The Ultimate Fighter

How it earned its rating

• CriticsNot counted

  Not enough reviews on record yet

• AudiencesNot counted

  Not measured yet: not enough ratings

• AwardsNot counted

  No major awards or nominations

• Reach & staying powerSolid

  Ran for 34 seasons and reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

• Buzz & cultural impactSolid

  About 152K people sought it out in the past year

Season by season

The show overall is a Sunday Safe Bet. Here's how each season stacks up; Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz is the high point.

1. 
   The Ultimate Fighter2005 · 16 episodes · 2.4 out of 10
   Monday
2. 
   The Ultimate Fighter 22005 · 14 episodes · 2.2 out of 10
   Monday
3. 
   The Ultimate Fighter 32006 · 14 episodes · 1.8 out of 10
   Monday
4. –
   The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback2006 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
5. –
   The Ultimate Fighter 52007 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
6. –
   Team Hughes vs. Team Serra2007 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
7. –
   Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest2008 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
8. –
   Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir2008 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
9. –
   United States vs. United Kingdom2009 · 14 episodes
   Not rated yet
10. –
    Heavyweights2009 · 14 episodes
    Not rated yet
11. 
    Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz2010 · 13 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
12. –
    Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck2010 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
13. –
    Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos2011 · 11 episodes
    Not rated yet
14. –
    Team Bisping vs. Team Miller2011 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
15. –
    Live2012 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
16. –
    Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson2012 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
17. 
    Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen2013 · 13 episodes · 3.5 out of 10
    Monday
18. –
    Team Rousey vs. Team Tate2013 · 14 episodes
    Not rated yet
19. –
    Team Edgar vs. Team Penn2014 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
20. –
    A Champion Will Be Crowned2014 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet
21. –
    American Top Team vs. Blackzilians2015 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
22. 
    Team McGregor vs. Team Faber2015 · 14 episodes · 2.8 out of 10
    Monday
23. –
    Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia2016 · 14 episodes
    Not rated yet
24. –
    Tournament of Champions2016 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
25. –
    Redemption2017 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
26. 
    Team Alvarez vs Team Gaethje2017 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
27. –
    Undefeated2018 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
28. –
    Heavy Hitters2018 · 15 episodes
    Not rated yet
29. 
    Team Volkanovski vs Team Ortega2021 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
30. –
    Peña vs Nunes2022 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
31. 
    Team McGregor vs Team Chandler2023 · 12 episodes · 10.0 out of 10
    Friday
32. 
    Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko2024 · 12 episodes · 9.0 out of 10
    Friday
33. –
    Team Cormier vs Team Sonnen2025 · 12 episodes
    Not rated yet
34. –
    Team Cormier vs Team Bisping2026 · 13 episodes
    Not rated yet

Trailer

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Cast & crew

Created by Dana White, Frank Fertitta III

• Dana WhiteUFC President / Self