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The Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12

Every episode of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Ultimate Fighter Season 12!

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Season 12 Ratings Summary

"Go For It" is the best rated episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" season 12. It scored 8.1/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/15/2010. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Well Played".

  • Go For It
    8.1/1018 votes

    #1 - Go For It

    Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/2010

    After 28 lightweights arrive to the UFC training center Dana White introduces the coaches: UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre and Season 1 alum Josh Koscheck. A day of fast-paced and intense elimination fights culminates with 14 winners securing a spot in the house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Well Played
    8.0/1013 votes

    #2 - Well Played

    Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/2010

    Fourteen lightweights move into the fighter house. GSP tricks Koscheck at the team picks, then chooses the match-up for the first preliminary fight of the season.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Unleash Hell
    8.0/1014 votes

    #3 - Unleash Hell

    Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 9/29/2010

    Alex Caceres annoys the other fighters with his bragging. An unimpressive training session forces Josh Koscheck to reprimand his squad. Legendary boxer Mike Tyson visits the gym on fight day as two more lightweights face off in the cage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love to Hate
    8.0/1012 votes

    #4 - Love to Hate

    Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/2010

    Sevak flies into a violent rage after Alex runs his mouth yet again. Two fighters prepare for a showdown in the Octagon, but one of them must first overcome pre-fight jitters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Disrespectful
    8.4/1012 votes

    #5 - Disrespectful

    Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2010

    An ill-advised prank makes Alex Caceres an outcast on his own team. Former UFC champion Chuck Liddell pays a visit to Team Koscheck. And two more lightweights face off in the Octagon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Win or Die
    8.4/1012 votes

    #6 - Win or Die

    Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/2010

    Following the team's first win Koscheck talks smack to Michael Johnson, but then gets a dose of the same medicine from Cody McKenzie. And the fates of four fighters are determined in two lightweight matchups.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Second Chance
    8.1/1012 votes

    #7 - Second Chance

    Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/2010

    Koscheck and GSP step up to the plate for the Coaches Challenge. Last pick Dane Sayers and Judo champion Sako Chivitchian face off in the final preliminary fight. Then the wild card matchup is announced.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • KOS In a Commotion
    8.7/1013 votes

    #8 - KOS In a Commotion

    Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/2010

    What starts out as smack talk turns into violence when Kos and Team GSP Medic Brad Tate put angry hands on each other. Stevens seeks redemption for his quick loss as he takes on Wilkinson in the Wild Card fight to fill the final slot in the Quarters.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Personal
    8.6/1012 votes

    #9 - Personal

    Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 11/10/2010

    The Quarterfinals get underway as Judo expert Sako Chivitchian of Team Koscheck takes on Team GSP's rising star, Jonathan Brookins. In the second fight skilled pupil Nam Phan faces Koscheck's trash-talking nemesis, Cody McKenzie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Spinning Tornado
    8.1/1012 votes

    #10 - Spinning Tornado

    Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/2010

    In the last two Quarterfinal fights, Wild Card winner Aaron Wilkinson faces Team GSP elder statesman Kyle Watson. Then antagonistic teammates let their fists do the talking when Michael Johnson finally takes on Alex Caceres. And the Semifinal fights are announced.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Worthy
    8.4/1010 votes

    #11 - Worthy

    Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/2010

    Marc Stevens goes overboard when he rants to his teammates about Coach Josh Koscheck. Then in the first Semifinal fight, Team GSP teammates Jonathan Brookins and Kyle Watson face off for the first slot in the live finale.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Absolute War
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - Absolute War

    Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 12/1/2010

    Team Koscheck pulls a prank on unpopular teammate Nam Phan. Then, in the last Semifinal, Phan takes on GSP first pick Michael Johnson to determine who will face Jonathan Brookins for the UFC contract.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
    8.4/109 votes

    #13 - Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale

    Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 12/4/2010

    On Saturday, December 4th, the twelfth season of The Ultimate Fighter ends and the six-figure UFC contract is awarded live from Las Vegas on SPIKE. Coach Josh Koscheck will have to watch as two of Coach Georges St-Pierre's fighters, Michael Johnson and Jonathan Brookins, battle for the night's honors. Adding to the evening's excitement, the main card features a Light Heavyweight Bout between TUF Season 1 veteran Stephan Bonnar versus Igor Pokrajac and a Middleweight Bout between TUF Season 3 Champion Kendall Grove against Demian Maia.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A