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The Ultimate Fighter

2005 · 34 seasons · 1h per episode · Reality

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

Where to watch The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is streaming in the US on Paramount Plus Essential and Paramount+.

It is also available to rent or buy from Amazon Video.

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Seasons

• The Ultimate Fighter — 16 episodes (January 17, 2005)
• The Ultimate Fighter 2 — 14 episodes (August 22, 2005)
• The Ultimate Fighter 3 — 14 episodes (April 6, 2006)
• The Ultimate Fighter 4: The Comeback — 14 episodes (August 17, 2006)
• The Ultimate Fighter 5 — 14 episodes (April 5, 2007)
• Team Hughes vs. Team Serra — 14 episodes (September 19, 2007)
• Team Rampage vs. Team Forrest — 14 episodes (April 2, 2008)
• Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir — 14 episodes (September 17, 2008)
• United States vs. United Kingdom — 14 episodes (April 1, 2009)
• Heavyweights — 14 episodes (September 16, 2009)
• Team Liddell vs. Team Ortiz — 13 episodes (March 31, 2010)
• Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck — 13 episodes (September 14, 2010)
• Team Lesnar vs. Team dos Santos — 11 episodes (March 30, 2011)
• Team Bisping vs. Team Miller — 12 episodes (September 21, 2011)
• Live — 13 episodes (March 9, 2012)
• Team Carwin vs. Team Nelson — 13 episodes (September 14, 2012)
• Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen — 13 episodes (January 22, 2013)
• Team Rousey vs. Team Tate — 14 episodes (September 4, 2013)
• Team Edgar vs. Team Penn — 13 episodes (April 16, 2014)
• A Champion Will Be Crowned — 13 episodes (September 10, 2014)
• American Top Team vs. Blackzilians — 12 episodes (April 22, 2015)
• Team McGregor vs. Team Faber — 14 episodes (September 9, 2015)
• Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia — 14 episodes (April 20, 2016)
• Tournament of Champions — 15 episodes (August 30, 2016)
• Redemption — 15 episodes (April 19, 2017)
• Team Alvarez vs Team Gaethje — 12 episodes (August 30, 2017)
• Undefeated — 15 episodes (April 18, 2018)
• Heavy Hitters — 15 episodes (August 29, 2018)
• Team Volkanovski vs Team Ortega — 12 episodes (June 1, 2021)
• Peña vs Nunes — 12 episodes (May 3, 2022)
• Team McGregor vs Team Chandler — 12 episodes (May 30, 2023)
• Team Grasso vs Team Shevchenko — 12 episodes (June 4, 2024)
• Team Cormier vs Team Sonnen — 12 episodes (May 27, 2025)
• Team Cormier vs Team Bisping — 13 episodes (June 14, 2026)

Cast

• Dana White as UFC President / Self

Details

Created by

Dana White and Frank Fertitta III

First aired

January 17, 2005

Episodes

455

Genres

Reality

Network

ESPN, Spike and ESPN2

Status

Returning Series

TMDB score

6.6 / 10 from 57 votes