Finishing another Seasons of The Ultimate Fighter TV show season 18, UFC crowns the winners Chris Holdsworth and Julianna Pena as The Ultimate Fighter and earning them a six figure contract with the organisation. This season is the first season to have top female fighters Ronda Rousey and Miesha Tate as the coaches and also crowning the first female TUF winner.
This trademark TV show has been an important avenue for the UFC and many great fighters have come out from the reality show. It has nurtured contenders and champions as well as a whole hand full of great fighters. This post is to to feature 12 of the most successful MMA fighters that came out of the TV show and lets hope more talent rises from this.
Rashad Evans
Ex Light Heavyweight Champion and TUF Season 2 Winner – Record: 19-3
2 times fight of the night, 2 times knockout of the night and 2008 knockout of the year awards
Forrest Griffin
Ex Light Heavyweight Champion and TUF Season 1 Winner – Record 19 – 7
4 times fight of the night, 1 time submission of the night, 2005,2006 & 2008 Fight of the year and 2007 upset of the year awards.
Stephan Bonnar
From TUF Season 1 – Record 15-8
Fight of the year 2005 and 1 time fight of the night awards
Michael Bisping
TUF Season 3 Winner – Record: 24-5
3 times fight of the night awards
Kenny Florian
Lightweight and Featherweight Contender and TUF Season 1 Runners Up – Record: 14-6
3 times fight of the night and 2 times submission of the night awards
Nate Diaz
Lightweight Contender and TUF Season 5 Winner – Record: 17-9
5 times fight of the night, 5 times submission of the night and 1 time knock out of the night awards
Diego Sanchez
Lightweight Contender and TUF Season 1 Winner - Record: 24-6
7 times fight of the night and fight of the year 2006 awards
John Dodson
Bantamweight Contender and Season 14 Winner - Record: 15-6
1 time fight of the night and 2 times knockout of the night awards
Matt Serra
Ex Welterweight Champion and TUF Season 4 - Record: 11-7
1 time fight of the night and 2 times knockout of the night awards
Gray Maynard
Lightweight contender From TUF Season 5 - Record: 11-3
3 times fight of the night awards
Joe Lauzan
From TUF Season 5 - Record: 22-9
6 times fight of the night, 6 times submission of the night, 1 time knockout of the night and fight of the year 2012 awards
Roy Nelson
TUF Season 10 Winner - Record: 19-9
1 time fight of the night and 4 times knockout of the year awards
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