Ranking every season of The Ultimate Fighter from best to worst
By Chad Porto
7. Season 12 – Team GSP vs. Team Koscheck
The season didn’t produce too many notable names, with Alex Caceres and Michael Johnson being some of the notable names still hanging around. The season was made though by Josh Koscheck’s bullying. He was a horrid human being and really set up his fight with Georges St-Pierre. A fight that St-Pierre was able to handle, with relative ease.
6. Season 23 – Team Joanna vs. Team Claudia
The show produced Phil Hawes and Tatiana Suarez, arguably the show’s two best prospects, but Khalil Rountree, JJ Aldrich Ashley Yoder, and Andrew Sanchez were all still active in the UFC as of early 2021. The reason this season is so memorable is the weird tension between Joanna Jedrzejczyk and Claudia Gadelha. It was a weird mix of high school bullying and semi-flirting. Their fight that headlined the show’s season was a rematch of a controversial decision, one that Gadelha was hoping to rectify. It was an intense season. A must-see.
5. Season 24 – Tournament of Champions
Having Henry Cejudo, the king of cringe, jawing with one of the most well-liked and respected MMA fighters of all time in Joseph Benavidez, really gave this season a nice headlining act. The tournament produced Tim Elliot, Brandon Moreno, current RIZIN fighter Hiromasa Ougikubo, Kai Kara-France, Matt Schnell, and Alexandre Pantoja. All guys who are doing well in the UFC for the most part. Plus the format was awesome, regional champions competing to win a UFC contract? They should do that again.