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The Ultimate Fighter

Paramount+ · 2005– · Airing now · Sports · ★ 5.9/10

Who's the toughest in the house? The Ultimate Fighter finds out as mixed martial arts fighters battle it out for a six-figure UFC contract. With two of the top UFC fighters as coaches, contestants will try to kick and punch their way to dominance and to prove who is The Ultimate Fighter.

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Season 1 · 16 episodes · Jan 17, 2005 – Apr 9, 2005
  1. The Quest Begins
  2. Team Challenges
  3. Making Weight
  4. On the Ropes
  5. Un-Caged
  6. The Fight is On
  7. Ground and Pound
  8. Sprawl 'n Brawl
  9. Low Blow
  10. Middleweight Semifinal #1
  11. Middleweight Semifinal #2
  12. Light Heavyweight Semi-Finals
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale
  14. The Ultimate Fighter Finale, Pt. 2
  15. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Undercard
  16. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Undercard, Pt. 2
Season 2 · 14 episodes · Aug 22, 2005 – Nov 5, 2005
  1. A New Crop
  2. The Teams Are Picked
  3. No Pain, No Gain
  4. Strategy
  5. Leave It in the Octagon
  6. Slugfest
  7. No Respect
  8. Knees and Elbows
  9. Mental Game
  10. Semi-Final #1: Killer Instinct
  11. Semi-Final #1: Bloody Brawl
  12. Semi-Finals #3 & 4: Countdown
  13. The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale
  14. The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale, Pt. 2
Season 3 · 14 episodes · Apr 6, 2006 – Jun 24, 2006
  1. Fresh Meat
  2. The Basketball
  3. The Dagger
  4. Hitting It Hard
  5. The Truce is Over
  6. The Letter
  7. Mohawk
  8. The Fuse is Lit
  9. The Golden Boy
  10. Full House
  11. The Jungle
  12. Bangin
  13. The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale
  14. The Ultimate Fighter 3 Finale, Pt. 2
Season 4 · 14 episodes · Aug 17, 2006 – Nov 11, 2006
  1. The Comeback Begins
  2. Bloodbath
  3. Passing Guard
  4. The Funk
  5. Flip a Coin
  6. Captain Miserable
  7. Drop to a Knee
  8. True Colors
  9. Welterweight Semifinal #1
  10. Welterweight Semifinal #2
  11. Middleweight Semifinal #1
  12. Middleweight Semifinal #2
  13. The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale
  14. The Ultimate Fighter 4 Finale, Pt. 2
Season 5 · 14 episodes · Apr 5, 2007 – Jun 23, 2007
  1. It's Like Anarchy Here
  2. Not in the House
  3. This is My Zone
  4. Waah, Waah!
  5. Put Me Back In
  6. All Your Might
  7. Be the General
  8. Not on the Concrete
  9. It Was a Brawl
  10. Traitor
  11. I Humbly Apologize
  12. Gave a Hundred
  13. The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale - Penn vs. Pulver II
  14. The Ultimate Fighter 5 Finale - Penn vs. Pulver II, Pt. 2
Season 6 · 14 episodes · Sep 19, 2007 – Dec 8, 2007
  1. Don't You Tap
  2. I Need You, Bro
  3. It's About Character
  4. Get Out of My Face
  5. Not a Real Fighter
  6. It's All a Test
  7. The Game Plan
  8. War Machine
  9. Karma
  10. Nothing to Lose
  11. Upper Decker
  12. Do You Want This Fight?
  13. Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale
  14. Team Hughes vs. Team Serra Finale, Pt. 2
Season 7 · 14 episodes · Apr 2, 2008 – Jun 21, 2008
  1. No Poseurs
  2. No Losers Here
  3. The Heebie-Jeebies
  4. Everything to Lose
  5. Chewbacle
  6. Piece of Meat
  7. Under the Radar
  8. Mean and Nasty
  9. Throwin' Bombs
  10. Losers Go Home
  11. Coco is King
  12. First Time Ever
  13. Team Jackson vs. Team Griffin Finale
  14. Team Jackson vs. Team Griffin Finale, Pt. 2
Season 8 · 14 episodes · Sep 17, 2008 – Dec 13, 2008
  1. Ready to Fight
  2. Down to Business
  3. Demons
  4. Punk
  5. From Chill to Kill
  6. Fight, Fight, Kill, Kill
  7. Body Bag
  8. Splushi
  9. Hurts Like Hell
  10. Fire the Cannons
  11. Make Him Pay
  12. Three Strikes
  13. Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale
  14. Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir Finale, Pt. 2
Season 9 · 14 episodes · Apr 1, 2009 – Jun 20, 2009
  1. Bangers and Mashers
  2. Scars and Stripes
  3. Red, White & Bruised
  4. Game On
  5. Wiggity Wack
  6. $100 a Tooth
  7. The Bash Room
  8. Negative Energy
  9. Battle Royale
  10. Smiling and Punching
  11. More Ups, Less Downs
  12. Rematch
  13. Team US vs. Team UK Finale
  14. Team US vs. Team UK Finale, Pt. 2
Season 10 · 14 episodes · Sep 16, 2009 – Dec 5, 2009
  1. Size Does Matter
  2. All About Survival
  3. The Enemy
  4. Snitch
  5. Rude Awakening
  6. 16 Sharks
  7. Voices in My Head
  8. One Soldier Left
  9. Rattled
  10. Gut Check
  11. Demise Me
  12. Battle Tested
  13. Heavyweights Finale
  14. Heavyweights Finale, Pt. 2
Season 11 · 13 episodes · Mar 31, 2010 – Jun 19, 2010
  1. Smashed Up
  2. Suck It Up
  3. A Lotta Heart
  4. Clown Box
  5. If It Breathes, It Bleeds
  6. Did Your Dizzle
  7. Coming for Blood
  8. Closed Mouth Don't Get Fed
  9. Civilized Sport
  10. Shocked and Awed
  11. A Will to Win (1)
  12. Dogfight (2)
  13. Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz Finale
Season 12 · 13 episodes · Sep 15, 2010 – Dec 4, 2010
  1. Go for It
  2. Well-Played
  3. Unleash Hell
  4. Love to Hate
  5. Disrespectful
  6. Win or Die
  7. Second Chance
  8. KOS in a Commotion
  9. Personal
  10. Spinning Tornado
  11. Worthy
  12. Absolute War
  13. Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck Finale
Season 13 · 11 episodes · Mar 30, 2011 – Jun 4, 2011
  1. Something to Prove
  2. Suck It Up
  3. Chicken Salad
  4. A Bad Dream
  5. Wow Me
  6. Mean Streak
  7. It's Just Good to Win
  8. Shut Him Up
  9. Then It Turned Ugly
  10. The Biggest Test
  11. The Ultimate Finale
Season 14 · 12 episodes · Sep 21, 2011 – Dec 3, 2011
  1. Scrappers
  2. I Against I
  3. Death Leprechauns
  4. Get the 'F' Up
  5. Swagger Jacker
  6. Thrown to the Lions
  7. Draft Dodger
  8. Don't Do This at Home
  9. Get Me to the Finals
  10. It's About to Go Down
  11. The Ultimate Finale
  12. Finale
Season 15 · 13 episodes · Mar 9, 2012 – Jun 1, 2012
  1. Live Premiere
  2. Embrace the War
  3. Old School vs. New School
  4. All the Pressure
  5. That Miserable Feeling
  6. Dog with No Bark
  7. Weather the Storm
  8. The Lions Den
  9. Become That Hero
  10. So Real, It's Unreal
  11. Like a Spartan
  12. Reality Check
  13. Finale
Season 16 · 14 episodes · Sep 14, 2012 – Dec 15, 2012
  1. Bring It!
  2. What We Do
  3. We Have Control
  4. Can't Fix Stupid
  5. Unleash the Beast
  6. One Mission
  7. Summer Camp
  8. Rock 'Em, Sock 'Em
  9. Betrayal
  10. Coming for You
  11. Fight the Perfect Fight
  12. Semifinal Showdown
  13. Finale Prelims
  14. Finale
Season 17 · 13 episodes · Jan 22, 2013 – Apr 13, 2013
  1. Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen - Enter the Octagon
  2. Ambush
  3. Embrace the Suffering
  4. Sign of Disrespect
  5. The Reflection of Perfection
  6. Path to Greatness
  7. His Fist on My Face
  8. Bag of Tools
  9. The Wild Card
  10. The Quarterfinals Begin
  11. Vicious
  12. The Semis
  13. Finale
Season 18 · 15 episodes · Sep 4, 2013 – Nov 30, 2013
  1. History in the Making
  2. Ladies First
  3. Stick and Move
  4. Use the Force
  5. Redemption
  6. Little Princesses
  7. Zone In
  8. Tied
  9. Sacrifice
  10. HWPO
  11. Mean Girls
  12. One Punch Away
  13. Aiming for the Top
  14. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Prelims
  15. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate Finale
Season 19 · 15 episodes · Apr 16, 2014 – Jul 6, 2014
  1. The Hurting Game
  2. Flying the Flag
  3. Anytime, Anywhere
  4. Stand and Bang
  5. Too Salty
  6. Fight to Live
  7. Kinetic Chess
  8. Someone's Getting Bullied
  9. Get That Money
  10. One FIght Away
  11. The Zombie
  12. The Big Show
  13. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Early Prelims
  14. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Prelims
  15. The Ultimate Fighter: Team Edgar vs. Team Penn Live Finale
Season 20 · 15 episodes · Sep 10, 2014 – Dec 12, 2014
  1. Team Melendez vs. Team Pettis: For the Belt
  2. We All Came Here to Fight!
  3. Don't Fight Fate
  4. Make a Big Strike
  5. Coming to Get You
  6. Give It All You Have
  7. Risk It All
  8. Scrapettes
  9. Don't Talk to Me
  10. Fighting for Themselves
  11. Best Job in the World
  12. It's About to Get Real
  13. Finale Early Preliminary Fights
  14. Finale Preliminary Fights
  15. Finale Main Card
Season 21 · 15 episodes · Apr 22, 2015 – Jul 12, 2015
  1. Rumble in South Florida
  2. Owner vs. Owner
  3. Settling the Score
  4. Tilting the Scales
  5. Battle Wounds
  6. Fight Through the Pain
  7. Eyes on the Prize
  8. Lightning Strikes Twice
  9. No Guts, No Glory
  10. Do or Die
  11. Pushing the Limits
  12. The Showdown
  13. The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Early Prelims
  14. The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale Prelims
  15. The Ultimate Fighter: American Top Team vs. Blackzilians Finale
Season 22 · 14 episodes · Sep 9, 2015 – Dec 11, 2015
  1. Team McGregor vs. Team Faber: Europe vs. United States
  2. Crowded House
  3. Recognize the Enemy
  4. A Faithless Foe
  5. Just Do Something
  6. Snake in the Grass
  7. Mental Breakdown
  8. Heart is Not Enough
  9. Bullseye
  10. Nice and Flowy
  11. Bone on Bone
  12. Here for Myself
  13. The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: Edgar vs. Mendes - Prelims
  14. The Ultimate Fighter 22 Finale: Edgar vs. Mendes
Season 23 · 15 episodes · Apr 20, 2016 – Jul 8, 2016
  1. Ladies and Gents
  2. Friends and Foes
  3. Who I Am
  4. Wake Up, Guys!
  5. Battle of the Brits
  6. The Situation
  7. No Easy Fight
  8. It's a Mental Thing
  9. Beast Inside of You
  10. Friends Hurting Friends
  11. Bump in the Road
  12. Fight of the Season
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Joanna vs. Claudia
  14. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims: Joanna vs. Claudia
  15. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Joanna vs. Claudia
Season 24 · 13 episodes · Aug 31, 2016 – Dec 3, 2016
  1. Team Benavidez vs. Team Cejudo: The Tournament Begins
  2. Language of Combat
  3. Look Through Your Soul
  4. Young and Hungry
  5. Nothing Stops Us
  6. Let It Loose
  7. Animal Instincts
  8. Round Two
  9. What Are You Fighting For?
  10. All on the Line
  11. About to Clash
  12. Last Champion Standing
  13. The Ultimate Fighter: Tournament of Champions Finale
Season 25 · 13 episodes · Apr 19, 2017 – Jul 7, 2017
  1. Redemption
  2. Eat Some Souls
  3. Iron Sharpens Iron
  4. Piece of Us
  5. A Brutal Business
  6. Let Me Bang
  7. Dark Horse
  8. Kryptonite
  9. Killashaw
  10. Time to Smash
  11. Embrace the Snake
  12. The Winner's Circle
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Johnson vs. Gaethje
Season 26 · 15 episodes · Aug 30, 2017 – Dec 1, 2017
  1. A New World Champion
  2. Fight!
  3. Time to Shine
  4. The Truth in Me
  5. Feelings Mean Nothing
  6. Predator
  7. Enjoy the Moment
  8. Sink or Swim
  9. The Fight Gods
  10. Make It a Fight
  11. A Will to Win
  12. The Ultimate Goal
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Montano vs. Modafferi
  14. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims: Montano vs. Modafferi
  15. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Montano vs. Modafferi
Season 27 · 15 episodes · Apr 18, 2018 – Jul 6, 2018
  1. Good Day for a Fight
  2. Fight or Flight
  3. Pressure Makes Diamonds
  4. Straight Savage
  5. Break His Will
  6. Dig Down Deep
  7. The Cookie Crumbles
  8. Face Your Fears
  9. Guns Blazing
  10. Embrace It
  11. Ready for War
  12. Blood, Sweat, and Tears
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims
  14. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims
  15. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Tavares vs. Adesanya
Season 28 · 15 episodes · Aug 29, 2018 – Nov 30, 2018
  1. Biggest and Baddest
  2. Throw Leather
  3. War Tanks
  4. A Win is a Win
  5. Life is a Fight
  6. Comfortable with the Uncomfortable
  7. I Never Have Fear
  8. Be First to Be Last
  9. Act Like a Professional
  10. Made for This
  11. Be Loose, Be Free, Be Me
  12. One Thousand Percent
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Early Prelims: Dos Anjos vs. Usman
  14. The Ultimate Fighter Finale Prelims: Dos Anjos vs. Usman
  15. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Dos Anjos vs. Usman
Season 29 · 13 episodes · Jun 1, 2021 – Aug 28, 2021
  1. New Beginnings
  2. Stake Your Claim
  3. Bring in the Rhino
  4. On My Time
  5. Hard Headed
  6. Let the Games Begin
  7. Friend or Foe
  8. Fight or Flight
  9. Clocked
  10. Eye on the Prize
  11. Snake Bitten
  12. A Beautiful Fight
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Barboza vs. Chikadze
Season 30 · 13 episodes · May 3, 2022 – Aug 6, 2022
  1. Road to the Rematch
  2. Time to Eat
  3. Boiling Point
  4. Opportunity Knocks
  5. Face the Boogeyman
  6. We Meet Again
  7. Crush Your Dreams
  8. Make It Ugly
  9. Bring Your Lunchbox
  10. Throw Nasty Stuff
  11. Time to Come Alive
  12. Life or Death
  13. The Ultimate Fighter Finale: Santos vs. Hill
Season 31 · 12 episodes · May 30, 2023 – Aug 15, 2023
  1. A Notorious Return
  2. A Hefty Price to Pay
  3. No Easy Path
  4. Heart, Soul, and Brain
  5. Conflict of Interest
  6. Break Your Nose
  7. There Are Levels to This
  8. Protect Ya Neck
  9. It's personal, Not Just Business
  10. Just Win, Baby
  11. Mississippi vs Louisiana
  12. Whatever It Takes
Season 32 · 12 episodes · Jun 4, 2024 – Aug 20, 2024
  1. The Opportunity of Your Life
  2. Victory or Valhalla
  3. Fly the Flag
  4. Putting Everyone on Notice
  5. Full of Violence
  6. Everything in My Power
  7. Smash His Face
  8. World Class Killer Instinct
  9. You Know What's Coming
  10. The Biggest Fight of My Life
  11. Friendly Fire
  12. How Champions Are Born
Season 33 · 12 episodes · May 27, 2025 – Aug 12, 2025
  1. Into The Pressure Cooker
  2. Nothing to Lose
  3. Give Them A Show
  4. Blood and Business
  5. Remember My Name!
  6. A Lesson in Brutality
  7. Make Them Remember Me
  8. The Time For Talk is Over
  9. Comfortable With the Uncomfortable
  10. Common Goals Can't Be Shared
  11. Bring Your Best
  12. Tested By The Fire
Season 34 · 12 episodes · Jun 14, 2026 – Aug 25, 2026
  1. A New Frontier
  2. Scousers Don't Get Knocked Out
  3. The Perfect Performance
  4. I'm The Future
  5. How Bad Do You Want It?
  6. Settle The Score
  7. Thrive In Chaos
  8. It's Gonna Be Electric
  9. One Leg vs One Eye
  10. Forget About Friendship
  11. Two Amazing Women
  12. A Memorable Finish

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