The Ultimate Fighter 2 was the second season of the mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts

Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...

 reality television

Reality television

Reality television is a genre of television programming that presents purportedly unscripted dramatic or humorous situations, documents actual events, and usually features ordinary people instead of professional actors, sometimes in a contest or other situation where a prize is awarded...

 series The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

. The season featured a heavyweight

Heavyweight (MMA)

The heavyweight division in mixed martial arts generally groups fighters between .Although many ambiguities exist within the lower weight classes regarding division naming and weight limits, the Heavyweight division is, for the most part, uniform...

 and a welterweight

Welterweight (MMA)

The welterweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:*The UFC's & Strikeforce's welterweight division, which groups competitors within 156 to 170 lb...

 division, with 9 fighters initially in each division. The UFC coaches for this season were welterweight and middleweight champions Matt Hughes

Matt Hughes (fighter)

Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...

 and Rich Franklin

Rich Franklin

Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...

. Season 1 coach and former UFC champion Randy Couture

Randy Couture

Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...

 hosted and designed the team challenge segments, which if won would allow the winning team to pair a fighter from their team against another in elimination matches. The finale aired on November 5, 2005, and it set a ratings record for the UFC with a 2.0 overall rating. Although released on DVD in 2005, it has been set for re-release on September 18, 2007.

Coaches

• Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
  , Team Hughes coach
• Rich Franklin
  Rich Franklin
  Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
  
  , Team Franklin coach

Fighters

Listed as originally assigned.

• Team Hughes
  • Welterweight
    Welterweight
    Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
    
    s : Joe Stevenson
    Joe Stevenson
    Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
    
    , Luke Cummo
    Luke Cummo
    Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
    
    , Josh Burkman
    Josh Burkman
    Joshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
    
    , Sammy Morgan
    Sammy Morgan (fighter)
    Sam "The Squeeze" Morgan is an American mixed martial artist who competes as a Welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 and also fought in the Strikeforce and EliteXC promotions.-Mixed martial arts record:...
    
    ,*Jason Von Flue
    Jason Von Flue
    Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
    
    
  • Heavyweight
    Heavyweight
    Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
    
    s : Mike Whitehead
    Mike Whitehead
    Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...
    
    , Dan Christison
    Dan Christison
    Daniel B. Christison is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League....
    
    , Rob MacDonald, Tom Murphy
    Tom Murphy (fighter)
    Tom Murphy is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last fought on February 21, 2010 at MFL 2: Battleground against Bruno Hosier, winning by TKO in the first round. He was a cast member of the second season of UFC's hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter. He...
    
    

• Team Franklin
  • Welterweight
    Welterweight
    Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
    
    s : Marcus Davis
    Marcus Davis
    Marcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...
    
    , Jorge Gurgel
    Jorge Gurgel
    Jorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
    
    , Anthony Torres
    Anthony Torres (fighter)
    Anthony Torres is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Kailua, Hawai'i. Torres was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Team Franklin, but lost his first fight on the show against would-be welterweight finalist Luke Cummo and was eliminated...
    
    , Melvin Guillard
    Melvin Guillard
    Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
    
    
  • Heavyweight
    Heavyweight
    Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...
    
    s : Keith Jardine
    Keith Jardine
    Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
    
    , Seth Petruzelli
    Seth Petruzelli
    Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...
    
    , Rashad Evans
    Rashad Evans
    Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
    
    , Brad Imes
    Brad Imes
    Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
    
    

• Unassigned
  • Kenny Stevens, Kerry Schall
    Kerry Schall
    Kerry "Meat Truck" Schall is an American mixed martial arts fighter. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division. His nickname "Meat Truck" is for his huge size and power...
    
    , Eli Joslin.

• Von Flue replaced Josh Burkman after Burkman was unable to continue due to injuries suffered in his fight with Melvin Guillard

Episodes

Episode 1: A New Crop (Original Air Date: 22 August 2005)

• Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   and Rich Franklin
  Rich Franklin
  Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
  
   are introduced as the new coaches.
• Heavyweight Kerry Schall is eliminated due to a knee injury.
• Eli Joslin chooses to leave the show, citing his reasons as not being able to handle the camera environment at the house.
• Kenny Stevens is chosen as the weakest welterweight and calls out Sammy Morgan to fight.
• Stevens forfeits his match saying he will not be able to make weight for the fight.

Episode 2: The Teams Are Picked (Original Air Date: 29 August 2005)

• Dan Christison joins the show to replace the injured Kerry Schall.
• Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   and Rich Franklin
  Rich Franklin
  Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
  
   choose their teams.
• Team Hughes wins the welterweight challenge.
• Josh Burkman
  Josh Burkman
  Joshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
  
   defeats Melvin Guillard
  Melvin Guillard
  Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
  
   by unanimous decision after three rounds.

Episode 3: No Pain, No Grain (Original Air Date: 5 September 2005)

• Josh Burkman
  Josh Burkman
  Joshua R. Burkman is an American mixed martial artist who is best known for his participation in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Before becoming a mixed martial artist, Burkman was an amateur wrestler. During his senior year of high school he finished second in his weight class at the state...
  
   is forced to leave the competition after breaking his arm in the match with Melvin Guillard
  Melvin Guillard
  Melvin Paul Guillard, Jr. is an American mixed martial artist currently fighting in the lightweight division for the Ultimate Fighting Championship . He debuted with the company on The Ultimate Fighter 2 television series, losing in the first welterweight elimination bout to Josh Burkman...
  
  .
• Rob MacDonald complains about his shoulder which he claims he injured very badly, His constant complaining upsets Team Hughes especially Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
  .
• Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   joins the show to replace Burkman.
• Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge.
• Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
   defeats Rob MacDonald with a submission by triangle choke at 4:07 of the first round.

Episode 4: Strategy (Original Air Date: 12 September 2005)

• Team Franklin wins the welterweight challenge.
• Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   defeats Marcus Davis
  Marcus Davis
  Marcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...
  
   when Marcus taps out from elbow strikes at 4:10 of the first round.

Episode 5: Leave It In The Octagon (Original Air Date: 19 September 2005)

• Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge.
• Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   defeats Tom Murphy
  Tom Murphy (fighter)
  Tom Murphy is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. He last fought on February 21, 2010 at MFL 2: Battleground against Bruno Hosier, winning by TKO in the first round. He was a cast member of the second season of UFC's hit reality show The Ultimate Fighter. He...
  
   by unanimous decision after three rounds; Rashad causes controversy by "showboating" (dancing around in the octagon) at various stages of the fight, much to the chagrin of opposing coach Matt Hughes. Dana White states that this was one of the more boring fights he has seen.

Episode 6: Slugfest (Original Air Date: 26 September 2005)

• Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   expresses disgust at Rashad's actions in the octagon during the previous episode.
• Team Hughes wins the welterweight scarecrow challenge after Team Franklin forfeits to save their fighters.
• Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   defeats Jorge Gurgel
  Jorge Gurgel
  Jorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
  
   by unanimous decision after three rounds.

Episode 7: No Respect (Original Air Date: 3 October 2005)

• Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   does not seem to care about Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   winning his fight with Jorge Gurgel
  Jorge Gurgel
  Jorge Valente Gurgel is a Brazilian-American Mixed martial artist and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu practitioner who currently competes in Strikeforce's lightweight division.- Early life :...
  
   and is even playing cards in the locker room while the doctors look at Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
  . Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   says in an interview that even if Jason had lost he would not have cared or considered it a lost.
• Team Franklin wins the heavyweight mud wrestling challenge.
• After receiving stitches from his fight, Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   does not receive any congrats from Team Hughes when he returns to the house.
• Hughes sends Von Flue over to team Franklin for rebalancing.
• Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...
  
   wins a unanimous decision over Dan Christison
  Dan Christison
  Daniel B. Christison is an American mixed martial artist. He fought for the San Jose Razorclaws of the International Fight League....
  
  .

Episode 8: Knees And Elbows (Original Air Date: 10 October 2005)

• Team Hughes wins the welterweight "Randy Says" challenge after Von Flue and Anthony Torres
  Anthony Torres (fighter)
  Anthony Torres is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Kailua, Hawai'i. Torres was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Team Franklin, but lost his first fight on the show against would-be welterweight finalist Luke Cummo and was eliminated...
  
   fail to obey Randy Couture
  Randy Couture
  Randy Duane Couture is a retired American mixed martial artist, Greco-Roman wrestler, actor, a three-time former heavyweight champion, two-time former light-heavyweight champion, former interim light heavyweight champion and UFC 13 tournament winner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
  's directions.
• Franklin sends Imes to team Hughes for rebalancing.
• Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   wins a unanimous decision over Anthony Torres
  Anthony Torres (fighter)
  Anthony Torres is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Kailua, Hawai'i. Torres was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Team Franklin, but lost his first fight on the show against would-be welterweight finalist Luke Cummo and was eliminated...
  
  .

Episode 9: Mental Game (Original Air Date: 17 October 2005)

• Team Hughes wins the heavyweight challenge resoundingly.
• Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
   is passed over for a fight due to a cut over his eye received in training; Mike Whitehead
  Mike Whitehead
  Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   is chosen to fight instead.
• Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   defeats Mike Whitehead
  Mike Whitehead
  Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   by unanimous decision after three rounds. The fight leaves Team Hughes, Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   and Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   shocked due to Mike Whitehead
  Mike Whitehead
  Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
  's lackluster effort. Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   says "He choked. To the point where there is 10 seconds left and he just stops fighting, I've never seen that."

Episode 10: Killer Instinct (Original Air Date: 24 October 2005)

• After losing his fight with Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
  , Mike Whitehead
  Mike Whitehead
  Michael Joe Whitehead is a professional mixed martial arts fighter. He has fought in the light heavyweight and heavyweight weight classes for the UFC, IFL, Affliction, and Strikeforce.-Mixed martial arts career:...
  
   tells his team that he's done fighting. Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
   asks Mike what happened because Mike was the favorite to win the whole thing and Mike simply replies "I guess i'm not a fighter."
• Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   sustains a cut between the eyes in practice; Marcus Davis
  Marcus Davis
  Marcus Paul Davis , is an Irish-American mixed martial artist. He currently fights as a welterweight. He was a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 2 on Spike TV. He holds notable wins over Chris Lytle, Paul Taylor, Jonathan Goulet, and Shonie Carter.-Boxing career:Marcus began boxing at 14...
  
   is brought back as an alternate in the case of Jason being unable to fight.
• The rest of the matches are set up by Dana White
  Dana White
  Dana White is the current President of the Ultimate Fighting Championship , a mixed martial arts organization based in the United States.- Biography :...
  
  , Rich Franklin
  Rich Franklin
  Rich Jay Franklin II is an American mixed martial artist and former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion.-Background:...
  
  , and Matt Hughes
  Matt Hughes (fighter)
  Matthew Allen Hughes is an American mixed martial artist, UFC Hall of Famer, and former two-time UFC Welterweight Champion. Hughes put together two separate six-fight winning streaks in the UFC, won the welterweight title on two occasions, defended the belt a record seven times, and holds the...
  
   with input from fighters; the matches are: Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   v. Sammy Morgan, Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   v. Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
  , Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...
  
   v. Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
  , and Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   v. Keith Jardine
  Keith Jardine
  Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
  .
• Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   defeats Sammy Morgan at 2:05 of the second round by knockout with a knee.

Episode 11: Heavyweight Semi-Final (Original Air Date: 31 October 2005)

• Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   defeats Keith Jardine
  Keith Jardine
  Keith Hector Jardine is an American mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division and is best known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship...
  
   by unanimous decision after three rounds.

Episode 12: Semi-Finals Countdown (Original Air Date: 1 November 2005)

• Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   is cleared by the doctors to fight.
• Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   defeats Jason Von Flue
  Jason Von Flue
  Jason Lee Von Flue is a mixed martial artist most notable for appearing on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter, a reality television series produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship and broadcast on Spike TV....
  
   at 4:46 of Round 1 with an armbar submission. Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   and Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   will face each other in the final for the UFC contract.
• In the second heavyweight semi-final, Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
   defeats Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli
  Seth Petruzelli is an American mixed martial artist, former kickboxer and entrepreneur. He is infamously known as the first man to defeat Kimbo Slice in mixed martial arts competition, knocking him out in 14 seconds. Seth went to school at the University of Central Florida to study Psychology...
  
   by split decision after three rounds; Petruzelli suffers extensive damage to his right ear.
• In an interesting note, even though Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
   and Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
   were both the last picked for their respective divisions, they both made it to the Finals.

.

Finale

Episode 13: The Ultimate Fighter 2 Finale (Original Air Date: 5 November 2005)

• Welterweight bout:  United States Joe Stevenson
  Joe Stevenson
  Joseph Christopher Stevenson is an American mixed martial artist fighting out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Competing as a welterweight, he won The Ultimate Fighter 2 welterweight tournament. Stevenson fought most of his UFC career as a lightweight, and made his featherweight debut at UFC Live: Kongo vs....
  
   vs  United States Luke Cummo
  Luke Cummo
  Luke Joseph Cummo is an American mixed martial artist who appeared in the second season of the reality TV series The Ultimate Fighter on Spike TV. After winning two exhibition fights, he made it to the finals where he was defeated by Joe Stevenson by decision in a close bout...
  
  

Stevenson wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), winning the TUF championship in the Welterweight division.

• Heavyweight bout:  United States Rashad Evans
  Rashad Evans
  Rashad Anton Evans is an American mixed martial artist from Niagara Falls, New York, currently signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion. Evans won the heavyweight division of The Ultimate Fighter 2. Evans lost the UFC Light Heavyweight...
  
   vs  United States Brad Imes
  Brad Imes
  Bradley Imes Smith , is a retired American mixed martial artist. Imes appeared on the second season of The Ultimate Fighter reality show on Spike TV. He has competed as a heavyweight in the UFC, WEC, and most recently King of the Cage...
  
  

Evans wins by a split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) and wins a six figure contract, winning the TUF

The Ultimate Fighter

The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...

championship in the Heavyweight division.

Welterweight Bracket

Heavyweight Bracket

Legend

		Team Hughes
		Team Franklin
UD		Unanimous Decision
SD		Split Decision
SUB		Submission
(T)KO		(Technical) Knockout

Footnotes