The Ultimate Fighter
Overview
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.
Details
Seasons
Season 1
16 episodes
2005
Season 2
14 episodes
2005
Season 3
14 episodes
2006
Season 4
14 episodes
2006
Season 5
14 episodes
2007
Season 6
14 episodes
2007
Season 7
14 episodes
2008
Season 8
14 episodes
2008
Season 9
14 episodes
2009
Season 10
14 episodes
2009
Season 11
13 episodes
2010
Season 12
13 episodes
2010
Season 13
11 episodes
2011
Season 14
12 episodes
2011
Season 15
13 episodes
2012
Season 16
13 episodes
2012
Season 17
13 episodes
2013
Season 18
14 episodes
2013
Season 19
13 episodes
2014
Season 20
13 episodes
2014
Season 21
12 episodes
2015
Season 22
14 episodes
2015
Season 23
14 episodes
2016
Season 24
15 episodes
2016
Season 25
15 episodes
2017
Season 26
12 episodes
2017
Season 27
15 episodes
2018
Season 28
15 episodes
2018
Season 29
12 episodes
2021
Season 30
12 episodes
2022
Season 31
12 episodes
2023
Season 32
12 episodes
2024
Season 33
12 episodes
2025
Cast
Dana White
UFC President / Self
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