The Ultimate Fighter (2005)

The Ultimate Fighter

Next episode: 2025-05-27

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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Seasons

Season 1

Season 1

Season 2

Season 2

Season 3

Season 3

Season 4

Season 4

Season 5

Season 5

Season 6

Season 6

Season 7

Season 7

Season 8

Season 8

Season 9

Season 9

Season 10

Season 10

Season 11

Season 11

Season 12

Season 12

Season 13

Season 13

Season 14

Season 14

Season 15

Season 15

Season 16

Season 16

Season 17

Season 17

Season 18

Season 18

Season 19

Season 19

Season 20

Season 20

Season 21

Season 21

Season 22

Season 22

Season 23

Season 23

Season 24

Season 24

Season 25

Season 25

Season 26

Season 26

Season 27

Season 27

Season 28

Season 28

Season 29

Season 29

Season 30

Season 30

Season 31

Season 31

Season 32

Season 32

Season 33

Season 33

Episodes season 0

  • 0x1

    Road to the finale

  • 0x2

    Ufc best of 2010

  • 0x3

    Ufc 1

  • 0x4

    Ufc 2

  • 0x5

    Ufc 3

  • 0x6

    Ufc 4

  • 0x7

    Ufc 5

  • 0x8

    Ufc 5 part 2

  • 0x9

    Ufc 108 evans vs silva part 1

  • 0x10

    Ufc 108 evans vs silva part 2

  • 0x11

    Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights 1

  • 0x12

    Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights 2

  • 0x13

    Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights 3

  • 0x14

    Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights 4

  • 0x15

    Ufc ultimate 100 greatest fights 5

  • 0x16

    Ufc 95 sanchez vs stevenson 1

  • 0x17

    Ufc 95 sanchez vs stevenson 2

  • 0x18

    Ufc 97 redemption 1

  • 0x19

    Ufc 97 redemption 2

  • 0x20

    Ufc 112 - invincible (abu dhabi)

  • 0x21

    Ufc 116 lesnar vs carwin

  • 0x22

    Ufc primetime - evans vs jackson part 1

  • 0x23

    Ufc primetime - evans vs jackson part 2

  • 0x24

    Ufc the best of 2008

  • 0x25

    Ufc the best of 2009

  • 0x26

    Ufc 124: st-pierre vs. koscheck 2

  • 0x27

    Ufc ultimate knockouts 6

  • 0x28

    Ufc ultimate knockouts 7

  • 0x29

    Finale weigh-in

  • 0x30

    Finale - prelims

  • 0x31

    Finale - post fight show

  • 0x32

    Ufc ultimate 100 knockouts

  • 0x33

    Ufc 158

  • 0x34

    Ufc 157

  • 0x35

    Ufc 156

  • 0x36

    Ufc on fuel 9 - mousasi vs latifi

  • 0x37

    Ufc on fox 6 - johnson vs dodson

  • 0x38

    Ufc best of 2012 year in review

  • 0x39

    Ufc 6

  • 0x40

    Ufc 6 part 2

  • 0x41

    Ufc 7

  • 0x42

    Ufc 7 part 2

  • 0x43

    Ufc 8

  • 0x44

    Ufc 8 part 2

  • 0x45

    Ufc 9

  • 0x46

    Ufc 9 part 2

  • 0x47

    Ufc 10

  • 0x48

    Ufc 10 part 2

  • 0x49

    Ufc 11

  • 0x50

    Ufc 11 part 2

  • 0x51

    Ufc 12

  • 0x52

    Ufc 12 part 2

  • 0x53

    Ufc 13

  • 0x54

    Ufc 13 part 2

  • 0x55

    Ufc 14

  • 0x56

    Ufc 14 part 2

  • 0x57

    Ufc 15: collision coarse

  • 0x58

    Ufc 15 part 2

  • 0x59

    Ufc 16: battle in the bayou

  • 0x61

    Ufc ultimate fight night 20

Episodes season 1

  • 1x1

    The quest begins

  • 1x2

    Team challenges

  • 1x3

    Making weight

  • 1x4

    On the ropes

  • 1x5

    Un-caged

  • 1x6

    The fight is on

  • 1x7

    Ground and pound

  • 1x8

    Sprawl 'n brawl

  • 1x9

    Low blow

  • 1x10

    Middleweight semifinal #1

  • 1x11

    Middleweight semifinal #2

  • 1x12

    Light heavyweight semi-finals

  • 1x13

    The ultimate fighter finale

  • 1x14

    The ultimate fighter finale pt 2

  • 1x15

    The ultimate fighter finale undercard

  • 1x16

    The ultimate fighter finale undercard pt 2

Episodes season 2

  • 2x1

    A new crop

  • 2x2

    The teams are picked

  • 2x3

    No pain, no gain

  • 2x4

    Strategy

  • 2x5

    Leave it in the octagon

  • 2x6

    Slugfest

  • 2x7

    No respect

  • 2x8

    Knees and elbows

  • 2x9

    Mental game

  • 2x10

    Semi-final #1: killer instinct

  • 2x11

    Semi-final #1: bloody brawl

  • 2x12

    Semi-finals #3 & 4: countdown

  • 2x13

    The ultimate fighter 2 finale

  • 2x14

    The ultimate fighter 2 finale pt 2

Episodes season 3

  • 3x1

    Fresh meat

  • 3x2

    The basketball

  • 3x3

    The dagger

  • 3x4

    Hitting it hard

  • 3x5

    The truce is over

  • 3x6

    The letter

  • 3x7

    Mohawk

  • 3x8

    The fuse is lit

  • 3x9

    The golden boy

  • 3x10

    Full house

  • 3x11

    The jungle

  • 3x12

    Bangin'

  • 3x13

    The ultimate fighter 3 finale

  • 3x14

    The ultimate fighter 3 finale pt 2

Episodes season 4

  • 4x1

    The comeback begins

  • 4x2

    Blood bath

  • 4x3

    Passing guard

  • 4x4

    The funk

  • 4x5

    Flip-a-coin

  • 4x6

    Captain miserable

  • 4x7

    Drop to a knee

  • 4x8

    True colors

  • 4x9

    Welterweight semifinal #1

  • 4x10

    Welterweight semifinal #2

  • 4x11

    Middleweight semifinal #1

  • 4x12

    Middleweight semifinal #2

  • 4x13

    The ultimate fighter 4 finale

  • 4x14

    The ultimate fighter 4 finale pt 2

Episodes season 5

  • 5x1

    It's like anarchy here

  • 5x2

    Not in the house

  • 5x3

    This is my zone

  • 5x4

    Waah, waah!

  • 5x5

    Put me back in

  • 5x6

    All your might

  • 5x7

    Be the general

  • 5x8

    Not on the concrete

  • 5x9

    It was a brawl

  • 5x10

    Traitor

  • 5x11

    I humbly apologize

  • 5x12

    Gave a hundred

  • 5x13

    The ultimate fighter 5 finale - penn vs pulver ii

  • 5x14

    The ultimate fighter 5 finale - penn vs pulver ii pt 2

Episodes season 6

  • 6x1

    Don't you tap

  • 6x2

    I need you, bro

  • 6x3

    It's about character

  • 6x4

    Get out of my face

  • 6x5

    Not a real fighter

  • 6x6

    It's all a test

  • 6x7

    The game plan

  • 6x8

    War machine

  • 6x9

    Karma

  • 6x10

    Nothing to lose

  • 6x11

    Upper decker

  • 6x12

    Do you want this fight?

  • 6x13

    Team hughes vs team serra finale

  • 6x14

    Team hughes vs team serra finale pt 2

Episodes season 7

  • 7x1

    No poseurs

  • 7x2

    No losers here

  • 7x3

    The heebie-jeebies

  • 7x4

    Everything to lose

  • 7x5

    Chewbacle

  • 7x6

    Piece of meat

  • 7x7

    Under the radar

  • 7x8

    Mean and nasty

  • 7x9

    Throwin' bombs

  • 7x10

    Losers go home

  • 7x11

    Coco is king

  • 7x12

    First time ever

  • 7x13

    Team jackson vs team griffin finale

  • 7x14

    Team jackson vs team griffin finale pt 2

Episodes season 8

  • 8x1

    Ready to fight

  • 8x2

    Down to business

  • 8x3

    Demons

  • 8x4

    Punk

  • 8x5

    From chill to kill

  • 8x6

    Fight, fight, kill, kill

  • 8x7

    Body bag

  • 8x8

    Splushi

  • 8x9

    Hurts like hell

  • 8x10

    Fire the cannons!

  • 8x11

    Make him pay

  • 8x12

    Three strikes

  • 8x13

    Team nogueira vs team mir finale

  • 8x14

    Team nogueira vs team mir finale pt 2

Episodes season 9

  • 9x1

    Bangers and mashers

  • 9x2

    Scars and stripes

  • 9x3

    Red, white & bruised

  • 9x4

    Game on

  • 9x5

    Wiggity wack

  • 9x6

    $100 a tooth

  • 9x7

    The bash room

  • 9x8

    Negative energy

  • 9x9

    Battle royale

  • 9x10

    Smiling and punching

  • 9x11

    More ups, less downs

  • 9x12

    Rematch

  • 9x13

    Team us vs team uk finale

  • 9x14

    Team us vs team uk finale 2

Episodes season 10

  • 10x1

    Size does matter

  • 10x2

    All about survival

  • 10x3

    The enemy

  • 10x4

    Snitch

  • 10x5

    Rude awakening

  • 10x6

    16 sharks

  • 10x7

    Voices in my head

  • 10x8

    One soldier left

  • 10x9

    Rattled

  • 10x10

    Gut check

  • 10x11

    Demise me

  • 10x12

    Battle tested

  • 10x13

    Heavyweights finale

  • 10x14

    Heavyweights finale pt 2

Episodes season 11

  • 11x1

    Smashed up

  • 11x2

    Suck it up

  • 11x3

    A lotta heart

  • 11x4

    Clown box

  • 11x5

    If it breathes, it bleeds

  • 11x6

    Did your dizzle

  • 11x7

    Coming for blood

  • 11x8

    Closed mouth don't get fed

  • 11x9

    Civilized sport

  • 11x10

    Shocked and awed

  • 11x11

    A will to win (1)

  • 11x12

    Dogfight (2)

  • 11x13

    Team liddell vs team ortiz finale

Episodes season 12

  • 12x1

    Go for it

  • 12x2

    Well played

  • 12x3

    Unleash hell

  • 12x4

    Love to hate

  • 12x5

    Disrespectful

  • 12x6

    Win or die

  • 12x7

    Second chance

  • 12x8

    Kos in a commotion

  • 12x9

    Personal

  • 12x10

    Spinning tornado

  • 12x11

    Worthy

  • 12x12

    Absolute war

  • 12x13

    Team gsp vs team koscheck finale

Episodes season 13

  • 13x1

    Something to prove

  • 13x2

    Suck it up

  • 13x3

    Chicken salad

  • 13x4

    A bad dream

  • 13x5

    Wow me

  • 13x6

    Mean streak

  • 13x7

    It's just good to win

  • 13x8

    Shut him up

  • 13x9

    Then it turned ugly

  • 13x10

    The biggest test

  • 13x11

    The ultimate finale

Episodes season 14

  • 14x1

    Scrappers

  • 14x2

    I against i

  • 14x3

    Death leprechauns

  • 14x4

    Get the 'f' up

  • 14x5

    Swagger jacker

  • 14x6

    Thrown to the lions

  • 14x7

    Draft dodger

  • 14x8

    Don't do this at home

  • 14x9

    Get me to the finals

  • 14x10

    It's about to go down

  • 14x11

    The ultimate finale

  • 14x12

    Finale

Episodes season 15

  • 15x1

    Episode 1 on fx

  • 15x2

    Embrace the war

  • 15x3

    Old school vs. new school

  • 15x4

    All the pressure

  • 15x5

    That miserable feeling

  • 15x6

    Dog with no bark

  • 15x7

    Weather the storm

  • 15x8

    The lion's den

  • 15x9

    Become that hero

  • 15x10

    So real it's unreal

  • 15x11

    Like a spartan

  • 15x12

    Reality check

  • 15x13

    The ultimate fighter live finale

Episodes season 16

  • 16x1

    Bring it!

  • 16x2

    What we do

  • 16x3

    We have control

  • 16x4

    Can't fix stupid

  • 16x5

    Unleash the beast

  • 16x6

    One mission

  • 16x7

    Summer camp

  • 16x8

    Rock 'em, sock 'em

  • 16x9

    Betrayal

  • 16x10

    Coming for you

  • 16x11

    Fight the perfect fight

  • 16x12

    Semifinal showdown

  • 16x13

    Finale

Episodes season 17

  • 17x1

    Team jones vs. team sonnen - enter the octagon

  • 17x2

    Ambush

  • 17x3

    Embrace the suffering

  • 17x4

    Sign of disrespect

  • 17x5

    The reflection of perfection

  • 17x6

    Path to greatness

  • 17x7

    His fist on my face

  • 17x8

    Bag of tools

  • 17x9

    The wild card

  • 17x10

    The quarterfinals begin

  • 17x11

    Vicious

  • 17x12

    The semis

  • 17x13

    Finale

Episodes season 18

  • 18x1

    Team rousey vs. team zingano

  • 18x2

    Ladies first

  • 18x3

    Stick and move

  • 18x4

    Use the force

  • 18x5

    Redemption

  • 18x6

    Little princesses

  • 18x7

    Zone in

  • 18x8

    Tied

  • 18x9

    Sacrifice

  • 18x10

    Hwpo

  • 18x11

    Mean girls

  • 18x12

    One punch away

  • 18x13

    Aiming for the top

  • 18x14

    The ultimate fighter: team rousey vs team tate finale

Episodes season 19

  • 19x1

    The hurting game

  • 19x2

    Flying the flag

  • 19x3

    Anytime, anywhere

  • 19x4

    Stand and bang

  • 19x5

    Too salty

  • 19x6

    Fight to live

  • 19x7

    Kinetic chess

  • 19x8

    Someone's getting bullied

  • 19x9

    Get that money

  • 19x10

    One fight away

  • 19x11

    The zombie

  • 19x12

    The big show

  • 19x13

    The ultimate fighter: team edgar vs. team penn

Episodes season 20

  • 20x1

    For the belt

  • 20x2

    We all came here to fight!

  • 20x3

    Don't fight fate

  • 20x4

    Make a big strike

  • 20x5

    Coming to get you

  • 20x6

    Give it all you have

  • 20x7

    Risk it all

  • 20x8

    Scrapettes

  • 20x9

    Don't talk to me

  • 20x10

    Fighting for themselves

  • 20x11

    Best job in the world

  • 20x12

    It's about to get real

  • 20x13

    A champion will be crowned

Episodes season 21

  • 21x1

    Rumble in south florida

  • 21x2

    Owner vs. owner

  • 21x3

    Tilting the scales

  • 21x4

    Tilting the scales

  • 21x5

    Battle wounds

  • 21x6

    Fight through the pain

  • 21x7

    Season 21, episode 7

  • 21x8

    Lightning strikes twice

  • 21x9

    Season 21, episode 9

  • 21x10

    Do or die

  • 21x11

    Pushing the limits

  • 21x12

    The showdown

Episodes season 22

  • 22x1

    The ultimate fighter: team mcgregor vs. team faber

  • 22x2

    Team mcgregor vs. team faber

  • 22x3

    Season 22, episode 3

  • 22x4

    A faithless foe

  • 22x5

    Episode 5

  • 22x6

    Season 22, episode 6

  • 22x7

    Tba

  • 22x8

    Tba

  • 22x9

    Season 22, episode 9

  • 22x10

    Nice and flowy

  • 22x11

    Bone on bone

  • 22x12

    Here for myself

  • 22x13

    The ultimate fighter 22 finale prelims

  • 22x14

    The ultimate fighter 22 finale

Episodes season 23

  • 23x1

    Ladies and gents

  • 23x2

    Friends and foes

  • 23x3

    Team joanna vs. team claudia

  • 23x4

    Tba

  • 23x5

    Battle of the brits

  • 23x6

    The situation

  • 23x7

    No easy fight

  • 23x8

    It's a mental thing

  • 23x9

    Beast inside of you

  • 23x10

    Friends hurting friends

  • 23x11

    Bump in the road

  • 23x12

    Fight of the season

  • 23x13

    The ultimate fighter finale prelims: joanna vs. claudia

  • 23x14

    The ultimate fighter finale: joanna vs. claudia

Episodes season 24

  • 24x1

    Team benavidez vs. team cejudo: the tournament begins

  • 24x2

    Language of combat

  • 24x3

    Look through your

  • 24x4

    Young and hungry

  • 24x5

    Nothing stops us

  • 24x6

    Let it loose

  • 24x7

    Animal instincts

  • 24x8

    Round 2

  • 24x9

    What are you fighting for?

  • 24x10

    All on the line

  • 24x11

    About to clash

  • 24x12

    Last champion standing

  • 24x13

    The ultimate fighter: tournament of champions finale fight pass prelims

  • 24x14

    The ultimate fighter: tournament of champions finale fox sports 1 prelims

  • 24x15

    The ultimate fighter: tournament of champions finale fox sports 1 main card

Episodes season 25

  • 25x1

    Redemption

  • 25x2

    Eat some souls

  • 25x3

    Iron sharpens iron

  • 25x4

    Episode 4

  • 25x5

    Episode 5

  • 25x6

    Episode 6

  • 25x7

    Dark horse

  • 25x8

    Kryptonite

  • 25x9

    Killashaw

  • 25x10

    Time to smash

  • 25x11

    Embrace the snake

  • 25x12

    The winner’s circle

  • 25x13

    The ultimate fighter finale early prelims: johnson vs gaethje

  • 25x14

    The ultimate fighter finale prelims: johnson vs gaethje

  • 25x15

    The ultimate fighter finale: johnson vs gaethje

Episodes season 26

  • 26x1

    Team alvarez vs team gaethje: a new world champion

  • 26x2

    Episode 2

  • 26x3

    Time to shine

  • 26x4

    The truth in me

  • 26x5

    Feelings mean nothing

  • 26x6

    Predator

  • 26x7

    Enjoy the moment

  • 26x8

    Sink or swim

  • 26x9

    The fight gods

  • 26x10

    Make it a fight

  • 26x11

    A will to win

  • 26x12

    The ultimate goal

Episodes season 27

  • 27x1

    Good day for a fight

  • 27x2

    Fight or flight

  • 27x3

    Pressure makes diamonds

  • 27x4

    Straight savage

  • 27x5

    Break his will

  • 27x6

    Dig down deep

  • 27x7

    The cookie crumbles

  • 27x8

    Face your fears

  • 27x9

    Episode 9

  • 27x10

    Episode 10

  • 27x11

    Episode 11

  • 27x12

    Episode 12

  • 27x13

    The ultimate fighter finale early prelims

  • 27x14

    The ultimate fighter finale prelims

  • 27x15

    The ultimate fighter finale: tavares vs adesanya

Episodes season 28

  • 28x1

    Biggest and baddest

  • 28x2

    Throw leather

  • 28x3

    War tanks

  • 28x4

    A win is a win

  • 28x5

    Life is a fight

  • 28x6

    Comfortable with the uncomfortable

  • 28x7

    Episode 7

  • 28x8

    Be first to be last

  • 28x9

    Episode 9

  • 28x10

    Made for this

  • 28x11

    Be loose, be free, be me

  • 28x12

    One thousand percent

  • 28x13

    The ultimate fighter finale early prelims: dos anjos vs usman

  • 28x14

    The ultimate fighter finale prelims: dos anjos vs usman

  • 28x15

    The ultimate fighter finale: dos anjos vs usman

Episodes season 29

  • 29x1

    New beginnings

  • 29x2

    Stake your claim

  • 29x3

    Bring in the rhino

  • 29x4

    On my time

  • 29x5

    Hard headed

  • 29x6

    Let the games begin

  • 29x7

    Friend or foe

  • 29x8

    Fight or flight

  • 29x9

    Clocked

  • 29x10

    Eye on the prize

  • 29x11

    Snake bitten

  • 29x12

    A beautiful fight

Episodes season 30

  • 30x1

    Episode 1

  • 30x2

    Episode 2

  • 30x3

    Episode 3

  • 30x4

    Episode 4

  • 30x5

    Episode 5

  • 30x6

    Episode 6

  • 30x7

    Episode 7

  • 30x8

    Episode 8

  • 30x9

    Episode 9

  • 30x10

    Episode 10

  • 30x11

    Episode 11

  • 30x12

    Episode 12

Episodes season 31

  • 31x1

    A notorious return

  • 31x2

    A hefty price to pay

  • 31x3

    No easy path

  • 31x4

    Heart, soul and brian

  • 31x5

    Conflict of interest

  • 31x6

    Break your nose

  • 31x7

    There's levels to this

  • 31x8

    Protect ya neck

  • 31x9

    Episode 9

  • 31x10

    Episode 10

  • 31x11

    Episode 11

  • 31x12

    Episode 12

Episodes season 32

  • 32x1

    The opportunity of your life

  • 32x2

    Victory or valhalla

  • 32x3

    Fly the flag

  • 32x4

    Putting everyone on notice

  • 32x5

    Full of violence

  • 32x6

    Everything in my power

  • 32x7

    Smash his face

  • 32x8

    World class killer instinct

  • 32x9

    You know what’s coming

  • 32x10

    The biggest fight of my life

  • 32x11

    Friendly fire

  • 32x12

    How champions are born

Episodes season 33

  • 33x1

    Episode 1
    2025-05-27

  • 33x2

    Episode 2
    2025-06-03

  • 33x3

    Episode 3
    2025-06-10

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