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Every tournament winner across every edition. Winning the tournament and receiving a UFC contract are recorded as separate facts, because they are separate facts.

68tournament winners
62verified against a result
1multiple-time winners
1seasons without a recorded winner

“Verified against a result” means the winning bout was checked against our own fight records rather than taken from a season summary. The rest are sourced from the season record and are marked as such — they are not less likely to be right, they are simply less checked.

The Ultimate Fighter

50 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2005MiddleweightDiego Sanchezverified2005-04-09
1 2005Light HeavyweightForrest Griffinverified2005-04-09
2 2005WelterweightJoe Stevensonverified2005-11-05
2 2005HeavyweightRashad Evansverified2005-11-05
3 2006MiddleweightKendall Groveverified2006-06-24
3 2006Light HeavyweightMichael Bispingverified2006-06-24
4 2006WelterweightMatt Serraverified2006-11-11
4 2006MiddleweightTravis Lutterverified2006-11-11
5 2007LightweightNate Diazverified2007-06-23
6 2007WelterweightMac Danzigverified2007-12-08
7 2008MiddleweightAmir Sadollahverified2008-06-21
8 2008LightweightEfraín Escudero2008-12-13
8 2008Light HeavyweightRyan Baderverified2008-12-13
9 2009LightweightRoss Pearsonverified2009-06-20
9 2009WelterweightJames Wilksverified2009-06-20
10 2009HeavyweightRoy Nelsonverified2009-12-05
11 2010MiddleweightCourt McGeeverified2010-06-19
12 2010LightweightJonathan Brookinsverified2010-12-04
13 2011WelterweightTony Fergusonverified2011-06-04
14 2011BantamweightJohn Dodsonverified2011-12-03
14 2011FeatherweightDiego Brandão2011-12-03
15 2012LightweightMichael Chiesaverified2012-06-01
16 2012WelterweightColton Smithverified2012-12-15
17 2013MiddleweightKelvin Gastelumverified2013-04-13
18 2013BantamweightChris Holdsworthverified2013-11-30
18 2013Women's BantamweightJulianna Peña2013-11-30
19 2014MiddleweightEddie Gordonverified2014-07-06
19 2014Light HeavyweightCorey Andersonverified2014-07-06
20 2014Women's StrawweightCarla Esparzaverifiedcontract not recorded2014-12-12
21 2015WelterweightKamaru Usmanverified2015-07-12
22 2015LightweightRyan Hallverified2015-12-11
23 2016Light HeavyweightAndrew Sanchezverified2016-07-08
23 2016Women's StrawweightTatiana Suarezverified2016-07-08
24 2016FlyweightTim Elliott2016-12-03
25 2017WelterweightJesse Taylorverified2017-07-07
26 2017Women's FlyweightNicco Montañoverified2017-12-01
27 2018FeatherweightBrad Katonaverified2018-07-06
27 2018LightweightMichael Trizanoverified2018-07-06
28 2018HeavyweightJuan Espinoverified2018-11-30
28 2018Women's FeatherweightMacy Chiassonverified2018-11-30
29 2021BantamweightRicky Turciosverified2021-08-28
29 2021MiddleweightBryan Battleverified2021-08-28
30 2022HeavyweightMohammed Usmanverified2022-08-06
30 2022Women's FlyweightJuliana Millerverified2022-08-06
31 2023BantamweightBrad Katonaverified2023-08-19
31 2023LightweightKurt Holobaughverified2023-08-19
32 2024FeatherweightMairon Santosverified2024-08-24
32 2024MiddleweightRyan Loderverified2024-08-24
33 2025FlyweightJoseph Morales2025-08-16
33 2025WelterweightDaniil Donchenko2025-08-16

The Ultimate Fighter Brazil

7 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2012FeatherweightRony Jasonverified2012-06-23
1 2012MiddleweightCezar Ferreiraverified2012-06-23
2 2013WelterweightLeonardo Santosverified2013-06-08
3 2014MiddleweightWarlley Alvesverified2014-05-31
3 2014HeavyweightAntônio Carlos Júniorverified2014-05-31
4 2015BantamweightReginaldo Vieiraverified2015-08-01
4 2015LightweightGlaico Françaverified2015-08-01

The Ultimate Fighter Latin America

5 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2014BantamweightAlejandro Pérezverified2014-11-15
1 2014FeatherweightYair Rodríguezverified2014-11-15
2 2015LightweightEnrique Barzolaverified2015-11-21
2 2015WelterweightErick Montañoverified2015-11-21
3 2016LightweightMartín Bravoverified2016-11-05

The Ultimate Fighter China

2 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2013FeatherweightNing Guangyouverified2014-03-01
1 2013WelterweightZhang Lipengverified2014-03-01

The Ultimate Fighter Nations

2 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2014WelterweightChad Lapriseverified2014-04-16
1 2014MiddleweightElias Theodorouverified2014-04-16

The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes

2 winners
SeasonWeight classChampionDecided at
1 2012LightweightNorman Parkeverified2012-12-14
1 2012WelterweightRobert Whittakerverified2012-12-14

No winner recorded

The Ultimate Fighter 34: Team Cormier vs. Team Bisping (still airing)