20th Anniversary Season Of The Toughest Tournament In All Of Sports in The Ultimate Fighter: Team Cormier vs Team Sonnen - The Good Guy vs The Bad Guy.
Team Cormier vs Team Bisping

Jun 14, 2026

13 episodes