The 20th season of The Ultimate Fighter has concluded, meaning there have been 20 seasons of fighters competing on The Ultimate Fighter in order to try and earn a contract the UFC. Below are the stats for these fighters, detailing if they made a UFC appearance following their time on the show, what their career UFC record is, if they are still competing with and under contract in the organization, if they have ever gotten a title shot at a major belt, won a UFC title, and successfully defended that title in future appearances.
TUF Fighter’s UFC Records and Statistics
These statistics also give insight as to which seasons of The Ultimate Fighter were successful, and which ones produced the worst cast of fighters for the promotion.
(UFC *Appearance = If they ever fought in the UFC. Current = are still in the UFC. Retired = announced their retirement in the UFC)
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The first season of The Ultimate Fighter was capped off with Forrest Griffin defeating Stephan Bonnar in one of the most memorable fights of all-time. Griffin would go on to win the UFC Light Heavyweight Title later in his career.
It should be noted that the winners of the fourth season, Travis Lutter and Matt Serra received UFC title shots as part of their reward for winning The Ultimate Fighter season 4. While Lutter would lose to Anderson Silva, Serra defeated Georges St. Pierre in what was one of the biggest upsets in UFC history to that point.
It should be noted that the finale of Season 20, saw Carla Esparza be crowned the first ever UFC Women’s Straw weight Champion as a result of being crowned the winner of the season.
Over the last several years, The Ultimate Fighter has been a constant production for the UFC. The weeks in training and spent at the house are done so with the fighters believing that if they can stick it out and win their fights, the chance to fight in a UFC Octagon will come soon. These stats give a look at who was able to successfully take advantage of that opportunity, and who didn’t see success after their stint on the show.
*Misspelled as appearence in the charts
(Note: Fighters who were eliminated in “preliminary” fights were not accounted for, as well fighters who were injured and replaced on The Ultimate Fighter).
Check back tomorrow we will be back with another installment broken down by season to try and determine the succcess of the UFC’s flagship program.
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