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!
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts (MMA) competition produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Pilgrim Media Group currently airing on ESPN+. It previously aired for fourteen seasons on Spike TV. The show features professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as they train and compete against each other for a prized six-figure contract with the UFC. The series debuted on January 17, 2005.
Season 12 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "The Ultimate Fighter" season 12 is "Go For It", rated 8.1/10 from 18 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Go For It" aired on 9/15/2010 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Well Played".
8.1/10 18 votes#1 - Go For It
Season 12 Episode 1 - Aired 2010-09-15
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.
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8.0/10 13 votes#2 - Well Played
Season 12 Episode 2 - Aired 2010-09-22
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.
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8.0/10 14 votes#3 - Unleash Hell
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 2010-09-29
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.
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8.0/10 12 votes#4 - Love to Hate
Season 12 Episode 4 - Aired 2010-10-06
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.
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8.4/10 12 votes#5 - Disrespectful
Season 12 Episode 5 - Aired 2010-10-13
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.
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8.4/10 12 votes#6 - Win or Die
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 2010-10-20
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.
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8.1/10 12 votes#7 - Second Chance
Season 12 Episode 7 - Aired 2010-10-27
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.
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8.7/10 13 votes#8 - KOS In a Commotion
Season 12 Episode 8 - Aired 2010-11-03
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.
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8.6/10 12 votes#9 - Personal
Season 12 Episode 9 - Aired 2010-11-10
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.
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8.1/10 12 votes#10 - Spinning Tornado
Season 12 Episode 10 - Aired 2010-11-17
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.
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8.4/10 10 votes#11 - Worthy
Season 12 Episode 11 - Aired 2010-12-01
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.
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NaN/10 0 votes#12 - Absolute War
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 2010-12-01
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.
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8.4/10 9 votes#13 - Team GSP vs Team Koscheck Finale
Season 12 Episode 13 - Aired 2010-12-04
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.
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