Ranking every Ultimate Fighter winner

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34. Ricky Turcios

Ricky Turcios competed in and won Ultimate Fighter 29: Team Volkanovski vs. Team Ortega, the first time the show had been on the air in three years, fighting for Team Volk. Turcios trains with Team Alpha Male and was 10-2 before joining the house, losing to Boston Salmon on Dana White's Contender Series four years earlier.

Turcios would beat Daniel Argueta and Liudvik Sholinian before winning a split decision against Brady Hiestand to become the bantamweight winner. Turcios has gone 1-1 since then, most recently defeating Kevin Natividad at UFC Vegas 65.

33. Juan Espino

Juan Espino competed in and won Ultimate Fighter 28: Heavy Hitters, coached by Robert Whittaker and Kelvin Gastelum.. Espino, a wrestler/grappler on Team Whittaker, was 8-1 before joining TUF and would go on to beat Justin Frazier in the heavyweight finale. Espino is 2-1 in the UFC but hasn't fought in almost two years due to injuries, most recently losing to Alexandr Romanov in 2021.